Preview - Mizuno Classic 2006

 Dates: November 3rd - November 5th
 Site: Kashikojima Country Club, Mie, Japan
 Course Architect: Unknown
 Par: 72
 Yardage: 6,506
 Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 5 505 yds   10 - Par 4 350 yds
               2 - Par 4 360 yds   11 - Par 3 165 yds
               3 - Par 4 375 yds   12 - Par 4 390 yds
               4 - Par 4 369 yds   13 - Par 5 495 yds
               5 - Par 3 140 yds   14 - Par 4 380 yds
               6 - Par 4 410 yds   15 - Par 4 405 yds
               7 - Par 5 485 yds   16 - Par 5 540 yds
               8 - Par 3 162 yds   17 - Par 3 180 yds
               9 - Par 4 390 yds   18 - Par 4 405 yds
                   -------------        -------------
                    36 3,196 yds         36 3,310 yds
 
 Annual: 34th
 Defending Champion: Annika Sorenstam
 Runner-Up: Jennifer Rosales
 Tournament Record: 192 (Annika Sorenstam, 2003)
 36-Hole Record: 126 (Annika Sorenstam, 2003)
 18-Hole Record: 63 (Annika Sorenstam, 2003; Chihiro Nakajima, Ai Miyazato,
                    Michie Ohba, Annika Sorenstam, 2004; Young Kim, 2005)
 Total Purse: $1,200,000
 Shares: 1st $180,000; 2nd $109,590; 3rd $79,500
 
 2005 Finish
 -----------
 
 Player                Score 
 ------                -----  
 Annika Sorenstam       195  
 Jennifer Rosales       198  
 Yuri Fudoh             200 
 Sophie Gustafson       200  
 Young Kim              200 
 
                           Past Mizuno Classic Winners
                           ---------------------------
 
 Year  Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
 ----  ----------------------------
 2005  Annika Sorenstam (195) -- Jennifer Rosales
 2004  Annika Sorenstam (194) -- Michie Ohba, Ai Miyazato, Grace Park
 2003  Annika Sorenstam (192) -- Grace Park, Se Ri Pak, Sophie Gustafson
 2002  Annika Sorenstam (201) -- Grace Park
 2001  Annika Sorenstam (203) -- Laura Davies
 2000  *Lorie Kane (204) -- Sophie Gustafson
 1999  Maria Hjorth (201) -- Laura Davies, Ok-Hee Ku, Aki Nakano,
                             Fumiko Muraguchi
 1998  *Hiromi Kobayashi (205) -- Tina Barrett
 1997  Liselotte Neumann (205) -- Lorie Kane
 1996  *Mayumi Hirase (212) -- Laura Davies
 1995  Woo-Soon Ko (207) -- Hiromi Kobayashi, Toshimi Kimura
 1994  *Woo-Soon Ko (206) -- Betsy King
 1993  Betsy King (205) -- Jane Geddes
 1992  *Betsy King (205) -- Helen Alfredsson
 1991  Liselotte Neumann (211) -- Dottie Pepper, Caroline Keggi
 1990  #Debbie Massey (133) -- Danielle Ammaccapane, Caroline Keggi
 1989  Elaine Crosby (205) -- Dawn Coe
 1988  *Patty Sheehan (206) -- Liselotte Neumann
 1987  Yuko Morguchi (206) -- Ayako Okamoto
 1986  *Ai-Yu Tu (213) -- Mary Beth Zimmerman, Becky Pearson, Cathy Kratzert
 1985  Jane Blalock (206) -- Ai-Yu Tu
 1984  Nayoko Yoshikawa (210) -- Ayako Okamoto, Lauri Peterson
 1983  Pat Bradley (206) -- Laurie Rinker
 1982  Nancy Lopez (207) -- Amy Alcott
 1981  Patty Sheehan (213) -- Beth Daniel
 1980  Tatsuko Ohsako (213) -- Pat Bradley
 1979  Amy Alcott (211) -- Sandra Post
 1978  *Michiko Okada (216) -- Nancy Lopez, Ai-Yu Tu
 1977  Debbie Massey (220) -- Hollis Stacy
 1976  Donna Caponi (217) -- Chako Higuchi
 1975  Shelley Hamlin (218) -- Hollis Stacy
 1974  Chako Higuchi (218) -- Sayoko Matsui
 1973  Jan Ferraris (216) -- Chako Higuchi
 
 * - Won in Playoff
 # - Rain Shortened
 
 Note: Formerly called LPGA Japan Classic (1973-75), Mizuno Japan Classic
       (1976-79), Mazda Japan Classic (1980-92), Toray Japan Queens Cup
       (1993-97), Japan Classic (1998).