The 2017 Senior British Open Championship purse is set for £1.5 million, with the winner’s share coming in at £235,750 — slightly higher than the standard 15 percent payout according to the PGA Tour Champions’ prize money distribution chart.
Players who miss the cut are also paid for competing. Players missing the cut but 90th place or better after 36 holes earn£1,500 ($1,965), those 91st through 110th get £1,190 ($1,559), those 111th through 130th get £910 ($1,192) and those finishing 131st through 144th get £750 ($983).
The Senior British Open Championship field is headed by Bernhard Langer, Fred Couples, Billy Andrade and Miguel Angel Jimenez.
The event is played this year at Royal Porthcawl in Wales, which hosted in 2014.
2017 Senior British Open Championship purse, winner’s share, prize money payout
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| POS | PLAYER | TO PAR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | TOTAL | MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernhard Langer | -4 | 69 | 74 | 65 | 72 | 280 | €266,923 |
| 2 | Corey Pavin | -1 | 73 | 74 | 65 | 71 | 283 | €177,975 |
| T3 | Billy Andrade | E | 71 | 76 | 69 | 68 | 284 | €82,694 |
| T3 | Fred Couples | E | 75 | 75 | 66 | 68 | 284 | €82,694 |
| T3 | Peter Lonard | E | 71 | 75 | 67 | 71 | 284 | €82,694 |
| T6 | Magnus Atlevi | 1 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 70 | 285 | €48,025 |
| T6 | Miguel Angel Martin | 1 | 72 | 76 | 68 | 69 | 285 | €48,025 |
| T6 | Phillip Price | 1 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 285 | €48,025 |
| T9 | Billy Mayfair | 2 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 286 | €33,927 |
| T9 | David McKenzie | 2 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 286 | €33,927 |
| T11 | Steve Flesch | 3 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 287 | €28,447 |
| T11 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 3 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 73 | 287 | €28,447 |
| 13 | David Frost | 4 | 81 | 74 | 65 | 68 | 288 | €25,645 |
| 14 | Brad Faxon | 5 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 73 | 289 | €24,592 |
| T15 | Woody Austin | 6 | 75 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 290 | €20,591 |
| T15 | Paul Broadhurst | 6 | 75 | 75 | 67 | 73 | 290 | €20,591 |
| T15 | Scott Dunlap | 6 | 76 | 73 | 66 | 75 | 290 | €20,591 |
| T15 | Peter Fowler | 6 | 71 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 290 | €20,591 |
| T15 | Mike Goodes | 6 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 290 | €20,591 |
| T15 | Santiago Luna | 6 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 75 | 290 | €20,591 |
| T15 | Tom Pernice, Jr. | 6 | 71 | 76 | 70 | 73 | 290 | €20,591 |
| T15 | Jeff Sluman | 6 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 71 | 290 | €20,591 |
| T23 | Joe Daley | 7 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 72 | 291 | €16,171 |
| T23 | Tom Lehman | 7 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 291 | €16,171 |
| T23 | Scott McCarron | 7 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 291 | €16,171 |
| T23 | Colin Montgomerie | 7 | 71 | 76 | 70 | 74 | 291 | €16,171 |
| T23 | Gene Sauers | 7 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 291 | €16,171 |
| T23 | Greg Turner | 7 | 73 | 78 | 69 | 71 | 291 | €16,171 |
| T23 | Tom Watson | 7 | 72 | 77 | 67 | 75 | 291 | €16,171 |
| 30 | Mark McNulty | 8 | 75 | 80 | 67 | 70 | 292 | €14,096 |
| T31 | Andre Bossert | 9 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 71 | 293 | €12,423 |
| T31 | Russ Cochran | 9 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 74 | 293 | €12,423 |
| T31 | Clark Dennis | 9 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 77 | 293 | €12,423 |
| T31 | Jeff Maggert | 9 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 71 | 293 | €12,423 |
