Lorena Ochoa - Part 4 (The Majors and Life After Golf)
In the final chapter of our four-part conversation with Lorena Ochoa, the legendary 2-time major champion and World Golf Hall of Fame member reflects on the pinnacle of her career and the transition into life beyond professional golf.
Lorena takes us back to her dominant years on the LPGA Tour, including her unforgettable 2007 Women's British Open victory at the Old Course at St. Andrews and her emotional triumph at Mission Hills, where she famously leaped into Poppie’s Pond after winning the 2008 Kraft Nabisco Championship. With eight wins in 2007 and seven more in 2008, she shares how it felt to be at the peak of her game, playing with confidence, joy, and purpose.
But as much as golf shaped her life, Lorena’s true passion was always giving back. She opens up about the decision to retire at age 28, stepping away as the world’s No. 1 player to focus on family and philanthropy. She dives into the incredible impact of the Lorena Ochoa Foundation, which has provided education and opportunities to thousands of underprivileged children in Mexico.
In a heartfelt conclusion, Lorena shares the life lessons she’s learned, the one mulligan she’d take, and how she hopes to be remembered—not just as a champion golfer, but as someone who made a difference beyond the course.
Join us for an inspiring episode as we celebrate the career and legacy of one of golf’s greatest ambassadors, Lorena Ochoa, "FORE the Good of the Game."
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"FORE the Good of the Game” is a golf podcast featuring interviews with World Golf Hall of Fame members, winners of major championships and other people of influence in and around the game of golf. Highlighting the positive aspects of the game, we aim to create and provide an engaging and timeless repository of content that listeners can enjoy now and forever. Co-hosted by PGA Tour star Bruce Devlin, our podcast focuses on telling their life stories, in their voices. Join Bruce and Mike Gonzalez “FORE the Good of the Game.”
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Ochoa Reyes, Lorena
Golf Professional
Lorena Ochoa Reyes burst on the women’s professional golfing scene in 2002 after enjoying an outstanding junior golfing career with five Junior World Championship titles and an impressive collegiate career, being named NCAA Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002.
In her first full season on the LPGA Tour she had eight top-10 finishes and finished ninth on the Tour’s money list. She was named Rookie of the Year. Ochoa would go on to win 27 victories on the LPGA Tour, including two Major Championships (Women’s British Open 2007 and the ANA Inspiration in 2008).
Though Ochoa Reyes’ career lasted only seven years, she dominated the women’s tour and was ranked World Number One in the Official World Rankings for 158 consecutive weeks (2007-2010). In a three-year stretch (2006-2008), she won 21 tournaments, including the two Majors and in 2008, she dominated with wins by as many as 11 strokes on more than one occasion.
Ochoa Reyes always knew what she wanted to accomplish and quit the tour on her terms. She retired at the very top of the women’s game. She said that she always felt that she was competing against herself, and not anybody else.
Lorena Ochoa Reyes is the first Mexican-born golfer to find her richly deserved place among the greats of the game in the World Golf Hall of Fame.
