🔥 Trending The Open 2026: Prize Money and Payouts Revealed

The 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale features a record total prize pool of $17.75 million (£13.3 million), an increase of $750,000 from the previous year ²⁸. The winner of the tournament will receive a record $3.2 million (£2.4 million) ²³⁸¹⁰. Professional players who do not make the cut will also receive prize money; the first 10 golfers and ties who miss the cut will get $12,900, the next 20 and ties $10,750, and the rest $9,100 ⁹.