Exemptions Local And Sectional Qualifying


S-1. Winners of the U.S. Women's Open Championship for the last 10 years
(1996 - 2005):

1996-Annika Sorenstam 2001-Karrie Webb
1997-Alison Nicholas 2002-Juli Inkster
1998-Se Ri Pak 2003-Hilary Lunke
1999-Juli Inkster 2004-Meg Mallon
2000-Karrie Webb 2005-Birdie Kim

S-2. Winners of the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship the last two years (2004 and 2005) and runner-up from the most recent year (must be an amateur):

2004-Jane Park 2005-Maru Martinez

S-3. Winners of the LPGA Championship the last five years:

2002-Se Ri Pak 2005-Annika Sorenstam
2003-Annika Sorenstam 2006-Se Ri Pak
2004-Annika Sorenstam  
(Note: The USGA will file blank entries for those players who become exempt after the close of entries.)

S-4. Winners of the Weetabix Women's British Open Championship the last five years:

2001-Se Ri Pak 2004-Karen Stupples
2002-Karrie Webb 2005-Jeong Jang
2003-Annika Sorenstam  

S-5. Winners of the Kraft Nabisco Championship the last five years:

2002-Annika Sorenstam 2005-Annika Sorenstam
2003-Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 2006- Karrie Webb
2004-Grace Park  

S-6. From the 2005 U.S. Women's Open Championship, the 20 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 20th place:

Birdie Kim Young Jo Heather Bowie
Brittany Lang Cristie Kerr Tina Barrett
Morgan Pressel Angela Stanford Jamie Hullett
Lorie Kane Karen Stupples Leta Lindley
Natalie Gulbis Soo Yun Kang Rosie Jones
Lorena Ochoa Meg Mallon Liselotte Neumann
Karine Icher Paige MacKenzie Paula Creamer
Candie Kung    

S-7. From the 2005 final official LPGA money list, the top 40 money leaders:

Annika Sorenstam Candie Kung Carin Koch Laura Davies
Paula Creamer Marisa Baena Liselotte Neumann Nicole Perrot
Cristie Kerr Birdie Kim Mi Hyun Kim Rachel Hetherington
Lorena Ochoa Soo-Yun Kang Juli Inkster Grace Park
Jeong Jang Lorie Kane Michele Redman Jill McGill
Natalie Gulbis Heather Bowie Jennifer Rosales Shi Hyun Ahn
Meena Lee Wendy Ward Kerrie Webb Stacy Prammanasudh
Hee-Won Han Pat Hurst Sophie Gustafson Laura Diaz
Gloria Park Cristina Kim Young Kim Jimin Kang
Catriona Matthew Rosie Jones Karine Icher Leta Lindley

S-8. From the 2006 official LPGA money list, the top 35 money leaders through May 29 (must have filed an entry by May 3).

S-9. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2005 U.S. Women's Open Championship to the initiation of the 2006 U.S. Women's Open Championship.
       (Note: The USGA will file blank entries for players who become
       exempt after the close of entries.)

S-10. Top 3 players from the 2005 Ladies European Tour Final Exemption Money List::

Iben Tining Maria Hjorth Veronica Zorzi

S-11. Two leading money winners from the 2005 Japan LPGA Tour:

Yuri Fudoh Ai Miyazato

S-12. Special exemptions selected by the USGA.
       (Note: The USGA will file blank entries for players who become
       exempt after the close of entries.)
Kelly Robbins Michelle Wie

THE PLAYERS WHO ARE FULLY EXEMPT FOR THE 2006 U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN (71) (as of 5/31/06)

* denotes amateur

Shi Hyun Ahn 7,8 Sarah Lee 8
Helen Alfredsson 8 Seon Hwa Lee 8
Kyeong Bae 8 Brittany Lincicome 8
    Hilary Lunke 1
Marisa Baena 7,9 *Paige Mackenzie 6
Tina Barrett 6 Meg Mallon 1,6
Heather Bowie Young 6,7,8,9 *Maru Martinez 2
Brandie Burton 8    
Paula Creamer 6,7,8,9 Catriona Matthew 7
Laura Davies 7 Jill McGill 7
Laura Diaz 7,8 Patricia Meunier-Lebouc 5
Yuri Fudoh 11 Ai Miyazato 8,11
Natalie Gulbis 6,7,8 Liselotte Neumann 6,7
Julieta Granada 8 Virada Nirapathpongporn 8
Sophie Gustafson 7 Lorena Ochoa 6,7,8,9
Hee-Won Han 7,8,9 Se Ri Pak 1,3,4
Rachel Hetherington 7 Gloria Park 7
Maria Hjorth 10 Grace Park 5,7
Jamie Hullett 6 *Jane Park 2
Pat Hurst 7,8,9 Nicole Perrot 7,9
    Suzann Pettersen 8
Karine Icher 6,7 Stacy Prammanasudh 7,8
Juli Inkster 1,7,8,9 Morgan Pressel 6,8
Jeong Jang 4,7,8,9 Michele Redman 7,8
    Kelly Robbins 12
Young Jo 6 Jennifere Rosales 7
    Aree Song 8
Rosie Jones 6,7 Annika Sorenstam 1,3,4,5,7,8,9
Lorie Kane 6,7 Angela Stanford 6,8
Jimin Kang 7 Karen Stupples 4,6
Soo-Yun Kang 6,7,9 Iben Tenning 10
Cristie Kerr 6,7,8,9 Wendy Ward 7
Birdie Kim 1,6,7 Karrie Webb 1,4,5,7,8,9
Christina Kim 7,8 Michelle Wie 12
Mi Hyun Kim 7,8 Sung Ah Yim 8,9
Young Kim 7 Veronica Zorzi 10
Carin Koch 7    
Candie Kung 6,7    
Brittany Lang 6,8    
Jee Young Lee 8,9    

Key To Player Exemptions –

  1. Winners of the U.S. Women’s Open for the last 10 years (1996-2005)
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  2. Winners of the U.S. Women’s Amateur for the last two years (2004-2005) and runner-up for the most recent year (2005)
  3. Winners of the LPGA Championship for the last five years (2002-2006)
  4. Winners of the Women’s British Open Championship for the last five years (2001-2005)
  5. Winners of the Kraft Nabisco Championship the last five years (2002-2006)
  6. From the 2005 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, the 20 lowest scorers and anyone tying for 20th place
  7. From the 2005 final official LPGA money list, the top 40 money leaders
  8. From the 2006 official LPGA money list, the top 35 money leaders through May 29
  9. Winners of LPGA co-sponsored events, whose victories are considered official, from the conclusion of the 2005 U.S. Women’s Open Championship to the initiation of the 2006 U.S. Women’s Open Championship
  10. Top three players from the 2005 Ladies European Tour Final Exemption Money List
  11. Two leading money winners from the 2005 Japan LPGA Tour
  12. Special exemptions selected by the USGA