TROON, Scotland — The winner of The 152nd British Open at Royal Troon will obtain $3.1 million in prize cash, the R&A introduced on Monday.
The Champion Golfer of the 12 months will financial institution the very best quantity in Open historical past because it returns to the famend Ayrshire hyperlinks for the tenth time.
The R&A introduced that the overall prize fund will likely be $17 million, a $500,000 enhance on 2023.
“The R&A has a duty to strike a stability between sustaining the Open’s place within the world sport, offering the funds required for governance and creating beginner and leisure golf in 146 nations internationally,” Martin Slumbers, CEO of The R&A, mentioned in a press launch.“Now we have to make selections if we wish to proceed to construct on the numerous progress in participation that’s important for golf’s future.”
Slumbers, who steps down from his place after a decade on the job later this yr, famous that the fast purse enhance in the previous few years can’t continued unabated.
“We stay involved concerning the impression substantial will increase in males’s skilled prize cash are having on the notion of the game and its long-term monetary sustainability,” he mentioned. “We’re decided to behave with the pursuits of the worldwide sport in thoughts as we pursue our objective of guaranteeing golf continues to thrive in 50 years’ time.”
Prize cash
Place
USD
Place
USD
1
$3,100,000
36
$88,700
2
$1,759,000
37
$84,600
3
$1,128,000
38
$80,300
4
$876,000
39
$77,400
5
$705,000
40
$74,900
6
$611,000
41
$71,800
7
$525,000
42
$68,300
8
$442,500
43
$65,200
9
$388,000
44
$61,500
10
$350,600
45
$58,000
11
$319,200
46
$55,000
12
$282,800
47
$52,800
13
$266,000
48
$50,700
14
$249,000
49
$48,400
15
$231,000
50
$47,200
16
$212,700
51
$46,200
17
$202,400
52
$45,400
18
$193,000
53
$44,700
19
$184,900
54
$44,000
20
$176,200
55
$43,300
21
$168,000
56
$42,700
22
$159,600
57
$42,300
23
$151,000
58
$42,000
24
$142,600
59
$41,700
25
$137,800
60
$41,400
26
$131,800
61
$41,200
27
$127,000
62
$41,000
28
$122,600
63
$40,800
29
$117,300
64
$40,600
30
$111,200
65
$40,300
31
$107,600
66
$40,000
32
$102,100
67
$39,700
33
$98,500
68
$39,400
34
$95,700
69
$39,100
35
$92,400
70
$38,900
Prize Cash shall be allotted solely to skilled golfers.
Gamers ending solo 32 and higher shall earn six figures for his or her week’s work. If greater than 70 skilled golfers qualify for the ultimate two rounds, further prize cash will likely be added. Prize cash will lower by $125 per qualifying place above 70 to a minimal of $37,650.
Gamers who miss the reduce after two rounds gained’t go dwelling empty-handed: Main 10 skilled golfers and ties will obtain $12,350;the subsequent 20 skilled golfers and ties $10,300; the rest {of professional} golfers and ties $8,750.
