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.
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.

Field

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards1984014103711704925423891563,1293344871603404184643434193863,3516,480
Par344435543354534454443772

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First round

Thursday, 3 August 2006
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Juli Inkster66−6
T2Silvia Cavalleri69−3
T2Maria Hjorth69−3
T4Allison Hanna70−2
T4Gwladys Nocera70−2
T4Nina Reis70−2
T7Chieko Amanuma71−1
T7Nora Angehrn71−1
T7Julieta Granada71−1
T7Rachel Hetherington71−1
T7Cristie Kerr71−1
T7Christina Kim71−1
T7Ai Miyazato71−1
T7Wendy Ward71−1
T7Lindsey Wright71−1

Second round

Friday, 4 August 2006
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Juli Inkster66-72=138−6
2Silvia Cavalleri69-72=141−3
T3Lorie Kane73-69=142−2
T3Candie Kung72-70=142−2
T3Karen Stupples73-69=142−2
T3Lindsey Wright71-71=142−2
T7Chung Il-mi72-71=143−1
T7Paula Creamer72-71=143−1
T7Sophie Gustafson76-67=143−1
T7Gwladys Nocera70-73=143−1
T7Annika Sörenstam72-71=143−1
T7Sherri Steinhauer73-70=143−1

Third round

Saturday, 5 August 2006
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Sherri Steinhauer73-70-66=209−7
T2Sophie Gustafson76-67-69=212−4
T2Juli Inkster66-72-74=212−4
T2Lorena Ochoa74-73-65=212−4
T2Karen Stupples73-69-70=212−4
T6Natalie Gulbis72-74-67=213−3
T6Cristie Kerr71-76-66=213−3
T6Candie Kung72-70-71=213−3
T9Beth Daniel73-71-70=214−2
T9Julieta Granada71-73-70=214−2
T9Gwladys Nocera70-73-71=214−2

Final round

Sunday, 6 August 2006
PlacePlayerNationScoreTo parMoney
1Sherri Steinhauer73-70-66-72=281−7305,440
T2Sophie Gustafson76-67-69-72=284−4162,265
T2Cristie Kerr71-76-66-71=284−4162,265
T4Juli Inkster66-72-74-73=285−395,450
T4Lorena Ochoa74-73-65-73=285−395,450
T6Beth Daniel73-71-70-72=286−270,633
T6Lorie Kane73-69-74-70=286−270,633
8Julieta Granada71-73-70-73=287−161,088
9Ai Miyazato71-75-75-67=288E55,361
T10Hee-Won Han80-71-69-70=290+240,566
T10Karine Icher72-73-71-74=290+240,566
T10Kim Joo-mi73-73-73-71=290+240,566
T10Candie Kung72-70-71-77=290+240,566
T10Nina Reis70-76-69-75=290+240,566
T10Karen Stupples73-69-70-78=290+240,566

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