Originally Posted by rodney_c

In 2005, Paula had 2 wins, 4 2nd places, and 2 3rd places.
That is 8 top 3 places, and obviously she would have contended for most of those titles.

In 2006, her best has been 2 3rd places, and one of those 3rd places was 6 shots off the lead. So it has been a big step down from a very impressive rookie year, and understanably so.

Also if you look through her round scores in the link you provided, she usually shoots at least one poor round per tournament.
Her last tournament 76 66 71 65 where she got 3rd place is a perfect example.