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2021 Open Championship winner will score a record-setting paycheck

By: James Colgan
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Jordan Spieth, Louis Oosthuizen and Collin Morikawa look to make a Sunday charges at the 2021 Open Championship.

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After four days of action from Royal St. George’s in Sandwich, England, we’ve finally reached the end of play at the 2021 Open Championship. Before a new Champion Golfer of the Year is named, here’s everything you need to know about tournament money, including payout information and the winner’s share.

Open Championship final round preview

Sunday at the Open Championship is always ripe for history, and the final round at Royal St. George’s is expected to be no different. But who will come away having made history? A handful of golfers are in the mix.

Louis Oosthuizen has held the 18, 36 and 54-hole leads at the Open, and enters Sunday clinging to a narrow margin over the remainder of the field. After consecutive runner-up finishes at both the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open, Oosthuizen looks to rewrite the narrative of his 2021 season with a second-career major championship (some 11 years after his first) on Sunday.

Behind Louis, Collin Morikawa stands on the cusp of history of his own at Royal St. George’s. Eleven months after winning the PGA Championship in his first start, Morikawa looks to do the same at the Open Championship. Morikawa (11 under) enters Sunday one stroke back of Oosthuizen (12 under) and two strokes ahead of Jordan Spieth (nine under). Spieth is looking for his first major victory since his win at the Open in 2017, and should find himself with plenty of opportunities to score in friendly, mostly wind-free conditions on Sunday.

Below, find the complete payout information, including the winner’s share, for the Open Championship’s record-setting $11.5 million purse; you can catch the action until the completion of play on NBC.

Open Championship payout, winner’s share

1. $2,070,000

2. $1,198,000

3. $768,000

4. $597,000

5. $480,000

6. $416,000

7. $357,000

8. $301,500

9. $264,000

10. $238,500

11. $217,000

12. $192,500

13. $180,750

14. $170,000

15. $157,750

16. $145,000

17. $138,000

18. $131,500

19. $126,000

20. $120,000

21. $114,500

22. $108,500

23. $103,000

24. $97,000

25. $94,000

26. $90,000

27. $86,500

28. $83,500

29. $80,000

30. $76,000

31. $73,250

32. $69,500

33. $67,250

34. $65,250

35. $63,000

36. $60,500

37. $57,500

38. $54,750

39. $52,750

40. $51,000

41. $49,000

42. $46,500

43. $44,500

44. $42,000

45. $39,500

46. $37,500

47. $36,000

48. $34,500

49. $33,000

50. $32,250

51. $31,500

52. $31,000

53. $30,500

54. $30,000

55. $29,500

56. $29,100

57. $28,800

58. $28,600

59. $28,400

60. $28,200

61. $28,000

62. $27,900

63. $27,800

64. $27,700

65. $27,500

66. $27,300

67. $27,100

68. $26,900

69. $26,700

70. $26,500

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James Colgan

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James Colgan is a news and features editor at GOLF, writing stories for the website and magazine. He manages the Hot Mic, GOLF’s media vertical, and utilizes his on-camera experience across the brand’s platforms. Prior to joining GOLF, James graduated from Syracuse University, during which time he was a caddie scholarship recipient (and astute looper) on Long Island, where he is from. He can be reached at james.colgan@golf.com.

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