The winner of the 2025 British Open will make the same as last year's champ but more than $1 million more than the last time it was at Royal Portrush.
Shane Lowry earned $1.935 million when he won the British Open the last time it was held at Royal Portrush. The Champion Golfer of the Year in Northern Ireland this time around will take home a $3.1 million first-place prize.
That's the same as what Xander Schauffele pocketed in the 2024 Open Championship. That and the overall $17 million purse remain unchanged from a year ago.
British Open Championship 2025 prize money payouts
The top three finishers in 2025 will all clear seven figures. The top 32 will make at least six figures.
The total breakdown shows payouts for the top 70 finishers. The R&A states that if more than 70 golfers make the cut, additional prize money will be added.
- 1st – $3,100,000
- 2nd – $1,759,000
- 3rd – $1,128,000
- 4th – $876,000
- 5th – $705,000
- 6th – $611,000
- 7th – $525,000
- 8th – $442,500
- 9th – $388,000
- 10th – $350,600
- 11th – $319,200
- 12th – $282,800
- 13th – $266,000
- 14th – $249,000
- 15th – $231,000
- 16th – $212,700
- 17th – $202,400
- 18th – $193,000
- 19th – $184,900
- 20th – $176,200
- 21st – $168,000
- 22nd – $159,600
- 23rd – $151,000
- 24th – $142,600
- 25th – $137,800
- 26th – $131,800
- 27th – $127,000
- 28th – $122,600
- 29th – $117,300
- 30th – $111,200
- 31st – $107,600
- 32nd – $102,100
- 33rd – $98,500
- 34th – $95,700
- 35th – $92,400
- 36th – $88,700
- 37th – $84,600
- 38th – $80,300
- 39th – $77,400
- 40th – $74,900
- 41st – $71,800
- 42nd – $68,300
- 43rd – $65,200
- 44th – $61,500
- 45th – $58,000
- 46th – $55,000
- 47th – $52,800
- 48th – $50,700
- 49th – $48,400
- 50th – $47,200
- 51st – $46,200
- 52nd – $45,400
- 53rd – $44,700
- 54th – $44,000
- 55th – $43,300
- 56th – $42,700
- 57th – $42,300
- 58th – $42,000
- 59th – $41,700
- 60th – $41,400
- 61st – $41,200
- 62nd – $41,000
- 63rd – $40,800
- 64th – $40,600
- 65th – $40,300
- 66th – $40,000
- 67th – $39,700
- 68th – $39,400
- 69th – $39,100
- 70th – $38,900
The R&A also pays out to those who don't make the weekend in three increments: "Non-qualifiers after two rounds: Leading 10 professional golfers and ties USD 12,350; next 20 professional golfers and ties USD 10,300; remainder of professional golfers and ties USD 8,750," according to a news release.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: British Open Championship 2025: Prize money payouts at Royal Portrush
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