| T31 | Mark Mouland | 9 | 73 | 76 | 70 | 74 | 293 | €12,423 |
| T31 | Duffy Waldorf | 9 | 73 | 77 | 71 | 72 | 293 | €12,423 |
| T31 | Willie Wood | 9 | 75 | 77 | 70 | 71 | 293 | €12,423 |
| T38 | John Daly | 10 | 72 | 80 | 68 | 74 | 294 | €10,416 |
| T38 | David Gilford | 10 | 73 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 294 | €10,416 |
| T38 | Prayad Marksaeng | 10 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 73 | 294 | €10,416 |
| T38 | Larry Mize | 10 | 76 | 77 | 69 | 72 | 294 | €10,416 |
| T38 | Mauricio Molina | 10 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 294 | €10,416 |
| T43 | Roger Chapman | 11 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 295 | €9,346 |
| T43 | Carlos Franco | 11 | 74 | 78 | 68 | 75 | 295 | €9,346 |
| T45 | Olin Browne | 12 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 76 | 296 | €7,829 |
| T45 | Marco Dawson | 12 | 79 | 76 | 70 | 71 | 296 | €7,829 |
| T45 | Jerry Kelly | 12 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 77 | 296 | €7,829 |
| T45 | Sandy Lyle | 12 | 74 | 76 | 70 | 76 | 296 | €7,829 |
| T45 | Steen Tinning | 12 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 73 | 296 | €7,829 |
| T45 | Esteban Toledo | 12 | 76 | 78 | 69 | 73 | 296 | €7,829 |
| T45 | Paul Wesselingh | 12 | 74 | 77 | 71 | 74 | 296 | €7,829 |
| T45 | Ian Woosnam | 12 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 296 | €7,829 |
| T53 | Skip Kendall | 13 | 75 | 77 | 71 | 74 | 297 | €6,009 |
| T53 | Jose Maria Olazabal | 13 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 73 | 297 | €6,009 |
| T53 | Andrew Oldcorn | 13 | 76 | 79 | 69 | 73 | 297 | €6,009 |
| T53 | Paul Streeter | 13 | 77 | 76 | 65 | 79 | 297 | €6,009 |
| T57 | Glen Day | 14 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 72 | 298 | €4,962 |
| T57 | Mike Harwood | 14 | 72 | 79 | 73 | 74 | 298 | €4,962 |
| T57 | Tim Thelen | 14 | 76 | 77 | 70 | 75 | 298 | €4,962 |
| T57 | Thaworn Wiratchant | 14 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 298 | €4,962 |
| T61 | Stephen Dodd | 15 | 75 | 80 | 73 | 71 | 299 | €4,064 |
| T61 | Nick Faldo | 15 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 75 | 299 | €4,064 |
| T61 | Todd Hamilton | 15 | 72 | 82 | 72 | 73 | 299 | €4,064 |
| T61 | Barry Lane | 15 | 77 | 78 | 70 | 74 | 299 | €4,064 |
| T61 | Jean-Francois Remesy | 15 | 71 | 77 | 72 | 79 | 299 | €4,064 |
| T66 | Cesar Monasterio | 16 | 73 | 81 | 72 | 74 | 300 | €3,470 |
| T66 | Gary Orr | 16 | 75 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 300 | €3,470 |
| T68 | Chip Lutz | 17 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 79 | 301 | €0 |
| T68 | Christopher Williams | 17 | 71 | 79 | 74 | 77 | 301 | €3,249 |
| T70 | Carl Mason | 19 | 70 | 85 | 73 | 75 | 303 | €2,989 |
| T70 | Jarmo Sandelin | 19 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 77 | 303 | €2,989 |
| T70 | Lianwei Zhang | 19 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 303 | €2,989 |
| T73 | Paul Goydos | 20 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 304 | €2,576 |
| T73 | John King | 20 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 304 | €2,576 |
| T73 | Pedro Linhart | 20 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 304 | €2,576 |
| T73 | Des Smyth | 20 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 76 | 304 | €2,576 |
| T73 | Gary Wolstenholme | 20 | 77 | 78 | 74 | 75 | 304 | €2,576 |
| 78 | Randy Haag | 21 | 73 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 305 | €0 |
| 79 | James Kingston | 22 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 306 | €2,332 |
| 80 | Stephen McAllister | 24 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 75 | 308 | €2,264 |
| 81 | Terry Price | 25 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 309 | €2,196 |
| 82 | Shaun Ball | 28 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 82 | 312 | €2,128 |
