The Open 2023 to boast a record prize purse with 18% and $2.5m increase from 2022

The oldest major in golf, The Open Championship, will feature a record prize purse for 2023 – an 18% increase from last year with an extra $2.5m up for grabs across the 156 player field.

The Open’s organisers, The R&A, have increased the prize pot for the final major of the season to $16.5 million, marking an increase of almost 20% from the 2022 edition with an extra few millions spread out across the field.

The winner of the Claret Jug at Royal Liverpool next Sunday will take home $3m, a $500,000 boost from what Cameron Smith pocketed after triumph at St Andrews last year.

The R&A’s CEO, Martin Slumbers said: “Our aim is to ensure The Open remains at the pinnacle of world golf and we have almost doubled the prize fund since 2016.

“While we are seeing substantial increases in prize money across the men’s professional game, we are fulfilling our wider obligation to the sport by elevating the AIG Women’s Open, strengthening pathways in the elite amateur game and encouraging more people around the world to play golf.

“We believe that getting this balance right is vital to the long-term future of the sport.”

The calm before the storm.

The stage is set for #The151stOpen. pic.twitter.com/4jWY8UzJBm

— Royal Liverpool Golf Club (@RLGCHoylake) July 7, 2023

Despite the increased purse, The Open is still the least generous of the four majors and ranks last in total prize money:

1. US Open: $20m
2. The Masters: $18.5m
3. PGA Championship: $17.5m
4. The Open: $16.5m

The Open Prize Money 2023

• 1: $3,000,000
• 2: $1,708,000
• 3: $1,095,000
• 4: $851,000
• 5: $684,500
• 6: $593,000
• 7: $509,500
• 8: $429,700
• 9: $377,000
• 10: $340,500
• 11: $310,000
• 12: $274,700
• 13: $258,300
• 14: $241,800
• 15: $224,800
• 16: $206,600
• 17: $196,600
• 18: $187,500
• 19: $179,600
• 20: $171,100
• 21: $163,100
• 22: $155,000
• 23: $146,700
• 24: $138,500
• 25: $133,800
• 26: $128,000
• 27: $123,300
• 28: $119,100
• 29: $113,900
• 30: $108,000
• 31: $104,500
• 32: $99,200
• 33: $95,700
• 34: $93,000
• 35: $89,800
• 36: $86,200
• 37: $82,200
• 38: $78,000
• 39: $75,200
• 40: $72,800
• 41: $69,800
• 42: $66,400
• 43: $63,400
• 44: $59,800
• 45: $56,400
• 46: $53,400
• 47: $51,300
• 48: $49,300
• 49: $47,000
• 50: $45,900
• 51: $44,900
• 52: $44,100
• 53: $43,400
• 54: $42,800
• 55: $42,100
• 56: $41,500
• 57: $41,100
• 58: $40,800
• 59: $40,500
• 60: $40,200
• 61: $40,000
• 62: $39,800
• 63: $39,600
• 64: $39,400
• 65: $39,200
• 66: $38,900
• 67: $38,600
• 68: $38,300
• 69: $38,000
• 70: $37,800

The Open 2023 Odds

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• Rory McIlroy 7/1
• Scottie Scheffler 8/1
• Jon Rahm 12/1
• Cameron Smith 16/1
• Viktor Hovland 20/1
• Brooks Koepka 22/1
• Patrick Cantlay 25/1
• Tommy Fleetwood 25/1
• Rickie Fowler 25/1
• Tyrell Hatton 25/1
• Xander Schauffele 25/1
• Collin Morikawa 25/1
• Shane Lowry 33/1
• Dustin Johnson 40/1
• Jordan Spieth 40/1

Odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change

The Open 2023 – Tournament Information

• ⛳️  Event: The Open Championship
• 📅  Date: Thursday 20th July, 2023
• 🕛  Opening Tee Time: Approx. 7:15am BST
• 🏆  2022 Winner: Cameron Smith
• 📺  TV Channel: UK: Sky Sports
• 🏟  Venue: Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake
• 🎲  Odds: McIlroy 15/2| Scheffler 9/1 | Rahm 9/1 | Koepka 14/1

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