1996 Open Championship
| Dates | 18–21 July 1996 |
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| Location | Lytham St Annes, England |
| Course(s) | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club |
| Tour(s) |
European Tour PGA Tour |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,892 yards (6,302 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 77 after cut |
| Cut | 143 (+1) |
| Prize fund |
£1,500,000 €1,987,720 $2,200,000 |
| Winner's share | £200,000 €280,000 $310,000 |
 Tom Lehman
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| 271 (–13) | |
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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.
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):
Thursday, 18 July 1996
Friday, 19 July 1996
Amateurs (a): Woods (–1), Bladon (+4), Allan (+5), García (+7).
Saturday, 20 July 1996
Sunday, 21 July 1996
Amateurs: Woods (–3).
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Coordinates: 53°44′58″N 3°01′05″W / 53.7495°N 3.0180°W
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