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

Annika Sörenstam and caddy Terry McNamara on the 4th tee during the Pro-Am
Tournament information
Dates	3–6 August 2006
Location	Lancashire, England
Course(s)	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Organized by	Ladies' Golf Union
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,480 yards (5,925 m)[1]
Field	150 players, 72 after cut
Cut	151 (+7)
Prize fund	$1,800,000 €1,384,186
Winner's share	$305,440 €234,880
Champion
Sherri Steinhauer
281 (−7)
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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.

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:^[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

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Juli Inkster	66	−6
T2	Silvia Cavalleri	69	−3
	Maria Hjorth
T4	Allison Hanna	70	−2
	Gwladys Nocera
	Nina Reis
T7	Chieko Amanuma	71	−1
	Nora Angehrn
	Julieta Granada
	Rachel Hetherington
	Cristie Kerr
	Christina Kim
	Ai Miyazato
	Wendy Ward
	Lindsey Wright

Second round

Friday, 4 August 2006

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Juli Inkster	66-72=138	−6
2	Silvia Cavalleri	69-72=141	−3
T3	Lorie Kane	73-69=142	−2
	Candie Kung	72-70=142
	Karen Stupples	73-69=142
	Lindsey Wright	71-71=142
T7	Chung Il-mi	72-71=143	−1
	Paula Creamer	72-71=143
	Sophie Gustafson	76-67=143
	Gwladys Nocera	70-73=143
	Annika Sörenstam	72-71=143
	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	Sherri Steinhauer	73-70-66=209	−7
T2	Sophie Gustafson	76-67-69=212	−4
	Juli Inkster	66-72-74=212
	Lorena Ochoa	74-73-65=212
	Karen Stupples	73-69-70=212
T6	Natalie Gulbis	72-74-67=213	−3
	Cristie Kerr	71-76-66=213
	Candie Kung	72-70-71=213
T9	Beth Daniel	73-71-70=214	−2
	Julieta Granada	71-73-70=214
	Gwladys Nocera	70-73-71=214

Final round

Sunday, 6 August 2006

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Sherri Steinhauer	73-70-66-72=281	−7	305,440
T2	Sophie Gustafson	76-67-69-72=284	−4	162,265
	Cristie Kerr	71-76-66-71=284
T4	Juli Inkster	66-72-74-73=285	−3	95,450
	Lorena Ochoa	74-73-65-73=285
T6	Beth Daniel	73-71-70-72=286	−2	70,633
	Lorie Kane	73-69-74-70=286
8	Julieta Granada	71-73-70-73=287	−1	61,088
9	Ai Miyazato	71-75-75-67=288	E	55,361
T10	Hee-Won Han	80-71-69-70=290	+2	40,566
	Karine Icher	72-73-71-74=290
	Kim Joo-mi	73-73-73-71=290
	Candie Kung	72-70-71-77=290
	Nina Reis	70-76-69-75=290
	Karen Stupples	73-69-70-78=290

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

Source:^[3]