With The Open Championship approaching its conclusion, attention is turning to who may lift the Claret Jug at Royal Portrush.
World No.1, Scottie Scheffler has put himself in the prime position to do so via a four-stroke lead from Haotong Li, thus adding a third leg to his undoubtedly impending career Grand Slam.
But the likes of Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tyrrell Hatton and defending champion, Xander Schauffele may still have something to say about that as they linger at the front of the chasing pack.
Should they manage it, whoever the hero proves to be will be remembered forever in one of the great Open Championship final days.
As well as a place in golfing immortality, there is the small matter of a very large winner’s check to consider as well.
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The R&A announced at the start of the week that whoever follows Schauffele in becoming Champion Golfer of the Year would receive an identical financial reward to 2024.
The $3.1m top prize from an overall purse of $17m marks the first time since 2012 that those numbers have not increased on the year before, with a $500,000 jump from the total payout when Brian Harman scored $3m at Royal Liverpool in 2023.
Whoever finishes as runner-up will be consoled by a check for just under $1.8m while third is also set to land in excess of seven figures, just over a decade after Rory McIlroy won $975,000 for lifting the Claret Jug.
Despite The Open possessing the smallest overall prize money payout of the four men’s Majors, any professional who finishes inside the top-32 at Royal Portrush will still walk away with a six-figure payday for their week’s work.
Xander Schauffele kisses the Claret Jug at Royal Troon
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Meanwhile, even those who missed the cut were compensated. The leading 10 professionals (and ties) to fall after the second round earned $12,350 while the next 20 pros on the leaderboard scooped $10,300 for a shorter week’s work. The remainder of professionals in the field to complete two full rounds collected $8,750.
Below is the full prize money breakdown for the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
The Open Prize Money Breakdown 2025
|
Position |
Prize Money |
|---|---|
|
1st |
$3,100,000 |
|
2nd |
$1,759,000 |
|
3rd |
$1,128,000 |
|
4th |
$876,000 |
|
5th |
$705,000 |
|
6th |
$611,000 |
|
7th |
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