The prize fund for the 2022 British Open has increased by 22% from last year, and is now up 60% from the figure in 2016 as this year’s winner to take home $2.5 million.
Similar to PGA Tour events, the winner of the British Open gets 18% of the purse while the runner-up earns just over 10% of the total purse.
Even the players who fail to make the cut after Friday’s round will still take home at least $4,950 with the chance of over $7000 if you happen to be in the top 10 among pros not to progress to the third round.
The winner of this week’s Open Championship will pocket $1.89 million, with the runner-up taking almost $1.1m and third place taking $700k.
Last year’s competition had a purse of $11.5 million and Collin Morikawa became the first Open winner to receive over $2m. The purse has been stepped up in 2022 at a total figure of $14 million.
Back-to-back-to-back birdies for @McIlroyRory moves the 2014 Champion Golfer of the Year into a tie for second 👏
Follow live scores 👉 https://t.co/TobaIOmsjf#The150thOpen pic.twitter.com/MDqt72KT40
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 14, 2022
At the time of publishing, 15/2 second favourite Cameron Young has taken the clubhouse lead at a score of eight-under-par, followed by Cameron Smith and Rory McIlroy at -5.
For any of your bets on this year’s British Open, be sure to check out Fogadas and our guide of the best betting sites on offer.
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