What is the prize money at The Open 2026?
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The winner of the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale will receive a total prize of $3.2m (£2.4m).
The total prize pool of $17.75m (£13.3m) is an increase of $750,000 (£560,000) from the 2025 tournament at Royal Portrush, while the winner's prize has increased by $100,000 (£74,600).
All players who finish in the top three will receive over $1.1m (£820,000) each, while a top-seven finish guarantees a prize north of $500,000 (£372,900) each.
Prize money at The Open will only be awarded to professional players.
A 70th-place finish is worth $40,700 (£30,400). Should more than 70 players make the cut and play in the final two days of The Open, prize money for the 71st-placed player will drop to $40,575 (£30,300) and continue decreasing by $125 (£93) until a minimum of $39,450 (£29,400) where necessary.
Professional players who finish in the top 10 places below the cut line will earn $12,900 (£9,600) each. The next best 20 professional players will earn $10,750 (£8,000) each, while the remainder of the professionals will earn $9,100 (£6,800) each.
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Full prize money breakdown for the 2026 Open Championship
Scottie Scheffler won around £2.3m in prize money for winning the 2025 edition of The Open
The R&A post all of their prize money figures in US dollars. Prize money conversion rates are correct as of 15 July, 2026.
$3,200,000 (£2,386,700)
$1,842,000 (£1,373,800)
$1,181,000 (£880,800)
$917,000 (£683,900)
$738,000 (£550,400)
$639,700 (£477,100)
$549,700 (£410,000)
$463,250 (£345,500)
$406,200 (£303,000)
$367,000 (£273,700)
$334,200 (£249,300)
$296,000 (£220,800)
$278,500 (£207,700)
$260,700 (£194,400)
$241,900 (£180,400)
$222,700 (£166,100)
$212,000 (£158,100)
$202,000 (£150,700)
$193,600 (£144,400)
$184,500 (£137,600)
$175,900 (£131,200)
$167,100 (£124,600)
$158,100 (£117,900)
$149,300 (£111,400)
$144,250 (£107,600)
$138,000 (£102,900)
$133,000 (£99,200)
$128,400 (£95,800)
$122,800 (£91,600)
$116,500 (£86,900)
$112,700 (£84,100)
$106,900 (£79,700)
$103,100 (£76,900)
$100,200 (£74,700)
$96,700 (£72,100)
$92,900 (£69,300)
$88,500 (£66,000)
$84,100 (£62,700)
$81,000 (£60,400)
$78,400 (£58,500)
$75,200 (£56,100)
$71,500 (£53,300)
$68,300 (£50,900)
$64,400 (£48,000)
$60,700 (£45,300)
$57,600 (£43,000)
$55,300 (£41,250)
$53,100 (£39,600)
$50,700 (£37,800)
$49,400 (£36,800)
$48,350 (£36,100)
$47,500 (£35,400)
$46,800 (£34,900)
$46,100 (£34,400)
$45,300 (£33,800)
$44,700 (£33,300)
$44,250 (£33,000)
$43,950 (£32,800)
$43,625 (£32,500)
$43,325 (£32,300)
$43,100 (£32,100)
$42,900 (£32,000)
$42,700 (£31,800)
$42,500 (£31,700)
$42,150 (£31,400)
$41,825 (£31,200)
$41,500 (£31,000)
$41,200 (£30,700)
$40,900 (£30,500)
$40,700 (£30,400)
If 71 or more players make it to the weekend, 71st place will earn $40,575 (£30,300) and prize money will decrease by $125 (£93) for every further position below 71st with a minimum prize money of $39,450 (£29,400)
Leading 10 golfers who fail to make the cut and ties - $12,900 (£9,600)
Next best 20 golfers who fails to make the cut and ties - $10,750 (£8,000)
All other players - $9,100 (£6,800)
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