2006 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 30 – July 4, 2006 |
Location | Newport, Rhode Island |
Course(s) | Newport Country Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 71 |
Length | 6,616 yards (6,050 m) |
Field | 155 players, 68 after cut |
Cut | 150 (+8) |
Prize fund | $3.1 million |
Winner's share | $560,000 |
Champion | |
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284 (E), playoff | |
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The 2006 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 61st U.S. Women's Open, held June 30 to July 4 at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island.
This event was delayed by rain and the final two rounds were played on Sunday. The champion was Annika Sörenstam, the winner of an 18-hole playoff on Monday over Pat Hurst, by a score of 70 to 74. The two had finished at even par (284) after 72 holes on Sunday, two strokes ahead of Se Ri Pak, Stacy Prammanasudh, and Michelle Wie. It was Sörenstam's third victory in the championship, the first in a decade after winning consecutive titles in 1995 and 1996, and was her tenth and final major championship victory. With the win, Sörenstam went over $20 million in career earnings.[1][2]
American collegians Amanda Blumenherst and Jane Park were the low amateurs and finished tied for tenth.
This was the final full-round playoff in the U.S. Women's Open; the format was changed to a three-hole aggregate for 2007, first used in 2011. The event was televised ESPN and NBC Sports, with ESPN covering the Monday playoff.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Annika Sörenstam | ![]() | 1995, 1996 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 284 | E | 1 |
Se Ri Pak | ![]() | 1998 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 286 | +2 | T3 |
Juli Inkster | ![]() | 1999, 2002 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 287 | +3 | 6 |
Karrie Webb | ![]() | 2000, 2001 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 299 | +15 | T37 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Liselotte Neumann | ![]() | 1988 | 76 | 77 | 153 | +11 |
Birdie Kim | ![]() | 2005 | 79 | 75 | 154 | +12 |
Meg Mallon | ![]() | 1991, 2004 | 75 | 79 | 154 | +12 |
Laura Davies | ![]() | 1987 | 78 | 77 | 155 | +13 |
Hilary Lunke | ![]() | 2003 | 72 | 83 | 155 | +13 |
- 68 players made the cut at 150 (+8) or better[3]
Course layout
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yards | 532 | 298 | 405 | 137 | 180 | 426 | 359 | 440 | 436 | 3,213 | 480 | 363 | 340 | 211 | 449 | 386 | 549 | 185 | 440 | 3,403 | 6,616 |
Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
Source:[4]
Final leaderboard
Sunday, July 3, 2006
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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T1 | Annika Sörenstam | ![]() | 69-71-73-71=284 | E | Playoff |
Pat Hurst | ![]() | 69-71-75-69=284 | |||
T3 | Se Ri Pak | ![]() | 69-74-74-69=286 | +2 | 156,038 |
Stacy Prammanasudh | ![]() | 72-71-71-72=286 | |||
Michelle Wie | ![]() | 70-72-71-73=286 | |||
6 | Juli Inkster | ![]() | 73-70-71-73=287 | +3 | 103,575 |
7 | Brittany Lincicome | ![]() | 72-72-69-78=291 | +7 | 93,026 |
T8 | Rachel Hetherington | ![]() | 74-72-73-73=292 | +8 | 82,460 |
Shi Hyun Ahn | ![]() | 71-71-74-76=292 | |||
T10 | Amanda Blumenherst (a) | ![]() | 70-77-73-73=293 | +9 | 0 |
Jane Park (a) | ![]() | 69-73-75-76=293 | |||
Young Kim | ![]() | 75-69-75-74=293 | 66,174 | ||
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | ![]() | 72-73-73-75=293 | |||
Jee Young Lee | ![]() | 71-75-70-77=293 | |||
Sophie Gustafson | ![]() | 72-72-71-78=293 |
Scorecard
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[5]
Playoff
Monday, July 4, 2006
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Annika Sörenstam | ![]() | 34-36=70 | −1 | 560,000 |
2 | Pat Hurst | ![]() | 39-35=74 | +3 | 335,000 |
Scorecard
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
![]() | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 |
![]() | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 |
References
- ↑ "U.S. Women's Open - History – 2006". Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ↑ "LPGA – 2006 U.S. Women's Open – final round wrap-up". Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ↑ "2006 U.S. Women's Open: final leaderboard". Yahoo Sports. July 4, 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ↑ "LPGA – 2006 U.S. Women's Open – pre-tournament fact sheet". Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ↑ "2006 U.S. Women's Open Championship: Real-time scoring". USGA. 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ "2006 U.S. Women's Open playoff – Hole by hole – 2006". ESPN. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ↑ "2006 U.S. Women's Open - playoff scorecard". USGA. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Golf Observer final leaderboard
- U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
- U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 2006
Coordinates: 41°27′43″N 71°20′49″W / 41.462°N 71.347°W