Lorena Ochoa retires

[hondo]

http://www.golfweek.com/news/2010/apr/20/ochoa-announce-retirement-friday/

Wow. No. 1-ranked player in the world, 27 victories, only 28 years old.

WTF?

 

[HejiraHenry]

Mommy track, I suppose.

She's leaving the door open to return.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

http://www.golfweek.com/news/2010/apr/20/ochoa-announce-retirement-friday/

Wow. No. 1-ranked player in the world, 27 victories, only 28 years old.

WTF?

That's a pretty big bombshell.

She hasn't been playing well of late.. Supposedly doesn't have much interest in it either, and she's ready to start a family.
Two years ago she was the best female player on the planet.
Best of luck to her.

 

[Bob Cook]

The story says she married the CEO of Aeromexico. So it's not like she needs to golf for the money.

 

[Cosmo]

Her heart hasn't been in it for a couple of years now. Marriage absolutely changed her priorities. I'm surprised a bit by the mid-season timing, but not by the retirement itself.

 

[BTExpress]

"What took her so long?"

[/female_tennis_player]

And, of course, the competitive juices will be flowing in about 18 months and she will contemplate a return.

 

[Bubbler]

She'd still play if she hadn't slept around with everyone. Oh wait ...

 

[dooley_womack1]

There's some waiter at IHOP with a story to sell.

 

[HandsomeHarley]

That's sad. A real cutie. And my favorite golfer.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

"What took her so long?"

[/female_tennis_player]

And, of course, the competitive jiuces will be flowing in about 18 months and she will contemplate a return.

The stories I've read have made it abundantly clear that she isn't automaticaly lgone for good.

If even a tenth of the good stories I've read about her are true, a genuine class act and a big, big loss for the LPGA.

 

[playthrough]

Huge loss for the LPGA. Surely she'll get the itch to come back, hopefully, but who knows what kind of tour will be left for her.

 

[Gues#t]

Nancy Lopez played very well after both child one and two. Don't know if the comparison fits, however; she loved playing golf. I don't know Ochoa.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

Nancy Lopez played very well after both child one and two. Don't know if the comparison fits, however; she loved playing golf. I don't know Ochoa.

Worked out well for Juli Inkster too.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Wasn't Sorenstam No. 1 when she retired too? Granted, she a few years older.

 

[playthrough]

Won't take up one iota of debate time on sports radio or probably here either, but Ochoa technically is not a Hall of Famer. She has met the World Golf Hall of Fame criteria on points (i.e. winning a helluva lot), but has only played eight years and the Hall requires 10.

That ain't right. Right?

 

[Chef2]

Won't take up one iota of debate time on sports radio or probably here either, but Ochoa technically is not a Hall of Famer. She has met the World Golf Hall of Fame criteria on points (i.e. winning a helluva lot), but has only played eight years and the Hall requires 10.

That ain't right. Right?

Right.

I think.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

This might clear things up a bit .. Apparently Ochoa, a devout Catholic, was having some difficulty gaining acceptance of her husband, who is 12 years old, divorced and has three kids.

Ochoa was also snubbed by the Vatican.

http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2010-04/golf-sirak-ochoa-0420

 

[Lugnuts]

http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2010-04/golf-sirak-ochoa-0420

That was a very well-reported article, thanks for the link.

In some ways she's no different than the female investment banker working 9-9 and trying to figure out how to have kids, balance family life, when to have kids. Maybe she's already pregnant. Interesting story.

 

[imjustagirl]

This might clear things up a bit .. Apparently Ochoa, a devout Catholic, was having some difficulty gaining acceptance of her husband, who is 12 years old, divorced and has three kids.

Ochoa was also snubbed by the Vatican.

http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2010-04/golf-sirak-ochoa-0420

12 years oldER. Just to clarify. I clicked on the link just to figure out what they were putting in the water.

 

[hondo]

This might clear things up a bit .. Apparently Ochoa, a devout Catholic, was having some difficulty gaining acceptance of her husband, who is 12 years old, divorced and has three kids.

Ochoa was also snubbed by the Vatican.

http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/2010-04/golf-sirak-ochoa-0420

Beautiful. A class act like her gets snubbed by the Vatican. Too bad they haven't snubbed enough pedophile priests.