1996 Open Championship

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
Lytham & St Annes
Lytham &
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.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference ocmg11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.