2006 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship

2006 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
Dates June 30 – July 3, 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
Sweden Annika Sörenstam
284 (E), playoff
Newport 
Location in the United States
Newport
Location in Rhode Island

The 2006 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 61st U.S. Women's Open, held June 30 to July 3 at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island.

Delayed by fog for a day,[1] the first round started on Friday 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 four strokes, 70 to 74.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5]

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 and first used in 2011. The event was televised by ESPN and NBC Sports, with the Monday playoff on ESPN.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Annika Sörenstam Sweden1995, 199669717371284E1
Se Ri Pak South Korea199869747469286+2T3
Juli Inkster United States1999, 200273707173287+36
Karrie Webb Australia2000, 200173767476299+15T37

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Liselotte Neumann Sweden19887677153+11
Birdie Kim South Korea20057975154+12
Meg Mallon United States1991, 20047579154+12
Laura Davies England19877877155+13
Hilary Lunke United States20037283155+13
  • 68 players made the cut at 150 (+8) or better[6]

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5322984051371804263594404363,2134803633402114493865491854403,4036,616
Par544334444355443445343671

Source:[7]

Round summaries

First round

Friday, June 30, 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Pat Hurst United States69−2
Jane Park (a) United States
Se Ri Pak South Korea
Annika Sörenstam Sweden
T5Amanda Blumenherst (a) United States70−1
Becky Morgan Wales
Park Hee-jung South Korea
Michelle Wie United States
Yim Sung-ah South Korea
T10Shi Hyun Ahn South Korea71E
Brandie Burton United States
Silvia Cavalleri Italy
Paula Creamer United States
Jee Young Lee South Korea
Lorena Ochoa Mexico
Kim Saiki United States

Source:[8]

Second round

Saturday, July 1, 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Pat Hurst United States69-71=140−2
Annika Sörenstam Sweden69-71=140
T3Shi Hyun Ahn South Korea71-71=142E
Jane Park (a) United States69-73=142
Michelle Wie United States70-72=142
T6Paula Creamer United States71-72=143+1
Juli Inkster United States73-70=143
Jeong Jang South Korea72-71=143
Se Ri Pak South Korea69-74=143
Stacy Prammanasudh United States72-71=143

Source:[9]

Third round

Sunday, July 2, 2006 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Brittany Lincicome United States72-72-69=213E
Annika Sörenstam Sweden69-71-73=213
Michelle Wie United States70-72-71=213
T4Juli Inkster United States73-70-71=214+1
Stacy Prammanasudh United States72-71-71=214
T6Sophie Gustafson Sweden72-72-71=215+2
Pat Hurst United States69-71-75=215
T8Shi Hyun Ahn South Korea71-71-74=216+3
Jee Young Lee South Korea71-75-70=216
T10Se Ri Pak South Korea69-74-74=217+4
Jane Park (a) United States69-73-75=217

Final round

Sunday, July 2, 2006 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Annika Sörenstam Sweden69-71-73-71=284EPlayoff
Pat Hurst United States69-71-75-69=284
T3Se Ri Pak South Korea69-74-74-69=286+2156,038
Stacy Prammanasudh United States72-71-71-72=286
Michelle Wie United States70-72-71-73=286
6Juli Inkster United States73-70-71-73=287+3103,575
7Brittany Lincicome United States72-72-69-78=291+793,026
T8Rachel Hetherington Australia74-72-73-73=292+882,460
Shi Hyun Ahn South Korea71-71-74-76=292
T10Amanda Blumenherst (a) United States70-77-73-73=293+90
Jane Park (a) United States69-73-75-76=293
Young Kim South Korea75-69-75-74=29366,174
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc France72-73-73-75=293
Jee Young Lee South Korea71-75-70-77=293
Sophie Gustafson Sweden72-72-71-78=293

Source:[2][3]

Scorecard

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par544334444544344534
Sweden Sörenstam−1−2−2−2−2−2E+1+2+1+1+1+1E−1−1EE
United States Hurst+1EE+1EEE−1EE+1+1+1EEEEE
South Korea Pak+4+3+3+4+4+3+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+3+2+2+2
United States Prammanasudh+1+1+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+3+2+2+2+2+2+2+2
United States WieEEEEE+1+1+1+2+2+2+3+2+2+2+2+2+2
United States InksterEEEEEEEE+1+1+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3
United States LincicomeEE+1+1+1+1+3+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+6+7+7+7
Sweden Gustafson+2+2+2+2+2+2+5+6+6+6+6+7+8+9+10+9+9+9

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+

Source:[10]

Playoff

Monday, July 3, 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Annika Sörenstam Sweden34-36=70−1560,000
2Pat Hurst United States39-35=74+3335,000

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par544334444544344534
Sweden Sörenstam−1−1−2−2−2−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−1−1−1−1−1−1
United States Hurst+1+1+1+1+1+3+3+3+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+3
Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Fog plagues U.S. Women's Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 30, 2006. p. C2.
  2. 1 2 Ferguson, Doug (July 4, 2006). "Sorenstam wins in major fashion". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. B1.
  3. 1 2 Ferguson, Doug (July 3, 2006). "It's not over yet: Sorenstam, Hurst face 18-hole playoff". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. d1.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Women's Open - History – 2006". Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  5. ↑ "LPGA – 2006 U.S. Women's Open – final round wrap-up". Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  6. ↑ "2006 U.S. Women's Open: final leaderboard". Yahoo Sports. July 4, 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  7. ↑ "LPGA – 2006 U.S. Women's Open – pre-tournament fact sheet". Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Sorenstam among pace-setters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated erss. July 1, 2006. p. B5.
  9. ↑ "Sorenstam shares lead heading into big day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 2, 2006. p. D7.
  10. ↑ "2006 U.S. Women's Open Championship: Real-time scoring". USGA. 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  11. ↑ "2006 U.S. Women's Open playoff – Hole by hole – 2006". ESPN. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  12. ↑ "2006 U.S. Women's Open - playoff scorecard". USGA. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
Preceded by
2006 LPGA Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2006 Women's British Open

Coordinates: 41°27′43″N 71°20′49″W / 41.462°N 71.347°W / 41.462; -71.347

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