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1996 Open Championship payout Major

Tom Lehman won $310,000 from a $1,500,000 purse. 76 players were paid, and the smallest check was $7,285.

Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club

$1.5MPurse
$310KWinner's share
$7KSmallest check
76Players paid
56%To the top 10
76Missed the cut

Tom Lehman finished -13 and took 21% of the purse. That $310,000 is worth about $656,648 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1996 Open Championship purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 56% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K1$310KT5T11T14T18T26T26T32T40T44T44T55T59T66T7176Smallest check $7K

1996 Open Championship prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1Tom Lehman-13$199,375$310,000 +55%
T2Mark McCumber-11$159,500$193,750
T2Ernie Els-11$159,500$193,750
4Nick Faldo-10$116,250
T5Mark Brooks-8$77,500
T5Jeff Maggert-8$77,500
T7Greg Norman-7$54,250
T7Fred Couples-7$54,250
T7Greg Turner-7$54,250
T7Peter Hedblom-7$54,250
T11Alex Cejka-6$41,470$41,850
T11Darren Clarke-6$41,470$41,850
T11Vijay Singh-6$41,470$41,850
T14David Duval-5$31,388
T14Paul McGinley-5$31,388
T14Shigeki Maruyama-5$31,388
T14Mark McNulty-5$31,388
T18Rocco Mediate-4$24,025
T18Loren Roberts-4$24,025
T18Padraig Harrington-4$24,025
T18Michael Welch-4$24,025
T22Carl Mason-3$18,406
T22Jay Haas-3$18,406
T22Mark James-3$18,406
T22Tiger Woods-3Not known
T22Steve Stricker-3$18,406
T26Frank Nobilo-2$14,764
T26Paul Broadhurst-2$14,764
T26Ben Crenshaw-2$14,764
T26Corey Pavin-2$14,764
T26Tom Kite-2$14,764
T26Peter Mitchell-2$14,764
T32Hidemichi Tanaka-1$12,158
T32Eduardo Romero-1$12,158
T32Mark O'Meara-1$12,158
T32Brad Faxon-1$12,158
T32David Gilford-1$12,158
T32Eamonn Darcy-1$12,158
T32Tommy Tolles-1$12,158
T32Scott Simpson-1$12,158
T40David FrostE$11,245$11,082
T40Mark CalcavecchiaE$11,245$11,082
T40Phil MickelsonE$11,245$11,082
T40Klas ErikssonE$11,245$11,082
T44Richard Boxall+1$9,920
T44Jack Nicklaus+1$9,920
T44Peter Jacobsen+1$9,920
T44Billy Mayfair+1$9,920
T44Todd Hamilton+1$9,920
T44Craig Stadler+1$9,920
T44Payne Stewart+1$9,920
T44Nick Price+1$9,920
T44Jesper Parnevik+1$9,920
T44Bradley Hughes+1$9,920
T44Jim Furyk+1$9,920
T55Robert Allenby+2$9,410$8,816
T55Stephen Ames+2$9,410$8,816
T55Sandy Lyle+2$9,410$8,816
T55Jim Payne+2$9,410$8,816
T59Michael Jonzon+3$8,486
T59Jeff Sluman+3$8,486
T59D.A. Weibring+3$8,486
T59Brian Barnes+3$8,486
T63Costantino Rocca+4$8,215
T63Gordon Law+4$8,215
T63Carl Suneson+4$8,215
T66David Russell+5$7,982
T66Brett Ogle+5$7,982
T66John Daly+5$7,982
69Howard Clark+6$7,828
70Bob Charles+7$7,750
T71Curtis Strange+8$7,556
T71Rick Todd+8$7,556
T71Domingo Hospital+8$7,556
T71Roger Chapman+8$7,556
75Retief Goosen+9$7,362
76Arnaud Langenaeken+14$7,285
MCKazuhiro Fukunaga+15$0
MCRobert Lee+8$0
MCSergio Garcia+7$0
MCMassimo Florioli+6$0
MCIain Steel+7$0
MCBill McColl+4$0
MCSteve Allan+5$0
MCWarren Bladon+4$0
MCStephen Field+6$0
MCGary Emerson+6$0
MCDiego Borrego+7$0
MCDavid Russell+6$0
MCMark Litton+5$0
MCAdam Mednick+9$0
MCRoss McFarlane+4$0
MCFabrice Tarnaud+7$0
MCAntoine Lebouc+6$0
MCJon Robson+7$0
MCSilvio Grappasonni+2$0
MCSteven Bottomley+6$0
MCAndy Oldcorn+8$0
MCSantiago Luna+2$0
MCMats Hallberg+9$0
MCPhilip Walton+2$0
MCLee Westwood+3$0
MCStuart Cage+7$0
MCPaul Eales+4$0
MCAndrew Sherborne+5$0
MCRicky Willison+2$0
MCJosé Coceres+3$0
MCMalcolm MacKenzie+4$0
MCMiguel Angel Jiménez+8$0
MCRoss Drummond+10$0
MCJoakim Haeggman+7$0
MCPaul Lawrie+13$0
MCAndrew Coltart+4$0
MCWoody Austin+3$0
MCSean Murphy+3$0
MCJosé Rivero+3$0
MCSteen Tinning+5$0
MCSam Torrance+2$0
MCJay Townsend+8$0
MCBob Tway+10$0
MCBrian Watts+8$0
MCWayne Westner+6$0
MCIan Woosnam+5$0
MCFuzzy Zoeller+3$0
MCTim Herron+7$0
MCGary Brown+12$0
MCMarc Farry+2$0
MCBarry Lane+2$0
MCThomas Bjørn+7$0
MCWayne Riley+7$0
MCJustin Leonard+5$0
MCTerry Price+5$0
MCPer-Ulrik Johansson+5$0
MCColin Montgomerie+5$0
MCPaul Azinger+9$0
MCIan Baker-Finch+20$0
MCSeve Ballesteros+10$0
MCGordon Brand Jr.+5$0
MCSteve Elkington+3$0
MCBob Estes+2$0
MCDavid Feherty+2$0
MCAnders Forsbrand+5$0
MCSatoshi Higashi+5$0
MCLee Janzen+9$0
MCTony Johnstone+4$0
MCSteve Jones+4$0
MCYoshinori Kaneko+4$0
MCCraig Parry+3$0
MCPeter Senior+4$0
MCGary Player+5$0
MCPeter O'Malley+3$0
MCDavis Love III+4$0
MCHajime Meshiai+6$0
DQDes Smyth+1Not known
DQMichael Campbell+4Not known
WDBernhard Langer+4Not known

The Open winner's share over time

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$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M34374649525558616467707376798182858789919395$310K98010407101316192326

1996 Open Championship payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1996 Open Championship get?

Tom Lehman won $310,000 from a $1,500,000 purse.

What was the 1996 Open Championship purse?

$1,500,000.

How much did last place get at the 1996 Open Championship?

The smallest check was $7,285, to Arnaud Langenaeken (76).

How many players made the cut at the 1996 Open Championship?

77 players made the cut and finished, and 76 players missed it.

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