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'''The 2006 LPGA Tour''' was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December of 2006. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based ]. In 2006, prize money on the LPGA Tour exceeded US$50 million for the first time in the history of the LPGA Tour.

] became the first Mexican to top the money list on the LPGA Tour, or any major international golf tour, while ] held her position as the ] through the whole season. Multi-time major champions ] and ] had comeback seasons after fallow periods, each claiming a ].

2006 saw a growth in the international presence on the Tour. Of the 33 events, only seven were won by Americans, with Cristie Kerr the only American to win more than once (three times). By contrast, Mexican Lorena Ochoa won six events, Australian Karrie Webb five, Swede Annika Sörenstam three, and nine different South Koreans combined to win 11 events. The season-ending LPGA Playoffs at The ADT was won by Paraguayan Julieta Granada. The other seven finalists in that event featured only two Americans (Paula Creamer and Natalie Gulbis); the others were Ochoa, Webb, Koreans Il Mi Chung and Mi Hyun Kim, and Japanese Ai Miyazato.
The tour's rapidly growing South Korean contingent made further strides, with eleven tournament wins by nine different players; four more than were claimed by American players.

''For details of what happened in the main tournaments of the year see ].''

==Leading money winners==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position !! Player !! Country !! Prize money (])
|-
|1. || ] ||{{MEX}} || 2,592,872
|-
|2. || ] ||{{AUS}} || 2,090,113
|-
|3. || ] ||{{SWE}} || 1,971,741
|-
|4. || ] ||{{PAR}} || 1,624,422
|-
|5. || ] ||{{USA}} || 1,541,051
|-
|6. || ] ||{{USA}} || 1,326,442
|-
|7. || ] ||{{KOR}} || 1,325,140
|-
|8. || ] ||{{KOR}} || 1,151,070
|-
|9. || ] ||{{USA}} || 1,128,662
|-
|10. || ] ||{{USA}} || 1,076,163
|-
|}
:<small></small>

==Tournament schedule and results==
*The winner of '''Major''' Events automatically qualified for The LPGA Playoffs at The ADT. ADT Playoffs Points were doubled at Major Events.
*The top-20 finishers in '''Points''' Events earned double ADT Playoffs Points.
*The champion of '''Winner''' Events automatically qualified for LPGA Playoffs at The ADT. Other top-20 finishers earned single ADT Playoffs Points.
* The '''Global Group''' (pre-determined international events) events were combined to count as one Winner Event qualifier, with the player earning the most combined points in these events earning automatic entry to LPGA Playoffs at The ADT. No additional points were awarded.
* '''Unofficial''' Money Events did not count toward entry into the LPGA Playoffs at The ADT.
*The first half of the season concluded with the final full-field domestic event (Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic) prior to the Tour traveling to Europe.
*The second half concluded with final event (The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions) prior to the LPGA Playoffs at The ADT.
<br>
The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the LPGA Tour including that event.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Dates !! Tournament !! Location !! ADT Playoff <br>Category !! Winner
|-
| Jan 20-22 || ] || ] || unofficial || ] Sweden (] & ])
|-
| Feb 16-18 ||]|| ] || points || ] ] (1)
|-
| Feb 23-25 ||]|| ] || points || ] ] (2)
|-
| Mar 10-12 ||]|| ] || points || ] ] (67)
|-
| Mar 16-19 ||]|| ] || points || ] ] (31)
|-
| Mar 30-Apr 2 ||''']'''|| ] || major || ] ] (31)
|-
| Apr 13-15 ||]|| ] || points || ] ] (4)
|-
| Apr 20-23 ||]|| ] || points || ] ] (1)
|-
| Apr 27-30 ||]|| ] || points || ] ] (6)
|-
| May 4-7 ||]|| ] || points || ] ] (7)
|-
|May 11-14||]|| ] || winner || ] ] (32)
|-
|May 18-21||] <nowiki>*</nowiki>|| ] || points ||] ] (5)
|-
|May 25-28||]|| ] || points || ] ] (5)
|-
|Jun 2-4||]|| ] || points || ] ] (1)
|-
|Jun 8-11||''']'''|| ] || major ||] ] (23)
|-
|Jun 22-25||]|| ] || points || ] ] (2)
|-
|Jun 29-Jul 2||''']'''|| ] || major || ] ] (68)

|-
|Jul 6-9||]|| ] || winner || ] ] (1)

