Open champion will win more than £1million this year for first time

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The Champion Golfer of the Year will win £1,150,000 at the 144^TH Open at St Andrews.

The R&A announced that the total prize fund for this year’s Open Championship will rise to £6,300,000, an increase of £900,000 on the 2014 total.

The Champion will receive £1,150,000, up £175,000 from the previous year.

Peter Dawson, Chief Executive of The R&A, said, “The Open is one of the world’s pre-eminent sporting events. The Championship represents the pinnacle for the world’s greatest golfers and this increase is appropriate for an event with The Open’s global appeal.”

Place    £                                             Place    £

1          £1,150,000                             36        £33,000

2          £653,000                                37        £31,500

3          £420,000                                38        £30,000

4          £327,000                                39        £29,000

5          £263,000                                40        £27,750

6          £228,000                                41        £26,750

7          £195,000                                42        £25,500

8          £165,000                                43        £24,250

9          £145,000                                44        £23,000

10        £132,000                                45        £21,800

11        £118,500                                46        £20,800

12        £105,500                                47        £19,800

13        £99,000                                  48        £19,000

14        £92,500                                  49        £18,200

15        £86,000                                  50        £17,800

16        £79,500                                  51        £17,400

17        £75,500                                  52        £17,000

18        £72,000                                  53        £16,750

19        £69,000                                  54        £16,500

20        £66,000                                  55        £16,250

21        £62,500                                  56        £16,000

22        £59,500                                  57        £15,800

23        £56,500                                  58        £15,700

24        £53,500                                  59        £15,600

25        £51,250                                  60        £15,500

26        £49,000                                  61        £15,400

27        £47,250                                  62        £15,300

28        £45,500                                  63        £15,200

29        £43,750                                  64        £15,100

30        £42,000                                  65        £15,000
31        £40,250                                  66        £14,900
32        £38,000                                  67        £14,800
33        £36,750                                  68        £14,700
34        £35,750                                  69        £14,600
35        £34,500                                  70        £14,500
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 £4,500; next 20 professional golfers and ties £3,600; remaining professional golfers £3,000.

The 144th Open Championship will be played at St Andrews from 12-19 July 2015.