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2006 Women's British Open

Field	Value
name	2006 Women's British Open
image	SorenstamBrit2006b.JPG
caption	Annika Sörenstam and caddy Terry McNamara on the 4th tee during the Pro-Am
location	Lancashire, England
course	Royal Lytham & St Annes
Golf Club
dates	3–6 August 2006
org	Ladies' Golf Union
tour	LPGA Tour
Ladies European Tour
par	72
yardage	6480 yd
field	150 players, 72 after cut
cut	151 (+7)
purse	$1,800,000
€1,384,186
winners_share	$305,440
€234,880
champion	USA Sherri Steinhauer
score	281 (−7)
previous	[2005](2005-women-s-british-open)
next	[2007](2007-women-s-british-open)

Golf Club](royal-lytham-st-annes-golf-club) Ladies European Tour €1,384,186 €234,880 |UK England St Annes 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. 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

Main article: Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	198	401	410	371	170	492	542	389	156	3,129	334	487	160	340	418	464	343	419	386	3,351	6,480
Par	3	4	4	4	3	5	5	4	3	35	4	5	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	37	72

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 par
1	USA Juli Inkster	66	−6
T2	ITA Silvia Cavalleri	69	−3
SWE Maria Hjorth
T4	USA Allison Hanna	70	−2
FRA Gwladys Nocera
SWE Nina Reis
T7	JPN Chieko Amanuma	71	−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 par
1	USA Juli Inkster	66-72=138	−6
2	ITA Silvia Cavalleri	69-72=141	−3
T3	CAN Lorie Kane	73-69=142	−2
USA Candie Kung	72-70=142
ENG Karen Stupples	73-69=142
AUS Lindsey Wright	71-71=142
T7	KOR Chung Il-mi	72-71=143	−1
USA Paula Creamer	72-71=143
SWE Sophie Gustafson	76-67=143
FRA Gwladys Nocera	70-73=143
SWE Annika Sörenstam	72-71=143
USA Sherri Steinhauer	73-70=143

Amateurs: Mozo (+3), Yang (+6), Simon (+8), Schaeffer (+11), MacRae (+18).

Third round

Saturday, 5 August 2006

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Sherri Steinhauer	73-70-66=209	−7
T2	SWE Sophie Gustafson	76-67-69=212	−4
USA Juli Inkster	66-72-74=212
MEX Lorena Ochoa	74-73-65=212
ENG Karen Stupples	73-69-70=212
T6	USA Natalie Gulbis	72-74-67=213	−3
USA Cristie Kerr	71-76-66=213
USA Candie Kung	72-70-71=213
T9	USA Beth Daniel	73-71-70=214	−2
PAR Julieta Granada	71-73-70=214
FRA Gwladys Nocera	70-73-71=214

Final round

Sunday, 6 August 2006

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	USA Sherri Steinhauer	73-70-66-72=281	−7
T2	SWE Sophie Gustafson	76-67-69-72=284	−4
USA Cristie Kerr	71-76-66-71=284
T4	USA Juli Inkster	66-72-74-73=285	−3
MEX Lorena Ochoa	74-73-65-73=285
T6	USA Beth Daniel	73-71-70-72=286	−2
CAN Lorie Kane	73-69-74-70=286
8	PRY Julieta Granada	71-73-70-73=287	−1
9	JPN Ai Miyazato	71-75-75-67=288	E
T10	KOR Hee-Won Han	80-71-69-70=290	+2
FRA Karine Icher	72-73-71-74=290
KOR Kim Joo-mi	73-73-73-71=290
USA Candie Kung	72-70-71-77=290
SWE Nina Reis	70-76-69-75=290
ENG Karen Stupples	73-69-70-78=290

Amateurs: Yang (+13), Mozo (+19)

Source:{{cite web |publisher=Golf Channel|url=https://www.golfchannel.com/tours/lpga/2006/weetabix-womens-british-open/ |title= Weetabix Women's British Open |accessdate=October 26, 2018}}

References

(6 August 2006). "Course Statistics: 2006 Ricoh Women's British Open". Ladies Golf Union.
(6 August 2006). "Steinhauer wins British at Lytham for second time". ESPN.

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