What is the prize money at The Open 2025?

Jonty Colman
BBC Sport journalist

The winner of the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush will receive a total prize of $3.1m (£2.3m).

The total prize pool of $17m (£12.7m) and the winner's share remains unchanged from the totals on offer at the 2024 Open at Royal Troon in Scotland.

All players who finish in the top three will receive over $1m (£745,000) each, while a top seven finish guarantees a prize pool north of $500,000 (£372,850) each.

Prize money at The Open will only be awarded to professional players.

A 70th place finish is worth $38,900 (£29,000). Should more than 70 players make the cut and play in the final two days of The Open, prize money for the 71st placed player will drop to $38,775 (£28,900) and continue decreasing by $125 (£93) until a minimum of $37,650 (£28,100) where necessary.

For professional players who finish in the top 10 places below the cut line will earn $12,350 (£9,200) each. The next best 20 professional players will earn $10,300 (£7,700) each, while the remainder of professional players will earn $8,750 (£6,500) each.

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Full prize money breakdown for the 2025 Open Championship

Xander Schauffele holding the Claret Jug after winning The Open in 2024 at Royal TroonGetty Images

America's Xander Schauffele was the 2024 winner of The Open at Royal Troon

The R&A post all of their prize money figures in US Dollars. Prize money conversion rates correct as of 15 July, 2025.

  • Winner - $3,100,000 (£2,311,700)

  • Runner-up - $1,759,000 (£1,311,700)

  • Third place - $1,128,000 (£841,200)

  • Fourth - $876,000 (£653,200)

  • Fifth - $705,000 (£525,700)

  • Sixth - $611,000 (£455,600)

  • Seventh - $525,000 (£391,500)

  • Eighth - $442,500 (£330,000)

  • Ninth - $388,000 (£289,300)

  • 10th - $350,600 (£261,400)

  • 11th – $319,200 (£238,000)

  • 12th - $282,800 (£210,900)

  • 13th - $266,000 (£198,400)

  • 14th - $249,000 (£185,700)

  • 15th - $231,000 (£172,300)

  • 16th - $212,700 (£158,600)

  • 17th - $202,400 (£150,900)

  • 18th - $193,000 (£143,900)

  • 19th - $184,900 (£137,900)

  • 20th - $176,200 (£131,400)

  • 21th - $168,000 (£125,300)

  • 22th - $159,600 (£119,000)

  • 23th - $151,000 (£112,600)

  • 24th - $142,600 (£106,300)

  • 25th - $137,800 (£102,800)

  • 26th - $131,800 (£98,300)

  • 27th - $127,000 (£94,700)

  • 28th - $122,600 (£91,400)

  • 29th - $117,300 (£87,500)

  • 30th - $111,200 (£82,900)

  • 31th - $107,600 (£80,200)

  • 32th - $102,100 (£76,100)

  • 33th - $98,500 (£73,500)

  • 34th - $95,700 (£71,400)

  • 35th - $92,400 (£68,900)

  • 36th - $88,700 (£66,100)

  • 37th - $84,600 (£63,100)

  • 38th - $80,300 (£59,900)

  • 39th - $77,400 (£57,700)

  • 40th - $74,900 (£55,900)

  • 41th - $71,800 (£53,500)

  • 42th - $68,300 (£50,900)

  • 43th - $65,200 (£48,600)

  • 44th - $61,500 (£45,900)

  • 45th - $58,000 (£43,300)

  • 46th - $55,000 (£41,000)

  • 47th - $52,800 (£39,400)

  • 48th - $50,700 (£37,800)

  • 49th - $48,400 (£36,100)

  • 50th - $47,200 (£35,200)

  • 51th - $46,200 (£34,500)

  • 52th - $45,400 (£33,900)

  • 53th - $44,700 (£33,300)

  • 54th - $44,000 (£32,800)

  • 55th - $43,300 (£32,300)

  • 56th - $42,700 (£31,800)

  • 57th - $42,300 (£31,500)

  • 58th - $42,000 (£31,300)

  • 59th - $41,700 (£31,100)

  • 60th - $41,400 (£30,900)

  • 61th - $41,200 (£30,700)

  • 62th - $41,000 (£30,600)

  • 63th - $40,800 (£30,400)

  • 64th - $40,600 (£30,300)

  • 65th - $40,300 (£30,100)

  • 66th - $40,000 (£29,800)

  • 67th - $39,700 (£29,600)

  • 68th - $39,400 (£29,400)

  • 69th - $39,100 (£29,200)

  • 70th - $38,900 (£29,000)

  • If 71 or more players make it to the weekend, 71st will earn $38,775 (£28,900) and prize money will decrease by $125 (£93) for every further position below 71st with a minimum prize money of $37,650 (£28,100)

  • Leading 10 golfers who fail to make the cut and ties - $12,350 (£9,200)

  • Next best 20 goals who fails to make the cut and ties - $10,300 (£7,700)

  • All other players - $8,750 (£6,500)

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