|-
|Jul 13-16||]|| ] || points || ] ] (7)
|-
|style="background:darkgrey;"| || Start of second half of season ||style="background:darkgrey;"| ||style="background:darkgrey;"| ||style="background:darkgrey;"|
|-
|Jul 26-29||]|| ] || winner || ] ] (33)
|-
|Aug 3-6||''']'''|| ] || major || ] ] (7)
|-
|Aug 10-13||]|| ] || points || ] ] (8)
|-
|Aug 18-20||]|| ] || points || ] ] (5)
|-
|Aug 24-27||]|| ] || points || ] ] (6)
|-
|Aug 31-Sep 3||]|| ] || points || ] ] (69)
|-
|Sep 8-10||]|| ] || points || ] ] (9)
|-
|Sep 21-24||]|| ] || points || ] ] (34)
|-
|Oct 5-8||]|| ] || points ||
] ] (7)
|-
|Oct 12-15||]|| ] || winner || ] ] (8)
|-
|Oct 19-22||]|| ] || global group || ] ] (6)
|-
|Oct 27-29||]|| ] || global group || ] ] (1)
|-
|Nov 3-5||]|| ] || global group || ] ] (35)
|-
|Nov 9-12||]|| ] || winner || ] ] (9)
|-
|Nov 16-19||]|| ] || N/A || ] ] (1)
|-
|Dec 15-17||]|| ] || unofficial || Asia
|-
|Dec 23-24||]|| ] || unofficial || ]
|-
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> tournament shortened to 54 holes because of rain.<br>
tournaments in '''bold''' are majors.

==Award winners==
The three competitive awards given out by the LPGA each year are:
*The Rolex Player of the Year is awarded based on a formula in which points are awarded for top-10 finishes and are doubled at the LPGA's four major championships and at the season-ending ADT Championship. The points system is: 30 points for first; 12 points for second; nine points for third; seven points for fourth; six points for fifth; five points for sixth; four points for seventh; three points for eighth; two points for ninth and one point for 10th.
**2006 Winner: ]. Runner-up: ]
*The Vare Trophy, named for ], is given to the player with the lowest scoring average for the season.
**2006 Winner: ]. Runner-up: ]
*The Louis Suggs Rolex Rooke of the Year Award is awarded to the first-year player on the LPGA Tour who scores the highest in a points competition in which points are awarded at all full-field domestic events and doubled at the LPGA's four major championships. The points system is: 150 points for first; 80 points for second; 75 points for third; 70 points for fourth; and 65 points for fifth. After fifth place, points are awarded in increments of three, beginning at sixth place with 62 points. Rookies who make the cut in an event and finish below 41st each receive five points. The award is named after ], one of the founders of the LPGA.
**2006 Winner: ]. Runner-up: ]

==See also==
*]
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]
]

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The 2006 LPGA Tour was a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place from February through December of 2006. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). In 2006, prize money on the LPGA Tour exceeded US$50 million for the first time in the history of the LPGA Tour.

Lorena Ochoa became the first Mexican to top the money list on the LPGA Tour, or any major international golf tour, while Annika Sörenstam held her position as the top ranked player through the whole season. Multi-time major champions Karrie Webb and Se Ri Pak had comeback seasons after fallow periods, each claiming a major championship.

2006 saw a growth in the international presence on the Tour. Of the 33 events, only seven were won by Americans, with Cristie Kerr the only American to win more than once (three times). By contrast, Mexican Lorena Ochoa won six events, Australian Karrie Webb five, Swede Annika Sörenstam three, and nine different South Koreans combined to win 11 events. The season-ending LPGA Playoffs at The ADT was won by Paraguayan Julieta Granada. The other seven finalists in that event featured only two Americans (Paula Creamer and Natalie Gulbis); the others were Ochoa, Webb, Koreans Il Mi Chung and Mi Hyun Kim, and Japanese Ai Miyazato. The tour's rapidly growing South Korean contingent made further strides, with eleven tournament wins by nine different players; four more than were claimed by American players.

For details of what happened in the main tournaments of the year see 2006 in golf.

Leading money winners

Position Player Country Prize money ($)
1. Lorena Ochoa  Mexico 2,592,872
2. Karrie Webb  Australia 2,090,113
3. Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 1,971,741
4. Julieta Granada  Paraguay 1,624,422
5. Cristie Kerr  United States 1,541,051
6. Juli Inkster  United States 1,326,442
7. Mi Hyun Kim  South Korea 1,325,140
8. Jeong Jang  South Korea 1,151,070
9. Pat Hurst  United States 1,128,662
10. Paula Creamer  United States 1,076,163
source

Tournament schedule and results

  • The winner of Major Events automatically qualified for The LPGA Playoffs at The ADT. ADT Playoffs Points were doubled at Major Events.
  • The top-20 finishers in Points Events earned double ADT Playoffs Points.
  • The champion of Winner Events automatically qualified for LPGA Playoffs at The ADT. Other top-20 finishers earned single ADT Playoffs Points.
  • The Global Group (pre-determined international events) events were combined to count as one Winner Event qualifier, with the player earning the most combined points in these events earning automatic entry to LPGA Playoffs at The ADT. No additional points were awarded.
  • Unofficial Money Events did not count toward entry into the LPGA Playoffs at The ADT.
  • The first half of the season concluded with the final full-field domestic event (Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic) prior to the Tour traveling to Europe.
  • The second half concluded with final event (The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions) prior to the LPGA Playoffs at The ADT.


