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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
Sweden Annika Sörenstam
284 (E), playoff
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Location in the United States
Newport is located in Rhode Island
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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 edit

Main article: Newport Country Club
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 edit

First round edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Source:[2][3]

Scorecard edit

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 E −1 −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 +3 +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 edit

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 edit

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

Source:[10][11]

References edit

  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.

External links edit

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