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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 ]
Thomas Edward Lehman (born March 7, 1959) is an American professional golfer.A former #1 ranked golfer, his tournament wins include one major title, the 1996 Open Championship; and he is the only golfer in history to have been awarded the Player of the Year honor on all three PGA Tours: the regular PGA Tour, the developmental Korn Ferry Tour, and the PGA Tour Champions.
The oldest winner of the Open Championship is Tom Morris Sr. (or Old Tom Morris) who was 46 years and 102 days old when he won in 1867. His son, Tom Morris Jr., is the youngest winner of the championship, he was 17 years and 156 days old when he won the 1868 Open Championship. He also won the most consecutive times with four victories (1868 ...
The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland .
The R&A announced on Monday that the winner of this year’s British Open at Royal Troon will receive $3.1 million — which is part of a $17 million purse. The total purse is up $500,000 from ...
To qualify to challenge for the World Championship, players needed to win one of the four National Opens in the 1996 and 1997 seasons. Fahey himself won the Australian Open in 1996 and 1997. Three players qualified to challenge Fahey: [2] Julian Snow, 1996 & 1997 US Open winner; Mike Gooding, 1996 French Open winner; 1996 British Open winner
Nicklaus is also the oldest winner of the Masters: he was 46 years 82 days old when he won in 1986. [6] Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, and Tiger Woods co-hold the record for most consecutive victories with two. Woods was the youngest winner of the Masters, 21 years 104 days old when he won in 1997. [6]
The 1996 Senior British Open was a professional golf tournament for players aged 50 and above and the tenth British Senior Open Championship, held from 25 to 28 July at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.