Lorena Ochoa announced her retirement Tuesday after three years as the world's top-ranked women's golfer. The 28-year-old Ochoa confirmed her decision in a short statement, saying she will hold a news conference Friday to explain her decision. “Lorena Ochoa confirms her retirement from the LPGA, as news reports in some media have said today,” her statement said. “The reasons and more details on the matter will be given by Lorena personally in a press conference on Friday in Mexico City. Lorena will share this news of a new stage in her life with her sponsors, family members and friends.” A spokesman for the US LPGA Tour told the Associated Press it would have no comment until Ochoa's conference Friday. The newspaper Reforma said Tuesday that Ochoa was retiring to concentrate on her family and charities. Ochoa was married in December to Andres Conesa, the CEO of Aeromexico airline. He has three children from a previous marriage. She was set to play next week in the Tres Marias Championship in Morelia, west of Mexico City. It was not clear if she will play there. Ochoa was following the path of former No. 1, Annika Sorenstam, who was married last year just weeks after ending her career. She gave birth to a baby girl in September. Ochoa has also talked openly about wanting to have children of her own.
