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.

2006 Women's British Open
Tournament information
Dates3–6 August 2006
LocationLancashire, England
Course(s)Royal Lytham & St Annes
Golf Club
Organized byLadies' Golf Union
Tour(s)LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,480 yards (5,925 m)[1]
Field150 players, 72 after cut
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$1,800,000
1,384,186
Winner's share$305,440
€234,880
Champion
Sherri Steinhauer
281 (−7)
Lytham &
St Annes
Location in England

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.[2] 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.

Field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Karen Stupples England200473697078290+2T10
Jeong Jang South Korea200578736875294+6T26
Annika Sörenstam Sweden200372717379295+7T31

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Karrie Webb Australia20027682158+14
Se Ri Pak South Korea200178WD

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards1984014103711704925423891563,1293344871603404184643434193863,3516,480
Par344435543354534454443772

Source:[1]

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

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Juli Inkster United States66−6
T2Silvia Cavalleri Italy69−3
Maria Hjorth Sweden
T4Allison Hanna United States70−2
Gwladys Nocera France
Nina Reis Sweden
T7Chieko Amanuma Japan71−1
Nora Angehrn  Switzerland
Julieta Granada Paraguay
Rachel Hetherington Australia
Cristie Kerr United States
Christina Kim United States
Ai Miyazato Japan
Wendy Ward United States
Lindsey Wright Australia

Second round

Friday, 4 August 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Juli Inkster United States66-72=138−6
2Silvia Cavalleri Italy69-72=141−3
T3Lorie Kane Canada73-69=142−2
Candie Kung United States72-70=142
Karen Stupples England73-69=142
Lindsey Wright Australia71-71=142
T7Chung Il-mi South Korea72-71=143−1
Paula Creamer United States72-71=143
Sophie Gustafson Sweden76-67=143
Gwladys Nocera France70-73=143
Annika Sörenstam Sweden72-71=143
Sherri Steinhauer United States73-70=143

Third round

Saturday, 5 August 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Sherri Steinhauer United States73-70-66=209−7
T2Sophie Gustafson Sweden76-67-69=212−4
Juli Inkster United States66-72-74=212
Lorena Ochoa Mexico74-73-65=212
Karen Stupples England73-69-70=212
T6Natalie Gulbis United States72-74-67=213−3
Cristie Kerr United States71-76-66=213
Candie Kung United States72-70-71=213
T9Beth Daniel United States73-71-70=214−2
Julieta Granada Paraguay71-73-70=214
Gwladys Nocera France70-73-71=214

Final round

Sunday, 6 August 2006

PlacePlayerNationScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Sherri Steinhauer United States73-70-66-72=281−7305,440
T2Sophie Gustafson Sweden76-67-69-72=284−4162,265
Cristie Kerr United States71-76-66-71=284
T4Juli Inkster United States66-72-74-73=285−395,450
Lorena Ochoa Mexico74-73-65-73=285
T6Beth Daniel United States73-71-70-72=286−270,633
Lorie Kane Canada73-69-74-70=286
8Julieta Granada Paraguay71-73-70-73=287−161,088
9Ai Miyazato Japan71-75-75-67=288E55,361
T10Hee-Won Han South Korea80-71-69-70=290+240,566
Karine Icher France72-73-71-74=290
Kim Joo-mi South Korea73-73-73-71=290
Candie Kung United States72-70-71-77=290
Nina Reis Sweden70-76-69-75=290
Karen Stupples England73-69-70-78=290

Source:[3]

References

  1. "Course Statistics: 2006 Ricoh Women's British Open". Ladies Golf Union. 6 August 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. "Steinhauer wins British at Lytham for second time". ESPN. Associated Press. 6 August 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. "Weetabix Women's British Open". Golf Channel. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

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