The winner of The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale will receive $3.2 million - an increase of $100,000 from last year - as part of a record prize fund.
The total share for the championship has increased by $750,000 to $17.75 million, which is allocated only to professional golfers.
If more than 70 professional golfers make the cut and qualify for the final two rounds, additional prize money will be added. Prize money will decrease by $125 per qualifying place above 70 to a minimum of $39,450 each.
The leading ten professionals and ties who miss the cut will receive $12,900 each.
The next 20 professional golfers and ties receive $10,750, with the remainder of professional golfers and ties claiming $9,100 each.
Full prize money breakdown for the 2026 Open Championship
Winner - $3,200,000
Runner-up - $1,842,000
Third place - $1,181,000
Fourth - $917,000
Fifth - $738,000
Sixth - $639,700
Seventh - $549,700
Eighth - $463,250
Ninth - $406,200
Tenth - $367,000
11th – $334,200
12th - $296,000
13th - $278,500
14th - $260,700
15th - $241,900
16th - $222,700
17th - $212,000
18th - $202,000
19th - $193,600
20th - $184,500
21th - $175,900
22th - $167,100
23th - $158,100
24th - $149,300
25th - $144,250
26th - $138,000
27th - $133,000
28th - $128,400
29th - $122,800
30th - $116,500
31th - $112,700
32th - $106,900
33th - $103,100
34th - $100,200
35th - $96,700
36th - $92,900
37th - $88,500
38th - $84,100
39th - $81,000
40th - $78,400
41th - $75,200
42th - $71,500
43th - $68,300
44th - $64,400
45th - $60,700
46th - $57,600
47th - $55,300
48th - $53,100
49th - $50,700
50th - $49,400
51th - $48,350
52th - $47,500
53th - $46,800
54th - $46,100
55th - $45,300
56th - $44,700
57th - $44,700
58th - $43,950
59th - $43,625
60th - $43,325
61th - $43,100
62th - $42,900
63th - $42,700
64th - $42,500
65th - $42,150
66th - $41,825
67th - $41,500
68th - $41,200
69th - $40,900
70th - $40,700
