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The winner of the 2016 Open Championship will leave Royal Troon with one Claret Jug and one very large paycheck.
The total prize money for the third major of the year stands at £6.5 million, a £200,000 increase from last year’s tournament, while the winner is set to receive £1.175 million, which is up from Zach Johnson’s £1.15 million in 2015.
Here’s a complete look at the prize money breakdown and payouts:
2016 Open Championship Prize Money Breakdown
Breakdown per TheOpen.com. You can click here for a pounds-to-dollars conversion calculator
1st: £1.175 million ($1.544 million)
2nd: £675,000 ($886,798)
3rd: £433,000 ($568,864)
4th: £337,000 ($442,752)
5th: £271,000 ($356,041)
6th: £235,000
7th: £201,000
8th: £170,000
9th: £149,000
10th: £135,000
11th: £122,000
12th: £108,750
13th: £102,000
14th: £95,500
15th: £89,500
16th: £82,000
17th: £78,000
18th: £74,000
19th: £71,000
20th: £68,000
21st: £64,500
22nd: £61,500
23rd: £58,250
24th: £55,000
25th: £53,000
26th: £50,750
27th: £48,750
28th: £47,000
29th: £45,000
30th: £43,250
31st: £41,500
32nd: £39,250
33rd: £38,000
34th: £36,750
35th: £35,500
36th: £34,000
37th: £32,500
38th: £31,000
39th: £30,000
40th: £28,750
41st: £27,500
42nd: £26,250
43rd: £25,000
44th: £23,750
45th: £22,500
46th: £21,500
47th: £20,500
48th: £19,500
49th: £18,700
50th: £18,300
51st: £17,900
52nd: £17,500
53rd: £17,250
54th: £17,000
55th: £16,750
56th: £16,500
57th: £16,300
58th: £16,200
59th: £16,100
60th: £16,000
61st: £15,900
62nd: £15,800
63rd: £15,700
64th: £15,600
65th: £15,500
66th: £15,400
67th: £15,300
68th: £15,200
69th: £15,100
70th: £15,000
Note: If more than 70 players make the cut, additional prize money will be added. For players who don’t make the cut: the Top 10 will receive £4,625, the next 20 will receive £3,700 and the rest will receive £3,100.
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