ɪt wʌzðə fˈɜːst ˌɛlpˌiːdʒˌiːˈeɪ tˈʊɹ ᵻvˈɛnt hˈɛld ɪn tˈaɪlənd ænd ɪɾ ɪŋkɹˈiːst ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv kˈʌntɹiz ɔnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ˌɛlpˌiːdʒˌiːˈeɪ skˈɛdʒuːl tʊ ˈeɪt, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.
It was the first LPGA Tour event held in Thailand and it increased the number of countries on the 2006 LPGA schedule to eight, including the United States.