It's not a stretch to call Lorena Ochoa the most dominant player in golf. All of golf. The girl wipes out the field by playing a game nobody else even knows; she's won four of her last five tournaments by a combined 34 shots, and she does it with a smile on her face. In her last 50 tournaments, she's hoisted the trophy on Sunday approximately 40 percent of the time, and with her victory in last week's Corona Championship she  has earned enough points (27) to be eligible for the Hall of Fame, though she can't be formally inducted until her 10th season on Tour, in 2012.

Here's some more food for thought:

• Ochoa leads the 2008 money list by nearly a half-million dollars (she's earned $1,050,550 this year, over Annika Sorenstam's $604,172).
• She leads the LPGA in greens in regulation (80 percent).
• Her average score (68) is more than a stroke less than second-ranked Sorenstam (69.33).
• She leads the Rolex player of the year points (153) by more than 200% over second-ranked Sorenstam (75).

All eyes will be on Ochoa as she tees it up at today's Ginn Open at 12:54 EDT. Below, I've shared some of her comments at Wednesday's press conference:

You've had a lot of close calls at Ginn events. Do you feel like they owe you a win?
Yeah, they owe me a couple (laughter). What happened last year was a learning experience, but it was tough losing here with a double bogey on 18 and then in a playoff in Charleston.  So here I am, I'm going to give myself a good chance, and hopefully I can get that beautiful trophy on Sunday.

You keep reaching all of these wonderful goals: No. 1 player in the world, winning majors, getting into the Hall of Fame. Are you setting new goals on a weekly basis? What’s your goal now that you've attained the Hall of Fame?
My goals are the same. I want to do a lot of good things this year and get a lot of trophies. The beginning of the season has been fantastic, but I have many tournaments left. I would love to just keep winning and breaking records. My goals, like I always say, are for the things that I have control of, like getting my practice, a couple hours of short game and getting my routine on the greens, making sure I improve my stroke. I've been trying to hit different shots when I go out during my practice rounds, hitting from different lies to keep good balance. So all those things will help me improve every week, and will hopefully help me win more tournaments.

If you can stay hot in June, during the two majors in a three week span, is it crazy for us to think you'll hold all four majors at the same time? You seem to have figured it out.
Well, for sure I'm thinking of that. That's something that, as a player, would be great to achieve. So of course my eyes are on that. But I don't want to put any pressure on myself, just play week by week, and whenever June comes I'm going to be ready. One tournament at a time.  First I've got to give myself a good chance at the McDonald's and then we'll go from there. But that's too far ahead.  Right now I'm here and this is a big tournament, and we'll see what happens in June and July.

Eighteen titles in 24 months, that's a heck of a number. How does it feel to have someone like Annika Sorenstam stating that she's chasing you?
(Laughing) I like the way it feels being in the No. 1 position. I don't mind that a lot of players are trying to catch me. I'd like to stay in the No. 1 position for a long time, and I'm going to do everything it takes to stay in that position. I'm just trying to enjoy my moment. I've been working hard.  This has been something that took me a long time to achieve. It's not something that happened in a couple days or in a couple months. So I'm going to continue motivating myself, practicing hard, and hopefully I stay at the top for a long time.

What's the key to remaining focused when expectations are raised?
I don't change anything that is working. There's no need to do anything different. Just be the same girl. I just go out there and enjoy it when I play. I think I've found the way to practice, the way to travel, the way to rest, and all of that is just because of experience year by year. I'm going to just keep doing the same, no need to change.

One of the things that Brittany Lincicome mentioned in her interview before you was not only how good a golfer you are, but how good a person you are, that you would give the shirt off your back.  What do you attribute not only your success but your humility?
Thank you. Number one is my family. They are the ones that made me this way, the way I grew up, my education, the values. When I first got here, and ever since, I felt welcome and that's the way I treat others -- with a lot of respect. I'm trying to be friends with all of them, and that's what I get back. This is a great environment. I'm enjoying myself, and I feel like this is a big family. We spend so much time here traveling week by week, and this is just who I am. I'm not going to change; I think that would be wrong. That's my number one goal, to be the same inside or outside of golf, and this is who I am. 

