OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZEFUND REMAINS AT £5 million

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE R and A
The total prize money for The 2012 Open Championship will be £5 million, the same as in 2011.
The prize money for the winner will also remain the same as in 2011.  The player who lifts the Claret Jug at Royal Lytham and St Annes as Open Champion will receive a cheque for £900,000. 

PRIZE MONEY
Place	£		Place	£
1	900,000		36	26,000
2	520,000		37	25,000
3	335,000		38	24,000
4	260,000		39	23,000
5	210,000		40	22,000
6	180,000		41	21,000
7	155,000		42	20,000
8	130,000		43	19,000
9	115,000		44	18,000
10	104,000		45	17,250
11	94,000		46	16,500
12	84,000		47	15,750
13	78,000		48	15,000
14	73,000		49	14,500
15	68,000		50	14,000
16	63,000		51	13,750
17	60,000		52	13,500
18	57,000		53	13,300
19	54,500		54	13,100
20	52,000		55	13,000
21	49,500		56	12,900
22	47,000		57	12,800
23	44,500		58	12,700
24	42,500		59	12,600
25	40,500		60	12,500
26	39,000		61	12,400
27	37,500		62	12,300
28	36,000		63	12,200
29	34,500		64	12,100
30	33,000		65	12,000
31	31,500		66	11,900
32	30,000		67	11,800
33	29,000		68	11,700
34	28,000		69	11,600
35	27,000		70	11,500

Prize money shall be allocated only to professional golfers.
If more than 70 professional golfers qualify for the final two rounds, additional prize money will be added.   Prize money will decrease by £100 per qualifying place above 70 to a minimum of £9,000.
Non qualifiers after two rounds:  Leading 10 professional golfers and ties £3,500; next 20 professional golfers and ties £2,850; next 20 professional golfers and ties £2,600; remainder of professional golfers and ties £2,350.