R&A has announced that the total prize fund for next week’s opening will be $16.5m (£12.7m), representing an increase of 18% in 2022 – comfortably ahead of the current rate of UK inflation.
Martin Slippers, CEO, R&A, said: “Our goal is to ensure The Open remains at the pinnacle of global golf and we have nearly doubled our prize fund since 2016. While we are seeing significant increases in prize money across the men’s professional game, we are delivering on our broader commitment to the sport.” By elevating the AIG Women’s Open, strengthening the pathways in the elite amateur game and encouraging more people around the world to play golf, we believe getting that balance right is vital to the long-term future of the sport.”
Allocation of prize money for the 2023 Open Championship
place | American dollar | place | American dollar |
1 | $3,000,000 | 36 | $86,200 |
2 | $1,708,000 | 37 | $82,200 |
3 | $1,095,000 | 38 | $78,000 |
4 | $851,000 | 39 | $75,200 |
5 | $684,500 | 40 | $72,800 |
6 | $593,000 | 41 | $69,800 |
7 | $509,500 | 42 | $66,400 |
8 | $429,700 | 43 | $63,400 |
9 | $377,000 | 44 | $59,800 |
10 | $340,500 | 45 | $56,400 |
11 | $310,000 | 46 | $53,400 |
12 | $274,700 | 47 | $51,300 |
13 | $258,300 | 48 | $49,300 |
14 | $241,800 | 49 | $47,000 |
15 | $224,800 | 50 | $45,900 |
16 | $206,600 | 51 | $44,900 |
17 | $196,600 | 52 | $44,100 |
18 | $187,500 | 53 | $43,400 |
19 | $179,600 | 54 | $42,800 |
20 | $171,100 | 55 | $42,100 |
21 | $163,100 | 56 | $41,500 |
22 | $155,000 | 57 | $41,100 |
23 | $146,700 | 58 | $40,800 |
24 | $138,500 | 59 | $40,500 |
25 | $133,800 | 60 | $40,200 |
26 | $128,000 | 61 | 40 thousand dollars |
27 | $123,300 | 62 | $39,800 |
28 | $119,100 | 63 | $39,600 |
29 | $113,900 | 64 | $39,400 |
30 | $108,000 | 65 | $39,200 |
31 | $104,500 | 66 | $38,900 |
32 | $99,200 | 67 | $38,600 |
33 | $95,700 | 68 | $38,300 |
34 | $93,000 | 69 | $38,000 |
35 | $89,800 | 70 | $37,800 |