1996 U.S. Open (golf)

1996 U.S. Open
Tournament information

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
278 (–2)
«1995 1997»

Oakland Hills Country Club

Location in the United States

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.

Course layout

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
T1	Payne Stewart	United States	67	–3
T3	Lee Janzen	United States	68	–2
T3	John Morse	United States	68	–2
T5	Paul Azinger	United States	69	–1
	David Berganio, Jr.	United States
	Stewart Cink	United States
	Bob Ford	United States
	Frank Nobilo	New Zealand
	Masashi Ozaki	Japan
	Philip Walton	Ireland
	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
T2	Davis Love III	United States	71-69-70-69=279	–1	204,801
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
T5	Jim Furyk	United States	72-69-70-70=281	+1	84,965
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

↑ Dorman, Larry (June 17, 1996). "Inspired Jones claims U.S. Open title". Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington). (New York Times). p. C1.
↑ Bonk, Thomas (June 17, 1996). "Stellar field humbled by a man named Jones". Eugene Register-Guard (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1B.
1 2 3 Reilly, Rick (June 24, 1996). "Dear Mr. Hogan,". Sports Illustrated. p. 38.
1 2 Parascenzo, Marino (June 17, 1996). "Steve who?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. B-1.
↑ "1996 U.S. Open: Card of the course". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 13, 1996. p. D-2.

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