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2006 U.S. Women's Open

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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
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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

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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
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:[6]

Round summaries

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First round

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Friday, June 30, 2006

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Pat Hurst 69 −2
United States Jane Park (a)
South Korea Se Ri Pak
Sweden Annika Sörenstam
T5 United States Amanda Blumenherst (a) 70 −1
Wales Becky Morgan
South Korea Park Hee-jung
United States Michelle Wie
South Korea Yim Sung-ah
T10 South Korea Shi Hyun Ahn 71 E
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

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Saturday, July 1, 2006

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Pat Hurst 69-71=140 −2
Sweden Annika Sörenstam 69-71=140
T3 South Korea Shi Hyun Ahn 71-71=142 E
United States Jane Park (a) 69-73=142
United States Michelle Wie 70-72=142
T6 United States Paula Creamer 71-72=143 +1
United States Juli Inkster 73-70=143
South Korea Jeong Jang 72-71=143
South Korea Se Ri Pak 69-74=143
United States Stacy Prammanasudh 72-71=143

Source:[8]

Third round

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Brittany Lincicome 72-72-69=213 E
Sweden Annika Sörenstam 69-71-73=213
United States Michelle Wie 70-72-71=213
T4 United States Juli Inkster 73-70-71=214 +1
United States Stacy Prammanasudh 72-71-71=214
T6 Sweden Sophie Gustafson 72-72-71=215 +2
United States Pat Hurst 69-71-75=215
T8 South Korea Shi Hyun Ahn 71-71-74=216 +3
South Korea Jee Young Lee 71-75-70=216
T10 South Korea Se Ri Pak 69-74-74=217 +4
United States Jane Park (a) 69-73-75=217

Final round

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Sunday, July 2, 2006 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1 Sweden Annika Sörenstam 69-71-73-71=284 E Playoff
United States Pat Hurst 69-71-75-69=284
T3 South Korea Se Ri Pak 69-74-74-69=286 +2 156,038
United States Stacy Prammanasudh 72-71-71-72=286
United States Michelle Wie 70-72-71-73=286
6 United States Juli Inkster 73-70-71-73=287 +3 103,575
7 United States Brittany Lincicome 72-72-69-78=291 +7 93,026
T8 Australia Rachel Hetherington 74-72-73-73=292 +8 82,460
South Korea Shi Hyun Ahn 71-71-74-76=292
T10 United States Amanda Blumenherst (a) 70-77-73-73=293 +9 0
United States Jane Park (a) 69-73-75-76=293
South Korea Young Kim 75-69-75-74=293 66,174
France Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 72-73-73-75=293
South Korea Jee Young Lee 71-75-70-77=293
Sweden Sophie Gustafson 72-72-71-78=293

Source:[2][3]

Scorecard

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Hole   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18 
Par 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4
Sweden Sörenstam −1 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 E +1 +2 +1 +1 +1 +1 E −1 −1 E E
United States Hurst +1 E E +1 E E E −1 E E +1 +1 +1 E E E E E
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 Wie E E E E E +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +3 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2
United States Inkster E E E E E E E E +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3
United States Lincicome E E +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

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Monday, July 3, 2006

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Sweden Annika Sörenstam 34-36=70 −1 560,000
2 United States Pat Hurst 39-35=74 +3 335,000

Scorecard

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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 5 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4
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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  1. ^ "Fog plagues U.S. Women's Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 30, 2006. p. C2.
  2. ^ a b Ferguson, Doug (July 4, 2006). "Sorenstam wins in major fashion". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. B1.
  3. ^ a b 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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