The 2006 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from June 30 to July 4 at Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island. It was the 61st edition of the U.S. Women's Open.
This event was delayed by rain 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 a score of 70 to 74. 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. It was Sörenstam's third victory in the championship, the first in a decade after winning consecutive titles in 1995 and 1996. With the win, she went over $20 million in career earnings.[1][2]
American collegians Amanda Blumenherst and Jane Park were the low amateurs and finished tied for tenth. This was the final full-round playoff in the U.S. Women's Open; it was changed to a three-hole aggregate format for 2007, and was first used in 2011.
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| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 532 | 298 | 405 | 137 | 158 180 |
426 | 359 | 440 | 436 | 3,191 3,213 |
480 | 363 | 340 | 181 211 |
449 | 386 | 549 | 185 | 440 | 3,373 3,403 |
6,564 6,616 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) | Playoff [4][5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | 69-71-73-71=284 | E | 560,000 | 34-36=70 (-1) |
| 2 | Pat Hurst | United States | 69-71-75-69=284 | 335,000 | 39-35=74 (+3) | |
| T3 | Se Ri Pak | South Korea | 69-74-74-69=286 | +2 | 156,038 | |
| Stacy Prammanasudh | United States | 72-71-71-72=286 | ||||
| Michelle Wie | United States | 70-72-71-73=286 | ||||
| 6 | Juli Inkster | United States | 73-70-71-73=287 | +3 | 103,575 | |
| 7 | Brittany Lincicome | United States | 72-72-69-78=291 | +7 | 93,026 | |
| T8 | Rachel Hetherington | Australia | 74-72-73-73=292 | +8 | 82,460 | |
| Shi Hyun Ahn | South Korea | 71-71-74-76=292 | ||||
| T10 | Amanda Blumenherst (a) | United States | 70-77-73-73=293 | +9 | 0 | |
| Jane Park (a) | United States | 69-73-75-76=293 | ||||
| Jee Young Lee | South Korea | 71-75-70-77=293 | 66,174 | |||
| Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | France | 72-73-73-75=293 | ||||
| Sophie Gustafson | Sweden | 72-72-71-78=293 | ||||
| Young Kim | South Korea | 75-69-75-74=293 |
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