Overview
- The R&A announced Tuesday that the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale will pay a $17.75 million purse and a $3.2 million winner's share.
- The Open's total and first-place amounts are championship records but trail the Masters and U.S. Open at $22.5 million and the PGA Championship at $20.5 million.
- The tournament will use a 36-hole cut with the top 70 and ties advancing and 70th place set to receive $40,700.
- If more than 70 professionals make the cut the R&A will add money and reduce per-place payouts by $125 above 70 down to a $39,450 floor, and players who miss the cut will receive tiered payments of $12,900, $10,750, or $9,100 depending on position.
- R&A CEO Mark Darbon has flagged rapid prize growth across golf as a concern and the Open's cautious increase could shape how majors and tours respond to high purses from LIV Golf and raised PGA Tour events.