1996 Open Championship
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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. 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
| 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 |
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Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):
| 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
Second round
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
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
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).
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External links
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