Ochoa Wins The Corona Championship and Qualifies for Hall of Fame

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Ochoa Wins The Corona Championship and Qualifies for Hall of Fame

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Lorena Ochoa becomes the second youngest player to qualify for the Hall of Fame
Lorena Ochoa qualified for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame on Sunday, winning the Corona Championship by 11 strokes for her third straight victory and fourth in five starts this year.

The 26-year-old finished at 25-under-par (66-66-66-69=267) at Tres Marias Residential Golf Club to claim her 21st career title and fulfill the points requirement for the LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame.The Mexican star became the second-youngest player to qualify for the Hall of Fame, though she still must me a tour member for 10 years — in her case, until 2012 — to be eligible for induction.

fter opening with three straight 7-under 66s, Ochoa closed with a 69 for a 25-under 267 total. She earned $195,000 for her 21st victory on the LPGA Tour.It also was her second win in three years on the rugged Tres Marias course, a par-73 layout carved into a mountain valley in western Mexico.

Ochoa had a seven-stroke lead entering play Sunday. She birdied the first, sixth and eighth holes, but dropped three strokes with a triple bogey on the 11th hole. She came back with birdies on the 13th, 14th and 16th holes. Her birdie on the 18th hole prompted deafening shouts and whistles from the thousands who crowded around the green.

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