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2. In 1996, The Open Championship was played at Lytham and St Annes . The Open Championship was also played here in:
Lytham and St Annes — 1996
Lehman Breaks The American Jinx
The legendary Bobby Jones had captured the first Lytham Open in 1926 as the most talented and successful amateur golfer of all time. In the intervening years to 1996 no other American had been successful in the championship at Lytham, despite many periods of domination in the game. ...
Lytham and St Annes — 1996 Results
| pos | player | ctry | r1 | r2 | r3 | r4 | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom LEHMAN | USA | 67 | 67 | 64 | 73 | 271 |
| 2 | Mark MCCUMBER | USA | 67 | 69 | 71 | 66 | 273 |
| 2 | Ernie ELS | RSA | 68 | 67 | 71 | 67 | 273 |
| 4 | Nick FALDO | ENG | 68 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 274 |
| 5 | Jeff MAGGERT | USA | 69 | 70 | 72 | 65 | 276 |
| 5 | Mark BROOKS | USA | 67 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 276 |
| 7 | Greg TURNER | NZL | 72 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 277 |
| 7 | Fred COUPLES | USA | 67 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 277 |
| 7 | Greg NORMAN | AUS | 71 | 68 | 71 | 67 | 277 |
| 7 | Peter HEDBLOM | SWE | 70 | 65 | 75 | 67 | 277 |
