1996 Open Championship

The 1996 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 125th Open Championship, held from 18–21 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)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Nick Faldo England1987, 1990, 199268686870274–104
Greg Norman Australia1986, 199371687167277–7T7
Mark Calcavecchia United States198972687668284ET41
Jack Nicklaus United States1966, 1970, 197869667773285+1T45
Nick Price Zimbabwe199468737173285+1T45
Sandy Lyle Scotland198571697373286+2T56
John Daly United States199570736977289+5T67
Bob Charles New Zealand196371727177291+771

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Gary Player South Africa1959, 1968, 19747176147+5
Seve Ballesteros Spain1979, 1984, 19887478152+10
Ian Baker-Finch Australia19917884162+20

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 18 July 1996

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul Broadhurst England65–6
T2Mark Brooks United States67–4
Fred Couples United States
Brad Faxon United States
Tom Lehman United States
Mark McCumber United States
Mark O'Meara United States
Loren Roberts United States
Hidemichi Tanaka Japan
T10Ernie Els South Africa68–3
Klas Eriksson Sweden
Nick Faldo England
Jim Furyk United States
Pádraig Harrington Ireland
Shigeki Maruyama Japan
Carl Mason England
Nick Price Zimbabwe

Second round

Friday, 19 July 1996

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Tom Lehman United States67-67=134–8
Paul McGinley Ireland69-65=134
T3Ernie Els South Africa68-67=135–7
Peter Hedblom Sweden70-65=135
Jack Nicklaus United States69-66=135
T6Nick Faldo England68-68=136–6
Pádraig Harrington Ireland68-68=136
Mark McCumber United States67-69=136
Mark O'Meara United States67-69=136
Corey Pavin United States70-66=136
Loren Roberts United States67-69=136
Vijay Singh Fiji69-67=136

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

Third round

Saturday, 20 July 1996

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tom Lehman United States67-67-64=198–15
2Nick Faldo England68-68-68=204–9
T3Mark Brooks United States67-70-68=205–8
Vijay Singh Fiji69-67-69=205
T5Fred Couples United States67-70-69=206–7
Ernie Els South Africa68-67-71=206
T7Darren Clarke Northern Ireland70-68-69=207–6
Mark McCumber United States67-69-71=207
Shigeki Maruyama Japan68-70-69=207
Steve Stricker United States71-70-66=207

Final round

Sunday, 21 July 1996

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1Tom Lehman United States67-67-64-73=271–13200,000
T2Ernie Els South Africa68-67-71-67=273–11125,000
Mark McCumber United States67-69-71-66=273
4Nick Faldo England68-68-68-70=274–1075,000
T5Mark Brooks United States67-70-68-71=276–850,000
Jeff Maggert United States69-70-72-65=276
T7Fred Couples United States67-70-69-71=277–735,000
Peter Hedblom Sweden70-65-75-67=277
Greg Norman Australia71-68-71-67=277
Greg Turner New Zealand72-69-68-68=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.
Preceded by
1996 U.S. Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1996 PGA Championship

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