The streak that you're on has been compared to the streak that Tiger is on. Do you like comparisons like that? Would you compare yourself to him in that way?
I think it's just something fun. This year he had a better start than me. He won those first three tournaments and I was a little behind, so I was just joking and thinking, "we need to catch up.  We need to win two more tournaments." I think it's fun. Of course Tiger is someone that I admire a lot and I have a lot of respect and I always look for him. I always try to see him play on Sunday to see what is he doing. It's an honor to be compared to him and it's a great motivation for me to try to beat him.

What kind of relationship do you have with Tiger? Has he ever sent you a text message or do you guys talk at all?
Zero, no. I saw him for the first time in many years last year at Augusta, and very briefly just said hi to him. He congratulated me for a great year, and that's it. But we play different tournaments and have different schedules, and I still live in Mexico. Hopefully in the future we'll have a little more time to see each other or maybe practice together or become friends.

Do you think that you will win a Grand Slam before Tiger?
Well, you need to let me know when is he going to win! I guess right now I'm a little bit ahead because I won the last two. So I like that idea; I'm ready for that.

You're the No. 1 player in the world. Away from the course do people recognize you the way they might recognize Annika or someone else on the Tour, or are you able to stay pretty under the radar?
In the States, it's a little bit easier and I can relax and out for dinner and have a quiet time. But in Mexico it's impossible; it's been really tough, but that's okay. That's the way it is. It's part of being a professional. If you want to win tournaments that comes together. It's tough because I don't have my time that I used to, especially when I'm in Mexico. But I'm trying to learn and deal with that in a good way, be happy with what is happening.

You're leading the driving distance on the Tour, and at the Kraft demolished everyone off the tee. What are you doing in the gym and on the range that's getting you so much more distance?
In the off season I worked out a lot and I lifted more weights. I changed my ball, and I am improving my golf swing. I have better position at the top of my backswing, and that helps me have better angles and to create more speed when I hit the ball so I have maybe five, seven yards of increase in distance with my driver. I like to see that. It really helps to make the golf courses a little bit shorter and give myself more birdie opportunities, so I'm going to continue that. 

You grew up competing in a lot of different sports, but nowadays kids begin focusing exclusively on golf early on. What do you think of this trend?  Do you feel that your early participation in a variety of activities has benefited your golf game more so than if you just focused on golf as a child?
Yes, very much. When you are a child you don't know for sure what you want to become in your life. It's important that you try many different sports to see which one you enjoy the most. I swam, I played tennis, I did horseback riding, I did many different activities. But when I was 13 or 14 I chose golf to be the only sport that I would practice and improve and get better. If kids are asking their parents to take them to the golf course and the only thing they want to do is to play golf, that's good.  But hopefully parents don't force their kids. Hopefully it comes naturally that they like the game and they love to go to the golf course. That's a better way for them to have more opportunities at the end. I think all the different sports help to level off your abilities, to find your strengths, to make you a healthier and happier person. So don't worry if your kids play different sports because that's the best way to go.

Why don't you use a glove when you play?
I don't like the way it feels. I'm more like a feel player, especially around the greens, and I never liked the way that it feels with a glove.  I don't have any problems with calluses and my hand don’t sweat, so having no glove is more comfortable to me.

Everybody knows how great the last two years have been, but do you remember back to three or four years ago when you were really having a hard time breaking into the winner's circle?
Yes, I remember. But it was fun, too. It was just a learning process, and I knew it would take me a few years to feel comfortable to win, and I knew it would take me five plus years to get to the No. 1 position. All those moments and tough times and bad tournaments is what made me who I am today. I remember those times with a lot of joy, with a smile on my face.

Does qualifying for the Hall of Fame make you feel as though retirement in the next four or five years might be an option?
When I started playing golf I said that I wanted to play around 10 or 12 years and dedicate 100 percent, making golf my priority. And I think around that time I'm going to be getting to the Hall of Fame. So it will be a dream come true to finish all I want to finish at that time, and then after that just go home and go to Mexico, hopefully have a family and spend time at the foundation.  That's what I want to do at the end. But right now I'm just trying to focus on the next couple tournaments in this 2008 season and just try to play one year at a time.

Like Annika, you would ever consider playing in a PGA TOUR tournament?
No. My goal is to dominate on the LPGA. I've had a few offers to play, especially in Mexico, in the PGA TOUR event in Mayakoba. But right now I have no intentions to do that. I think it's completely different. I think there are other things that I could do to improve my game or to have an experience, maybe an exhibition, but not to play on the PGA.