2006 U.S. Women's Open

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.

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
Annika Sörenstam
284 (E), playoff
Newport 
Location in the United States
Newport
Location in 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
Main article: Newport Country Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5322984051371804263594404363,2134803633402114493865491854403,4036,616
Par544334444355443445343671

Source:[6]

Round summaries

First round

Friday, June 30, 2006

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Pat Hurst69−2
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 Ahn71E
Brandie Burton
Silvia Cavalleri
Paula Creamer
Jee Young Lee
Lorena Ochoa
Kim Saiki

Source:[7]

Second round

Saturday, July 1, 2006

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Pat Hurst69-71=140−2
Annika Sörenstam69-71=140
T3 Shi Hyun Ahn71-71=142E
Jane Park (a)69-73=142
Michelle Wie70-72=142
T6 Paula Creamer71-72=143+1
Juli Inkster73-70=143
Jeong Jang72-71=143
Se Ri Pak69-74=143
Stacy Prammanasudh72-71=143

Source:[8]

Third round

Sunday, July 2, 2006 (morning)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Brittany Lincicome72-72-69=213E
Annika Sörenstam69-71-73=213
Michelle Wie70-72-71=213
T4 Juli Inkster73-70-71=214+1
Stacy Prammanasudh72-71-71=214
T6 Sophie Gustafson72-72-71=215+2
Pat Hurst69-71-75=215
T8 Shi Hyun Ahn71-71-74=216+3
Jee Young Lee71-75-70=216
T10 Se Ri Pak69-74-74=217+4
Jane Park (a)69-73-75=217

Final round

Sunday, July 2, 2006 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1 Annika Sörenstam69-71-73-71=284EPlayoff
Pat Hurst69-71-75-69=284
T3 Se Ri Pak69-74-74-69=286+2156,038
Stacy Prammanasudh72-71-71-72=286
Michelle Wie70-72-71-73=286
6 Juli Inkster73-70-71-73=287+3103,575
7 Brittany Lincicome72-72-69-78=291+793,026
T8 Rachel Hetherington74-72-73-73=292+882,460
Shi Hyun Ahn71-71-74-76=292
T10 Amanda Blumenherst (a)70-77-73-73=293+90
Jane Park (a)69-73-75-76=293
Young Kim75-69-75-74=29366,174
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc72-73-73-75=293
Jee Young Lee71-75-70-77=293
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
Sörenstam−1−2−2−2−2−2E+1+2+1+1+1+1E−1−1EE
Hurst+1EE+1EEE−1EE+1+1+1EEEEE
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
WieEEEEE+1+1+1+2+2+2+3+2+2+2+2+2+2
InksterEEEEEEEE+1+1+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3
LincicomeEE+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

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Annika Sörenstam34-36=70−1560,000
2 Pat Hurst39-35=74+3335,000

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par544334444544344534
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

Source:[10][11]

References
  1. "Fog plagues U.S. Women's Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 30, 2006. p. C2.
  2. Ferguson, Doug (July 4, 2006). "Sorenstam wins in major fashion". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. B1.
  3. 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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