2006 U.S. Women's Open

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2006 U.S. Women's Open
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Tournament information
DatesJune 30 – July 3, 2006
Location Newport, Rhode Island
Course(s) Newport Country Club
Organized by USGA
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
Flag of Sweden.svg Annika Sörenstam
284 (E), playoff
  2005
2007  
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Newport 
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Newport

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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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

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1 Pat Hurst Flag of the United States.svg  United States 69−2
Jane Park (a) Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Se Ri Pak Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Annika Sörenstam Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
T5 Amanda Blumenherst (a)Flag of the United States.svg  United States 70−1
Becky Morgan Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Park Hee-jung Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Michelle Wie Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Yim Sung-ah Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
T10 Shi Hyun Ahn Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 71E
Brandie Burton Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silvia Cavalleri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Paula Creamer Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Jee Young Lee Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Lorena Ochoa Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Kim Saiki Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Source: [7]

Second round

Saturday, July 1, 2006

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

Source: [8]

Third round

Sunday, July 2, 2006 (morning)

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

Final round

Sunday, July 2, 2006 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1 Annika Sörenstam Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 69-71-73-71=284EPlayoff
Pat Hurst Flag of the United States.svg  United States 69-71-75-69=284
T3 Se Ri Pak Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 69-74-74-69=286+2156,038
Stacy Prammanasudh Flag of the United States.svg  United States 72-71-71-72=286
Michelle Wie Flag of the United States.svg  United States 70-72-71-73=286
6 Juli Inkster Flag of the United States.svg  United States 73-70-71-73=287+3103,575
7 Brittany Lincicome Flag of the United States.svg  United States 72-72-69-78=291+793,026
T8 Rachel Hetherington Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 74-72-73-73=292+882,460
Shi Hyun Ahn Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 71-71-74-76=292
T10 Amanda Blumenherst (a) Flag of the United States.svg  United States 70-77-73-73=293+90
Jane Park (a) Flag of the United States.svg  United States 69-73-75-76=293
Young Kim Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 75-69-75-74=29366,174
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc Flag of France.svg  France 72-73-73-75=293
Jee Young Lee Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 71-75-70-77=293
Sophie Gustafson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 72-72-71-78=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
Flag of Sweden.svg Sörenstam−1−2−2−2−2−2E+1+2+1+1+1+1E−1−1EE
Flag of the United States.svg Hurst+1EE+1EEE−1EE+1+1+1EEEEE
Flag of South Korea.svg Pak+4+3+3+4+4+3+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+3+2+2+2
Flag of the United States.svg Prammanasudh+1+1+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+3+2+2+2+2+2+2+2
Flag of the United States.svg WieEEEEE+1+1+1+2+2+2+3+2+2+2+2+2+2
Flag of the United States.svg InksterEEEEEEEE+1+1+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3
Flag of the United States.svg LincicomeEE+1+1+1+1+3+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+6+7+7+7
Flag of Sweden.svg 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

BirdieBogeyDouble bogeyTriple bogey+

Source: [9]

Playoff

Monday, July 3, 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Annika Sörenstam Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 34-36=70−1560,000
2 Pat Hurst Flag of the United States.svg  United States 39-35=74+3335,000

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par544334444544344534
Flag of Sweden.svg Sörenstam−1−1−2−2−2−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−1−1−1−1−1−1
Flag of the United States.svg Hurst+1+1+1+1+1+3+3+3+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+3
BirdieBogeyDouble bogey

Source: [10] [11]

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Coordinates: 41°27′43″N71°20′49″W / 41.462°N 71.347°W / 41.462; -71.347