The Champion Golfer of the Year will win $1,935,000 at the 148th Open, the R&A announced on Friday. The total prize fund for the championship will be $10,750,000. This is up $250,000 from last year’s purse, where champion Francesco Molinari won $1.89 million.
Here’s a look at the purse breakdown at Royal Portrush.
| Place | USD | Place | USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,935,000 | 36 | $56,500 |
| 2 | $1,120,000 | 37 | $53,750 |
| 3 | $718,000 | 38 | $51,250 |
| 4 | $558,000 | 39 | $49,250 |
| 5 | $449,000 | 40 | $47,750 |
| 6 | $389,000 | 41 | $45,750 |
| 7 | $334,000 | 42 | $43,500 |
| 8 | $282,000 | 43 | $41,500 |
| 9 | $247,000 | 44 | $39,500 |
| 10 | $223,000 | 45 | $37,000 |
| 11 | $203,000 | 46 | $35,000 |
| 12 | $180,000 | 47 | $33,500 |
| 13 | $169,000 | 48 | $32,250 |
| 14 | $159,000 | 49 | $31,000 |
| 15 | $147,500 | 50 | $30,250 |
| 16 | $135,500 | 51 | $29,500 |
| 17 | $129,000 | 52 | $29,000 |
| 18 | $123,000 | 53 | $28,500 |
| 19 | $117,750 | 54 | $28,100 |
| 20 | $112,000 | 55 | $27,600 |
| 21 | $107,000 | 56 | $27,200 |
| 22 | $101,500 | 57 | $26,800 |
| 23 | $96,250 | 58 | $26,700 |
| 24 | $91,000 | 59 | $26,600 |
| 25 | $88,000 | 60 | $26,400 |
| 26 | $84,000 | 61 | $26,200 |
| 27 | $81,000 | 62 | $26,100 |
| 28 | $78,000 | 63 | $26,000 |
| 29 | $74,750 | 64 | $25,900 |
| 30 | $71,250 | 65 | $25,700 |
| 31 | $68,500 | 66 | $25,600 |
| 32 | $65,000 | 67 | $25,400 |
| 33 | $63,000 | 68 | $25,200 |
| 34 | $61,000 | 69 | $25,000 |
| 35 | $59,000 | 70 | $24,750 |
Prize money is only awarded to professionals. If more than 70 professionals 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 $13,500, according to the R&A.
Non-qualifiers after two rounds: Leading 10 professionals and ties $7,500; next 20 professionals and ties $6,000; remainder of professionals and ties $5,000.