The 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship was a women's professional golf tournament, held March 30 to April 2 at

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. It was the 35th edition of the

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, and the 24th as a major championship. The purse was $1.8 million, with a winner's share of $270,000. In a sudden-death playoff,

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champion

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defeated Lorena Ochoa with a birdie on the first extra hole, the par-5 Webb had earlier holed out for an eagle on the same hole to card a 65 (−7) in the final round to force the playoff. Ochoa recorded a 62 (−10) in the first round, but was one over-par for the final 54 holes; she also eagled the 72nd hole. One stroke out of the playoff were

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, then It was Webb's second win at this event and her seventh major title, the first in nearly four years, since the

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in 2002. Through

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, it is her most recent victory in a major.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Source:

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, March 30, 2006'' Source:

Second round

''Friday, March 31, 2006'' Source: Amateurs: A. Park (−3), Martinez (+3),

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(+6), I. Park (+6).

Third round

''Saturday, April 1, 2006'' Source:

Final round

''Sunday, April 2, 2006'' Source: Amateurs: A. Park (+2), Martinez (+16), I. Park (+16),

(+20)

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
:

Playoff

The sudden-death playoff began on the par-5 18th hole; Webb birdied to win the title.

References

External links

Golf Observer leaderboard
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