Lorena shows why she’s No.1
NEW world No.1 Lorena Ochoa worked her way into a share of the lead in the $US1.3 million ($1.58 million) Corona Championship today (AEST).
Ochoa carded a nine-under-par 64 on the Tres Marias course - 10 better than her first-round score - to join Paraguay’s Julieta Granada and Italy’s Silvia Cavalleri on top of the leaderboard on 13-under 206.
Granada shot a 67 while Cavalleri posted a 69.
Ochoa, the 2006 LPGA player of the year, is trying to make her first successful title defence.
She wasted no time getting back on track, picking up three strokes on her first five holes and adding another birdie at the 7th.
She had five birdies coming in to put herself in position to battle for a title on home soil tomorrow (AEST).
American Pat Hurst (68) and South Korea’s Na On Min (67) were a shot off the lead at 12-under 207.
Playing in her home country, Ochoa could be putting a cap on a big week.
She took over the top spot in the world rankings last Monday with 12.84 points, 0.14 ahead of longtime No.1 Annika Sorenstam, who is sidelined with a back injury.
Agence France-Presse