Clifton, N.J. ? Other than being the No. 1 player in the world, Lorena Ochoa won’t have an advantage as the defending champion in the Sybase Classic.

The 25-year-old Mexican star will play the 72-hole event on a new old-fashioned course starting today at the Upper Montclair Country Club.

She also is facing one other interesting fact – she hasn’t won since replacing Annika Sorenstam as the No. 1 women’s player a month ago.

“There is no pressure on myself. It’s just about being consistent every week,” Ochoa said Wednesday after the pro-am. “I give myself as many chances as I can to win a tournament, and I think it will happen. I never lose my concentration. The important thing is in November at the end of the year to be at the top. One week doesn’t mean anything.”

Looking at recent results, Ochoa has nothing to complain about. She has tied for second, fifth and 20th in the three events since taking over at No. 1.

“I’ve been really feeling good the last few weeks and I feel good with my game,” Ochoa said.

This week, however, will be different. After a 17-year stay at the Wykagyl Country Club, the $1.4 million tournament was moved because of renovations being done at the New Rochelle, N.Y., club.

Wykagyl will remain as an LPGA Tour venue as the site of the HSBC Women’s World Match Play Championship in July.

However, Upper Montclair is not Wykagyl, a course Ochoa loved.

“There is not a great deal of difference because they are old-style, traditional golf courses,” said Beth Daniel, who played here in the Coca-Cola Classic in 1983 using wooden fairway woods. “Wykagyl probably has a little more movement up and down than this does, so it’s a little harder to walk. This course is a little tighter.”

Juli Inkster laughed when asked about what she remembered from Upper Montclair after playing here in 1984. She didn’t recall a single hole during her pro-am round on Wednesday.