The 2019 British Open Championship purse is set for $10.75 million, with the winner's share coming in at $1,935,000 -- the standard 18 percent payout according to the R&A's British Open Championship prize money distribution chart.
With 73 professionals making the 36-hole cut, each successive place past 70th place paying $125 less per place, down to $24,375.
Pros who miss the cut are also paid. The top 10 and ties among pros to miss the cut get $7,500 each, with the next 20 professional golfers and ties getting $6,000 each. The remainder of professional golfers to finish 36 holes earn $5,000 each.
The British Open Championship field is headed by every top 50 player in the world (except Kevin Na, who is injured), including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas.
The event is played this year at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, hosting for the first time since 1951.
2019 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 | Shane Lowry | -15 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 72 | 269 | $1,935,000 |
| 2 | Tommy Fleetwood | -9 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 74 | 275 | $1,120,000 |
| 3 | Tony Finau | -7 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 277 | $718,000 |
| T4 | Lee Westwood | -6 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 278 | $503,500 |
| T4 | Brooks Koepka | -6 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 74 | 278 | $503,500 |
| T6 | Robert MacIntyre | -5 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 279 | $313,000 |
| T6 | Tyrrell Hatton | -5 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 279 | $313,000 |
| T6 | Danny Willett | -5 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 73 | 279 | $313,000 |
| T6 | Rickie Fowler | -5 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 74 | 279 | $313,000 |
| 10 | Patrick Reed | -4 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 280 | $223,000 |
| T11 | Francesco Molinari | -3 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 66 | 281 | $171,700 |
| T11 | Tom Lewis | -3 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 281 | $171,700 |
| T11 | Justin Thomas | -3 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 281 | $171,700 |
| T11 | Alexander Noren | -3 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 74 | 281 | $171,700 |
| T11 | Jon Rahm | -3 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 75 | 281 | $171,700 |
| T16 | Ryan Fox | -2 | 68 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 282 | $126,313 |
| T16 | Lucas Bjerregaard | -2 | 70 | 68 | 74 | 70 | 282 | $126,313 |
| T16 | Rory Sabbatini | -2 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 282 | $126,313 |
| T16 | Sang-hyun Park | -2 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 282 | $126,313 |
| T20 | Louis Oosthuizen | -1 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Stewart Cink | -1 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Doc Redman | -1 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Lucas Glover | -1 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Erik van Rooyen | -1 | 70 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | -1 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Cameron Smith | -1 | 70 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Henrik Stenson | -1 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 76 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Jordan Spieth | -1 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 77 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T20 | Justin Rose | -1 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 79 | 283 | $91,350 |
| T30 | Kevin Kisner | E | 70 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 284 | $69,875 |
| T30 | Webb Simpson | E | 68 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 284 | $69,875 |
| T32 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 1 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 67 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Jason Kokrak | 1 | 74 | 69 | 74 | 68 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Bernd Wiesberger | 1 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Andrew Wilson | 1 | 76 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Joost Luiten | 1 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Ernie Els | 1 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Byeong-Hun An | 1 | 73 | 67 | 70 | 75 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Andrew Putnam | 1 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 78 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T32 | Dylan Frittelli | 1 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 78 | 285 | $56,278 |
| T41 | Callum Shinkwin | 2 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 70 | 286 | $36,250 |
| T41 | Bubba Watson | 2 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 286 | $36,250 |
| T41 | Kyle Stanley | 2 | 75 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 286 | $36,250 |
| T41 | Benjamin Hebert | 2 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 286 | $36,250 |
| T41 | Inn-choon Hwang | 2 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 286 | $36,250 |
| T41 | Aaron Wise | 2 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 286 | $36,250 |
| T41 | Patrick Cantlay | 2 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 286 | $36,250 |
| T41 | Justin Harding | 2 | 71 | 65 | 74 | 76 | 286 | $36,250 |
| T41 | Russell Knox | 2 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 77 | 286 | $36,250 |
| T41 | Xander Schauffele | 2 | 74 | 65 | 69 | 78 | 286 | $36,250 |
| T41 | Matt Kuchar | 2 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 79 | 286 | $36,250 |
| T52 | Shubhankar Sharma | 3 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 68 | 287 | $28,080 |
| T52 | Branden Grace | 3 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 287 | $28,080 |
| T52 | Matt Wallace | 3 | 73 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 287 | $28,080 |
| T52 | Charley Hoffman | 3 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 287 | $28,080 |
| T52 | Dustin Johnson | 3 | 72 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 287 | $28,080 |
| T57 | Ashton Turner | 4 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 68 | 288 | $26,467 |
| T57 | Thorbjorn Olesen | 4 | 72 | 68 | 77 | 71 | 288 | $26,467 |
| T57 | Kevin Streelman | 4 | 77 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 288 | $26,467 |
| T57 | Paul Casey | 4 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 288 | $26,467 |
| T57 | Adam Hadwin | 4 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 288 | $26,467 |
| T57 | Graeme McDowell | 4 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 77 | 288 | $26,467 |
| T63 | Paul Waring | 5 | 75 | 68 | 75 | 71 | 289 | $25,800 |
| T63 | Jim Furyk | 5 | 73 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 289 | $25,800 |
| T63 | Mikko Korhonen | 5 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 77 | 289 | $25,800 |
| T63 | Romain Langasque | 5 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 78 | 289 | $25,800 |
| T67 | Thomas Pieters | 6 | 72 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 290 | $25,088 |
| T67 | Yosuke Asaji | 6 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 76 | 290 | $25,088 |
| T67 | Sergio Garcia | 6 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 78 | 290 | $25,088 |
| T67 | J.B. Holmes | 6 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 87 | 290 | $25,088 |
| 71 | Eddie Pepperell | 8 | 70 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 292 | $24,625 |
| T72 | Nino Bertasio | 9 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 293 | $24,438 |
| T72 | Yuki Inamori | 9 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 80 | 293 | $24,438 |
