1996 U.S. Open: Steve Jones wins at Oakland Hills C.C.
Steve Jones won the 1996 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills C.C. in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan with 278 (−2), by 1 stroke over Tom Lehman and Davis Love III.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1996 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 13, 1996 to June 16, 1996
- Course
- Oakland Hills C.C., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- Edition
- 96th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Steve Jones · USA · born Artesia, New Mexico, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 278 (−2) · won by 1 stroke
- Runners-up
- Tom Lehman, Davis Love III
Winner and runners-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Jones | 278 | −2 |
| T2 | Tom Lehman | ||
| T2 | Davis Love III |
What happened at the 1996 U.S. Open
Jones, a qualifier, won by one.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: us-open-years.json (the U.S. Open room's data); dates from GNN's U.S. Open final-day dates table (Wikipedia infoboxes).