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2017 British Open Championship Purse and Prize Money Breakdown

2017 British Open Championship Purse and Prize Money Breakdown


How about a change of scenery—or a change of continent to be precise?  The PGA Tour travels across the pond this weekend for the 146th edition of The British Open in England, where the world’s top golfers will get their skills tested by the fine golf course that is the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport.

Life is better and your bank account fatter when you’re good at golf, but how much exactly are these pro golfers expected to take home once the British Open concludes? It’s time to find that out below.


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2017 British Open Championship Purse and Prize Breakdown

The Total Payout

The total purse for the 2017 British Open is set at $10,250,000. In other words, Stephen Curry could bankroll more or less 30 British Opens this year with the money he was guaranteed to be paid by the Golden State Warriors. We’re not belittling the prizes the best of the best in golf are going to make, though. No matter how you look at it, the winner’s share that’s worth $1.845 million is enough dough to get you one or two golf courses of your own. If you’re an amateur about to rub elbows with the pros in Southport, however, we have a bit of a bad news for you. Per The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (organizers of the tournament):

Still, the Claret Jug is still the Claret Jug and British Open champ will always look good on your Twitter bio.

Purse Breakdown from 1st place to 40th place

Finish  Payout Amount Finish  Payout Amount
1  $1,845,000 21  $102,000
2  $1,067,000 22  $97,000
3  $684,000 23  $92,000
4  $532,000 24  $87,000
5  $428,000 25 $84,000
6 $371,000 26  $80,000
7  $318,000 27  $77,000
8  $268,000 28  $74,000
9  $235,000 29  $71,000
10  $213,000 30 $68,000
11  $193,000 31  $65,500
12  $172,000 32 $62,000
13 $161,000 33 $60,000
14  $151,000 34 $58,000
15   $141,000 35  $56,000
 16  $129,500 36 $53,500
 17  $123,000 37  $51,000
 18  $117,000 38  $49,000
19 $112,000 39   $47,000
20 $107,000 40  $45,500

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