The winner of the 2026 Open Championship come Sunday afternoon in Southport, England, will take home the largest prize in the history of the championship.
A payout of $3.2 million awaits the victor at Royal Birkdale, while the total purse of $17.75 million is the largest in championship history. Everyone is chasing Sam Burns come Sunday, who enters the final round two shots ahead in search of his first major championship.
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Everyone is gunning for the Claret Jug, but a good payday won’t be turned down either.
Here’s the breakdown of how much money each player earned at The 154th Open Championship:
The Open Championship 2026 prize money payouts
|
Position |
Prize Money |
|
1 |
$3,200,000 |
|
2 |
$1,842,000 |
|
3 |
$1,181,000 |
|
4 |
$917,000 |
|
5 |
$738,000 |
|
6 |
$639,700 |
|
7 |
$549,700 |
|
8 |
$463,250 |
|
9 |
$406,200 |
|
10 |
$367,000 |
|
11 |
$334,200 |
|
12 |
$296,000 |
|
13 |
$278,500 |
|
14 |
$260,700 |
|
15 |
$241,900 |
|
16 |
$222,700 |
|
17 |
$212,000 |
|
18 |
$202,000 |
|
19 |
$193,600 |
|
20 |
$184,500 |
|
21 |
$175,900 |
|
22 |
$167,100 |
|
23 |
$158,100 |
|
24 |
$149,300 |
|
25 |
$144,250 |
|
26 |
$138,000 |
|
27 |
$133,000 |
|
28 |
$128,400 |
|
29 |
$122,800 |
|
30 |
$116,500 |
|
31 |
$112,700 |
|
32 |
$106,900 |
|
33 |
$103,100 |
|
34 |
$100,200 |
|
35 |
$96,700 |
|
36 |
$92,900 |
|
37 |
$88,500 |
|
38 |
$84,100 |
|
39 |
$81,000 |
|
40 |
$78,400 |
|
41 |
$75,200 |
|
42 |
$71,500 |
|
43 |
$68,300 |
|
44 |
$64,400 |
|
45 |
$60,700 |
|
46 |
$57,600 |
|
47 |
$55,300 |
|
48 |
$53,100 |
|
49 |
$50,700 |
|
50 |
$49,400 |
|
51 |
$48,350 |
|
52 |
$47,500 |
|
53 |
$46,800 |
|
54 |
$46,100 |
|
55 |
$45,300 |
|
56 |
$44,700 |
|
57 |
$44,250 |
|
58 |
$43,950 |
|
59 |
$43,625 |
|
60 |
$43,325 |
|
61 |
$43,100 |
|
62 |
$42,900 |
|
63 |
$42,700 |
|
64 |
$42,500 |
|
65 |
$42,150 |
|
66 |
$41,825 |
|
67 |
$41,500 |
|
68 |
$41,200 |
|
69 |
$40,900 |
|
70 |
$40,700 |
|
71 |
$40,575 |
|
72 |
$40,450 |
|
73 |
$40,325 |
|
74 |
$40,200 |
|
75 |
$40,075 |
|
76 |
$39,950 |
|
77 |
$38,825 |
|
78 |
$38,700 |
Cameron Jourdan is an assistant editor of Golfweek, covering college and amateur golf, the PGA Tour and plenty more. Follow Cameron on X/Twitter (@Cam_Jourdan) or Instagram (@GolfweekJourdan).
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 2026 The Open Championship prize money payouts for each player at Royal Birkdale
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