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Annika Sorenstam: Lorena Ochoa
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Fourteen countries are represented in the current field of qualifiers, led by the world's number one player, Annika Sorenstam. Hall of Famers Karrie Webb, from Australia, and Juli Inkster (USA) joined the field as they rank Nos. 4 and 9, respectively, in the world. The hottest player this year has been LPGA money leader and World No. 3, Lorena Ochoa of Mexico. Ochoa has two wins and five runner-up finishes in 2006.
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Lorena Ochoa completed a runaway victory in her first tournament of the year, closing with a 4-under 68 to leave second-place finisher Annika Sorenstam 11 strokes behind Sunday at HSBC Women's Champions. Competing for the first time since winning the ADT Championship in November for her eighth 2006 victory, Ochoa earned $300,000 for her 18th career LPGA Tour title.
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Lorena Ochoa kicked off her 2008 season with an 11-shot win over Annika Sorenstam at the HSBC Women's Champions tournament, strengthening her lead in the world rankings. Ochoa, the two-time reigning Player of the Year, now leads Sorenstam by 7.96 average points -- the same distance between Sorenstam and the 123rd-ranked player in the world. The win was Ochoa's 15th since April 2006.
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The 25-year-old Mexican native had a stellar season in 2006 where she won a career-high six times on the LPGA Tour and ended Annika Sorenstam's five- year run. Last season, Ochoa ... captured the Vare Trophy for the lowest scoring average, was first on the money list with $2.5 million in earnings and collected the Associated Press Player of the Year Award along with the Rolex Player of the Year Award.
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Once the dominant player on the tour, Sorenstam has watched Lorena Ochoa surge to the top of the LPGA rankings. Sorenstam has a scoring average of 71.53. Ochoa, by comparison, has a scoring average of 69.83.
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Sorenstam already has a title under her belt, while Ochoa will make her season debut in Singapore. Sorenstam won her 70th LPGA Tour title at the SBS Open this month in Hawaii, ending a 17-month title drought.
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