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Sunday 12 March 2006LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins MasterCard Classic
Bosque Real Country Club, Huixquilucan, Mexico · Friday 10 to Sunday 12 March 2006 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 67 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · MasterCard · 54-hole event (three rounds per LPGA.com and ESPN)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/7°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/5°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/8°C · wind 7 km/h SW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Helen Alfredsson SWE · 209closed with 67 to finish one stroke back, tied second LPGA.com — MasterCard Classic honoring Alejo Peralta 2006 results
- Seon Hwa Lee KOR · 209closed with 70 to finish one stroke back, tied second LPGA.com — MasterCard Classic honoring Alejo Peralta 2006 results
132 started · cut +5, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
MasterCard Classic
Bosque Real Country Club, Bosque Real Country Club, Huixquilucan, Mexico
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 67 · 71 · 70 | 208 | −8 |
| T2 | Helen Alfredsson | 72 · 70 · 67 | 209 | −7 |
| T2 | Seon Hwa Lee | 70 · 69 · 70 | 209 | −7 |
| T4 | Paula Creamer | 71 · 67 · 72 | 210 | −6 |
| T4 | Natalie Gulbis | 70 · 74 · 66 | 210 | −6 |
| T4 | Mi Hyun Kim | 69 · 69 · 72 | 210 | −6 |
| T7 | Katie Futcher | 75 · 70 · 66 | 211 | −5 |
| T7 | Suzann Pettersen | 68 · 75 · 68 | 211 | −5 |
| T9 | Tina Barrett | 74 · 70 · 68 | 212 | −4 |
| T9 | Cristie Kerr | 71 · 69 · 72 | 212 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 67; majors to date: 9.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet