The Open Championship 2023 Payout - What Is the Prize Money?

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Open Championship week is here, with 156 of the world’s best competing for the coveted Claret Jug. The 151st edition will be played at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, from July 20-23.

Among the favorites are Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka and defending champion Cameron Smith. A year ago, at St. Andrews, Smith recorded a score of 20-under par, narrowly defeating Cameron Young (-19) and McIlroy (-18).

We’ll explain the prize structure in this article and display what everyone took home in 2022.

The Open Championship Prize Money

The total purse for the “British” Open is $16.5 million, with the winner set to receive $3 million. The 2023 prize pool was increased by $2.5 million compared to last year’s payout of $14 million.

What else does the winner receive?

Aside from the large check, the Champion Golfer of the Year will earn a gold medal, 600 FedEx Cup points and 100 points (standard for majors) in the Official World Golf Rankings.

The last man standing also receives five years of status on the PGA Tour, entries into the Masters, PGA Championship and U.S. Open for five years, automatic qualification for the Open Championship up until age 60 and a spot in the 2024 Sentry Tournament of Champions.

British Open Purse Format

The top 70 players and ties who make the cut will be awarded prize money. The following table shows the payouts from 1-70.

Payouts by place

Place	Winnings
1	$3,000,000
2	$1,708,000
3	$1,095,000
4	$851,000
5	$684,500
6	$593,000
7	$509,500
8	$429,700
9	$377,000
10	$340,500
11	$310,000
12	$274,700
13	$258,300
14	$241,800
15	$224,800
16	$206,600
17	$196,600
18	$187,500
19	$179,600
20	$171,100
21	$163,100
22	$155,000
23	$146,700
24	$138,500
25	$133,800
26	$128,000
27	$123,300
28	$119,100
29	$113,900
30	$108,000
31	$104,500
32	$99,200
33	$95,700
34	$93,000
35	$89,800
36	$86,200
37	$82,200
38	$78,000
39	$75,200
40	$72,800
41	$69,800
42	$66,400
43	$63,400
44	$59,800
45	$56,400
46	$53,400
47	$51,300
48	$49,300
49	$47,000
50	$45,900
51	$44,900
52	$44,100
53	$43,400
54	$42,800
55	$451,000
56	$41,500
57	$41,100
58	$40,800
59	$40,500
60	$40,200
61	$39,800
62	$39,800
63	$39,600
64	$39,400
65	$39,200
66	$38,900
67	$38,600
68	$38,300
69	$38,000
70	$37,800

2022 Open Championship Results and Prize Pool

The 2022 edition at the Old Course featured a $14 million dollar purse, with Smith earning $2.5 million for his efforts.

Position	Player	Score	Earnings
1	Cameron Smith	-20	$2,500,000
2	Cameron Young	-19	$1,455,000
3	Rory McIlroy	-18	$933,000
T4	Tommy Fleetwood	-14	$654,000
T4	Viktor Hovland	-14	$654,000
T6	Brian Harman	-13	$469,500
T6	Dustin Johnson	-13	$469,500
T8	Bryson DeChambeau	-12	$325,667
T8	Jordan Spieth	-12	$325,667
T8	Patrick Cantlay	-12	$325,667
T11	Sadom Kaewkanjana	-11	$231,000
T11	Abraham Ancer	-11	$231,000
T11	Dean Burmester	-11	$231,000
T11	Tyrrell Hatton	-11	$231,000
T15	Lucas Herbert	-10	$165,583
T15	Xander Schauffele	-10	$165,583
T15	Anthony Quayle	-10	$165,583
T15	Francesco Molinari	-10	$165,583
T15	Adam Scott	-10	$165,583
T15	Si Woo Kim	-10	$165,583
T21	Billy Horschel	-9	$120,286
T21	Min Woo Lee	-9	$120,286
T21	Trey Mullinax	-9	$120,286
T21	Shane Lowry	-9	$120,286
T21	Kevin Kisner	-9	$120,286
T21	Matt Fitzpatrick	-9	$120,286
T21	Scottie Scheffler	-9	$120,286
T28	Tony Finau	-8	$90,917
T28	Corey Conners	-8	$90,917
T28	Harold Varner III	-8	$90,917
T28	Will Zalatoris	-8	$90,917
T28	Dylan Frittelli	-8	$90,917
T28	Thomas Pieters	-8	$90,917
T34	Thomas Detry	-7	$68,906
T34	Robert MacIntyre	-7	$68,906
T34	Talor Gooch	-7	$68,906
T34	Lee Westwood	-7	$68,906
T34	Sahith Theegala	-7	$68,906
T34	Victor Perez	-7	$68,906
T34	Jon Rahm	-7	$68,906
T34	Aaron Wise	-7	$68,906
T42	Sam Burns	-6	$51,000
T42	Jason Kokrak	-6	$51,000
T42	Thriston Lawrence	-6	$51,000
T42	Adrian Meronk	-6	$51,000
T42	Chris Kirk	-6	$51,000
T47	Garrick Higgo	-5	$40,600
T47	Patrick Reed	-5	$40,600
T47	Jordan Smith	-5	$40,600
T47	Yuto Katsuragawa	-5	$40,600
T47	Joohyung Kim	-5	$40,600
T47	Filippo Celli (a)	-5	$0
T53	Joaquin Niemann	-4	$35,656
T53	Danny Willett	-4	$35,656
T53	Robert Dinwiddie	-4	$35,656
T53	Lars Van Meijel	-4	$35,656
T53	Justin Thomas	-4	$35,656
T53	Paul Casey	-4	$35,656
T53	Jason Scrivener	-4	$35,656
T53	Brad Kennedy	-4	$35,656
T53	Nicolai Højgaard	-4	$35,656
T62	Cameron Tringale	-3	$33,625
T62	Sebastián Muñoz	-3	$33,625
T62	John Parry	-3	$33,625
T62	David Carey	-3	$33,625
T62	Ian Poulter	-3	$33,625
T62	Russell Henley	-3	$33,625
T68	Hideki Matsuyama	-2	$32,525
T68	Sergio Garcia	-2	$32,525
T68	Richard Mansell	-2	$32,525
T68	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-2	$32,525
T72	David Law	-1	$32,012
T72	Kurt Kitayama	-1	$32,012
T74	Marcus Armitage	E	$31,762
T74	Justin De Los Santos	E	$31,762
T76	Wyndham Clark	1	$31,512
T76	Adri Arnaus	1	$31,512
T76	Aaron Jarvis (amateur)	1	$0
T79	Laurie Canter	2	$31,325
T79	Barclay Brown (amateur)	2	$0
T81	Sam Bairstow (amateur)	4	$0
T81	Sungjae Im	4	$31,200
83	Jamie Rutherford	8	$31,075