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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 30 – July 3, 2006 |
| Location | Newport, Rhode Island |
| Course(s) | Newport Country Club |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | LPGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,616 yards (6,050 m) |
| Field | 155 players, 68 after cut |
| Cut | 150 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $3.1 million |
| Winner's share | $560,000 |
| Champion | |
 Annika Sörenstam | |
| 284 (E), playoff | |
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, 70 to 74.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5]
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.
- ^ "Fog plagues U.S. Women's Open". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 30, 2006. p. C2.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (July 4, 2006). "Sorenstam wins in major fashion". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. B1.
- ^ Ferguson, Doug (July 3, 2006). "It's not over yet: Sorenstam, Hurst face 18-hole playoff". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. d1.
- ^ "U.S. Women's Open - History – 2006". Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ^ "LPGA – 2006 U.S. Women's Open – final round wrap-up". Retrieved August 1, 2011.