2006 LPGA Championship

{{Infobox individual golf tournament

| name = 2006 LPGA Championship

| image =

| dates = June 8–11, 2006

| location = Havre de Grace, Maryland

| course = Bulle Rock Golf Course

| tour = LPGA Tour

| par = 72

| yardage = {{convert|6596|yd}}

| field = 150 players, 73 after cut

| format = Stroke play - 72 holes

| cut = 146 (+2)

| purse = $1.8 million

| winners_share = $270,000

| champion = {{flagicon|KOR}} Se Ri Pak

| score = 280 (−8), playoff

| previous = 2005

| next = 2007

| map = USA#USA Maryland

| map_label = Bulle Rock GC

| map_caption = Location in United States##Location in Maryland

| map_relief = yes

| coordinates = {{coord|39.542|-76.133|type:event}}

}}

The 2006 LPGA Championship was the 52nd LPGA Championship, played June 8–11 at Bulle Rock Golf Course in Havre de Grace, Maryland. This was the second of four major championships on the LPGA Tour in 2006.

Se Ri Pak, age 28, won her third LPGA Championship with a playoff victory over Karrie Webb.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/2006/06/19/8380096/se-ri-paks-fresh-start |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Swift |first=E.M. |title=Se Ri Pak's fresh start |date=June 19, 2006 |page=G3}} She three-putted the 72nd hole to fall into a tie with Webb at 280 (−8), one stroke ahead of Ai Miyazato and Mi Hyun Kim. Webb had birdie opportunities on the final two holes, but parred both.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d5xXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P_MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1945%2C3088786 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location={Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Pak's spectacular shot ensures LPGA Championship victory |date=June 12, 2006 |page=C1}}

After a short tee shot on the first extra hole, Pak hit her long approach shot within inches for birdie to gain her fifth major title and 23rd win on the LPGA Tour, the first in two years.

This championship was played at Bulle Rock for five consecutive seasons, 2005 through 2009.

Final leaderboard

Sunday, June 11, 2006

class="wikitable"

! Place !! Player !! Score !! To par !! Money ($)

rowspan=2 align=center|T1{{flagicon|KOR}} Se Ri Pak71-69-71-69=280rowspan=2 align=center|−8rowspan= 2 align=center|Playoff
{{flagicon|AUS}} Karrie Webb70-70-72-68=280
align=center rowspan=2|T3{{flagicon|KOR}} Mi Hyun Kim68-71-71-71=281align=center rowspan=2|−7align=center rowspan=2|105,501
{{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Miyazato68-72-69-72=281
align=center rowspan=4|T5{{flagicon|KOR}} Shi Hyun Ahn69-70-71-72=282rowspan=4 align=center|−6rowspan=4 align=center|57,464
{{flagicon|USA}} Pat Hurst66-71-72-73=282
{{flagicon|USA}} Cristie Kerr66-74-74-68=282
{{flagicon|USA}} Michelle Wie71-68-71-72=282
rowspan=5 align=center|T9{{flagicon|KOR}} Young Kim69-72-73-69=283rowspan=5 align=center|−5rowspan=5 align=center|34,174
{{flagicon|MEX}} Lorena Ochoa68-72-71-72=283
{{flagicon|USA}} Reilley Rankin68-73-74-68=283
{{flagicon|SWE}} Annika Sörenstam71-69-75-68=283
{{flagicon|KOR}} Sung Ah Yim72-68-74-69=283

Source:{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d5xXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P_MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2310%2C3107193 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=LPGA Championship |date=June 12, 2006 |page=C6}}{{cite web |url=http://www.lpga.com/tournaments/kpmgwomenspgachampionship/results?filters=2006 |publisher=LPGA |title=KPMG Women's PGA Championship (LPGA Championship) |date=2006 |access-date=July 22, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.lpga.com/golf/tournaments/lpga/wegmans-lpga-championship/full-results.aspx?year=2006|publisher=LPGA |title=Wegmans LPGA Championship: 2006 results|access-date=June 2, 2012}}

=Playoff=

On the first extra hole, Pak's tee shot popped up and was well behind Webb's, but her {{convert|201|yd|adj=on}} approach shot stopped within inches of the cup; she tapped in for birdie and the title.

class="wikitable"

!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Money ($)

align=center|1{{flagicon|KOR}} Se Ri Pakalign=center|3align=center|−1align=center|270,000
align=center|2{{flagicon|AUS}} Karrie Webbalign=center|4align=center|Ealign=center|163,998

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