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1996 Open Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1996 Open Championship |
| dates | 18–21 July 1996 |
| location | Lytham St Annes, England |
| course | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| tour | European Tour |
| PGA Tour | |
| par | 71 |
| yardage | 6892 yd |
| field | 156 players, 77 after cut |
| cut | 143 (+1) |
| purse | £1,500,000 |
| €1,987,720 | |
| $2,200,000 | |
| winners_share | £200,000 |
| €280,000 | |
| $310,000 | |
| champion | USA Tom Lehman |
| score | 271 (−13) |
| previous | [1995](1995-open-championship) |
| next | [1997](1997-open-championship) |
PGA Tour €1,987,720 $2,200,000 €280,000 $310,000 |UK England St Annes 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. Lehman built a six-stroke lead after 54 holes and became the first American to win at Lytham since Bobby Jones seventy years earlier.
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
Main article: Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 206 | 437 | 457 | 393 | 212 | 490 | 553 | 418 | 164 | **3,330** | 334 | 542 | 198 | 342 | 445 | 463 | 357 | 467 | 414 | **3,562** | **6,892** |
| Par | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | **35** | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | **36** | **71** |
Source:
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 18 July 1996
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Paul Broadhurst | 65 | −6 |
| T2 | USA Mark Brooks | 67 | −4 |
| USA Fred Couples | |||
| USA Brad Faxon | |||
| USA Tom Lehman | |||
| USA Mark McCumber | |||
| USA Mark O'Meara | |||
| USA Loren Roberts | |||
| JPN Hidemichi Tanaka | |||
| T10 | ZAF Ernie Els | 68 | −3 |
| SWE Klas Eriksson | |||
| ENG Nick Faldo | |||
| USA Jim Furyk | |||
| IRL Pádraig Harrington | |||
| JPN Shigeki Maruyama | |||
| ENG Carl Mason | |||
| ZWE Nick Price |
Second round
Friday, 19 July 1996
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | USA Tom Lehman | 67-67=134 | −8 |
| IRL Paul McGinley | 69-65=134 | ||
| T3 | ZAF Ernie Els | 68-67=135 | −7 |
| SWE Peter Hedblom | 70-65=135 | ||
| USA Jack Nicklaus | 69-66=135 | ||
| T6 | ENG Nick Faldo | 68-68=136 | −6 |
| IRL Pádraig Harrington | 68-68=136 | ||
| USA Mark McCumber | 67-69=136 | ||
| USA Mark O'Meara | 67-69=136 | ||
| USA Corey Pavin | 70-66=136 | ||
| USA Loren Roberts | 67-69=136 | ||
| FIJ Vijay Singh | 69-67=136 |
Amateurs (a): Woods (−1), Bladon (+4), Allan (+5), García (+7).
Third round
Saturday, 20 July 1996
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA Tom Lehman | 67-67-64=198 | −15 |
| 2 | ENG Nick Faldo | 68-68-68=204 | −9 |
| T3 | USA Mark Brooks | 67-70-68=205 | −8 |
| FIJ Vijay Singh | 69-67-69=205 | ||
| T5 | USA Fred Couples | 67-70-69=206 | −7 |
| ZAF Ernie Els | 68-67-71=206 | ||
| T7 | NIR Darren Clarke | 70-68-69=207 | −6 |
| USA Mark McCumber | 67-69-71=207 | ||
| JPN Shigeki Maruyama | 68-70-69=207 | ||
| USA Steve Stricker | 71-70-66=207 |
Final round
Sunday, 21 July 1996
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA **Tom Lehman** | 67-67-64-73=271 | −13 | 200,000 |
| T2 | ZAF Ernie Els | 68-67-71-67=273 | −11 | 125,000 |
| USA Mark McCumber | 67-69-71-66=273 | |||
| 4 | ENG Nick Faldo | 68-68-68-70=274 | −10 | 75,000 |
| T5 | USA Mark Brooks | 67-70-68-71=276 | −8 | 50,000 |
| USA Jeff Maggert | 69-70-72-65=276 | |||
| T7 | USA Fred Couples | 67-70-69-71=277 | −7 | 35,000 |
| SWE Peter Hedblom | 70-65-75-67=277 | |||
| AUS Greg Norman | 71-68-71-67=277 | |||
| NZL Greg Turner | 72-69-68-68=277 |
Amateurs: Woods (−3).
Source:
References
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- (18 July 1996). "British Open: course". Southeast Missourian.
- (2011). "Media guide". The Open Championship.
- "1996 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com.
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