1996 U.S. Open Winner and Scores
The 1996 U.S. Open was the 96th edition of the tournament and it produced a surprise winner.
Winner: Steve Jones, 278
Where it was played: Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Tournament dates: June 13-16, 1996
Leader after first round: Woody Austin and Payne Stewart, 67
Leader after second round: Payne Stewart, 138
Leader after third round: Tom Lehman, 208
Notable Notes: Steve Jones, who was off the tour for three years in the early 1990s due to injuries, capped his comeback with a major championship title. Jones trailed by one stroke entering the final round, and battle third-round leader Tom Lehman plus Davis Love III through the last 18 holes. And it came down to the final hole, where Jones was the only one of the three contenders not to bogey the 18th.
Final Scores
| Steve Jones | 74-66-69-69—278 |
| Davis Love III | 71-69-70-69—279 |
| Tom Lehman | 71-72-65-71—279 |
| John Morse | 68-74-68-70—280 |
| Ernie Els | 72-67-72-70—281 |
| Jim Furyk | 72-69-70-70—281 |
| Scott Hoch | 73-71-71-67—282 |
| Vijay Singh | 71-72-70-69—282 |
| Ken Green | 73-67-72-70—282 |
| Lee Janzen | 68-75-71-69—283 |
| Greg Norman | 73-66-74-70—283 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 70-72-69-72—283 |
| Dan Forsman | 72-71-70-71—284 |
| Tom Watson | 70-71-71-72—284 |
| Frank Nobilo | 69-71-70-74—284 |
| Nick Faldo | 72-71-72-70—285 |
| David Berganio | 69-72-72-72—285 |
| Mark O'Meara | 72-73-68-72—285 |
| Mark Brooks | 76-68-69-72—285 |
| John Cook | 70-71-71-73—285 |
| Stewart Cink | 69-73-70-73—285 |
| Sam Torrance | 71-69-71-74—285 |
| Brad Bryant | 73-71-74-68—286 |
| Peter Jacobsen | 71-74-70-71—286 |
| Billy Andrade | 72-69-72-73—286 |
| Woody Austin | 67-72-72-75—286 |
| Curtis Strange | 74-73-71-69—287 |
| Peter Jordan | 71-74-72-70—287 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 72-74-69-72—287 |
| Payne Stewart | 67-71-76-73—287 |
| John Daly | 72-69-73-73—287 |
| Mike Swartz | 72-72-74-70—288 |
| Tom Purtzer | 76-71-71-70—288 |
| Billy Mayfair | 72-71-74-71—288 |
| Brett Ogle | 70-75-72-71—288 |
| Steve Gotsche | 72-70-74-72—288 |
| Michael Campbell | 70-73-73-72—288 |
| Anders Forsbrand | 74-71-71-72—288 |
| Sean Murphy | 71-75-68-74—288 |
| Lucas Parsons | 75-71-73-70—289 |
| J.L. Lewis | 76-69-73-71—289 |
| Bob Ford | 69-77-72-71—289 |
| Scott Simpson | 70-71-76-72—289 |
| Wayne Riley | 73-69-74-73—289 |
| Steve Elkington | 72-70-74-73—289 |
| Tommy Tolles | 77-68-71-73—289 |
| Corey Pavin | 73-70-72-74—289 |
| Kirk Triplett | 70-73-72-74—289 |
| Loren Roberts | 72-73-69-75—289 |
| Wayne Westner | 72-75-74-69—290 |
| Bob Gilder | 73-72-75-70—290 |
| Kenny Perry | 73-71-75-71—290 |
| Jeff Sluman | 70-74-74-72—290 |
| Joey Gullion | 73-72-73-72—290 |
| Hale Irwin | 72-71-73-74—290 |
| Alexander Cejka | 74-70-72-74—290 |
| Michael Bradley | 71-74-71-74—290 |
| Kelly Gibson | 71-73-71-75—290 |
| Justin Leonard | 71-76-67-76—290 |
| Steve Stricker | 74-71-75-71—291 |
| Steve Lowery | 73-74-73-71—291 |
| Bill Porter | 73-75-72-71—291 |
| Bill Murchison | 76-68-74-73—291 |
| a-Randy Leen | 77-71-70-73—291 |
| David Gilford | 74-69-74-74—291 |
| Dennis Harrington | 75-71-71-74—291 |
| David Duval | 75-72-75-70—292 |
| Andrew Morse | 76-72-74-70—292 |
| Paul Azinger | 69-74-78-71—292 |
| Frank Lickliter II | 75-71-73-73—292 |
| Jumbo Ozaki | 69-72-77-74—292 |
| Costantino Rocca | 71-74-73-74—292 |
| Wayne Grady | 71-75-72-74—292 |
| David Ogrin | 72-74-72-74—292 |
| Peter O'Malley | 75-73-70-74—292 |
| Curt Byrum | 70-76-71-75—292 |
| Jim Gallagher Jr. | 71-72-73-76—292 |
| Bob Tway | 72-75-68-77—292 |
| a-Trip Kuehne | 79-69-73-72—293 |
| Michael Christie | 72-75-72-74—293 |
| Ian Woosnam | 72-72-74-75—293 |
| a-Tiger Woods | 76-69-77-72—294 |
| John Huston | 73-72-76-73—294 |
| Kent Jones | 71-74-76-73—294 |
| Skip Kendall | 77-71-73-73—294 |
| Scott McCarron | 72-72-75-75—294 |
| Tom Kite | 76-71-72-75—294 |
| Brad Faxon | 70-72-76-76—294 |
| Neal Lancaster | 74-67-74-79—294 |
| Craig Parry | 70-76-75-74—295 |
| Javier Sanchez | 71-76-74-74—295 |
| Jack O'Keefe | 72-71-76-76—295 |
| Jay Haas | 73-72-74-76—295 |
| Anthony Rodriguez | 71-77-76-72—296 |
| Tom Pernice Jr. | 74-72-74-76—296 |
| Phil Mickelson | 76-71-73-76—296 |
| Jeff Maggert | 75-69-81-72—297 |
| Jim Thorpe | 75-71-78-73—297 |
| Blaine McCallister | 71-75-76-75—297 |
| Philip Walton | 69-73-78-77—297 |
| Omar Uresti | 76-72-74-76—298 |
| Olin Browne | 73-70-76-79—298 |
| Gary Trivisonno | 69-75-78-77—299 |
| Mark Wiebe | 74-74-75-77—300 |
| a-Steve Scott | 71-73-81-76—301 |
| Rich Yokota | 79-67-76-79—301 |
| Mike Burke Jr, | 78-70-77-77—302 |
| Shawn Kelly | 73-75-79-82—309 |
