Rivals at this week’s Open Championship at Royal Troon will play for a complete prize fund of $17 million with the champion receiving $3.1 million of the purse.
These are will increase of $500,000 and $100,000, respectively, as The Open stays behind the sport’s different three majors, which all no less than cleared $18.5 million and $3.33 million, respectively, this 12 months:
U.S. Open – $21.5 million ($4.3 million)
Masters – $20 million ($3.6 million)
PGA Championship – $18.5 million ($3.33 million)
Outgoing R&A CEO Martin Slumbers known as the modest progress needed whereas sustaining his discontent with rising purses and their long-term monetary results on the sport.
“The R&A has a duty to strike a stability between sustaining The Open’s place within the international sport, offering the funds required for governance and creating newbie and leisure golf in 146 nations internationally,” Slumbers stated. “Now we have to make selections if we need to proceed to construct on the numerous progress in participation that’s important for golf’s future. We stay involved concerning the influence substantial will increase in males’s skilled prize cash are having on the notion of the game and its long-term monetary sustainability. We’re decided to behave with the pursuits of the worldwide sport in thoughts as we pursue our objective of making certain golf continues to thrive in 50 years’ time.”
Right here is the breakdown of the prize cash for these gamers who make the minimize:
| Place | USD | Place | USD |
| 1 | $3,100,000 | 36 | $88,700 |
| 2 | $1,759,000 | 37 | $84,600 |
| 3 | $1,128,000 | 38 | $80,300 |
| 4 | $876,000 | 39 | $77,400 |
| 5 | $705,000 | 40 | $74,900 |
| 6 | $611,000 | 41 | $71,800 |
| 7 | $525,000 | 42 | $68,300 |
| 8 | $442,500 | 43 | $65,200 |
| 9 | $388,000 | 44 | $61,500 |
| 10 | $350,600 | 45 | $58,000 |
| 11 | $319,200 | 46 | $55,000 |
| 12 | $282,800 | 47 | $52,800 |
| 13 | $266,000 | 48 | $50,700 |
| 14 | $249,000 | 49 | $48,400 |
| 15 | $231,000 | 50 | $47,200 |
| 16 | $212,700 | 51 | $46,200 |
| 17 | $202,400 | 52 | $45,400 |
| 18 | $193,000 | 53 | $44,700 |
| 19 | $184,900 | 54 | $44,000 |
| 20 | $176,200 | 55 | $43,300 |
| 21 | $168,000 | 56 | $42,700 |
| 22 | $159,600 | 57 | $42,300 |
| 23 | $151,000 | 58 | $42,000 |
| 24 | $142,600 | 59 | $41,700 |
| 25 | $137,800 | 60 | $41,400 |
| 26 | $131,800 | 61 | $41,200 |
| 27 | $127,000 | 62 | $41,000 |
| 28 | $122,600 | 63 | $40,800 |
| 29 | $117,300 | 64 | $40,600 |
| 30 | $111,200 | 65 | $40,300 |
| 31 | $107,600 | 66 | $40,000 |
| 32 | $102,100 | 67 | $39,700 |
| 33 | $98,500 | 68 | $39,400 |
| 34 | $95,700 | 69 | $39,100 |
| 35 | $92,400 | 70 | $38,900 |
If greater than 70 skilled golfers qualify for the ultimate two rounds, extra prize cash can be added. Prize cash will lower by $125 per qualifying place above 70 to a minimal of $37,650.
Gamers who miss the minimize will earn wherever from $8,750 to $12,350.
