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The Open Championship, often referred to as “The Open” or the “British Open,” tees off Thursday morning with the winner of this year’s tournament set to receive a record prize.
The top golfer of the tournament will earn $2,070,000, a record for the British Open.
“We have increased the prize fund for The Open this year and believe that it fully reflects the Championship’s stature in world sport,” Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A, a governing body who organizes the tournament, said. “As the only men’s major championship played outside of America, The Open has a global role to play and we are determined to continue to attract the top players.”
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The total prize fund for the tournament will be $11.5 million, which is distributed to players according to their finish.
According to the R&A, the total purse allocation is listed below:
1) $2,070,000
2) $1,198,000
3) $768,000
4) $597,000
5) $480,000
6) $416,000
7) $357,000
8) $301,500
9) $264,000
10) $238,500
11) $217,000
12) $192,500
13) $180,750
14) $170,000
15) $157,750
16) $145,000
17) $138,000
18) $131,500
19) $126,000
20) $120,000
21) $114,500
22) $108,500
23) $103,000
24) $97,000
25 )$94,000
26) $90,000
27) $86,500
28) $83,500
29) $80,000
30) $76,000
31) $73,250
32) $69,500
33) $67,250
34) $65,250
35) $63,000
36) $60,500
37) $57,500
38) $54,750
39) $52,750
40) $51,000
41) $49,000
42) $46,500
43) $44,500
44) $42,000
45) $39,500
46) $37,500
47) $36,000
48) $34,500
49) $33,000
50) $32,250
51) $31,500
52) $31,000
53) $30,500
54) $30,000
55) $29,500
56) $29,100
57) $28,800
58) $28,600
59) $28,400
60) $28,200
61) $28,000
62) $27,900
63) $27,800
64) $27,700
65) $27,500
66) $27,300
67) $27,100
68) $26,900
69) $26,700
70) $26,500
The 2019 Open Championship winner, Shane Lowry, received a payout of $1.935 million — the 2020 tournament did not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The tournament is being held at Royal St. George’s golf course in Sandwich, England, with roughly 30,000 fans, the biggest golf crowd at a major since the pandemic.
Golfers Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka are the early betting favorites for The Open Championship, according to DraftKings
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