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The 150th Open
08 July 2022
Prize fund announced
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Champion Golfer to receive record prize at The 150th Open
The winner of The 150th Open at St Andrews will receive USD2.5 million in prize money.
The Champion Golfer of the Year will receive the highest amount in The Open’s history as it celebrates the milestone of its 150th playing.
The total prize fund for The Open, played from 10-17 July 2022, will be USD14 million, a 22% increase on 2021.
Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A, said: "There have been significant changes in prize money over the last year. We have therefore increased the prize fund by 22% which means that the prize money has increased by more than 60% since 2016.
"We have made this substantial investment while balancing our wider commitments to developing golf at all levels around the world and to continuing to elevate the AIG Women’s Open."
Prize money
Place USD Place USD1 $2,500,000 36 $73,500
2 $1,455,000 37 $70,000
3 $933,000 38 $66,500
4 $725,000 39 $64,000
5 $583,000 40 $62,000
6 $505,000 41 $59,500
7 $434,000 42 $56,500
8 $366,000 43 $54,000
9 $321,000 44 $51,000
10 $290,000 45 $48,000
11 $264,000 46 $45,500
12 $234,000 47 $43,700
13 $220,000 48 $42,000
14 $206,000 49 $40,000
15 $191,500 50 $39,100
16 $176,000 51 $38,200
17 $167,500 52 $37,600
18 $159,750 53 $37,000
19 $153,000 54 $36,500
20 $145,750 55 $35,900
21 $139,000 56 $35,400
22 $132,000 57 $35,000
23 $125,000 58 $34,750
24 $118,000 59 $34,500
25 $114,000 60 $34,250
26 $109,000 61 $34,000
27 $105,000 62 $33,900
28 $101,500 63 $33,750
29 $97,000 64 $33,600
30 $92,000 65 $33,400
31 $89,000 66 $33,100
32 $84,500 67 $32,900
33 $81,500 68 $32,600
34 $79,250 69 $32,400
35 $76,500 70 $32,200
Prize Money shall be allocated only to professional golfers.
If more than 70 professional golfers qualify for the final two rounds, additional prize money will be added. Prize money will decrease by USD125 per qualifying place above 70 to a minimum of USD30,950.
Non-qualifiers after two rounds: Leading 10 professional golfers and ties USD10,500; next 20 professional golfers and ties USD8,500; remainder of professional golfers and ties USD7,000.
