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1996 Open Championship

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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
United States Tom Lehman
271 (−13)
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Lytham & St Annes is located in England
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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]

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

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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]

  • 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

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First round

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Thursday, 18 July 1996

Place Player Score To par
1 England Paul Broadhurst 65 −6
T2 United States Mark Brooks 67 −4
United States Fred Couples
United States Brad Faxon
United States Tom Lehman
United States Mark McCumber
United States Mark O'Meara
United States Loren Roberts
Japan Hidemichi Tanaka
T10 South Africa Ernie Els 68 −3
Sweden Klas Eriksson
England Nick Faldo
United States Jim Furyk
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
Japan Shigeki Maruyama
England Carl Mason
Zimbabwe Nick Price

Second round

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Friday, 19 July 1996

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

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

Third round

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Saturday, 20 July 1996

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Tom Lehman 67-67-64=198 −15
2 England Nick Faldo 68-68-68=204 −9
T3 United States Mark Brooks 67-70-68=205 −8
Fiji Vijay Singh 69-67-69=205
T5 United States Fred Couples 67-70-69=206 −7
South Africa Ernie Els 68-67-71=206
T7 Northern Ireland Darren Clarke 70-68-69=207 −6
United States Mark McCumber 67-69-71=207
Japan Shigeki Maruyama 68-70-69=207
United States Steve Stricker 71-70-66=207

Final round

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Sunday, 21 July 1996

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1 United States Tom Lehman 67-67-64-73=271 −13 200,000
T2 South Africa Ernie Els 68-67-71-67=273 −11 125,000
United States Mark McCumber 67-69-71-66=273
4 England Nick Faldo 68-68-68-70=274 −10 75,000
T5 United States Mark Brooks 67-70-68-71=276 −8 50,000
United States Jeff Maggert 69-70-72-65=276
T7 United States Fred Couples 67-70-69-71=277 −7 35,000
Sweden Peter Hedblom 70-65-75-67=277
Australia Greg Norman 71-68-71-67=277
New Zealand Greg Turner 72-69-68-68=277

Amateurs: Woods (−3).

Source:[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "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. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
  4. ^ Reilly, Rick (29 July 1996). "The anti-Shark". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
  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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