2006 US Women's Open pin flag Newport Country Club Annika Sörenstam lpga sweden

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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.