# 2006 Women's British Open

The 2006 Women's British Open was held 3–6 August at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. It was the 30th edition of the Women's British Open, and the sixth as a major championship on the LPGA Tour.
Sherri Steinhauer, 43, won her second major title, three strokes ahead of runners-up Sophie Gustafson and Cristie Kerr. It was Steinhauer's third win at the Women's British Open, but the first since it was designated a major in 2001. The earlier wins were consecutive, in 1998 and 1999.
This was the final Women's British Open sponsored by Weetabix, which began its 20-year relationship with the event in 1987. It was replaced by Ricoh in 2007 at St. Andrews.

## 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 | 198 | 401 | 410 | 371 | 170 | 492 | 542 | 389 | 156 | 3,129 | 334 | 487 | 160 | 340 | 418 | 464 | 343 | 419 | 386 | 3,351 | 6,480 |
| Par | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 72 |
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Previous length of the course for the Women's British Open (since 2001):
* 2003: 6,308 yards (5,768 m), par 72

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, 3 August 2006
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Juli Inkster | 66 | −6 |
| T2 | Silvia Cavalleri | 69 | −3 |
| T2 | Maria Hjorth | 69 | −3 |
| T4 | Allison Hanna | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Gwladys Nocera | 70 | −2 |
| T4 | Nina Reis | 70 | −2 |
| T7 | Chieko Amanuma | 71 | −1 |
| T7 | Nora Angehrn | 71 | −1 |
| T7 | Julieta Granada | 71 | −1 |
| T7 | Rachel Hetherington | 71 | −1 |
| T7 | Cristie Kerr | 71 | −1 |
| T7 | Christina Kim | 71 | −1 |
| T7 | Ai Miyazato | 71 | −1 |
| T7 | Wendy Ward | 71 | −1 |
| T7 | Lindsey Wright | 71 | −1 |

### Second round

Friday, 4 August 2006
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Juli Inkster | 66-72=138 | −6 |
| 2 | Silvia Cavalleri | 69-72=141 | −3 |
| T3 | Lorie Kane | 73-69=142 | −2 |
| T3 | Candie Kung | 72-70=142 | −2 |
| T3 | Karen Stupples | 73-69=142 | −2 |
| T3 | Lindsey Wright | 71-71=142 | −2 |
| T7 | Chung Il-mi | 72-71=143 | −1 |
| T7 | Paula Creamer | 72-71=143 | −1 |
| T7 | Sophie Gustafson | 76-67=143 | −1 |
| T7 | Gwladys Nocera | 70-73=143 | −1 |
| T7 | Annika Sörenstam | 72-71=143 | −1 |
| T7 | Sherri Steinhauer | 73-70=143 | −1 |
Amateurs: Mozo (+3), Yang (+6), Simon (+8), Schaeffer (+11), MacRae (+18).

### Third round

Saturday, 5 August 2006
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Sherri Steinhauer | 73-70-66=209 | −7 |
| T2 | Sophie Gustafson | 76-67-69=212 | −4 |
| T2 | Juli Inkster | 66-72-74=212 | −4 |
| T2 | Lorena Ochoa | 74-73-65=212 | −4 |
| T2 | Karen Stupples | 73-69-70=212 | −4 |
| T6 | Natalie Gulbis | 72-74-67=213 | −3 |
| T6 | Cristie Kerr | 71-76-66=213 | −3 |
| T6 | Candie Kung | 72-70-71=213 | −3 |
| T9 | Beth Daniel | 73-71-70=214 | −2 |
| T9 | Julieta Granada | 71-73-70=214 | −2 |
| T9 | Gwladys Nocera | 70-73-71=214 | −2 |

### Final round

Sunday, 6 August 2006
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Sherri Steinhauer | 73-70-66-72=281 | −7 | 305,440 |
| T2 | Sophie Gustafson | 76-67-69-72=284 | −4 | 162,265 |
| T2 | Cristie Kerr | 71-76-66-71=284 | −4 | 162,265 |
| T4 | Juli Inkster | 66-72-74-73=285 | −3 | 95,450 |
| T4 | Lorena Ochoa | 74-73-65-73=285 | −3 | 95,450 |
| T6 | Beth Daniel | 73-71-70-72=286 | −2 | 70,633 |
| T6 | Lorie Kane | 73-69-74-70=286 | −2 | 70,633 |
| 8 | Julieta Granada | 71-73-70-73=287 | −1 | 61,088 |
| 9 | Ai Miyazato | 71-75-75-67=288 | E | 55,361 |
| T10 | Hee-Won Han | 80-71-69-70=290 | +2 | 40,566 |
| T10 | Karine Icher | 72-73-71-74=290 | +2 | 40,566 |
| T10 | Kim Joo-mi | 73-73-73-71=290 | +2 | 40,566 |
| T10 | Candie Kung | 72-70-71-77=290 | +2 | 40,566 |
| T10 | Nina Reis | 70-76-69-75=290 | +2 | 40,566 |
| T10 | Karen Stupples | 73-69-70-78=290 | +2 | 40,566 |
Amateurs: Yang (+13), Mozo (+19)
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