Marriage won't stop me, says world no.1 Lorena Ochoa

World number one Lorena Ochoa has pledged that her recently announced engagement to AeroMexico chief executive Andres Conesa will not lead to her quitting the sport.

The 27-year-old Mexican plans to marry Conesa in December, becoming a stepmother to his three children aged six to 13 from a previous marriage.

"I think I'm going to be playing golf for the next four or five years. I'm not going to retire any time soon. I promise that," said Ochoa, who has made no secret of her desire to start her own family.

"He's very supportive and I promise I'm going to keep playing. I promise I'll be playing."

The world's top female golfer is in Singapore for the HSBC Champions tournament, an event she dominated last year, winning by 11 strokes from the now-retired Annika Sorenstam.

She claimed her first victory of the season in Thailand last week but the two events are her only ones in Asia this year. She has opted to skip tournaments in October and November when the LPGA Tour returns to the region.

Instead, she wants to take time to prepare for her own tournament in Guadalajara in Mexico and the impending nuptials, despite dumping that responsibility on sister Daniela, who is a professional wedding planner.

"I've told her, 'make sure you do something nice and I promise I will arrive on the day'!" said Ochoa.

"You know I'd like to be involved but I trust my sister a lot."