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Lorena Ochoa

Mexico · born , Guadalajara, Mexico

2major championships

Summary

  • First major 2007 AIG Women's Open
  • Last major 2008 The Chevron Championship
  • Runner-up in majors 2 times

Wins

  1. 1st major · 2007 AIG Women's Open St Andrews Links · 287 (-5) · 4 strokes from Maria Hjorth and Jee Young Lee
  2. 2nd major · 2008 The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club · 277 (-11) · 5 strokes from Suzann Pettersen and Annika Sörenstam

Near misses

  1. 2006 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Karrie Webb
  2. 2007 U.S. Women's Open Pine Needles L. & G.C. · runner-up to Cristie Kerr · 281

Rivals

Beat her

Next in the chain: Karrie Webb's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    2008 The Chevron Championship

    Mission Hills Country Club · 277 (-11) · 5 strokes from Suzann Pettersen and Annika Sörenstam

    Chosen by rule: her most recent major win. Year page: 2008.

    Career line, 2006–2008

    U.S. Women's Open
    2007 U.S. Women's Open: runner-up to Cristie Kerr
    Chevron Championship
    2006 Chevron Championship: runner-up to Karrie Webb2008 Chevron Championship: won
    Women's Open
    2007 Women's Open: won
    2006200720082009

    4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up

    Lorena Ochoa was born in 1981 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Ochoa won 2 major championships: 1 Chevron Championship (2008) and 1 Women's British Open (2007).

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (2)

    1. 1st major · 2007 AIG Women's Open St Andrews Links · 287 (-5) · 4 strokes from Maria Hjorth and Jee Young Lee
    2. 2nd major · 2008 The Chevron Championship Mission Hills Country Club · 277 (-11) · 5 strokes from Suzann Pettersen and Annika Sörenstam

    Near misses

    1. 2006 The Chevron Championship runner-up to Karrie Webb
    2. 2007 U.S. Women's Open Pine Needles L. & G.C. · runner-up to Cristie Kerr · 281

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Lorena Ochoa
    2. Wikipedia: 2007 Women's British Open
    3. Wikipedia: Women's British Open
    4. aigwomensopen.com: records
    5. aigwomensopen.com: 50th year magic moments 41 50
    6. lpga.com: british history — link no longer works (checked October 20, 2026): https://lpga.com/news/british-history
    7. Wikipedia: Chevron Championship
    8. Wikipedia: 2008 Kraft Nabisco Championship