British Open 2026 prize money: Full payout from $17.5 million purse
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The winner of the 154th Open Championship will receive more than golf's oldest prize.
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In addition to the claret jug, the Champion Golfer of the Year will earn $3.2 million from the $17,750,00 purse.
Here's a look at the prize-money payout for Sunday at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England (will be updated with individual payouts at the conclusion of play):
2026 Open Championship prize money
- Win: $3,200,000
- 2: $1,842,000
- 3: $1,181,000
- 4: $917,000
- 5: $738,000
- 6: $639,700
- 7: $549,700
- 8: $463,250
- 9: $406,200
- 10: $367,000
- 11: $334,200
- 12: $296,000
- 13: $278,500
- 14: $260,700
- 15: $241,900
- 16: $222,700
- 17: $212,000
- 18: $202,000
- 19: $193,600
- 20: $184,500
- 21: $175,900
- 22: $167,100
- 23: $158,100
- 24: $149,300
- 25: $144,250
- 26: $138,000
- 27: $133,000
- 28: $128,400
- 29: $122,800
- 30: $116,500
- 31: $112,700
- 32: $106,900
- 33: $103,100
- 34: $100,200
- 35: $96,700
- 36: $92,900
- 37: $88,500
- 38: $84,100
- 39: $81,000
- 40: $78,400
- 41: $75,200
- 42: $71,500
- 43: $68,300
- 44: $64,400
- 45: $60,700
- 46: $57,600
- 47: $55,300
- 48: $53,100
- 49: $50,700
- 50: $49,400
- 51: $48,350
- 52: $47,500
- 53: $46,800
- 54: $46,100
- 55: $45,300
- 56: $44,700
- 57: $44,250
- 58: $43,950
- 59: $43,625
- 60: $43,325
- 61: $43,100
- 62: $42,900
- 63: $42,700
- 64: $42,500
- 65: $42,150
- 66: $41,825
- 67: $41,500
- 68: $41,200
- 69: $40,900
- 70: $40,700
- 71. $40,575
- 72. $40,450
- 73. $40,325
- 74. $40,200
- 75. $40,075
- 76. $39,950
- 77. $39,825
- 78. $39,700