The Open prize money confirmed as Brian Harman nets record payout for win

23 July 2023 , 19:13
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HOYLAKE, ENGLAND - JULY 23: Brian Harman of the United States reacts as they admire the Claret Jug after being presented with it on the 18th green on Day Four of The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on July 23, 2023 in Hoylake, England. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
HOYLAKE, ENGLAND - JULY 23: Brian Harman of the United States reacts as they admire the Claret Jug after being presented with it on the 18th green on Day Four of The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on July 23, 2023 in Hoylake, England. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Brian Harman is banking a sizeable payout after lifting the Claret Jug after finishing as the runaway The Open Championship winner at Royal Liverpool.

The American finished six strokes clear of the field thanks to a near-perfect putting performance across the four days that left the latter stages of Sunday's play a procession before crowning the new champion. Harman, 36, is now finally a major championship winner.

With that comes considerable remuneration. And after the R&A upped the prize pot to £12.8 million ($16.5m) for this year's tournament, it is a record amount. That is up from the £10.9 million ($14m) handed out at St. Andrew's 12 months ago.

However, those figures are still short of the purse for the calendar's other majors. For Harman, the prestige of winning golf's oldest tournament also comes with the added extra of a few more million going into his bank account.

After winning, he receives a cheque for £2.3 million ($3m). That is half a million up from the figure Cameron Smith earnt following last year's thrilling finish.

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For finishing in a tie for second, the Masters champion Jon Rahm will add £840k ($1.1m) to his earnings for the year. As does Jason Day, Sepp Straka and Tom Kim, who all also finished seven under.

Behind them, Rory McIlroy and Emiliano Grillo sit in a tie for sixth place and will each receive £430k ($550k) for their efforts. In eight, Cameron Young and Shubhankar Sharma have £310k ($400k) coming their way.

Rounding out the top ten, Matthew Jordan, Max Homa and Tommy Fleetwood are making £240k ($308k) for their four days of play. Below is the full prize breakdown

The Open prize money confirmed as Brian Harman nets record payout for winBrian Harman kisses the Claret Jug whilst celebrating winning the The Open

2023 Open Championship prize money

1st: Brian Harman - £2.33m ($3m)

2nd: Jon Rahm, Jason Day, Tom Kim, Sepp Straka - £840k ($1.08m) each

6th: Rory McIlroy, Emiliano Grillo - £430k ($550k) each

8th: Cameron Young, Shubhankar Sharma - £310k ($400k) each

10th: Tommy Fleetwood, Max Homa, Matthew Jordan - £240k ($300k) each

13th: Henrik Stenson, Hideki Matsuyama, Thomas Detry - £190k ($240k) each

16th: Laurie Canter, Xander Schauffele, Alex Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland - £150k ($190k) each

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20th: Tyrell Hatton, Sungjae Im, Antoine Rozner - £130k ($160k) each

23rd: Adrian Meronk, Scottie Scheffler, Matthew Southgate, Louis Oosthuizen, Alex Noren, Stewart Cink, Byeong Hun An, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth, Nicolai Hojgaard - £94k ($120k) each

33rd: Adam Scott, Oliver Wilson, Patrick Cantlay, Richard Bland, Wyndham Clark, Cameron Smith, Patrick Reed, Romain Langasque - £65k ($84k) each

41st: Marcel Siem, Victor Perez, Hurly Long, Jordan Smith, J.T. Poston, Alexander Bjork, Min Woo Lee, Matt Fitzpatrick - £46k ($59k) each

49th: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Abraham Ancer, Brendon Todd - £36k ($46k) each

52nd: Ryan Fox, Corey Conners, Michael Stewart - £34k ($43k) each

55th: Andrew Putnam, Gary Woodland, Adrian Otaegui, Zach Johnson - £32k ($41k) each

59th: Brandon Robinson-Thompson - £31k ($41k)

60th: Scott Stallings, Bryson DeChambeau, Kurt Kitayama, Rikuya Hoshino £31k ($40k) each

64th: Padraig Harrington, Brooks Koepka, Richie Ramsay, Guido Migliozzi £30k ($39k) each

68th: Danny Willett, David Lingmerth, Sami Valimaki £30k ($38k) each

71st: Robert MacIntyre, Thomas Pieters, Joost Luiten £29k ($38k) each

74th: Christo Lamprecht (amateur), Thirston Lawrence - £29k ($37k)

76th: Zack Fischer - £29k ($37k)

Matthew Abbott

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