The Most Famous
GOLFERS from Mexico
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Mexican Golfers of all time. This list of famous Mexican Golfers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Lorena Ochoa (b. 1981)
With an HPI of 43.18, Lorena Ochoa is the most famous Mexican Golfer. Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.
Lorena Ochoa Reyes (Spanish: [loˈɾena oˈtʃoa] ; born 15 November 1981) is a Mexican former professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2010. She was the top-ranked female golfer in the world for 158 consecutive and total weeks (both are LPGA Tour records), from 23 April 2007 to her retirement on 2 May 2010, at the age of 28 years old. As the first Mexican golfer of either gender to be ranked number one in the world, because of her record, she is considered the best female golfer of all time. Ochoa was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017.
2. Kristoffer Ventura (b. 1995)
With an HPI of 1.00, Kristoffer Ventura is the 2nd most famous Mexican Golfer. His biography has been translated into 2 different languages.
Kristoffer Ventura (born 24 February 1995) is a Norwegian professional golfer who plays on the Korn Ferry Tour.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Mexican golfers born between 1981 and 1995. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Mexican golfers include Lorena Ochoa, and Kristoffer Ventura. As of April 2024, 1 new Mexican golfers have been added to Pantheon including Kristoffer Ventura.
