The Open championship winner gets the claret jug — and a huge check, too.
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The stage was set for a dramatic showdown on Sunday at Royal Troon, where, after 54 holes, you could make the case that a dozen players had a realistic chance of hoisting the claret jug on the 18th green. But by Sunday afternoon, there was only one man left standing: Xander Schauffele, the newly-crowned Champion Golfer of the Year.
Of course, along with the jug and golf immortality, the winner of the 2024 Open Championship is also awarded a sizable check — one that has grown significantly over the years.
Just three years ago, in 2021, the Open Championship purse was set at $11.5 million. One year later, it went up to $14 million. And last year, the R&A announced another big jump, and an overall purse increase of 18 percent to reach a total of $16.5 million. The increases over those past three years were record payouts for the Open at the time, and this year, the R&A has added yet another increase to the total purse.
In 2024, the Open Championship purse is set at a whopping total of $17 million — $500,000 more than last year’s amount. Despite the increases, the Open is still the least lucrative of the major championships. The U.S. Open tops the list at $21.5 million, followed by the Masters ($20 million) and the PGA Championship ($18 million). The Players Championship remains the richest purse in golf at a total of $25 million.
It’s an excellent time to be a pro golfer, to say the least.
This year’s Open champion will surpass the payout received by 2023 champion Brian Harman by $100,000, with a $3.1 million total payday. The runner-up will receive a cool $1.759 million, and third place will clear seven figures too, with a payout of $1.128 million.
Even the players who missed the cut receive a payout of at least $8,750, depending on their finish through 36 holes. So how much did the rest of the players in the field come away with this year? You can find a complete list of the 2024 Open Championship payouts for each player below.
How much money every player made at the 2024 Open Championship
1. Xander Schauffele, $3,100,000
T2. Justin Rose, $1,443,500 T2. Billy Horschel, $1,443,500
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