"Ochoa visited the Mission Hills grounds crew Monday to thank them for their hard work and help them make scrambled eggs."

A nice anecdote about Dinah Shore winner (sorry, I can't keep up on the latest tournament name) Lorena Ochoa from Golfweek's Sean Martin:

The people she really had to win for this week were the five mariachis standing behind the 18th green. What would they play if Ochoa slipped up Sunday and let Maria Hjorth or Seon Hwa Lee walk away with the title?

Ochoa visited the Mission Hills grounds crew Monday to thank them for their hard work and help them make scrambled eggs. They promised the mariachis would be there for her Sunday.

“I said, ‘OK, I’m going to wait,’ ” Ochoa said. “But it was a good surprise, and they kept their promise.”

I wonder the last time a PGA Tour player visited the maintenance yard and cooked with them...before a tournament to boot.

Doug Ferguson sums up her remarkable performance and the scene Sunday:

She has won the past two majors by a total of nine shots. Ochoa has won three of four tournaments this year by a combined 23 shots.

And...

Ochoa became the first player since Annika Sorenstam in 2005 to win two straight majors, having captured her first major in the Women's British Open at St. Andrews last summer by four shots. Since winning that first major, she is 8-for-13 on the LPGA Tour.

Tiger Woods also has won eight of his past 13 events, including a major.

Comments

[Steven T.]

She also visited the Ping factory in Phoenix before last week's event(which I attended) to thank the factory workers for their skill in making her clubs!

[looper]

what an incredibly classy lady. both male and female pros could learn a lot from her.

[La Habra Art Department]

I really like this gal a lot. Class act all the way.

[Chuck]

I think that maybe Ochoa went down to the maintenance barn for the conversation. And some proper huevos rancheros...

[F. Uck Chuck]

Chuck,
One would think that when a smart, classy move in this modern world would get some attention, it's worth a honrable and justified mention. However, there is always an asshole to ruin things...

Congrats Chuck, your that asshole....

[John G]

"I wonder the last time a PGA Tour player visited the maintenance yard and cooked with them...before a tournament to boot."

I've read that Vijay Singh pays for a BBQ for the TPC Sawgrass grounds crew every year at the Players. Not sure if he puts on a chef's hat, but a nice gesture nonetheless. And by a player that a lot of people probably wouldn't expect to do it...

[Bob G]

Vijay is all over TPC all year. Tearing big divots out of the players-only practice range with those hundreds of ball he hits every day. its only smart to keep those guys well fed and happy.