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CHASKA, Minn. - Maria Fassi only went to the golf course to watch her two older brothers.
They lived near the Club de Golf in Pachuca, about an hour north of Mexico City, and their mother wanted them active in as many sports as possible. Lorena Ochoa was just starting her rise to No. 1 in the world. Even so, golf was never a priority in soccer-mad Mexico.
''I don't think it's a sport a kid would say, 'Hey, Dad, I want to play golf,''' Fassi said. ''We lived at a golf course in Pachuca, nine holes.