The British Open was won by the former star for the Georgia Bulldogs, Brian Harman, by six strokes. In addition to having his name on the Claret Jug, Brian also received the greatest first-place award in Open history: $3 million. After winning his first major title, 36-year-old Brian earned $3 million, the highest winner's cheque in British Open history, and reached the $30 million mark in his career earnings. With $28,967,672, Brian was No. 46 on the all-time PGA Tour money list going into the week.
With each receiving $1.084 million, Jon Rahm, Sepp Straka, Tom Kim, and Jason Day tied for second place.
The R&A increased the purse for the British Open this year by 18% to $16.5 million from $14 million for the Open at St. Andrews last year.
The Open increased its prize money this year in line with other big tournaments. Here are the purses for each of this year's (2023) four majors:
Masters: $18 million
PGA Championship: $17.5 million
U.S. Open: $20 million
British Open: $16.5 million
Complete List of The Open 2023 Winners
| Pos | Golfer | Score |
| 1 | Brian Harman | -13 |
| T2 | Tom Kim | -7 |
| T2 | Sepp Straka | -7 |
| T2 | Jason Day | -7 |
| T2 | Jon Rahm | -7 |
| T6 | Rory McIlroy | -6 |
| T6 | Emiliano Grillo | -6 |
| T8 | Shubhankar Sharma | -5 |
| T8 | Cameron Young | -5 |
| T10 | Max Homa | -4 |
| T10 | Matthew Jordan | -4 |
| T10 | Tommy Fleetwood | -4 |
| T13 | Henrik Stenson | -3 |
| T13 | Hideki Matsuyama | -3 |
| T13 | Thomas Detry | -3 |
| T13 | Viktor Hovland | -3 |
| T17 | Laurie Canter | -2 |
| T17 | Xander Schauffele | -2 |
| T17 | Alex Fitzpatrick | -2 |
| T20 | Tyrrell Hatton | -1 |
| T20 | Sungae Im | -1 |
| T20 | Antoine Rozner | -1 |
| T23 | Adrian Meronk | E |
| T23 | Scottie Scheffler | E |
| T23 | Matthew Southgate | E |
| T23 | Louis Oosthuizen | E |
| T23 | Alex Noren | E |
| T23 | Stewart Cink | E |
| T23 | Byeong Hun An | E |
| T23 | Rickie Fowler | E |
| T23 | Jordan Spieth | E |
| T23 | Nicolai Hojgaard | E |
| T33 | Adam Scott | +1 |
| T33 | Oliver Wilson | +1 |
| T33 | Wyndham Clark | +1 |
| T33 | Richard Bland | +1 |
| T33 | Patrick Reed | +1 |
| T33 | Cameron Smith | +1 |
| T33 | Patrick Cantlay | +1 |
| T33 | Romain Langasque | +1 |
| T41 | Marcel Siem | +2 |
| T41 | Victor Perez | +2 |
| T41 | Hurly Long | +2 |
| T41 | Jordan Smith | +2 |
| T41 | J.T. Poston | +2 |
| T41 | Alexander Bjork | +2 |
| T41 | Min Woo Lee | +2 |
| T41 | Matt Fitzpatrick | +2 |
| T49 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | +3 |
| T49 | Abraham Ancer | +3 |
| T49 | Brendon Todd | +3 |
| T52 | Ryan Fox | +4 |
| T52 | Michael Stewart | +4 |
| T52 | Corey Conners | +4 |
| T55 | Andrew Putnam | +5 |
| T55 | Adrian Otaegui | +5 |
| T55 | Gary Woodland | +5 |
| T55 | Zach Johnson | +5 |
| 59 | Brandon Robinson Thompson | +6 |
| T60 | Scott Stallings | +7 |
| T60 | Bryson DeChambeau | +7 |
| T60 | Kurt Kitayama | +7 |
| T60 | Rikuya Hoshino | +7 |
| T64 | Padraig Harrington | +8 |
| T64 | Brooks Koepka | +8 |
| T64 | Richie Ramsay | +8 |
| T64 | Guido Migliozzi | +8 |
| T68 | Danny Willett | $9 |
| T68 | David Lingmerth | +9 |
| T68 | Sami Valimaki | +9 |
| T71 | Robert MacIntyre | +10 |
| T71 | Joost Luiten | +10 |
| T71 | Thomas Pieters | +10 |
| T74 | Christo Lamprecht (a) | +11 |
| T74 | Thriston Lawrence | +11 |
| 76 | Zack Fischer | +13 |
Who won the Open in the year 2022?
