Open champion at Royal Birkdale to receive USD 3.2m
The winner of The 154th Open at Royal Birkdale will receive USD 3.2 million from a total prize fund of USD 17.75 million.
The Open returns to the Sefton coast from 12 to 19 July 2026. Royal Birkdale will host the Championship for the 11th time, with championship play running from Thursday 16 July to Sunday 19 July.
Prize money is payable only to professional golfers. The published breakdown covers the 70 qualifying places:
- 1st: USD 3,200,000
- 2nd: USD 1,842,000
- 3rd: USD 1,181,000
- 4th: USD 917,000
- 5th: USD 738,000
- 6th: USD 639,700
- 7th: USD 549,700
- 8th: USD 463,250
- 9th: USD 406,200
- 10th: USD 367,000
- 11th: USD 334,200
- 12th: USD 296,000
- 13th: USD 278,500
- 14th: USD 260,700
- 15th: USD 241,900
- 16th: USD 222,700
- 17th: USD 212,000
- 18th: USD 202,000
- 19th: USD 193,600
- 20th: USD 184,500
- 21st: USD 175,900
- 22nd: USD 167,100
- 23rd: USD 158,100
- 24th: USD 149,300
- 25th: USD 144,250
- 26th: USD 138,000
- 27th: USD 133,000
- 28th: USD 128,400
- 29th: USD 122,800
- 30th: USD 116,500
- 31st: USD 112,700
- 32nd: USD 106,900
- 33rd: USD 103,100
- 34th: USD 100,200
- 35th: USD 96,700
- 36th: USD 92,900
- 37th: USD 88,500
- 38th: USD 84,100
- 39th: USD 81,000
- 40th: USD 78,400
- 41st: USD 75,200
- 42nd: USD 71,500
- 43rd: USD 68,300
- 44th: USD 64,400
- 45th: USD 60,700
- 46th: USD 57,600
- 47th: USD 55,300
- 48th: USD 53,100
- 49th: USD 50,700
- 50th: USD 49,400
- 51st: USD 48,350
- 52nd: USD 47,500
- 53rd: USD 46,800
- 54th: USD 46,100
- 55th: USD 45,300
- 56th: USD 44,700
- 57th: USD 44,250
- 58th: USD 43,950
- 59th: USD 43,625
- 60th: USD 43,325
- 61st: USD 43,100
- 62nd: USD 42,900
- 63rd: USD 42,700
- 64th: USD 42,500
- 65th: USD 42,150
- 66th: USD 41,825
- 67th: USD 41,500
- 68th: USD 41,200
- 69th: USD 40,900
- 70th: USD 40,700
If more than 70 professional golfers qualify for the final two rounds, additional prize money will be added. The payment will reduce by USD 125 for each qualifying place above 70, down to a minimum of USD 39,450.
Professional golfers who miss the cut will also receive payment. The leading 10 non-qualifiers and ties will receive USD 12,900 each, followed by USD 10,750 for the next 20 non-qualifiers and ties. The remaining non-qualifiers and ties will receive USD 9,100.
