1996 Open Championship

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1996 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates18–21 July 1996
Location Lytham St Annes, England
Course(s) Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
Tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour
Statistics
Par71 [1]
Length6,892 yards (6,302 m) [1]
Field156 players, 77 after cut [1]
Cut143 (+1) [1]
Prize fund £1,500,000
€1,987,720
$2,200,000
Winner's share£200,000
€280,000
$310,000
Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman
271 (−13)
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The 1996 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 125th Open Championship, held from 18 to 21 July at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, England. Tom Lehman won his only major championship by two strokes over runners-up Mark McCumber and Ernie Els. [2] Lehman built a six-stroke lead after 54 holes and became the first American to win at Lytham since Bobby Jones seventy years earlier. [3] [4]

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Tiger Woods, age 20, was the only amateur to make the cut and finished tied for 22nd; he turned professional six weeks later. Jack Nicklaus, 56, was one stroke out of the lead after 36 holes, but fell back on the weekend and tied for 45th.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards2064374573932124905534181643,3303345421983424454633574674143,5626,892
Par344435543354534444443671

Source: [5]

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950): [1]

  • 1988: 6,857 yards (6,270 m)
  • 1979: 6,822 yards (6,238 m)
  • 1974: 6,822 yards (6,238 m)
  • 1969: 6,848 yards (6,262 m)
  • 1963: 6,836 yards (6,251 m)
  • 1958: 6,635 yards (6,067 m)
  • 1952: 6,657 yards (6,087 m)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 18 July 1996

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of England.svg Paul Broadhurst 65−6
T2 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brooks 67−4
Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman
Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber
Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara
Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hidemichi Tanaka
T10 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 68−3
Flag of Sweden.svg Klas Eriksson
Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk
Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeki Maruyama
Flag of England.svg Carl Mason
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price

Second round

Friday, 19 July 1996

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman 67-67=134−8
Flag of Ireland.svg Paul McGinley 69-65=134
T3 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 68-67=135−7
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hedblom 70-65=135
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Nicklaus 69-66=135
T6 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 68-68=136−6
Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington 68-68=136
Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber 67-69=136
Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Meara 67-69=136
Flag of the United States.svg Corey Pavin 70-66=136
Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts 67-69=136
Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 69-67=136

Amateurs (a): Woods (−1), Bladon (+4), Allan (+5), García (+7).

Third round

Saturday, 20 July 1996

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman 67-67-64=198−15
2 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 68-68-68=204−9
T3 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brooks 67-70-68=205−8
Flag of Fiji.svg Vijay Singh 69-67-69=205
T5 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 67-70-69=206−7
Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 68-67-71=206
T7 Ulster Banner.svg Darren Clarke 70-68-69=207−6
Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber 67-69-71=207
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Shigeki Maruyama 68-70-69=207
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker 71-70-66=207

Final round

Sunday, 21 July 1996

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman 67-67-64-73=271−13200,000
T2 Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els 68-67-71-67=273−11125,000
Flag of the United States.svg Mark McCumber 67-69-71-66=273
4 Flag of England.svg Nick Faldo 68-68-68-70=274−1075,000
T5 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brooks 67-70-68-71=276−850,000
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Maggert 69-70-72-65=276
T7 Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples 67-70-69-71=277−735,000
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Hedblom 70-65-75-67=277
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Norman 71-68-71-67=277
Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Turner 72-69-68-68=277

Amateurs: Woods (−3).

Source: [6]

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