2006 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
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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.
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
.
Newport Country Club
Newport Country Club, founded in 1893, is a historic private golf club in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States that hosted both the first U.S. Amateur Championship and the first U.S...
in Newport
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
. 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
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer...
, the winner of an 18-hole playoff on Monday over Pat Hurst
Pat Hurst
Pat Hurst is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.Hurst's father is American and her mother is originally from Japan. She was born in San Leandro, California and raised in California.-Amateur career:...
, 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
Se Ri Pak
Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007.-Career overview:...
, Stacy Prammanasudh
Stacy Prammanasudh
Stacy Prammanasudh is a Thai American golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Stacy was born in Enid, Oklahoma to an American mother and a native Thai father who immigrated to the United States from Thailand...
, and Michelle Wie
Michelle Wie
Michelle Sung Wie is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie would also become the youngest winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the youngest to qualify for a LPGA Tour event...
. It was Sörenstam's third victory in the championship, the first in a decade after winning consecutive titles in 1995
1995 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
The 1995 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from July 13 to July 16 at Broadmoor Golf Club, East Course. It was the 50th edition of the U.S. Women's Open.This event was won by Annika Sörenstam.-Final leaderboard:-External links:**...
and 1996
1996 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
The 1996 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was contested from May 30 to June 2 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club. It was the 51st edition of the U.S. Women's Open.This event was won by Annika Sörenstam.-Final leaderboard:-External links:**...
. With the win, she went over $20 million in career earnings.
American collegians Amanda Blumenherst
Amanda Blumenherst
Amanda Blumenherst is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was a three-time National Player of the Year at Duke University and won the U.S. Women's Amateur title in 2008....
and Jane Park
Jane Park
Jane Park is an American professional golfer who plays on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour. Before turning professional, Park reached the finals of the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship and 2004 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, and won the 2004 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship....
were the low amateurs
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
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
2007 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
The 2007 U.S. Women's Open was played from June 28 to July 1 in 2007. It was won by Cristie Kerr by one stroke over Angela Park and Lorena Ochoa. The victory was the first major championship won by Kerr....
, and was first used in 2011
2011 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
The 2011 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship was the 66th U.S. Women's Open, and was played from July 7 to July 11, 2011 at The Broadmoor East Course in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was one of 13 national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association . The course is at an...
.
Course layout
| 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 |
Final leaderboard
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) | Playoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam Annika Sörenstam is a Swedish-American professional golfer whose achievements rank her as one of the most successful golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she won 90 international tournaments as a professional, making her the female golfer... |
69-71-73-71=284 | E | 560,000 | 34-36=70 (-1) | |
| 2 | Pat Hurst Pat Hurst Pat Hurst is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour.Hurst's father is American and her mother is originally from Japan. She was born in San Leandro, California and raised in California.-Amateur career:... |
69-71-75-69=284 | 335,000 | 39-35=74 (+3) | ||
| T3 | Se Ri Pak Se Ri Pak Pak Se Ri is a South Korean professional golfer, playing on the LPGA Tour. She was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in November 2007.-Career overview:... |
69-74-74-69=286 | +2 | 156,038 | ||
| Stacy Prammanasudh Stacy Prammanasudh Stacy Prammanasudh is a Thai American golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.-Amateur career:Stacy was born in Enid, Oklahoma to an American mother and a native Thai father who immigrated to the United States from Thailand... |
72-71-71-72=286 | |||||
| Michelle Wie Michelle Wie Michelle Sung Wie is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. Wie would also become the youngest winner of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links and the youngest to qualify for a LPGA Tour event... |
70-72-71-73=286 | |||||
| 6 | Juli Inkster Juli Inkster Juli Inkster is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 27 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $11 million in career earnings... |
73-70-71-73=287 | +3 | 103,575 | ||
| 7 | Brittany Lincicome Brittany Lincicome Brittany Grace Lincicome is an American professional golfer playing on the LPGA Tour. She currently resides in Seminole, Florida.... |
72-72-69-78=291 | +7 | 93,026 | ||
| T8 | Rachel Hetherington Rachel Hetherington Rachel Hetherington is an Australian professional golfer playing on the American LPGA Tour. Hetherington played under her married name, Rachel Teske, from 2001–2004.-Career overview:... |
74-72-73-73=292 | +8 | 82,460 | ||
| Shi Hyun Ahn Shi Hyun Ahn Shi-Hyun Ahn is a South Korean professional golfer.-Pro golf career:Ahn turned professional in 2002 and that year she topped the order of merit on the Apache Dream Tour after winning three times. In 2003 she won the CJ Nine Bridges Classic, an LPGA Tour sanctioned event in her home country... |
71-71-74-76=292 | |||||
| T10 | Amanda Blumenherst Amanda Blumenherst Amanda Blumenherst is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She was a three-time National Player of the Year at Duke University and won the U.S. Women's Amateur title in 2008.... (a) Amateur An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training.... |
70-77-73-73=293 | +9 | 0 | ||
| Jane Park Jane Park Jane Park is an American professional golfer who plays on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour. Before turning professional, Park reached the finals of the 2003 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship and 2004 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship, and won the 2004 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.... (a) Amateur An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training.... |
69-73-75-76=293 | |||||
| Jee Young Lee Jee Young Lee Jee Young Lee is a South Korean professional golfer now playing on the United States LPGA Tour.Born in Seoul, South Korea, Lee began playing golf at age 14 and turned professional in 2004, playing on the LPGA of Korea Tour. In 2005, as a member of the KLPGA, she won the CJ Nine Bridges Classic,... |
71-75-70-77=293 | 66,174 | ||||
| Patricia Meunier-Lebouc Patricia Meunier-Lebouc Patricia Meunier-Lebouc is a French professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. Her birth name was Meunier and she is married to Antoine Lebouc, a French professional golfer who played on the European Tour in the 1990s.-Amateur career:Meunier was born in Dijon,... |
72-73-73-75=293 | |||||
| Sophie Gustafson Sophie Gustafson Sophie Gustafson is a Swedish professional golfer. She is a member of U.S. based LPGA Tour and a life member of the Ladies European Tour. She has five LPGA and 21 international wins in her career... |
72-72-71-78=293 | |||||
| Young Kim | 75-69-75-74=293 |