1996 Open Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–21 July 1996 |
| Location | Lytham St Annes, England |
| Course(s) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 6,892 yards (6,302 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 77 after cut[1] |
| Cut | 143 (+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) | |
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.[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]
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
| 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:[5]
Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 18 July 1996
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paul Broadhurst |
65 | −6 |
| T2 | Mark Brooks |
67 | −4 |
| Fred Couples
| |||
| Brad Faxon
| |||
| Tom Lehman
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| Mark McCumber
| |||
| Mark O'Meara
| |||
| Loren Roberts
| |||
 Hidemichi Tanaka
| |||
| T10 |  Ernie Els |
68 | −3 |
 Klas Eriksson
| |||
| Nick Faldo
| |||
| Jim Furyk
| |||
 Pádraig Harrington
| |||
| Shigeki Maruyama
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| Carl Mason
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 Nick Price
|
Second round
Friday, 19 July 1996
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Tom Lehman |
67-67=134 | −8 |
| Paul McGinley |
69-65=134 | ||
| T3 | Ernie Els |
68-67=135 | −7 |
| Peter Hedblom |
70-65=135 | ||
| Jack Nicklaus |
69-66=135 | ||
| T6 | Nick Faldo |
68-68=136 | −6 |
| Pádraig Harrington |
68-68=136 | ||
| Mark McCumber |
67-69=136 | ||
| Mark O'Meara |
67-69=136 | ||
| Corey Pavin |
70-66=136 | ||
| Loren Roberts |
67-69=136 | ||
 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 | Tom Lehman |
67-67-64=198 | −15 |
| 2 | Nick Faldo |
68-68-68=204 | −9 |
| T3 | Mark Brooks |
67-70-68=205 | −8 |
| Vijay Singh |
69-67-69=205 | ||
| T5 | Fred Couples |
67-70-69=206 | −7 |
| Ernie Els |
68-67-71=206 | ||
| T7 |  Darren Clarke |
70-68-69=207 | −6 |
| Mark McCumber |
67-69-71=207 | ||
| Shigeki Maruyama |
68-70-69=207 | ||
| Steve Stricker |
71-70-66=207 |
Final round
Sunday, 21 July 1996
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (£) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lehman |
67-67-64-73=271 | −13 | 200,000 |
| T2 | Ernie Els |
68-67-71-67=273 | −11 | 125,000 |
| Mark McCumber |
67-69-71-66=273 | |||
| 4 | Nick Faldo |
68-68-68-70=274 | −10 | 75,000 |
| T5 | Mark Brooks |
67-70-68-71=276 | −8 | 50,000 |
| Jeff Maggert |
69-70-72-65=276 | |||
| T7 | Fred Couples |
67-70-69-71=277 | −7 | 35,000 |
| Peter Hedblom |
70-65-75-67=277 | |||
 Greg Norman |
71-68-71-67=277 | |||
 Greg Turner |
72-69-68-68=277 |
Amateurs: Woods (−3).
Source:[6]
References
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- ^ Parascenzo, Marino (22 July 1996). "The big one". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D1.
- ^ Diaz, Jaime (29 July 1996). "Tour de force". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
- ^ Reilly, Rick (29 July 1996). "The anti-Shark". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
- ^ "British Open: course". Southeast Missourian. 18 July 1996. p. 3B.
- ^ "1996 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 3 July 2012.