Competitors at this week’s Open Championship at Royal Troon will play for a total prize fund of $17 million with the champion receiving $3.1 million of the purse.
Those are increases of $500,000 and $100,000, respectively, as The Open remains behind the game’s other three majors, which all at least cleared $18.5 million and $3.33 million, respectively, this year:
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 called the modest growth necessary while maintaining his discontent with rising purses and their long-term financial effects on the game.
“The R&A has a responsibility to strike a balance between maintaining The Open’s position in the global game, providing the funds required for governance and developing amateur and recreational golf in 146 countries internationally,” Slumbers said. “We have to make choices if we want to continue to build on the significant growth in participation that is essential for golf’s future. We remain concerned about the impact substantial increases in men’s professional prize money are having on the perception of the sport and its long-term financial sustainability. We are determined to act with the interests of the global game in mind as we pursue our goal of ensuring golf continues to thrive in 50 years’ time.”
Here is the breakdown of the prize money for those players who make the cut:
| 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 more than 70 professional golfers qualify for the final two rounds, additional prize money will be added. Prize money will decrease by $125 per qualifying place above 70 to a minimum of $37,650.
Players who miss the cut will earn anywhere from $8,750 to $12,350.