1996 U.S. Open (golf)
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | June 13–16, 1996 |
| Location | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| Course(s) | Oakland Hills Country Club South Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 6,974 yards (6,377 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 108 after cut |
| Cut | 148 (+8) |
| Prize fund | $2.4 million |
| Winner's share | $425,000 |
| Champion | |
 Steve Jones |
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| 278 (–2) | |
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The 1996 U.S. Open was the 96th U.S. Open, held June 13–16 at Oakland Hills Country Club in Birmingham, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. Steve Jones won his only major title, one stroke ahead of runners-up Tom Lehman and Davis Love III.[1][2][3][4]
Jones went through an incredible journey just to get to Oakland Hills. He had won four PGA Tour events, the last in 1989, but in November 1991 he was involved in a dirt bike accident that threatened to end his career. He separated his shoulder and sprained an ankle, as well as suffering ligament damage in his index finger. Jones was sidelined for three years, not making it back on tour until 1994. His win here came in his first U.S. Open since 1991, and he was the first champion to go through sectional qualifying since tour rookie Jerry Pate in 1976.[3] After this win, Jones won three more times on tour.
This was the eighth major championship at the South Course, which previously hosted the U.S. Open in 1924, 1937, 1951, 1961, and 1985, and the PGA Championship in 1972 and 1979. It later hosted the PGA Championship in 2008.
Contents
Course layout
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South Course [5]
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 433 | 523 | 194 | 430 | 455 | 356 | 405 | 440 | 220 | 3,456 | 450 | 399 | 560 | 170 | 471 | 400 | 403 | 200 | 465 | 3,518 | 6,974 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Lengths of the course for previous majors:
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Past champions in the field
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Els |  South Africa |
1994 | 72 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 281 | +1 | T5 |
| Lee Janzen | United States |
1993 | 68 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 283 | +3 | T10 |
| Tom Watson | United States |
1982 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 284 | +4 | T13 |
| Curtis Strange | United States |
1988, 1989 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 287 | +7 | T27 |
| Jack Nicklaus | United States |
1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 |
72 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 287 | +7 | T27 |
| Payne Stewart | United States |
1991 | 67 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 287 | +7 | T27 |
| Scott Simpson | United States |
1987 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 289 | +9 | T40 |
| Corey Pavin | United States |
1995 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 289 | +9 | T40 |
| Hale Irwin | United States |
1974, 1979, 1990 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 290 | +10 | T50 |
| Tom Kite | United States |
1992 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 294 | +14 | T82 |
All ten former champions in the field made the cut.
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, June 13, 1996
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Woody Austin | United States |
67 | –3 |
| Payne Stewart | United States |
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| T3 | Lee Janzen | United States |
68 | –2 |
| John Morse | United States |
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| T5 | Paul Azinger | United States |
69 | –1 |
| David Berganio, Jr. | United States |
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| Stewart Cink | United States |
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| Bob Ford | United States |
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| Frank Nobilo |  New Zealand |
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| Masashi Ozaki |  Japan |
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| Philip Walton |  Ireland |
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| Gary Trivisonno | United States |
Second round
Friday, June 14, 1996
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payne Stewart | United States |
67-71=138 | –2 |
| T2 | Woody Austin | United States |
67-72=139 | –1 |
| Ernie Els | South Africa |
72-67=139 | ||
| Greg Norman |  Australia |
73-66=139 | ||
| T5 | Ken Green | United States |
73-67=140 | E |
| Steve Jones | United States |
74-66=140 | ||
| Davis Love III | United States |
71-69=140 | ||
| Frank Nobilo | New Zealand |
69-71=140 | ||
| Sam Torrance |  Scotland |
71-69=140 | ||
| T10 | Billy Andrade | United States |
72-69=141 | +1 |
| David Berganio, Jr. | United States |
69-72=141 | ||
| John Cook | United States |
70-71=141 | ||
| John Daly | United States |
72-69=141 | ||
| Jim Furyk | United States |
72-69=141 | ||
| Neal Lancaster | United States |
74-67=141 | ||
| Masashi Ozaki | Japan |
69-72=141 | ||
| Scott Simpson | United States |
70-71=141 | ||
| Tom Watson | United States |
70-71=141 |
Amateurs: Scott (+4), Woods (+5), Kuehne (+8), Leen (+8), Hobby (+10), Edstrom (+14).
Third round
Saturday, June 15, 1996
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lehman | United States |
71-72-65=208 | –2 |
| 2 | Steve Jones | United States |
74-66-69=209 | –1 |
| T3 | Davis Love III | United States |
71-69-70=210 | E |
| John Morse | United States |
68-74-68=210 | ||
| Frank Nobilo | New Zealand |
69-71-70=210 | ||
| T6 | Woody Austin | United States |
67-72-72=211 | +1 |
| Ernie Els | South Africa |
72-67-72=211 | ||
| Jim Furyk | United States |
72-69-70=211 | ||
| Colin Montgomerie | Scotland |
70-72-69=211 | ||
| Sam Torrance | Scotland |
71-69-71=211 |
Final round
Sunday, June 16, 1996
Lehman, the leader after 54 holes, led Jones by three going to the back-nine in the final round. He relinquished the lead, however, with bogeys at 10 and 12. At the 18th, he drove into a bunker and missed a 15-foot (4.6 m) putt to save par. Love made a charge on the last day, recording birdies at 11, 12, and 15. But he bogeyed the final two holes, missing a 3-footer for par at the last. Jones, unlike Lehman and Love, did not bogey the last. Tied with Lehman and playing in the same group, he hit his approach to 12 feet (3.7 m) and two-putted for par from there to prevail by one.[3][4]
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Jones | United States |
74-66-69-69=278 | –2 | 425,000 |
| T2 | Tom Lehman | United States |
71-72-65-71=279 | –1 | 204,801 |
| Davis Love III | United States |
71-69-70-69=279 | |||
| 4 | John Morse | United States |
68-74-68-70=280 | E | 111,235 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | South Africa |
72-67-72-70=281 | +1 | 84,965 |
| Jim Furyk | United States |
72-69-70-70=281 | |||
| T7 | Ken Green | United States |
73-67-72-70=282 | +2 | 66,295 |
| Scott Hoch | United States |
73-71-71-67=282 | |||
| Vijay Singh |  Fiji |
71-72-70-69=282 | |||
| T10 | Lee Janzen | United States |
68-75-71-69=283 | +3 | 52,591 |
| Colin Montgomerie | Scotland |
70-72-69-72=283 | |||
| Greg Norman | Australia |
73-66-74-70=283 |
Amateurs: Leen (+11), Kuehne (+13), Woods (+14), Scott (+21)
References
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External links
| Preceded by | Major Championships | Succeeded by 1996 Open Championship |
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