2006 U.S. Women's Open Explained

2006 U.S. Women's Open
Dates:June 30 – July 3, 2006
Location:Newport, Rhode Island
Course:Newport Country Club
Org:USGA
Tour:LPGA Tour
Par:71
Field:155 players, 68 after cut
Cut:150 (+8)
Purse:$3.1 million
Winners Share:$560,000
Champion: Annika Sörenstam
Score:284 (E), playoff
Previous:2005
Next:2007

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.

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, 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.[2] 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.[3] [4]

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

See main article: article and Newport Country Club.

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5322984051371804263594404363,2134803633402114493865491854403,4036,616
Par544334444355443445343671
Source:[5]

Round summaries

First round

Friday, June 30, 2006

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
align=center rowspan=4T1 Pat Hurstalign=center rowspan=469 align=center rowspan=4−2
Jane Park (a)
Se Ri Pak
Annika Sörenstam
align=center rowspan=5T5 Amanda Blumenherst (a)align=center rowspan=570 align=center rowspan=5−1
Becky Morgan
Park Hee-jung
Michelle Wie
Yim Sung-ah
align=center rowspan=7T10 Shi Hyun Ahnalign=center rowspan=771align=center rowspan=7E
Brandie Burton
Silvia Cavalleri
Paula Creamer
Lorena Ochoa
Kim Saiki
Source:[6]

Second round

Saturday, July 1, 2006

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
align=center rowspan=2T1 Pat Hurst69-71=140 align=center rowspan=2−2
Annika Sörenstam69-71=140
align=center rowspan=3T3 Shi Hyun Ahn71-71=142align=center rowspan=3E
Jane Park (a)69-73=142
Michelle Wie70-72=142
align=center rowspan=5T671-72=143 align=center rowspan=5+1
73-70=143
72-71=143
Se Ri Pak69-74=143
Stacy Prammanasudh72-71=143
Source:[7]

Third round

Sunday, July 2, 2006 (morning)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
align=center rowspan=3T172-72-69=213 align=center rowspan=3E
Annika Sörenstam69-71-73=213
Michelle Wie70-72-71=213
align=center rowspan=2T473-70-71=214 align=center rowspan=2+1
Stacy Prammanasudh72-71-71=214
align=center rowspan=2T6 72-72-71=215 align=center rowspan=2+2
Pat Hurst69-71-75=215
align=center rowspan=2T8 Shi Hyun Ahn71-71-74=216align=center rowspan=2+3
Jee Young Lee71-75-70=216
align=center rowspan=2T10 Se Ri Pak69-74-74=217align=center rowspan=2+4
Jane Park (a)69-73-75=217

Final round

Sunday, July 2, 2006 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
align=center rowspan=2T1 Annika Sörenstam69-71-73-71=284align=center rowspan=2E Playoff
Pat Hurst69-71-75-69=284
align=center rowspan=3T3 Se Ri Pak69-74-74-69=286align=center rowspan=3+2align=center rowspan=3156,038
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
align=center rowspan=2T8 Rachel Hetherington74-72-73-73=292align=center rowspan=2+8align=center rowspan=282,460
Shi Hyun Ahn71-71-74-76=292
align=center rowspan=6T10 Amanda Blumenherst (a)70-77-73-73=293align=center rowspan=6+9align=center rowspan=20
Jane Park (a)69-73-75-76=293
Young Kim75-69-75-74=293align=center rowspan=466,174
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc72-73-73-75=293
Jee Young Lee71-75-70-77=293
Sophie Gustafson72-72-71-78=293
[2]

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
Wie EEEEE+1+1+1+2+2+2+3+2+2+2+2+2+2
Inkster EEEEEEEE+1+1+2+2+2+2+2+3+3+3
Lincicome EE+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
Double EagleEagle-->BirdieBogeyDouble bogeyTriple bogey+
Source:[8]

Playoff

Monday, July 3, 2006

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Annika Sörenstam 34-36=70 −1560,000
2 39-35=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
BirdieBogeyDouble bogey
Source:[9] [10]

External links

41.462°N -71.347°W

Notes and References

  1. News: Fog plagues U.S. Women's Open . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . June 30, 2006 . C2 .
  2. News: It's not over yet: Sorenstam, Hurst face 18-hole playoff . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . Ferguson . Doug . July 3, 2006 . d1.
  3. Web site: U.S. Women's Open - History – 2006 . August 1, 2011.
  4. Web site: LPGA – 2006 U.S. Women's Open – final round wrap-up . August 1, 2011.
  5. Web site: LPGA – 2006 U.S. Women's Open – pre-tournament fact sheet . August 1, 2011.
  6. News: Sorenstam among pace-setters . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated erss . July 1, 2006 . B5.
  7. News: Sorenstam shares lead heading into big day. Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . July 2, 2006 . D7 .
  8. Web site: 2006 U.S. Women's Open Championship: Real-time scoring . USGA . 2006 . July 6, 2015.
  9. Web site: 2006 U.S. Women's Open playoff – Hole by hole – 2006 . ESPN . August 1, 2011.
  10. Web site: 2006 U.S. Women's Open - playoff scorecard . USGA . August 1, 2011.

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