In 2022, Cameron Smith won the Open. The 28-year-old finished with an eight-under, bogey-free round with five straight birdies at the halfway mark and another on hole 18. This performance earned him the A$3.7 million triumph.
In the fourth round, when he finished third at 18-under, McIlroy likewise played without making a bogey, but his putting was poor, as only two of his birdie tries were successful. According to ESPN, Cameron Smith, as of 2023, is the only golfer in the last 20 years who has managed to achieve this remarkable feat of having birdied the first five holes on the back nine during the last and final round of a major. At the same time, Cameron also broke Tiger Woods' 2000 St. Andrews of having the lowest rounds of the Open history and set a brand new record for the final round, which Brian Harman hasn't been able to beat.
The Open Prize Money & Scores
Total purse: $16.5 million
| Pos | Golfer | Earnings |
| 1 | Brian Harman | $3,000,000 |
| T2 | Tom Kim | $1,084,625 |
| T2 | Sepp Straka | $1,084,625 |
| T2 | Jason Day | $1,084,625 |
| T2 | Jon Rahm | $1,084,625 |
| T6 | Rory McIlroy | $551,250 |
| T6 | Emiliano Grillo | $551,250 |
| T8 | Shubhankar Sharma | $403,350 |
| T8 | Cameron Young | $403,350 |
| T10 | Max Homa | $308,400 |
| T10 | Matthew Jordan | $308,400 |
| T10 | Tommy Fleetwood | $308,400 |
| T13 | Henrik Stenson | $232,875 |
| T13 | Hideki Matsuyama | $232,875 |
| T13 | Thomas Detry | $232,875 |
| T13 | Viktor Hovland | $232,875 |
| T17 | Laurie Canter | $187,900 |
| T17 | Xander Schauffele | $187,900 |
| T17 | Alex Fitzpatrick | $187,900 |
| T20 | Tyrrell Hatton | $163,067 |
| T20 | Sungae Im | $163,067 |
| T20 | Antoine Rozner | $163,067 |
| T23 | Adrian Meronk | $121,500 |
| T23 | Scottie Scheffler | $121,500 |
| T23 | Matthew Southgate | $121,500 |
| T23 | Louis Oosthuizen | $121,500 |
| T23 | Alex Noren | $121,500 |
| T23 | Stewart Cink | $121,500 |
| T23 | Byeong Hun An | $121,500 |
| T23 | Rickie Fowler | $121,500 |
| T23 | Jordan Spieth | $121,500 |
| T23 | Nicolai Hojgaard | $121,500 |
| T33 | Adam Scott | $84,112 |
| T33 | Oliver Wilson | $84,112 |
| T33 | Wyndham Clark | $84,112 |
| T33 | Richard Bland | $84,112 |
| T33 | Patrick Reed | $84,112 |
| T33 | Cameron Smith | $84,112 |
| T33 | Patrick Cantlay | $84,112 |
| T33 | Romain Langasque | $84,112 |
| T41 | Marcel Siem | $58,725 |
| T41 | Victor Perez | $58,725 |
| T41 | Hurly Long | $58,725 |
| T41 | Jordan Smith | $58,725 |
| T41 | J.T. Poston | $58,725 |
| T41 | Alexander Bjork | $58,725 |
| T41 | Min Woo Lee | $58,725 |
| T41 | Matt Fitzpatrick | $58,725 |
| T49 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | $45,933 |
| T49 | Abraham Ancer | $45,933 |
| T49 | Brendon Todd | $45,933 |
| T52 | Ryan Fox | $43,433 |
| T52 | Michael Stewart | $43,433 |
| T52 | Corey Conners | $43,433 |
| T55 | Andrew Putnam | $41,375 |
| T55 | Adrian Otaegui | $41,375 |
| T55 | Gary Woodland | $41,375 |
| T55 | Zach Johnson | $41,375 |
| 59 | Brandon Robinson Thompson | $40,500 |
| T60 | Scott Stallings | $39,900 |
| T60 | Bryson DeChambeau | $39,900 |
| T60 | Kurt Kitayama | $39,900 |
| T60 | Rikuya Hoshino | $39,900 |
| T64 | Padraig Harrington | $39,025 |
| T64 | Brooks Koepka | $39,025 |
| T64 | Richie Ramsay | $39,025 |
| T64 | Guido Migliozzi | $39,025 |
| T68 | Danny Willett | $38,033 |
