PLAYA DEL CARMEN, México (AP) — Lorena Ochoa retired from professional golf 15 years ago, yet her impact on Mexican players on and off the course still looms large.
Eight Mexican golfers will compete in the Riviera Maya Open at El Camaleon Golf Club at Mayakoba starting Thursday, and all will be trying to follow in the footsteps of the former top-ranked Ochoa as the LPGA returns to Mexico for the first time since 2017.
“She meant everything, every time I see her, and whether I’m having a good year or bad year, I’m like, it’s your fault that I’m here,” said Maria Fassi, the 2019 NCAA Division I women's individual champion while at Arkansas.