Give you a statement and table with its title in Markdown format, please determine whether the statement is supported or refuted by, or is unrelated to the table. It'a binary classification problem, you should choose the answer between supported and refuted. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| player | country | year (s) won | total | to par | finish |
| ernie els | south africa | 1994 | 281 | + 1 | t5 |
| lee janzen | united states | 1993 | 283 | + 3 | t10 |
| tom watson | united states | 1982 | 284 | + 4 | t13 |
| curtis strange | united states | 1988 , 1989 | 287 | + 7 | t27 |
| jack nicklaus | united states | 1962 , 1967 , 1972 , 1980 | 287 | + 7 | t27 |
| payne stewart | united states | 1991 | 287 | + 7 | t27 |
| scott simpson | united states | 1987 | 289 | + 9 | t40 |
| corey pavin | united states | 1995 | 289 | + 9 | t40 |
| hale irwin | united states | 1974 , 1979 , 1990 | 290 | + 10 | t50 |
| tom kite | united states | 1992 | 294 | + 14 | t82 |
Title:
1996 u.s. open (golf)
Statement:
hale irwin finished the us open with 9 more points over par than ernie els
Answer:
supported