The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of official money, individual event wins on the LPGA Tour including that event.

Dates Tournament Location ADT Playoff
Category		 Winner
Jan 20-22 Women's World Cup of Golf South Africa unofficial Sweden (Annika Sörenstam & Liselotte Neumann)
Feb 16-18 SBS Open at Turtle Bay Hawaii points Joo Mi Kim (1)
Feb 23-25 Fields Open in Hawaii Hawaii points Meena Lee (2)
Mar 10-12 MasterCard Classic Mexico points Annika Sörenstam (67)
Mar 16-19 Safeway International Arizona points Juli Inkster (31)
Mar 30-Apr 2 Kraft Nabisco Championship California major Karrie Webb (31)
Apr 13-15 LPGA Takefuji Classic Nevada points Lorena Ochoa (4)
Apr 20-23 Florida's Natural Championship Georgia points Sung Ah Yim (1)
Apr 27-30 Ginn Clubs & Resorts Open Florida points Mi Hyun Kim (6)
May 4-7 Franklin American Mortgage Championship Tennessee points Cristie Kerr (7)
May 11-14 Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill Virginia winner Karrie Webb (32)
May 18-21 Sybase Classic * New York points Lorena Ochoa (5)
May 25-28 LPGA Corning Classic New York points Hee-Won Han (5)
Jun 2-4 ShopRite LPGA Classic New Jersey points Seon Hwa Lee (1)
Jun 8-11 McDonald's LPGA Championship Maryland major Se Ri Pak (23)
Jun 22-25 Wegmans LPGA New York points Jeong Jang (2)
Jun 29-Jul 2 U.S. Women's Open Rhode Island major Annika Sörenstam (68)
Jul 6-9 HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship New Jersey winner Brittany Lincicome (1)
Jul 13-16 Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Ohio points Mi Hyun Kim (7)
Start of second half of season
Jul 26-29 Evian Masters France winner Karrie Webb (33)
Aug 3-6 Weetabix Women's British Open England major Sherri Steinhauer (7)
Aug 10-13 CN Canadian Women's Open Ontario, Canada points Cristie Kerr (8)
Aug 18-20 Safeway Classic Oregon points Pat Hurst (5)
Aug 24-27 Wendy's Championship for Children Ohio points Lorena Ochoa (6)
Aug 31-Sep 3 State Farm Classic Illinois points Annika Sörenstam (69)
Sep 8-10 John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic Oklahoma points Cristie Kerr (9)
Sep 21-24 Longs Drugs Challenge California points Karrie Webb (34)
Oct 5-8 Corona Morelia Championship Mexico points

Lorena Ochoa (7)

Oct 12-15 Samsung World Championship California winner Lorena Ochoa (8)
Oct 19-22 Honda LPGA Thailand Thailand global group Hee-Won Han (6)
Oct 27-29 KOLON-Hana Bank Championship South Korea global group Jin Joo Hong (1)
Nov 3-5 Mizuno Classic Japan global group Karrie Webb (35)
Nov 9-12 The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions Alabama winner Lorena Ochoa (9)
Nov 16-19 LPGA Playoffs at The ADT Florida N/A Julieta Granada (1)
Dec 15-17 Lexus Cup Singapore unofficial Asia
Dec 23-24 Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Nevada unofficial PGA Tour

* tournament shortened to 54 holes because of rain.
tournaments in bold are majors.

Award winners

The three competitive awards given out by the LPGA each year are:

  • The Rolex Player of the Year is awarded based on a formula in which points are awarded for top-10 finishes and are doubled at the LPGA's four major championships and at the season-ending ADT Championship. The points system is: 30 points for first; 12 points for second; nine points for third; seven points for fourth; six points for fifth; five points for sixth; four points for seventh; three points for eighth; two points for ninth and one point for 10th.
  • The Vare Trophy, named for Glenna Collett-Vare, is given to the player with the lowest scoring average for the season.
  • The Louis Suggs Rolex Rooke of the Year Award is awarded to the first-year player on the LPGA Tour who scores the highest in a points competition in which points are awarded at all full-field domestic events and doubled at the LPGA's four major championships. The points system is: 150 points for first; 80 points for second; 75 points for third; 70 points for fourth; and 65 points for fifth. After fifth place, points are awarded in increments of three, beginning at sixth place with 62 points. Rookies who make the cut in an event and finish below 41st each receive five points. The award is named after Louise Suggs, one of the founders of the LPGA.

See also

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