2006 Women's World Golf Rankings: No. 1, Top 50 at End of Year
The women's world golf rankings debuted in February of 2006, named the Rolex Rankings, and with Annika Sorenstam at No. 1. Sorenstam finished year the No. 1 on the strength of a 2006 LPGA Tour campaign in which she won three times, including the U.S. Women's Open. Her other LPGA wins were in the MasterCard Classic and State Farm Classic. Also in 2006, Sorenstam won the Scandinavian TPC and Dubai Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour and, partnering with Liselotte Neumann, the Women's World Cup of Golf team tournament.
Women's World Golf Rankings, End of 2006
These were the Top 50 golfers in the final Rolex Rankings of the calendar year 2006. For comparison's sake, the number next to the name of each golfer is her average ranking points earned per start.
1. Annika Sorenstam, Sweden, 15.24
2. Lorena Ochoa, Mexico, 12.07
3. Karrie Webb, Australia, 11.06
4. Cristie Kerr, United States, 7.83
5. Juli Inkster, United States, 7.08
6. Ai Miyazato, Japan, 6.75
7. Jeong Jang, South Korea, 6.40
8. Paula Creamer, United States, 6.30
9. Shiho Ohyama, Japan, 5.93
10. Michelle Wie, United States, 5.19
11. Pat Hurst, United States, 5.17
12. Hee Won Han, South Korea, 5.15
13. Se Ri Pak, South Korea, 5.14
14. Mi Hyun Kim, South Korea, 4.99
15. Yuri Fudoh, Japan, 4.89
16. Julieta Granada, Paraguay, 4.23
17. Natalie Gulbis, United States, 4.01
18. Sakura Yokomine, Japan, 3.99
19. Akiko Fukushima, Japan, 3.98
20. Seon Hwa Lee, South Korea, 3.97
21. Morgan Pressel, United States, 3.88
22. Jee Young Lee, South Korea, 3.79
23. Sherri Steinhauer, United States, 3.74
24. Ji Hee Lee, South Korea, 3.74
25. Sophie Gustafson, Sweden, 3.72
26. Brittany Lang, United States, 3.69
27. Mi Jeong Jeon, South Korea, 3.60
28. Hyun Ju Shin, South Korea, 3.58
29. Stacy Prammanasudh, United States, 3.14
30. Brittany Lincicome, United States, 3.06
31. Miho Koga, Japan, 2.95
32. Meena Lee, South Korea, 2.91
33. Shi Hyun Ahn, South Korea, 2.70
34. Jiyai Shin, South Korea, 2.65
35. Shinobu Moromizato, Japan, 2.59
36. Wendy Ward, United States, 2.47
37. Gloria Hee Jung Park, South Korea, 2.45
38. Laura Davies, England, 2.45
39. Young Kim, South Korea, 2.42
40. Momoko Ueda, Japan, 2.39
41. Candie Kung, Taiwan, 2.38
42. Joo Mi Kim, South Korea, 2.38
43. Yun Jye Wei, Taiwan, 2.33
44. Karine Icher, France, 2.32
45. Michele Redman, United States, 2.31
46. Gwladys Nocera, France, 2.29
47. Catriona Matthew, Scotland, 2.27
48. Liselotte Neumann, Sweden, 2.20
49. Kasumi Fujii, Japan, 2.18
50. Marisa Baena, Colombia, 2.15
The above Top 50 was published by the Rolex Rankings on December 26, 2006. You can view the full rankings on that day here.
Next:
2007 Women's World Golf Rankings
Related article: Men's world golf rankings at the end of 2006
