1996 Open Championship

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]

1996 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates18–21 July 1996
LocationLytham 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
Tom Lehman
271 (−13)
Lytham &
St Annes
Location in England

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
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 Paul Broadhurst65−6
T2 Mark Brooks67−4
Fred Couples
Brad Faxon
Tom Lehman
Mark McCumber
Mark O'Meara
Loren Roberts
Hidemichi Tanaka
T10 Ernie Els68−3
Klas Eriksson
Nick Faldo
Jim Furyk
Pádraig Harrington
Shigeki Maruyama
Carl Mason
Nick Price

Second round

Friday, 19 July 1996

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Tom Lehman67-67=134−8
Paul McGinley69-65=134
T3 Ernie Els68-67=135−7
Peter Hedblom70-65=135
Jack Nicklaus69-66=135
T6 Nick Faldo68-68=136−6
Pádraig Harrington68-68=136
Mark McCumber67-69=136
Mark O'Meara67-69=136
Corey Pavin70-66=136
Loren Roberts67-69=136
Vijay Singh69-67=136

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

Third round

Saturday, 20 July 1996

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Tom Lehman67-67-64=198−15
2 Nick Faldo68-68-68=204−9
T3 Mark Brooks67-70-68=205−8
Vijay Singh69-67-69=205
T5 Fred Couples67-70-69=206−7
Ernie Els68-67-71=206
T7 Darren Clarke70-68-69=207−6
Mark McCumber67-69-71=207
Shigeki Maruyama68-70-69=207
Steve Stricker71-70-66=207

Final round

Sunday, 21 July 1996

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Tom Lehman67-67-64-73=271−13200,000
T2 Ernie Els68-67-71-67=273−11125,000
Mark McCumber67-69-71-66=273
4 Nick Faldo68-68-68-70=274−1075,000
T5 Mark Brooks67-70-68-71=276−850,000
Jeff Maggert69-70-72-65=276
T7 Fred Couples67-70-69-71=277−735,000
Peter Hedblom70-65-75-67=277
Greg Norman71-68-71-67=277
Greg Turner72-69-68-68=277

Amateurs: Woods (−3).

Source:[6]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 34, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. Parascenzo, Marino (22 July 1996). "The big one". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D1.
  3. Diaz, Jaime (29 July 1996). "Tour de force". Sports Illustrated.
  4. Reilly, Rick (29 July 1996). "The anti-Shark". Sports Illustrated.
  5. "British Open: course". Southeast Missourian. 18 July 1996. p. 3B.
  6. "1996 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

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