| T68 | David Lingmerth | $38,033 |
| T68 | Sami Valimaki | $38,033 |
| T71 | Robert MacIntyre | $37,550 |
| T71 | Joost Luiten | $37,550 |
| T71 | Thomas Pieters | $37,550 |
| T74 | Christo Lamprecht (a) | $0 |
| T74 | Thriston Lawrence | $37,300 |
| 76 | Zack Fischer | $37,175 |
The Open winners- Year on Year:
2023: Brian Harman, 271
2022: Cameron Smith, 268
2021: Collin Morikawa, 265
2020: Not played due to COVID
2019: Shane Lowry, 269
2018: Francesco Molinari, 276
2017: Jordan Spieth, 268
2016: Henrik Stenson, 264
2015: Zach Johnson, 273 (def. Marc Leishman and Louis Oosthuizen in 4-hole playoff)
2014: Rory McIlroy, 271
2013: Phil Mickelson, 281
2012: Ernie Els, 273
2011: Darren Clarke, 275
2010: Louis Oosthuizen, 272
2009: Stewart Cink, 278 (Cink def. Tom Watson in 4-hole playoff, 14-20)
2008: Padraig Harrington, 283
2007: Padraig Harrington, 277 (Harrington def. Sergio Garcia in 4-hole playoff, 15-16)
2006: Tiger Woods, 270
2005: Tiger Woods, 274
2004: Todd Hamilton, 274 (Hamilton def. Ernie Els in 4-hole playoff, 15-16)
2003: Ben Curtis, 283
2002: Ernie Els, 278 (Els def. Thomas Levet, Stuart Appleby and Steve Elkington in playoff)
2001: David Duval, 274
2000: Tiger Woods, 269
1999: Paul Lawrie, 290 (Lawrie def. Justin Leonard and Jean Van de Velde in playoff)
1998: Mark O'Meara, 280 (O'Meara def. Brian Watts in 4-hole playoff, 17-19)
1997: Justin Leonard, 272
1996: Tom Lehman, 271
1995: John Daly, 282 (Daly def. Constantino Rocca in 4-hole playoff, 15-19)
1994: Nick Price, 268
1993: Greg Norman, 267
1992: Nick Faldo, 272
1991: Ian Baker-Finch, 272
1990: Nick Faldo, 270
1989: Mark Calcavecchia, 275 (Calcavecchia def. Wayne Grady and Greg Norman in playoff)
1988: Seve Ballesteros, 273
1987: Nick Faldo, 279
1986: Greg Norman, 280
1985: Sandy Lyle, 282
1984: Seve Ballesteros, 276
1983: Tom Watson, 275
1982: Tom Watson, 284
1981: Bill Rogers, 276
1980: Tom Watson, 271
1979: Seve Ballesteros, 283
1978: Jack Nicklaus, 281
1977: Tom Watson, 268
1976: Johnny Miller, 279
1975: Tom Watson, 279 (Watson def. Jack Newton in 18-hole playoff, 71-72)
1974: Gary Player, 282
1973: Tom Weiskopf, 276
1972: Lee Trevino, 278
1971: Lee Trevino, 278
1970: Jack Nicklaus, 283 (Nicklaus def. Doug Sanders in 18-hole playoff, 72-73)
1969: Tony Jacklin, 280
1968: Gary Player, 289
1967: Roberto de Vicenzo, 278
1966: Jack Nicklaus, 282
1965: Peter Thomson, 285
1964: Tony Lema, 279
1963: Bob Charles, 277 (Charles def. Phil Rodgers in 36-hole playoff, 140-148)
1962: Arnold Palmer, 276
1961: Arnold Palmer, 284
1960: Kel Nagle, 278
1959: Gary Player, 284
1958: Peter Thomson, 278 (Thompson def. Dave Thomas in 36-hole playoff, 139-143)
1957: Bobby Locke, 279
1956: Peter Thomson, 286
1955: Peter Thomson, 281
1954: Peter Thomson, 283
1953: Ben Hogan, 282
1952: Bobby Locke, 287
1951: Max Faulkner, 285
1950: Bobby Locke, 279
1949: Bobby Locke, 283 (Locke def. Harry Bradshaw in 36-hole playoff, 135-147)
1948: Henry Cotton, 288
1947: Fred Daly, 293
1946: Sam Snead, 290
FAQs
A. Brian Harman claimed Claret Jug in dominant fashion at Royal Liverpool, winning the British Open 2023.
A. The R&A increased the purse for the 2023 Open significantly, ballooning it to $16.5 million up from the $14 million total payout available last year when The Open was held on the Old Course at St. Andrews.
A. It is one of the four majors and is part of the PGA Tour.
