WATCH: Daniel Brown lights a cigarette amid cold and rainy conditions at The Open Championship

Daniel Brown currently co-leads The 2024 Open Championship. The weather conditions are getting worse on day three at the Royal Troon Golf Club, with plenty of rain and cold weather making it challenging for the golfers to compete.

Brown lit a cigarette and had a quick smoke while on the tee as the golfers were taking a bit more time to tee up in the rainy conditions. The camera captured the moment he took out the cigarette from his back but turned around quickly to light up.

The conditions at the Royal Troon Golf Club are getting trickier, with cold and constant downpours posing a mammoth challenge on the moving day. Competing in his first major championship event, Daniel Brown lit a quick cigarette and got back on the tee as he co-leads the event.

Earlier, another English golfer, Charlie Hull, did a similar thing at the 2024 US Women's Open Championship, which was also a major championship event.

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Looking back at Daniel Brown's performance at The 2024 Open Championship

Daniel Brown is competing in his first-ever major championship. He was not one of the favorite golfers coming into the week. Brown has surprised everyone and showcased his prowess in challenging conditions at the 2024 Open Championship.

He started his campaign on a high note as he remained bogey-free on day one and carded -6. This round gave him the platform and assisted him to be in the top half of the leaderboard since day one.

Daniel Brown at the 152nd Open - Day Three. Image via Getty Images

Even though he had a mediocre second round, his dominance in the first round made sure that he remained two strokes behind the lead going into the weekend.

The 29-year-old is a regular face on the DP World Tour and has won the ISPS Honda World Invitational in 2023. Brown will hope for a similar result this week and will hope to remain in contention going into the final round.

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Prize money breakdown of the 2024 Open Championship

The R&A has an increased prize money purse for the 152nd Open. The total purse for this week is $17 million, with the winner receiving $3.1 million.

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: $137,600

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.