Naglalaro sa kanyang unang US Open simula pa noong 1991, naitala ng pinsala na si Steve Jones ang pinakamalaking panalo ng kanyang karera.
Ang 1996 US Open ay nilaro sa South Course sa Oakland Hills Country Club. Dumating si Jones sa pagkakaroon ng advanced sa pamamagitan ng sectional qualifying. Nagkaroon siya ng apat na PGA Tour na nanalo sa puntong ito, ngunit wala mula pa noong 1989. Huli noong 1991, naranasan ni Jones ang pinsala sa iba't ibang mga ligament at kasukasuan sa isang aksidente sa pagbibisikleta ng dumi at hindi na bumalik sa isang kaganapan ng PGA Tour hanggang 1994.
Matapos manalo dito, nanalo si Jones ng tatlong beses pa para sa kabuuang walong tagumpay sa PGA Tour na tagumpay.
Sina Tom Lehman at Davis Love III ay nakatali para sa pangalawa, isa sa likuran ni Jones. Ang bawat isa ay nagkaroon ng kanyang pagkakataon sa panghuling pag-ikot. Si Lehman, ang third-round leader, ay nagkaroon ng three-stroke lead matapos ang unang siyam na butas ng pangwakas na pag-ikot. Ngunit habang umuusbong si Jones mula sa puntong iyon, nawalan ng mga stroke si Lehman, na nagwawakas na may isang kawala sa huling butas.
Samantala, ang pag-ibig ay gumawa ng singil sa likod ng siyam sa pangwakas na pag-ikot, upang makaligtaan ang isang 3-paa par putt sa pangwakas na butas. Hindi pumalag si Jones, gumawa ng 2-putt par sa ika-72 berde upang mai-seal ang tagumpay.
Sa kanyang panghuling US Open bilang isang baguhan, si Tiger Woods ay inilagay sa isang kurbatang para sa ika-82.
1996 Mga Buksan na marka ng US
Mga resulta mula sa 1996 US Open golf tournament ay naglaro sa par-70 Oakland Hills Country Club sa bayan ng Bloomfield, Mich. (A-amateur):
Si Steve Jones $ 425, 000 | 74-66-69-69--278 |
Davis Love III $ 204, 801 | 71-69-70-69--279 |
Tom Lehman $ 204, 801 | 71-72-65-71--279 |
John Morse $ 111, 235 | 68-74-68-70--280 |
Ernie Els $ 84, 965 | 72-67-72-70--281 |
Jim Furyk $ 84, 965 | 72-69-70-70--281 |
Si Scott Hoch $ 66, 295 | 73-71-71-67--282 |
Vijay Singh $ 66, 295 | 71-72-70-69--282 |
Ken Green $ 66, 295 | 73-67-72-70--282 |
Lee Janzen $ 52, 591 | 68-75-71-69--283 |
Greg Norman $ 52, 591 | 73-66-74-70--283 |
Colin Montgomerie $ 52, 591 | 70-72-69-72--283 |
Dan Forsman $ 43, 725 | 72-71-70-71--284 |
Tom Watson $ 43, 725 | 70-71-71-72--284 |
Frank Nobilo $ 43, 725 | 69-71-70-74--284 |
Nick Faldo $ 33, 188 | 72-71-72-70--285 |
David Berganio $ 33, 188 | 69-72-72-72--285 |
Markahan O'Meara $ 33, 188 | 72-73-68-72--285 |
Mark Brooks $ 33, 188 | 76-68-69-72--285 |
John Cook $ 33, 188 | 70-71-71-73--285 |
Stewart Cink $ 33, 188 | 69-73-70-73--285 |
Sam Torrance $ 33, 188 | 71-69-71-74--285 |
Brad Bryant $ 23, 806 | 73-71-74-68--286 |
Peter Jacobsen $ 23, 806 | 71-74-70-71--286 |
Billy Andrade $ 23, 806 | 72-69-72-73--286 |
Woody Austin $ 23, 806 | 67-72-72-75--286 |
Curtis Kakaibang $ 17, 809 | 74-73-71-69--287 |
Peter Jordan $ 17, 809 | 71-74-72-70--287 |
Jack Nicklaus $ 17, 809 | 72-74-69-72--287 |
Payne Stewart $ 17, 809 | 67-71-76-73--287 |
John Daly $ 17, 809 | 72-69-73-73--287 |
Mike Swartz $ 14, 071 | 72-72-74-70--288 |
Tom Purtzer $ 14, 071 | 76-71-71-70--288 |
Billy Mayfair $ 14, 071 | 72-71-74-71--288 |
Brett Ogle $ 14, 071 | 70-75-72-71--288 |
