# 2006 U.S. Women's Open

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, 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, 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, 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.

## 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 | 180 | 426 | 359 | 440 | 436 | 3,213 | 480 | 363 | 340 | 211 | 449 | 386 | 549 | 185 | 440 | 3,403 | 6,616 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
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## Round summaries
### First round

Friday, June 30, 2006
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Pat Hurst | 69 | −2 |
| T1 | Jane Park (a) | 69 | −2 |
| T1 | Se Ri Pak | 69 | −2 |
| T1 | Annika Sörenstam | 69 | −2 |
| T5 | Amanda Blumenherst (a) | 70 | −1 |
| T5 | Becky Morgan | 70 | −1 |
| T5 | Park Hee-jung | 70 | −1 |
| T5 | Michelle Wie | 70 | −1 |
| T5 | Yim Sung-ah | 70 | −1 |
| T10 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 71 | E |
| T10 | Brandie Burton | 71 | E |
| T10 | Silvia Cavalleri | 71 | E |
| T10 | Paula Creamer | 71 | E |
| T10 | Jee Young Lee | 71 | E |
| T10 | Lorena Ochoa | 71 | E |
| T10 | Kim Saiki | 71 | E |
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### Second round

Saturday, July 1, 2006
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Pat Hurst | 69-71=140 | −2 |
| T1 | Annika Sörenstam | 69-71=140 | −2 |
| T3 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 71-71=142 | E |
| T3 | Jane Park (a) | 69-73=142 | E |
| T3 | Michelle Wie | 70-72=142 | E |
| T6 | Paula Creamer | 71-72=143 | +1 |
| T6 | Juli Inkster | 73-70=143 | +1 |
| T6 | Jeong Jang | 72-71=143 | +1 |
| T6 | Se Ri Pak | 69-74=143 | +1 |
| T6 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 72-71=143 | +1 |
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### Third round

Sunday, July 2, 2006 (morning)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Brittany Lincicome | 72-72-69=213 | E |
| T1 | Annika Sörenstam | 69-71-73=213 | E |
| T1 | Michelle Wie | 70-72-71=213 | E |
| T4 | Juli Inkster | 73-70-71=214 | +1 |
| T4 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 72-71-71=214 | +1 |
| T6 | Sophie Gustafson | 72-72-71=215 | +2 |
| T6 | Pat Hurst | 69-71-75=215 | +2 |
| T8 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 71-71-74=216 | +3 |
| T8 | Jee Young Lee | 71-75-70=216 | +3 |
| T10 | Se Ri Pak | 69-74-74=217 | +4 |
| T10 | Jane Park (a) | 69-73-75=217 | +4 |

### Final round

Sunday, July 2, 2006 (afternoon)
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| T1 | Annika Sörenstam | 69-71-73-71=284 | E | Playoff |
| T1 | Pat Hurst | 69-71-75-69=284 | E | Playoff |
| T3 | Se Ri Pak | 69-74-74-69=286 | +2 | 156,038 |
| T3 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 72-71-71-72=286 | +2 | 156,038 |
| T3 | Michelle Wie | 70-72-71-73=286 | +2 | 156,038 |
| 6 | Juli Inkster | 73-70-71-73=287 | +3 | 103,575 |
| 7 | Brittany Lincicome | 72-72-69-78=291 | +7 | 93,026 |
| T8 | Rachel Hetherington | 74-72-73-73=292 | +8 | 82,460 |
| T8 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 71-71-74-76=292 | +8 | 82,460 |
| T10 | Amanda Blumenherst (a) | 70-77-73-73=293 | +9 | 0 |
| T10 | Jane Park (a) | 69-73-75-76=293 | +9 | 0 |
| T10 | Young Kim | 75-69-75-74=293 | +9 | 66,174 |
| T10 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 72-73-73-75=293 | +9 | 66,174 |
| T10 | Jee Young Lee | 71-75-70-77=293 | +9 | 66,174 |
| T10 | Sophie Gustafson | 72-72-71-78=293 | +9 | 66,174 |
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#### Scorecard

| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Sörenstam | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | E | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | −1 | −1 | E | E |
| Hurst | +1 | E | E | +1 | E | E | E | −1 | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | E | E |
| 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 | E | E | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 |
| Inkster | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 |
| Lincicome | E | E | +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
    Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey+
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### Playoff

Monday, July 3, 2006
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Annika Sörenstam | 34-36=70 | −1 | 560,000 |
| 2 | Pat Hurst | 39-35=74 | +3 | 335,000 |

#### Scorecard

| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 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 |
    Birdie Bogey Double bogey
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