2006 Women's British Open

April 2022 September 2026 2006 Women's British Open SorenstamBrit2006b.JPG Annika Sörenstam and caddy Terry McNamara on the 4th tee during the Pro-Am Lancashire, England Royal Lytham & St AnnesGolf Club 3–6 August 2006 Ladies' Golf Union LPGA TourLadies European Tour 72 6480 yd 0http://info.lgu.org/tic/tmcrsts.cgi?tourn=WWBO~cardlink=Y~~season=2006~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=Y~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ Ladies Golf Union Course Statistics: 2006 Ricoh Women's British Open 6 August 2006 19 July 2013 September 2026 medicmedic 150 players, 72 after cut 151 (+7) $1,800,000€1,384,186 $305,440€234,880 USA Sherri Steinhauer 281 (−7) 2005 2007 UK England 1 Lytham &St Annes 53.7495 -3.0180 Location in England 240 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.https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=2541372 ESPN Associated Press Steinhauer wins British at Lytham for second time 6 August 2006 19 July 2013 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 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal Yards1984014103711704925423891563,1293344871603404184643434193863,3516,480Par344435543354534454443772 Source: Previous length of the course for the Women's British Open (since 2001): 2003: 6308 yd, par 72 Round summaries First round Thursday, 3 August 2006 Place Player Score To par1 USA Juli Inkster66−6T2 ITA Silvia Cavalleri69−3 SWE Maria HjorthT4 USA Allison Hanna70−2 FRA Gwladys Nocera SWE Nina ReisT7 JPN Chieko Amanuma71−1 SUI Nora Angehrn PAR Julieta Granada AUS Rachel Hetherington USA Cristie Kerr USA Christina Kim JPN Ai Miyazato USA Wendy Ward AUS Lindsey Wright Second round Friday, 4 August 2006 Place Player Score To par1 USA Juli Inkster66-72=138−62 ITA Silvia Cavalleri69-72=141−3T3 CAN Lorie Kane73-69=142−2 USA Candie Kung72-70=142 ENG Karen Stupples73-69=142 AUS Lindsey Wright71-71=142T7 KOR Chung Il-mi72-71=143−1 USA Paula Creamer72-71=143 SWE Sophie Gustafson76-67=143 FRA Gwladys Nocera70-73=143 SWE Annika Sörenstam72-71=143 USA Sherri Steinhauer73-70=143 Amateurs: Mozo (+3), Yang (+6), Simon (+8), Schaeffer (+11), MacRae (+18). Third round Saturday, 5 August 2006 Place Player Score To par1 USA Sherri Steinhauer73-70-66=209−7T2 SWE Sophie Gustafson76-67-69=212−4 USA Juli Inkster66-72-74=212 MEX Lorena Ochoa74-73-65=212 ENG Karen Stupples73-69-70=212T6 USA Natalie Gulbis72-74-67=213−3 USA Cristie Kerr71-76-66=213 USA Candie Kung72-70-71=213T9 USA Beth Daniel73-71-70=214−2 PAR Julieta Granada71-73-70=214 FRA Gwladys Nocera70-73-71=214 Final round Sunday, 6 August 2006 Place Player Score To par Money ($)1 USA Sherri Steinhauer73-70-66-72=281−7305,440T2 SWE Sophie Gustafson76-67-69-72=284−4162,265 USA Cristie Kerr71-76-66-71=284T4 USA Juli Inkster66-72-74-73=285−395,450 MEX Lorena Ochoa74-73-65-73=285T6 USA Beth Daniel73-71-70-72=286−270,633 CAN Lorie Kane73-69-74-70=2868 PRY Julieta Granada71-73-70-73=287−161,0889 JPN Ai Miyazato71-75-75-67=288E55,361T10 KOR Hee-Won Han80-71-69-70=290+240,566 FRA Karine Icher72-73-71-74=290 KOR Kim Joo-mi73-73-73-71=290 USA Candie Kung72-70-71-77=290 SWE Nina Reis70-76-69-75=290 ENG Karen Stupples73-69-70-78=290 Amateurs: Yang (+13), Mozo (+19) Source:Golf Channel https://www.golfchannel.com/tours/lpga/2006/weetabix-womens-british-open/ Weetabix Women's British Open October 26, 2018 References External links Ladies European Tour: 2006 Weetabix Women's British Open results LPGA: 2006 Women's British Open results 2006 53.7495 -3.0180 type:event title Category:Women's British Open Category:Golf tournaments in England British Open Women's British Open Women's British Open Category:2000s in Lancashire Category:Lytham St Annes Category:Sport in the Borough of Fylde