2006 U.S. Women's Open
Golf tournament
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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.
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | June 30 – July 3, 2006 |
| Location | Newport, Rhode Island |
| Course | Newport Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour | 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 | |
 Annika Sörenstam | |
| 284 (E), playoff | |
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
| 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
First round
Friday, June 30, 2006
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Pat Hurst | 69 | −2 |
| Jane Park (a) | |||
 Se Ri Pak | |||
| Annika Sörenstam | |||
| T5 | Amanda Blumenherst (a) | 70 | −1 |
 Becky Morgan | |||
| Park Hee-jung | |||
| Michelle Wie | |||
| Yim Sung-ah | |||
| T10 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 71 | E |
| Brandie Burton | |||
 Silvia Cavalleri | |||
| Paula Creamer | |||
| Jee Young Lee | |||
 Lorena Ochoa | |||
| Kim Saiki |
Source:[7]
Second round
Saturday, July 1, 2006
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Pat Hurst | 69-71=140 | −2 |
| Annika Sörenstam | 69-71=140 | ||
| T3 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 71-71=142 | E |
| Jane Park (a) | 69-73=142 | ||
| Michelle Wie | 70-72=142 | ||
| T6 | Paula Creamer | 71-72=143 | +1 |
| Juli Inkster | 73-70=143 | ||
| Jeong Jang | 72-71=143 | ||
| Se Ri Pak | 69-74=143 | ||
| Stacy Prammanasudh | 72-71=143 |
Source:[8]
Third round
Sunday, July 2, 2006 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Brittany Lincicome | 72-72-69=213 | E |
| Annika Sörenstam | 69-71-73=213 | ||
| Michelle Wie | 70-72-71=213 | ||
| T4 | Juli Inkster | 73-70-71=214 | +1 |
| Stacy Prammanasudh | 72-71-71=214 | ||
| T6 | Sophie Gustafson | 72-72-71=215 | +2 |
| Pat Hurst | 69-71-75=215 | ||
| T8 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 71-71-74=216 | +3 |
| Jee Young Lee | 71-75-70=216 | ||
| T10 | Se Ri Pak | 69-74-74=217 | +4 |
| Jane Park (a) | 69-73-75=217 |
Final round
Sunday, July 2, 2006 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 |
| Sörenstam | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | E | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | −1 | E | E |
| Hurst | +1 | E | E | +1 | E | E | E | −1 | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | E | E |
| Pak | +4 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Prammanasudh | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Wie | E | E | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Inkster | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 |
| Lincicome | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +6 | +7 | +7 | +7 |
| 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
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Sörenstam | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 |
| Hurst | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 |
Birdie Bogey Double bogey