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Whoever wins the 2017 Open Championship on Sunday won’t just get the Claret Jug. He’ll also get the second most lucrative payout in golf history.
With the purse set at $10.25 million–up from last year’s Open Championship but still behind the US Open’s $12 million for the richest tournament in the sport–the winner at Royal Birkdale is set to receive a $1.845 million paycheck. And for the first time in the history of the Open Championship, the payouts will be distributed in dollars rather than British pounds.
“We are operating in an increasingly global marketplace and have made the decision to award the prize fund in US dollars in recognition of the fact that it is the most widely adopted currency for prize money in golf,” R&A chief Martin Slumbers said.
The $1.845 million winner’s share is a significant increase over last year, when Henrik Stenson banked about $1.55 million for his triumph at Royal Troon.
Here’s a complete look at the payouts for the Top 70 at Birkdale:
2017 Open Championship Prize Money Distribution
Total purse: $10.25 million
Winner: $1,845,000
Runner-Up: $1,067,000
3rd Place: $684,000
4th Place: $532,000
5th Place: $428,000
6th Place: $371,000
7th Place: $318,000
8th Place: $268,000
9th Place: $235,000
10th Place: $213,000
11th Place: $193,000
12th Place: $172,000
13th Place: $161,000
14th Place: $151,000
15th Place: $141,000
16th Place: $129,500
17th Place: $123,000
18th Place: $117,000
19th Place: $112,000
20th Place: $107,000
21st Place: $102,000
22nd Place: $97,000
23rd Place: $92,000
24th Place: $87,000
25th Place: $84,000
26th Place: $80,000
27th Place: $77,000
28th Place: $74,000
29th Place: $71,000
30th Place: $68,000
31st Place: $65,500
32nd Place: $62,000
33rd Place: $60,000
34th Place: $58,000
35th Place: $56,000
36th Place: $53,500
37th Place: $51,000
38th Place: $49,000
39th Place: $47,000
40th Place: $45,500
41st Place: $43,500
42nd Place: $41,500
43rd Place: $39,500
44th Place: $37,500
45th Place: $35,500
46th Place: $33,500
47th Place: $32,000
48th Place: $30,800
49th Place: $29,500
50th Place: $28,900
51st Place: $28,200
52nd Place: $27,600
53rd Place: $27,200
54th Place: $26,800
55th Place: $26,400
56th Place: $26,000
57th Place: $25,600
58th Place: $25,500
59th Place: $25,400
60th Place: $25,200
61st Place: $25,000
62nd Place: $24,900
63rd Place: $24,800
64th Place: $24,700
65th Place: $24,500
66th Place: $24,400
67th Place: $24,200
68th Place: $24,000
69th Place: $23,800
70th Place: $23,600
2017 PGA Tour Money Leaders
Prior to 2017 Open Championship
1. Dustin Johnson: $6,355,725
2. Hideki Matsuyama: $5,945,990
3. Justin Thomas: $5,131,179
4. Jordan Spieth: $4,948,145
5. Jon Rahm: $4,491,815
6. Brooks Koepka: $4,464,771
7. Rickie Fowler: $4,246,972
8. Brian Harman: $3,979, 858
9. Daniel Berger: $3,818,974
10. Kevin Kisner: $3,716,511