British Open prize money 2022

Taking stock of the British Open payout to see how much prize money The Open Championship winner and every player takes home from the purse.

T53. Brad Kennedy – $35,656 T53. Jason Scrivener – $35,656 T53. Paul Casey – $35,656 T53. Justin Thomas – $35,656 T53. Robert Dinwiddie – $35,656 T53. Danny Willett – $35,656 T53. Joaquin Niemann – $35,656 There’s still $11.5 million to hand out, so let’s see how that breaks down by finishing position. Let’s see how the prize money breaks down at the Old Course. With The Open Championship purse set at $14 million for the first time ever, this was a huge amount of money that these guys are playing for this week. They were both in line to take the winner’s share of the British Open payout, which is a record-breaking amount of money this year. There’s nothing quite like the British Open being played at St. Andrews and the Old Course has certainly delivered for the 150th Open Championship this week.

Purses on the PGA Tour have exploded over the past few years, and that's exactly the case for the Open Championship this year. The R&A has set the purse for the ...

So, what is the purse at the 2022 British Open, and how much money will the winner take home? All of them in search of the Claret Jug and a cool $2.5 million payday. Purses on the PGA Tour have exploded over the past few years, and that’s exactly the case for the Open Championship this year.

Cam Smith banks $2.5 million from record-breaking $14 million prize pool thanks for final-round 64 to rally past Rory McIlroy.

2: $1,455,000 - Cameron Young Rookie Cam Young earned $1.455 million for second place, his best major finish. Cam Smith pulled off an epic, five-shot final-round comeback at 2022 British Open at St. Andrews, and he receives a massive payday for his effort.