Only 38. Ochoa did the same thing at like 28. Both qualified for their HOF before retiring. I wonder if it was about life choices (biological clock) or they did all they wanted to do in the game, as measured by HOF entry.
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Somewhat surprising, but like you said there may be other priorities. Annika retired fairly early as well, but not before completely obliterating everyone.
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She won the US Open back in 1998, so she's been out on Tour for almost 20 years. She's retiring at the end of this year, and I read that she had made this decision a couple of years ago but only announced it yesterday. It's not all that surprising for me, especially because she hasn't been at the top of the game for a while.
A little surprising, when I started getting into golf, she seemed to be at her pinnacle, I can remember watching her battle on the LPGA a lot.
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I saw this during the tv coverage yesterday. She was an big influence on Korean golfers.
on a side note Ochoa isn't qualified for the HOF because she doesn't have enough years on tour.
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So you can win a boatload of tournaments and not qualify? Odd. Seems like that would be the major factor.
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According to the requirements a player needs 10 years on tour, won a major, care trophy or Rolex player of the year and earn27 points. Ochoa only has 7-8 years on tour.
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Wish I could've retired at 38, let alone 28. Great career for sure.
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So a player can come in, destroy all comers for, say, 5 seasons, blow out a disc in her back, and not qualify? Seems a little stringent. I applaud the LPGA in their requirements, but it seems like a total win number should be able to trump the 10 year requirement.
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Pretty much. The reason I knew this is GC was talking about it with regard to Inbee Park and if she did what Lorena did she wouldn't be eligible to.
I believe the PGA has a time of service requirement as well.
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I feel like there should be some sort of sliding scale in terms of length of career vs results.
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It's a weird thing to remember but she said she started the club back with her left hand. With all the one piece takeaway talk that just stood out to me. When I started playing she was a bad mofo. Hope she's retiring happy and on her terms.
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Exactly. That. For all of us.
I will miss her and so will golf I first became a fan of hers when she won and Black wolf Run in kohler Wisconsin. She's done a lot for woman's golf