Mexico’s Lorena Ochoa made her 2008 LPGA Tour debut in top form with an 11-stroke, wire-to-wire victory at the HSBC Women’s Champions. The 26-year-old used four consecutive rounds in the 60’s Tanah Merah Country Club’s Garden Course to seal her first victory of the season and a $300,000 first-place check.

Lorena Ochoa improved her lead to eight strokes with a third-round 3-under-par 69 at the HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore. She sits comfortably atop the leaderboard for the third consecutive day, entering Sunday’s final round at 16-under-par (66-65-69=200).

Mexico’s Lorena Ochoa fired a 7-under-par 65 on Friday to increase her lead to seven strokes after two rounds of play at the HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore. The 2007 Rolex Player of the Year is now 13-under-par (66-65=131) entering Saturday’s third round.

78 of the world’s best players teed off on Thursday at Singapore’s Tanah Merah Country Club in the inaugural HSBC Women’s Champions. Rolex Rankings number one Lorena Ochoa picked up where she left off last season with a 6-under-par 66 to gain a one stroke advantage over Japan’s Ai Miyazato (34-33=67) and Paula Creamer (33-34=67), who both fired 5-under-par 67’s.