She was the world's top ranked professional women's golfer and left it all behind when she retired this past summer at the age of 28.
But Mexico's Lorena Ochoa, isn't slowing down, in fact, she's spending some of her time here in San Antonio.
Ochoa is hosting the inaugural Las Americas Golf Tournament designed to further develop business opportunities between San Antonio and Mexico.
Before the shotgun tournament teed off, Ochoa gave a clinic to several dozen fans.
"You gotta be brave. See the line as much as you can," says Ochoa before driving a long shot down the practice range.
Fans listened closely as she spelled out the secrets to her golf swing.
That swing that drove Ochoa to be the top ranked female player on the LPGA Tour for three years in a row, now drives her desire to give back to her community.
"I have responsibility to help with a tournament like this. It's a great opportunity and I'm just trying to share that and to help the kids," says Ochoa.
Money raised from the tournament benefits the Lorena Ochoa Foundation. It's a school with several hundred disadvantaged students that she started. It is located just outside her hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico.
"San Antonio is becoming one of the premier golf destinations in the U.S. Golf is also becoming important to Mexico, so it just seemed like the perfect combination and to celebrate the bicentennial here in San Antonio," says Frances Schultschik, with the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau.
SACVB Organizers hope this will be the first of many more tournaments to promote business development and that Ochoa comes back to host them.
"[I've been back ] Twice this year. I'm thinking about getting a house over here," says Ochoa with a laugh. She says she finds San Antonians to be very warm and friendly people.
