2023 British Open wallet, bonus: Payouts, winnings for Brian Harman, field from record $16.5 million fund

Lifting the Claret Jug at the conclusion of the 151st Open Championship this Sunday is one of the most anticipated moments that can happen in golf this season. Brian Harman earned that honor with four days of pound-for-pound competition at Royal Liverpool, including one of the best performances in a major league we’ve seen in a long time.

In addition to being able to match the likes of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy as grand slam champions at Royal Liverpool, Harman will take home some hardware and a $3 million check by claiming the winner’s prize.

The R&A raised its wallet for the 2023 Open significantly, bringing it to $16.5 million from the $14 million total payout available last year when the Open was held on the Old Court in St. Andrews. Even though the R&A is paying more golfers than ever, The Open is still behind the US Open ($20 million), Masters ($18 million) and the PGA Championship ($17.5 million) among key payouts.

“Our goal is to ensure The Open remains the pinnacle of world golf and we have nearly doubled our prize pool since 2016,” R&A CEO Martin Slumbers said ahead of the tournament. “While we are seeing a significant increase in prize money in men’s professional games, we are fulfilling our broader obligation to the sport by advancing the AIG Women’s Open, strengthening routes in elite amateur matches, and encouraging more people around the world to play golf. We believe achieving this long-term balance is vital to the sport’s future.”

In 2016, the total amount of bonuses paid was $8.5 million. Due to the exchange rate, it was actually higher in 2014 when McIlroy won his third major league title at Royal Liverpool. The wallet that week was over $9.2 million.

Below is an overview of the full amount and individual payouts for the 151st Open Championship.

Wallet, Open Championship Bonus 2023

Total purse: 16.5 million USD

1st Place (Winner): $3,000,000 — Brian Harman
2nd place: $1,708,000 — Jon Rahm, Jason Day, Tom Kim, Sepp Straka ($1,084,625 each)
3rd place: $1,095,000
4th place: 851,000 USD
5th place: $684,500
6th place: $593,000 — Rory McIlroy, Emiliano Grillo ($551,250 each)
7th place: 509,500 USD
8th place: $429,700 — Cameron Young, Shubhankar Sharma ($403,350 each)
Tuesday: $377,000
10th place: $340,500 — Tommy Fleetwood, Max Homa, Matthew Jordan ($308,400 each)
Monday: $310,000
12th: $274,700
13th: $258,300 — Henrik Stenson, Hideki Matsuyama, Thomas Detry ($241,633 each)
Day 14: $241,800
Day 15: $224,800
16th place: $206,600 — Laurie Canter, Xander Schauffele, Alex Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland ($192,575 each)
Day 17: $196,600
Day 18: $187,500
Day 19: $179,600
20th: $171,100 — Tyrell Hatton, Sungjae Im, Antoine Rozner ($163,067 each)
Day 21: $163,100
Day 22: 155,000 USD
23rd: $146,700 — Adrian Meronk, Scottie Scheffler, Matthew Southgate, Louis Oosthuizen, Alex Noren, Stewart Cink, Byeong Hun An, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth, Nicolai Hojgaard ($121,490 each)
Day 24: $138,500
Day 25: $133,800
Day 26: 128,000 USD
Day 27: $123,300
Day 28: $119,100
Day 29: $113,800
Day 30: $108,000
Day 31: $104,500
Day 32: 99,200 USD
33rd: $95,700 — Adam Scott, Oliver Wilson, Patrick Cantlay, Richard Bland, Wyndham Clark, Cameron Smith, Patrick Reed, Romain Langasque ($84,113 each)
Day 34: 93,000 USD
Day 35: 89,800 USD
Day 36: $86,200
Day 37: $82,200
Day 38: 78,000 USD
Day 39: 75,200 USD
40th time: 72,800 USD
41st: $69,800 — Marcel Siem, Victor Perez, Hurly Long, Jordan Smith, JT Poston, Alexander Bjork, Min Woo Lee, Matt Fitzpatrick ($58,725 each)
42nd: $66,400
Wednesday: $63,400
44th place: 59,800 USD
45th time: 56,400 USD
46th: $53,400
Wednesday: $51,300
Wednesday: 49,300 USD
49th: $47,000 — Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Abraham Ancer, Brendon Todd ($45,933 each)
50th time: 45,900 USD
Thursday: 44,900 USD
No. 52: $44,100 — Ryan Fox, Corey Conners, Michael Stewart ($43,433 each)
53rd: 43,400 USD
54th: 42,800 USD
55th: $42,100 — Andrew Putnam, Gary Woodland, Adrian Otaegui, Zach Johnson ($41,375 each)
56th: $41,500
57th: $41,100
58th: 40,800 USD
59th: $40,500 — Brandon Robinson-Thompson
60th: $40,200 — Scott Stallings, Bryson DeChambeau, Kurt Kitayama, Rikuya Hoshino ($39,900 each)
Day 61: 40,000 USD
62nd place: 39,800 USD
63rd place: 39,600 USD
64th: $39,400 — Padraig Harrington, Brooks Koepka, Richie Ramsay, Guido Migliozzi ($39,025 each)
65th place: 39,200 USD
66th place: $38,900
67th place: $38,600
68th: $38,300 — Danny Willett, David Lingmerth, Sami Valimaki ($38,033 each)
69th place: 38,000 USD
70th place: 37,800 USD
71st: $37,675 — Robert MacIntyre, Thomas Pieters, Joost Luiten ($37,550 each)
72nd place: 37,550 USD
73rd place: 37,425 USD
74th place: $37,300 — Christo Lamprecht (a), Thirston Lawrence
75th place: $37,175 — Zack Fischer (76th)

Because more than 70 professionals qualified for the last two rounds, additional bonuses were added. According to the R&A, the bonus drops $125 for each qualified position over 70 to a minimum of $36,550.

Rick Gehman joins Kyle Porter, Patrick McDonald and Greg DuCharme to break down Brian Harman’s dominant win at the 151st Open Championship. That’s the plot, betting summary and One & Done. Follow and listen to The First Cut on Apple Podcasts And Spotify.