The Champion Golfer of the Year wins $2.07m this year - but how does that compare to other sports?
Open Championship Prize Money: How Does It Compare To Other Sports?
This year's Open Championship features the largest winner's cheque in history, with the Champion Golfer of the Year taking home more than $2m for the first time ever.
Prize money for the Open is dwarfed by horse racing’s Dubai World Cup Night, in which the winning jockey receives a cool $7.2m.
The Grand National is much less lucrative, with the winner claiming only £375,000.
When it comes to poker, Triton Super High Roller Series No Limit Hold’em dwarfs most sports with a prize pool of around $65 million.
In tennis, the Men’s and Ladies’ Wimbledon Champions received £1.7m in 2021, well down on the £2.35m first prize in 2019.
Four days of work at the Open outweighs three weeks at the Tour de France, where the winning cyclist will secure €500,000.
2021 World Snooker Champion Mark Selby won £500,000 for his victory; exactly the same as what Gerwyn Price received for winning the PDC Darts World Title.
How does this compare to other sports?
Prize money for individual winner:
The Open Championship: $2.07m
Wimbledon: £1.7m ($2.35m)
Tour de France: €500,000 ($592,000)
Grand National: £375,000 ($519m)
Snooker World Championship: £500,000 ($692m)
PDC Darts World Championship: £500,000 ($692m)
World Pool Championship: $50,000
World Badminton Tour Finals winner: $120,000
Winning a World Surf League Event: $100,000
Floyd Mayweather defeating Conor McGregor in 2017: $275m
