1996 Open Championship prize money
Tom Lehman won the 1996 Open Championship on 21 July 1996 and took $310,000. Below is every one of the thirteen cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $7,363 Retief Goosen collected for finishing 75.
Every cheque at the 1996 Open Championship
21 July 1996
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Lehman | USA | -13 | 271 | $310,000 |
| T2 | Ernie Els | RSA | -11 | 273 | $193,750 |
| T7 | Fred Couples | USA | -7 | 277 | $54,250 |
| T11 | Alex Cejka | GER | -6 | 278 | $41,850 |
| T11 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -6 | 278 | $41,850 |
| T18 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -4 | 280 | $24,025 |
| T22 | Jay Haas | USA | -3 | 281 | $18,406 |
| T22 | Steve Stricker | USA | -3 | 281 | $18,406 |
| T40 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 0 | 284 | $11,083 |
| T44 | Jim Furyk | USA | 1 | 285 | $9,920 |
| T55 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 2 | 286 | $8,816 |
| T66 | John Daly | USA | 5 | 289 | $7,983 |
| 75 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 9 | 293 | $7,363 |
The top of the ladder
The thirteen cheques paid came to $747,702
The thirteen cheques above come to $747,702 between them. We hold 22 players for the week in all, so nine of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other Open Championship years
30 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 1997 ladder is the one after, won by Justin Leonard. The Open Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 1996 golf year
fourteen other tournaments we hold a 1996 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 1996 was the $630,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Fred Couples.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 1996 Open Championship?
Tom Lehman, on 21 July 1996. The win paid $310,000.
How much did the 1996 Open Championship pay out?
The thirteen cheques on this page come to $747,702 between them, from $310,000 at the top down to $7,363.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1996 Open Championship?
$7,363, which Retief Goosen collected for finishing 75.
How many players were paid at the 1996 Open Championship?
thirteen. We hold 22 players for that week in all, so nine of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.