Dates 18–21 July 1996 Par 71 | Tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour Length 6,892 yards (6,302 m) | |
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Location Lytham St Annes, England Course(s) Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | ||
The 1996 Open Championship was the 125th Open Championship, held 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. Lehman built a six-stroke lead after 54 holes and became the first American to win at Lytham since Bobby Jones seventy years earlier.
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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.
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Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):
First round
Thursday, 18 July 1996
Second round
Friday, 19 July 1996
Amateurs (a): Woods (–1), Bladon (+4), Allan (+5), García (+7).
Third round
Saturday, 20 July 1996
Final round
Sunday, 21 July 1996
Amateurs: Woods (–3).
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