Steve Gotsche $ 14, 071 | 72-70-74-72--288 |
Michael Campbell na $ 14, 071 | 70-73-73-72--288 |
Anders Forsbrand $ 14, 071 | 74-71-71-72--288 |
Si Sean Murphy $ 14, 071 | 71-75-68-74--288 |
Lucas Parsons $ 9, 918 | 75-71-73-70--289 |
JL Lewis $ 9, 918 | 76-69-73-71--289 |
Bob Ford $ 9, 918 | 69-77-72-71--289 |
Si Scott Simpson $ 9, 918 | 70-71-76-72--289 |
Wayne Riley $ 9, 918 | 73-69-74-73--289 |
Steve Elkington $ 9, 918 | 72-70-74-73--289 |
Tommy Tolles ng $ 9, 918 | 77-68-71-73--289 |
Corey Pavin $ 9, 918 | 73-70-72-74--289 |
Kirk Triplett $ 9, 918 | 70-73-72-74--289 |
Loren Roberts $ 9, 918 | 72-73-69-75--289 |
Wayne Westner $ 6, 619 | 72-75-74-69--290 |
Bob Gilder $ 6, 619 | 73-72-75-70--290 |
Kenny Perry $ 6, 619 | 73-71-75-71--290 |
Jeff Sluman $ 6, 619 | 70-74-74-72--290 |
Joey Gullion $ 6, 619 | 73-72-73-72--290 |
Hale Irwin $ 6, 619 | 72-71-73-74--290 |
Alexander Cejka $ 6, 619 | 74-70-72-74--290 |
Michael Bradley $ 6, 619 | 71-74-71-74--290 |
Kelly Gibson $ 6, 619 | 71-73-71-75--290 |
Justin Leonard $ 6, 619 | 71-76-67-76--290 |
Steve Stricker $ 5, 825 | 74-71-75-71--291 |
Steve Lowery $ 5, 825 | 73-74-73-71--291 |
Bill Porter na $ 5, 825 | 73-75-72-71--291 |
Bill Murchison $ 5, 825 | 76-68-74-73--291 |
a-Randy Leen | 77-71-70-73--291 |
David Gilford $ 5, 825 | 74-69-74-74--291 |
Si Dennis Harrington $ 5, 825 | 75-71-71-74--291 |
David Duval $ 5, 645 | 75-72-75-70--292 |
Andrew Morse $ 5, 645 | 76-72-74-70--292 |
Paul Azinger $ 5, 645 | 69-74-78-71--292 |
Frank Lickliter II $ 5, 645 | 75-71-73-73--292 |
Jumbo Ozaki $ 5, 645 | 69-72-77-74--292 |
Costantino Rocca $ 5, 645 | 71-74-73-74--292 |
Wayne Grady $ 5, 645 | 71-75-72-74--292 |
David Ogrin $ 5, 645 | 72-74-72-74--292 |
Peter O'Malley $ 5, 645 | 75-73-70-74--292 |
Curt Byrum $ 5, 645 | 70-76-71-75--292 |
Jim Gallagher Jr $ 5, 645 | 71-72-73-76--292 |
Bob Tway $ 5, 645 | 72-75-68-77--292 |
a-Trip Kuehne | 79-69-73-72--293 |
Michael Christie $ 5, 505 | 72-75-72-74--293 |
Ian Woosnam $ 5, 505 | 72-72-74-75--293 |
a-Tiger Woods | 76-69-77-72--294 |
John Huston $ 5, 415 | 73-72-76-73--294 |
Kent Jones $ 5, 415 | 71-74-76-73--294 |
Laktawan ang Kendall $ 5, 415 | 77-71-73-73--294 |
Si Scott McCarron $ 5, 415 | 72-72-75-75--294 |
Tom Kite $ 5, 415 | 76-71-72-75--294 |
Brad Faxon $ 5, 415 | 70-72-76-76--294 |
Neal Lancaster $ 5, 415 | 74-67-74-79--294 |
Craig Parry $ 5, 305 | 70-76-75-74--295 |
Javier Sanchez $ 5, 305 | 71-76-74-74--295 |
Jack O'Keefe $ 5, 305 | 72-71-76-76--295 |
Jay Haas $ 5, 305 | 73-72-74-76--295 |
Anthony Rodriguez $ 5, 235 | 71-77-76-72--296 |
Tom Pernice Jr $ 5, 235 | 74-72-74-76--296 |
Phil Mickelson $ 5, 235 | 76-71-73-76--296 |
Jeff Maggert $ 5, 165 | 75-69-81-72--297 |
Jim Thorpe $ 5, 165 | 75-71-78-73--297 |
Blaine McCallister $ 5, 165 | 71-75-76-75--297 |
Philip Walton $ 5, 165 | 69-73-78-77--297 |
Omar Uresti $ 5, 105 | 76-72-74-76--298 |
Olin Browne $ 5, 105 | 73-70-76-79--298 |
Gary Trivisonno $ 5, 075 | 69-75-78-77--299 |
Mark Wiebe $ 5, 055 | 74-74-75-77--300 |
a-Steve Scott | 71-73-81-76--301 |
Rich Yokota $ 5, 035 | 79-67-76-79--301 |
Mike Burke, Jr $ 5, 015 | 78-70-77-77--302 |
Shawn Kelly $ 5, 000 | 73-75-79-82--309 |