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Mexican standout named world's top amateur woman golfer
Mexican Golfer Lorena Ochoa. Photo/Guillermo OGAM
STOCKBRIDGE, Georgia, (AFP) Mexico's Lorena Ochoa was named Wednesday as winner of the fourth annual Nancy Lopez Award as the world's best amateur female golfer in 2002.
Ochoa, who turned professional last May and has now joined the LPGA Tour, finished eighth as an amateur at last year's first LPGA major, the Nabisco Championship.
The 21-year-old from Guadalajara won 12 of 20 college tournaments in two years at the University of Arizona, including seven in a row in her final season.
The two-time College Player of the year broke her own college scoring record in 2002.
Ferguson odds-on to outlast Beckham
LONDON (AFP) Alex Ferguson is set
to stay at Manchester United longer than England captain David
Beckham, according to British bookmaker William Hill who started
offering odds on the topic on Thursday.
Hills opened their book a day after Beckham, a second-half substitute,
scored twice in United's 43 Champions League quarter-final
win over Real Madrid. However, holders Real took the tie 65
on aggregate.
Hills made Beckham 16 favourite to leave before Ferguson steps down and offered 72 that the manager departs before Beckham moves on.
They also gave odds of 114 about Beckham signing for another club before the first Premiership match of next season and 14 that he is still a United player when that game takes place.