Open Championship purse: Payouts, prize money for every golfer at 2026 British Open

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Editor's note: Follow for live updates and highlights from the final round of the 2026 Open Championship.The winner of the 154th Open Championship on Sunday at Royal Birkdale won't just leave with the Claret Jug. They'll also take home the largest payday in tournament history.The R&A increased this year's purse to a record $17.75 million, up $500,000 from last season and a significant jump from the $10.25 million prize fund offered the last time The Open was contested at Royal Birkdale in 2017. The champion will earn $3.2 million, the biggest winner's check in championship history.Ryan Fox prevailed by making four birdies over the final six holes, including knocking down the game-winning 12-foot putt on No. 18 that prevented a playoff against second-place Cameron Young.Here's the complete breakdown of prize money and payouts from the 2026 Open Championship:2026 Open Championship payouts1. Ryan Fox, $3,200,0002. Cameron Young, $1,842,0003. Sam Burns, $1,181,000T4. Scottie Scheffler, $827,500T4. Tommy Fleetwood, $827,500T6. Casey Jarvis, $550,883T6. Lucas Herbert, $550,883T6. Si Woo Kim, $550,883T9. Russell Henley, $336,380T9. Adam Scott, $336,380T9. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, $336,380T9. Ludvig Åberg, $336,380T9. Ryan Gerard, $336,380T14. Corey Conners, $234,325T14. Sungjae Im, $234,325T14. Hideki Matsuyama, $234,325T14. Bryson DeChambeau, $234,325T18. Rickie Fowler, $164,975T18. Chris Gotterup, $164,975T18. Alex Noren, $164,975T18. Marco Penge, $164,975T18. Bud Cauley, $164,975T18. Kristoffer Reitan, $164,975T18. Collin Morikawa, $164,975T18. Jordan Smith, $164,975T18. Xander Schauffele, $164,975T18. Daniel Brown, $164,975T28. John Parry, $102,317T28. Brooks Koepka, $102,317T28. Patrick Cantlay, $102,317T28. Victor Perez, $102,317T28. Pierceson Coody, $102,317T28. Max Homa, $102,317T28. Jacob Bridgeman, $102,317T28. Robert MacIntyre, $102,317T28. Kazuma Kobori, $102,317T28. Shane Lowry, $102,317T28. Cameron John, $102,317T28. Jackson Suber, $102,317T40. Kurt Kitayama, $69,750T40. J.J. Spaun, $69,750T40. Thomas Detry, $69,750T40. Michael Thorbjornsen, $69,750T40. Rory McIlroy, $69,750T40. Matt Wallace, $69,750T46. Matthew Southgate, $51,707T46. Eugenio Chacarra, $51,707T46. Patrick Reed, $51,707T46. Hennie Du Plessis, $51,707T46. Francesco Molinari, $51,707T46. Josele Ballester, $51,707T46. Jon Rahm, $51,707T53. Ryo Hisatsune, $45,183T53. Michael Brennan, $45,183T53. Shaun Norris, $45,183T53. Sahith Theegala, $45,183T53. Alex Smalley, $45,183T53. Eric Cole, $45,183T59. Ben Griffin, $43,025T59. Aldrich Potgieter, $43,025T59. Min Woo Lee, $43,025T59. Naoyuki Kataoka, $43,025T59. Nick Taylor, $43,025T59. Johnny Keefer, $43,025T65. Peter Uihlein, $41,988T65. Justin Thomas, $41,988T67. Sepp Straka, $41,350T67. Nico Echavarria, $41,350T69. Andy Sullivan, $40,800T69. Tyrrell Hatton, $40,800T71. Laurie Canter, $40,450T71. MJ Daffue, $40,450T71. Alex Fitzpatrick, $40,450T74. Keegan Bradley, $40,075T74. Kazuki Higa, $40,075T74. Marcus Plunkett, $40,07577. Jack McDonald, $38,82578. Jesper Svensson, $38,700