The prize purse for the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon was a record.
The total prize pot for the showpiece event at Royal Troon was increased to $17 million, up by $500,000 from the 2023 edition at Royal Liverpool.
The winner’s share of the funds also increased. Xander Schauffele not only took home the Claret Jug, but also a $3.1 million paycheck. Brian Harman, the winner 12 months earlier, took home $3 million.
Such is the case with prize money, there appears to be an onus on the sport’s governing bodies to increase the payout each year. In 2025 at The Open at Portrush, it has stayed at $17 million. Scheffler won $3.1 million for becoming Champion Golfer of the Year.
“I’m a big believer that the athletes are the stars of our sport and they should be well compensated for what they do,” R&A chief executive Mark Darbon said.
“They inspire and excite millions of golfers all around the world. So we’re always going to look to strike the right balance between an attractive prize fund that compensates them for their efforts and our wider responsibilities in the game.
“We have held flat this year. I think prize fund is still 60 percent up on when we were here last time in 2019. That’s strong growth by anyone’s standards. We think the choice we’ve made is really appropriate.
“As you know, at The R&A, we have a unique role to play. We take the surplus that we generate from this Open Championship and we invest it back into the game all around the world, so we think we’ve got the balance just right”
The USGA announced that the winner of the 2024 US Open, which was Bryson DeChambeau, would receive a staggering amount of $4.3 million from the $21.5 million purse. But these figures stayed the same in 2025 when J.J. Spaun won.
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Scottie Scheffler banked $3,420,000 for winning the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, where the full purse was $19,000,000.
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The Open Championship 2025 prize money: Previous purses and winners:
2025
1st – Scottie Schefler – $3,100,000
2 – Harris English – $1,759,000
3 – Chris Gotterup – $1,128,000
T4 – Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick, Haotong Li – $730,667
T7 – Robert MacIntyre, Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy – $451,833
T10 – Bryson DeChambeau, Corey Conners, Brian Harman, Russell Henley – $304,650
2024
Purse: $17,000,000
Winner: $3,100,000 (Xander Schauffele)
2023
Purse: $16,500,000
Winner: $3,000,000 (Brian Harman)
2022
Purse: $14,000,000
Winner: $2,500,000 (Cameron Smith)
2021
Purse: $11,500,000
Winner: $2,070,000 (Collin Morikawa)
2019
Purse: $10,750,000
Winner: $1,935,000 (Shane Lowry)
2018
Purse: $10,500,000
Winner: $1,890,000 (Francesco Molinari)
2017
Purse: $10,250,000
Winner: $1,845,000 (Jordan Spieth)
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