Irish Open Prize Money Payout 2026

Rory McIlroy with the Irish Open trophy — (Image credit: Getty Images)

What an Irish Open it's been so far. Big names, up-and-coming talents and local heroes have gone head to head and provided a typically awesome Irish crowd with enough entertainment to last them until the Ryder Cup next year.

But two men in particular have made it look almost easy at times. Shane Lowry heads the field on 16-under thanks in part to a course-record 62 on Friday, four shots ahead of Jacob Skov Olesen who is three ahead of those in third.

Whoever comes out on top, there are a few significant perks heading his way. In no particular order, the winner is due to take home 835 Race to Dubai points and 250 Ryder Cup qualification points as well as more than $1 million from a total pot of $6 million.

Since 2022, the Irish Open has offered out $6 million among those who make the cut, with past champions including Rory McIlroy, Rasmus Hojgaard and Vincent Norrman.

Given this is the joint-highest payout of the DP World Tour campaign outside of the Majors and Rolex Series events, the consolation prizes for those who narrowly miss out are certainly not to be sniffed at.

The runner-up receives $660,000 while third and fourth are still in line for more than $300,000. Finishing anywhere inside the top-12 gives a pro the chance to pick up an initial six-figure payday before various factors reduce how much they really earn.

Below is the maximum prize money payout for each position at the 2026 Irish Open based on 70 players making the cut and before ties are taken into account. This list will be updated once the tournament has concluded.

IRISH OPEN PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN

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Position	Prize Money
1st	$1,020,000
2nd	$660,000
3rd	$378,000
4th	$300,000
5th	$254,400
6th	$210,000
7th	$180,000
8th	$150,000
9th	$134,400
10th	$120,000
11th	$110,400
12th	$103,200
13th	$96,600
14th	$91,800
15th	$88,200
16th	$84,600
17th	$81,000
18th	$77,400
19th	$74,400
20th	$72,000
21st	$69,600
22nd	$67,800
23rd	$66,000
24th	$64,200
25th	$62,400
26th	$60,600
27th	$58,800
28th	$57,000
29th	$55,200
30th	$53,400
31st	$51,600
32nd	$49,800
33rd	$48,000
34th	$46,200
35th	$44,000
36th	$42,600
37th	$41,400
38th	$40,200
39th	$39,000
40th	$37,800
41st	$36,600
42nd	$35,400
43rd	$34,200
44th	$33,000
45th	$31,800
46th	$30,600
47th	$29,400
48th	$28,200
49th	$27,000
50th	$25,800
51st	$24,600
52nd	$23,400
53rd	$22,200
54th	$21,000
55th	$20,400
56th	$19,800
57th	$19,200
58th	$18,600
59th	$18,000
60th	$17,400
61st	$16,800
62nd	$16,200
63rd	$15,600
64th	$15,000
65th	$14,400
66th	$13,800
67th	$13,200
68th	$12,600
69th	$12,000
70th	$11,400

Jonny Leighfield is our Staff News Writer who joined Golf Monthly just in time for the 2023 Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. During his time with Golf Monthly, Jonny has interviewed several stars of the game, including Robert MacIntyre, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, and Joaquin Niemann. An improving golfer himself, Jonny enjoys learning as much about the game as he can and recently reached his Handicap goal of 18 for the first time.