MORELIA, Mexico – Lorena Ochoa shot her second straight 7-under 66 yesterday to take a one-stroke lead in the Corona Championship and move a step closer to becoming the youngest player to qualify for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame.
If Ochoa, 26, wins tomorrow, she will earn the last of the 27 points needed to qualify for the Hall of Fame. The youngest to qualify previously was Se Ri Pak, who was 26 when she won the Michelob Ultra Open in 2004.
The LPGA Tour awards one point for every victory and major award and two points for a major victory. Ochoa still must play 10 years on the LPGA Tour before she becomes eligible for the Hall of Fame, a goal she would reach in the 2012 season.
South Korea's Inbee Park was second after a 9-under 64 that tied the course record set by Ochoa in 2006 and 2007.
– ASSOCIATED PRESS
