2006 U.S. Women's Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 30 – July 3, 2006
LocationNewport, Rhode Island
Course(s)Newport Country Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,616 yards (6,050 m)
Field155 players, 68 after cut
Cut150 (+8)
Prize fund$3.1 million
Winner's share$560,000
Champion
Sweden Annika Sörenstam
284 (E), playoff
Newport  is located in the United States
Newport 
Newport 
Location in the United States
Newport is located in Rhode Island
Newport
Newport
Location in Rhode Island

The 2006 U.S. Women's Open 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.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5322984051371804263594404363,2134803633402114493865491854403,4036,616
Par544334444355443445343671

Source:[6]

Round summaries

First round

Friday, June 30, 2006

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Pat Hurst69−2
United States Jane Park (a)
South Korea Se Ri Pak
Sweden Annika Sörenstam
T5United States Amanda Blumenherst (a)70−1
Wales Becky Morgan
South Korea Park Hee-jung
United States Michelle Wie
South Korea Yim Sung-ah
T10South Korea Shi Hyun Ahn71E
United States Brandie Burton
Italy Silvia Cavalleri
United States Paula Creamer
South Korea Jee Young Lee
Mexico Lorena Ochoa
United States Kim Saiki

Source:[7]

Second round

Saturday, July 1, 2006

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Pat Hurst69-71=140−2
Sweden Annika Sörenstam69-71=140
T3South Korea Shi Hyun Ahn71-71=142E
United States Jane Park (a)69-73=142
United States Michelle Wie70-72=142
T6United States Paula Creamer71-72=143+1
United States Juli Inkster73-70=143
South Korea Jeong Jang72-71=143
South Korea Se Ri Pak69-74=143
United States Stacy Prammanasudh72-71=143

Source:[8]

Third round

Sunday, July 2, 2006 (morning)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1United States Brittany Lincicome72-72-69=213E
Sweden Annika Sörenstam69-71-73=213
United States Michelle Wie70-72-71=213
T4United States Juli Inkster73-70-71=214+1
United States Stacy Prammanasudh72-71-71=214
T6Sweden Sophie Gustafson72-72-71=215+2
United States Pat Hurst69-71-75=215
T8South Korea Shi Hyun Ahn71-71-74=216+3
South Korea Jee Young Lee71-75-70=216
T10South Korea Se Ri Pak69-74-74=217+4
United States Jane Park (a)69-73-75=217

Final round

Sunday, July 2, 2006 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Sweden Annika Sörenstam69-71-73-71=284EPlayoff
United States Pat Hurst69-71-75-69=284
T3South Korea Se Ri Pak69-74-74-69=286+2156,038
United States Stacy Prammanasudh72-71-71-72=286
United States Michelle Wie70-72-71-73=286
6United States Juli Inkster73-70-71-73=287+3103,575
7United States Brittany Lincicome72-72-69-78=291+793,026
T8Australia Rachel Hetherington74-72-73-73=292+882,460
South Korea Shi Hyun Ahn71-71-74-76=292
T10United States Amanda Blumenherst (a)70-77-73-73=293+90
United States Jane Park (a)69-73-75-76=293
South Korea Young Kim75-69-75-74=29366,174
France Patricia Meunier-Lebouc72-73-73-75=293
South Korea Jee Young Lee71-75-70-77=293
Sweden Sophie Gustafson72-72-71-78=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:[9]

Playoff

Monday, July 3, 2006

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Sweden Annika Sörenstam34-36=70−1560,000
2United States Pat Hurst39-35=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:[10][11]

References

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  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. "LPGA – 2006 U.S. Women's Open – pre-tournament fact sheet". Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  7. "Sorenstam among pace-setters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated erss. July 1, 2006. p. B5.
  8. "Sorenstam shares lead heading into big day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 2, 2006. p. D7.
  9. "2006 U.S. Women's Open Championship: Real-time scoring". USGA. 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  10. "2006 U.S. Women's Open playoff – Hole by hole – 2006". ESPN. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  11. "2006 U.S. Women's Open - playoff scorecard". USGA. Retrieved August 1, 2011.

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