The 'Champion Golfer of the Year' will leave Kent with a huge sum of money
Open Championship Prize Money 2021
As well as the title of ‘Champion Golfer of the Year’ and their place in golfing history, the winner of this year’s Open Championship at Royal St George’s will receive a record pay-out.
For the first time in the tournament’s 149 editions, the cheque for first place will breach the $2m mark, with the winner set to leave Kent $2,070,000 richer.
The total prize pot now stands at $11.5m, which equates to a little over £8.3m, and brings The Open more in line with the other three majors - in terms of the financial reward, anyway.
Speaking on the news, Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive of The R&A, said: “We have increased the prize fund for The Open this year and believe that it fully reflects the Championship’s stature in world sport.
“As the only men’s major championship played outside of America, The Open has a global role to play and we are determined to continue to attract the top players. We are further enhancing the status of our professional championships at the same time as making good progress towards our investment of £200 million over ten years in growing golf around the world.”
Here’s a breakdown of how the fund will be split this year:
