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2006 LPGA Championship

2006 LPGA Championship
Dates June 8–11, 2006
Location Havre de Grace, Maryland
Course(s) Bulle Rock Golf Course
Tour(s) LPGA Tour
Format Stroke play - 72 holes
Par 72
Length 6,596 yards (6,031 m)
Field 150 players, 73 after cut
Cut 146 (+2)
Prize fund $1.8 million
Winner's share $270,000
South Korea Se Ri Pak
280 (−8), playoff
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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. She three-putted the final hole of regulation to fall into a tie with Webb at 280 (−8), one stroke ahead of Ai Miyazato and Mi Hyun Kim. Pak birdied the first extra hole to gain her fifth major title and 23rd win on the LPGA Tour, the first in two years.

Sunday, June 11, 2006

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On the first extra hole, Pak's 201-yard (184 m) approach shot stopped within several inches of the cup and she tapped in for birdie and the title.

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Coordinates: 39°32′31″N 76°07′59″W / 39.542°N 76.133°W / 39.542; -76.133


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