The British Open 2025 purse, prize money: Payout for every PGA tour player from record $17 million pool.
- The final Golf major of the season is just approached, and with it comes players' last chance to etch their names into the history books as well also Eyes on the Big Prizes at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland.
Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 golfer in the world, is now a four-time major champion after winning the 2025 British Open on Sunday at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. He claimed the Claret Jug in dominating fashion, leading by as many as eight strokes at one point during the final round and winning by four, finishing at 17 under for the week.
With the win, Scheffler is now over $90 million in career earnings, $90,996,470 to be exact, after pocketing the $3.1 million winner's share at the Open.
That's the same as what Xander Schauffele pocketed in the 2024 Open Championship. That and the overall $17 million purse remain unchanged from a year ago.
Here’s a closer look at how much each player who made the cut at the 2025 British Open earned from a purse of $17 million.
The winner of British Open Championship at Royal Portrush will receive a check for a record $3.1 million from a total purse of $17 million.
Both figures, announced by the R&A on Wednesday a week ahead of the major, represent 5-6 % increases from last year when the champion at Royal Liverpool, Brian Harman, earned $3 million from a prize fund of $16.5 million.
More: 2025 British Open Golf Championship Field, Full List of Players
How Much Does the Winner share from the Overall British Open championship Purse.?
The British Open Golf Championship has a total purse of $17 million.
The winner’s share for the 2023 British Open is $3.1 million.
Golf Majors Tournaments 2025 Purse, Prize money comparison
Here’s the Prize money payout, Purse, breakdown for the Golf major tournaments of the season 2025 winner's share,:
Masters 2025: $21 million — $4.2 million winner share.
PGA Championship 2025: $19 million — $3.4 million winner share.
The British Open 2025: $17 million — $3.1 million winner share.
U.S. Open 2025: $21.5 million — $4.3 million winner share.
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2025 British Open Championship prize money, purse, payout, winners share, final leaderboard.
— Total purse: $17 million
Position Player Score Earnings
1 Scottie Scheffler -17 $3,100,000
2 Harris English -13 $1,759,000
3 Chris Gotterup -12 $1,128,000
T4 Wyndham Clark -11 $730,667
T4 Matt Fitzpatrick -11 $730,667
T4 Haotong Li -11 $730,667
T7 Robert MacIntyre -10 $451,834
T7 Xander Schauffele -10 $451,834
T7 Rory McIlroy -10 $451,834
T10 Bryson DeChambeau -9 $304,650
T10 Corey Conners -9 $304,650
T10 Brian Harman -9 $304,650
T10 Russell Henley -9 $304,650
T14 Rickie Fowler -8 $240,000
T14 Nicolai Hojgaard -8 $240,000
T16 Jesper Svensson -7 $185,258
T16 Hideki Matsuyama -7 $185,258
T16 Tommy Fleetwood -7 $185,258
T16 John Parry -7 $185,258
T16 Justin Rose -7 $185,258
T16 Rasmus Hojgaard -7 $185,258
T16 Tyrrell Hatton -7 $185,258
T23 Maverick McNealy -6 $138,040
T23 J.J. Spaun -6 $138,040
T23 Lucas Glover -6 $138,040
T23 Dustin Johnson -6 $138,040
T23 Ludvig Aberg -6 $138,040
T28 Harry Hall -5 $119,950
T28 Oliver Lindell -5 $119,950
T30 Daniel Berger -4 $104,850
T30 Akshay Bhatia -4 $104,850
T30 Keegan Bradley -4 $104,850
T30 Kristoffer Reitan -4 $104,850
T34 Sergio Garcia -3 $86,517
T34 Aaron Rai -3 $86,517
T34 Jon Rahm -3 $86,517
T34 Justin Thomas -3 $86,517
T34 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -3 $86,517
T34 Lee Westwood -3 $86,517
T40 Shane Lowry -2 $68,340
T40 Jordan Spieth -2 $68,340
T40 Jason Kokrak -2 $68,340
T40 Takumi Kanaya -2 $68,340
T40 Nathan Kimsey -2 $68,340
T45 Matt Wallace -1 $51,186
T45 Matthew Jordan -1 $51,186
T45 Thomas Detry -1 $51,186
T45 Henrik Stenson -1 $51,186
T45 Jordan Smith -1 $51,186
T45 Sam Burns -1 $51,186
T45 Thriston Lawrence -1 $51,186
T52 Adrien Saddier E $44,350
T52 Sepp Straka E $44,350
T52 Marc Leishman E $44,350
T52 Sungjae Im E $44,350
T56 Phil Mickelson 1 $42,334
T56 Jhonattan Vegas 1 $42,334
T56 Tony Finau 1 $42,334
T59 Antoine Rozner 2 $41,550
T59 Justin Leonard 2 $41,550
T61 Dean Burmester 3 $41,100
T61 Romaine Langasque 3 $41,100
T63 Riki Kawamoto 4 $40,280
T63 Andrew Novak 4 $40,280
T63 Viktor Hovland 4 $40,280
T63 Ryggs Johnston 4 $40,280
T63 Francesco Molinari 4 $40,280
68 Jacob Skov Olesen 6 $39,400
69 Matti Schmid 8 $39,100
70 Sebastian Soderberg 11 $38,900
2024 Winnwe: Xander Schauffele -9 $3,100,000
T2 Justin Rose -7 $1,443,500
T2 Billy Horschel -7 $1,443,500
T2: $1,084,625 - Jon Rahm, Sepp Straka, Tom Kim, Jason Day
T6: $551,250 - Rory McIlroy, Emiliano Grillo
2022 Total purse: $14 million
2022 Winner Share: $2,500,000 - Cameroon Smith
2: $1,455,000 - Cameron Young
3: $933,000 - Rory McIlroy
NOTE: Prize money will be allocated to only professional golfers with those missing the cut receiving at least $8,750..
Who won the British Open Championship in 2024?
World No. 3 Xander Schauffele enters Royal Portrush as the defending champion. He was victorious at Royal Troon in 2024, edging out Justin Rose and Billy Horschel by two strokes.
Other past winners in the field this week include Brian Harman (2023), Cam Smith (2022), Collin Morikawa (2021), Shane Lowry (2019), Jordan Spieth (2017) and Rory McIlroy (2014), among others. There are 16 past champions in all playing in the 2025 Open.
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