2025 Open Championship payout: How much each golfer earned from the $17M purse

On Sunday, July 20, Scottie Scheffler fired a 3-under 68 in the final round of the Open Championship to claim his fourth major championship. Following the fourth round, he finished at 17-under to post a four-shot win over Harris English.

The purse size of the Open Championship was $17 million, which is the lowest among all four majors. Scheffler bagged $3.1 million for lifting the Claret Jug, taking his earnings past $19 million this season. English took $1.759 million home for a runner-up finish, while Chris Gotterup received $1.128 million for a solo third-place finish.

2025 Open Championship payout explored

Scottie Scheffler poses with the Claret Jug after winning the Open Championship 2025 (Image Source: Imagn)

Here's a look at the payout for the Open Championship 2025:

1. Scottie Scheffler: $3.1 million
2. Harris English: $1.759 million
3. Chris Gotterup: $1.128 million
T4. Wyndham Clark: $730,667
T4. Matt Fitzpatrick: $730,667
T4. Haotong Li: $730,667
T7. Robert MacIntyre: $451,834
T7. Xander Schauffele: $451,834
T7. Rory McIlroy: $451,834
T10. Bryson DeChambeau: $304,650
T10. Corey Conners: $304,650
T10. Brian Harman: $304,650
T10. Russell Henley: $304,650
T14. Rickie Fowler: $240,000
T14. Nicolai Hojgaard: $240,000
T16. Jesper Svensson: $185,258
T16. Hideki Matsuyama: $185,258
T16. Tommy Fleetwood: $185,258
T16. John Parry: $185,258
T16. Justin Rose: $185,258
T16. Rasmus Hojgaard: $185,258
T16. Tyrrell Hatton: $185,258
T23. Maverick McNealy: $138,040
T23. J.J. Spaun: $138,040
T23. Lucas Glover: $138,040
T23. Dustin Johnson: $138,040
T23. Ludvig Aberg: $138,040
T28. Harry Hall: $119,950
T28. Oliver Lindell: $119,950
T30. Daniel Berger: $104,850
T30. Akshay Bhatia: $104,850
T30. Keegan Bradley: $104,850
T30. Kristoffer Reitan: $104,850
T34. Sergio Garcia: $86,517
T34. Aaron Rai: $86,517
T34. Jon Rahm: $86,517
T34. Justin Thomas: $86,517
T34. Christiaan Bezuidenhout: $86,517
T34. Lee Westwood: $86,517
T40. Shane Lowry: $68,340
T40. Jordan Spieth: $68,340
T40. Jason Kokrak: $68,340
T40. Takumi Kanaya: $68,340
T40. Nathan Kimsey: $68,340
T45. Matt Wallace: $51,186
T45 Matthew Jordan: $51,186
T45. Thomas Detry: $51,186
T45. Henrik Stenson: $51,186
T45. Jordan Smith: $51,186
T45. Sam Burns: $51,186
T45. Thriston Lawrence: $51,186
T52. Adrien Saddier: $44,350
T52. Sepp Straka: $44,350
T52. Marc Leishman: $44,350
T52. Sungjae Im: $44,350
T56. Phil Mickelson: $42,334
T56. Jhonattan Vegas: $42,334
T56. Tony Finau: $42,334
T59. Antoine Rozner: $41,550
T59. Justin Leonard: $41,550
T61. Dean Burmester: $41,100
T61. Romaine Langasque: $41,100
T63. Riki Kawamoto: $40,280
T63. Andrew Novak: $40,280
T63. Viktor Hovland: $40,280
T63. Ryggs Johnston: $40,280
T63. Francesco Molinari: $40,280
68. Jacob Skov Olesen: $39,400
69. Matti Schmid: $39,100
70. Sebastian Soderberg: $38,900

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