The 2021 British Open is coming our way this week. Some of the world’s top players have skipped the past few PGA TOUR events to travel across the pond and get acclimated to England’s environment in preparation for this major. With a rich pot, in fact the richest ever in the history of The Open Championship, expect the participants to compete with a higher degree of intensity. Know more about the purse and the breakdown of prizes in the upcoming tournament at Royal George’s Golf Course below.
The last man to win the British Open Championship was Shane Lowry in 2019. For that win, he took home $1.935 million out of the total purse that’s worth $10.75 million. But this year, the pot gets richer, as mentioned earlier, with the total purse for the 2021 British Open now at $11.5 million. The winner will cash in a check worth $2.07 million, which is almost double what Bobby Bonilla gets to take home every July 1st. The first player to earn a million dollars from winning the British Open was Zach Johnson, who won the Claret Jug and $1.15 million at St. Andrews in 2015
The Complete Breakdown
Based on the standardized formula that the PGA Tour is using in dividing the purse for each major event, here’s what the top-50 finishers in the tournament will receive.
