2006 U.S. Women's Open


The 2006 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship 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, 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, The two had finished at even par after 72 holes on Sunday, two strokes ahead of Se Ri Pak, Stacy Prammanasudh, and Michelle Wie. 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.
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.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5322984051371804263594404363,2134803633402114493865491854403,4036,616
Par544334444355443445343671

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Round summaries

First round

Friday, June 30, 2006
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Pat Hurst69−2
T1Jane Park 69−2
T1Se Ri Pak69−2
T1Annika Sörenstam69−2
T5Amanda Blumenherst 70−1
T5Becky Morgan70−1
T5Park Hee-jung70−1
T5Michelle Wie70−1
T5Yim Sung-ah70−1
T10Shi Hyun Ahn71E
T10Brandie Burton71E
T10Silvia Cavalleri71E
T10Paula Creamer71E
T10Jee Young Lee71E
T10Lorena Ochoa71E
T10Kim Saiki71E

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Second round

Saturday, July 1, 2006
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Pat Hurst69-71=140−2
T1Annika Sörenstam69-71=140−2
T3Shi Hyun Ahn71-71=142E
T3Jane Park 69-73=142E
T3Michelle Wie70-72=142E
T6Paula Creamer71-72=143+1
T6Juli Inkster73-70=143+1
T6Jeong Jang72-71=143+1
T6Se Ri Pak69-74=143+1
T6Stacy Prammanasudh72-71=143+1

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Third round

Sunday, July 2, 2006
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Brittany Lincicome72-72-69=213E
T1Annika Sörenstam69-71-73=213E
T1Michelle Wie70-72-71=213E
T4Juli Inkster73-70-71=214+1
T4Stacy Prammanasudh72-71-71=214+1
T6Sophie Gustafson72-72-71=215+2
T6Pat Hurst69-71-75=215+2
T8Shi Hyun Ahn71-71-74=216+3
T8Jee Young Lee71-75-70=216+3
T10Se Ri Pak69-74-74=217+4
T10Jane Park 69-73-75=217+4

Final round

Sunday, July 2, 2006
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
T1Annika Sörenstam69-71-73-71=284EPlayoff
T1Pat Hurst69-71-75-69=284EPlayoff
T3Se Ri Pak69-74-74-69=286+2156,038
T3Stacy Prammanasudh72-71-71-72=286+2156,038
T3Michelle Wie70-72-71-73=286+2156,038
6Juli Inkster73-70-71-73=287+3103,575
7Brittany Lincicome72-72-69-78=291+793,026
T8Rachel Hetherington74-72-73-73=292+882,460
T8Shi Hyun Ahn71-71-74-76=292+882,460
T10Amanda Blumenherst 70-77-73-73=293+90
T10Jane Park 69-73-75-76=293+90
T10Young Kim75-69-75-74=293+966,174
T10Patricia Meunier-Lebouc72-73-73-75=293+966,174
T10Jee Young Lee71-75-70-77=293+966,174
T10Sophie Gustafson72-72-71-78=293+966,174

Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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Playoff

Monday, July 3, 2006
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Annika Sörenstam34-36=70−1560,000
2Pat Hurst39-35=74+3335,000

Scorecard

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