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 2006. The tournaments were sanctioned by the United States based
Ladies Professional Golf Association . 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.
For details of what happened in the main tournaments of the year see 2006 in golf.
Tournament schedule and results
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