Prize fund announced for the 145th Open at Royal Troon

The Champion Golfer of the Year will win £1,175,000 at The 145^TH Open at Royal Troon.

The R&A announced that the total prize money will be £6,500,000, an increase of £200,000 from last year’s Championship.

Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A, said, “The Open is one of the world’s great sporting events and it is important that this is reflected in the prize fund. We want to continue to attract the world’s best golfers to compete in the Championship each year and to enhance its global appeal.”

Prize money

Place        £                                     Place          £
1         £1,175,000                             36        £34,000
2         £675,000                                37        £32,500
3         £433,000                                38        £31,000
4         £337,000                                39        £30,000
5         £271,000                                40        £28,750
6         £235,000                                41        £27,500
7         £201,000                                42        £26,250
8         £170,000                                43        £25,000
9         £149,000                                44        £23,750
10        £135,000                                45        £22,500
11        £122,000                                46        £21,500
12        £108,750                                47        £20,500
13        £102,000                                48        £19,500
14        £95,500                                  49        £18,700
15        £89,500                                  50        £18,300
16        £82,000                                  51        £17,900
17        £78,000                                  52        £17,500
18        £74,000                                  53        £17,250
19        £71,000                                  54        £17,000
20        £68,000                                  55        £16,750
21        £64,500                                  56        £16,500
22        £61,500                                  57        £16,300
23        £58,250                                  58        £16,200
24        £55,000                                  59        £16,100
25        £53,000                                  60        £16,000
26        £50,750                                  61        £15,900
27        £48,750                                  62        £15,800
28        £47,000                                  63        £15,700
29        £45,000                                  64        £15,600
30        £43,250                                  65        £15,500
31        £41,500                                  66        £15,400
32        £39,250                                  67        £15,300
33        £38,000                                  68        £15,200
34        £36,750                                  69        £15,100
35        £35,500                                  70        £15,000

Prize money shall be allocated only to professional golfers.

If more than 70 professional golfers qualify for the final two rounds, additional prize money will be added. Prize money will decrease by £100 per qualifying place above 70 to a minimum of £9,000.

Non-qualifiers after two rounds:  Leading 10 professional golfers and ties £4,625; next 20 professional golfers and ties £3,700; remaining professional golfers £3,100.

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