As anticipation builds for the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush, the R&A has confirmed the prize structure for the third major of the year. So how much will the best players earn?
Despite increasing payouts in recent seasons, the total purse will remain at $17 million, identical to the 2024 event, as players compete for the iconic Claret Jug and the honorary title of Champion Golfer of the Year.
The winner will receive $3.1 million and this decision marks a pause in a decade-long trend of increasing financial reward after the R&A had consistently boosted prize money year-over-year since 2012.
The 2025 Open Championship officially teed off on July 17 and follows the traditional four-day, 72-hole stroke-play format, and conditions at Royal Portrush have been unpredictable.
That could hand an advantage to Northern Ireland’s own Rory McIlroy enters the event riding momentum after his recent Masters victory, which completed his career Grand Slam.
Now, he is aiming to claim his second Open title and redeem himself after missing the cut the last time the tournament was held at Portrush in 2019.
The British Open Championship payouts: A complete list of what the Top 70 can earn
While the prestige of winning The Open cannot be overstated, the financial reward remains a central focus. In 2025, the top three finishers will each earn over $1 million, and all golfers placing in the top 32 will secure at least six-figure payouts.
The $3.1m figure mirrors the earnings of Xander Schauffele, who claimed victory in the 2024 championship. But the total prize fund lags behind other major tournaments.
This year’s Masters and U.S. Open both offered $21 million purses, with first-place prizes of $4.2 million and $4.3 million, respectively. The PGA Championship awarded $19 million, with $3.42 million going to its winner.
Despite the static purse, Royal Portrush remains one of the most storied venues in the tournament’s rotation and the Claret Jug remains priceless for the likes of Rory McIlroy looking to land the prize.
Here is a complete list of what the Top 70 will earn at the 2025 British Open Championship:
- 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
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