The British Open Championship has typically lagged behind the three other majors in terms of prize pool, but that's no longer the case. The R&A announced a prize pool that is almost $10 million -- a $1.42 million increase from last year -- given the dollar-pound exchange rate.
The winner of the 2015 Open Championship will earn $1.8 million, on par with the other three majors and The Players Championship. That's a $275,000 increase over last year, when Rory McIlroy won at Royal Liverpool.
The 2015 Open Championship starts July 16 at the Old Course at St. Andrews
Here's a look at the 2015 Open Championship prize pool and payouts for the top 20 players (current exchange rate is $1.58 to £1):
1st -- £1,150,000 ($1,800,000)
2nd -- £653,000 ($1.028 million)
3rd -- £420,000 ($661,500)
4th -- £327,000 ($515,000)
5th -- £263,000
6th -- £228,000
7th -- £195,000
8th -- £165,000
9th -- £145,000
10th -- £132,000
11th -- £118,500
12th -- £105,500
13th -- £99,000
14th -- £92,500
15th -- £86,000
16th -- £79,500
17th -- £75,500
18th -- £72,000
19th -- £69,000
20th -- £66,000
The leading 10 professionals and ties who miss the cut earn £4,500, with the next 20 professional golfers and ties getting £3,600 and all other pros missing the cut getting £3,000.
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