​The winner of the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale will receive a total prize of $3.2m (£2.4m).The total prize pool of $17.75m (£13.3m) is an increase of $750,000 (£560,000) from the 2025 tournament at Royal Portrush, while the winner’s prize has increased by $100,000 (£74,600).AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAll players who finish in the top three will receive over $1.1m (£820,000) each, while a top-seven finish guarantees a prize north of $500,000 (£372,900) each.Prize money at The Open will only be awarded to professional players.A 70th-place finish is worth $40,700 (£30,400). Should more than 70 players make the cut and play in the final two days of The Open, prize money for the 71st-placed player will drop to $40,575 (£30,300) and continue decreasing by $125 (£93) until a minimum of $39,450 (£29,400) where necessary.Professional players who finish in the top 10 places below the cut line will earn $12,900 (£9,600) each. The next best 20 professional players will earn $10,750 (£8,000) each, while the remainder of the professionals will earn $9,100 (£6,800) each.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementScottie Scheffler won around £2.3m in prize money for winning the 2025 edition of The Open [Getty Images]The R&A post all of their prize money figures in US dollars. Prize money conversion rates are correct as of 15 July, 2026.$3,200,000 (£2,386,700)$1,842,000 (£1,373,800)$1,181,000 (£880,800)$917,000 (£683,900)$738,000 (£550,400)$639,700 (£477,100)$549,700 (£410,000)$463,250 (£345,500)$406,200 (£303,000)$367,000 (£273,700)$334,200 (£249,300)$296,000 (£220,800)$278,500 (£207,700)$260,700 (£194,400)$241,900 (£180,400)$222,700 (£166,100)$212,000 (£158,100)$202,000 (£150,700)$193,600 (£144,400)$184,500 (£137,600)$175,900 (£131,200)$167,100 (£124,600)$158,100 (£117,900)$149,300 (£111,400)$144,250 (£107,600)$138,000 (£102,900)$133,000 (£99,200)$128,400 (£95,800)$122,800 (£91,600)$116,500 (£86,900)$112,700 (£84,100)$106,900 (£79,700)$103,100 (£76,900)$100,200 (£74,700)$96,700 (£72,100)$92,900 (£69,300)$88,500 (£66,000)$84,100 (£62,700)$81,000 (£60,400)$78,400 (£58,500)$75,200 (£56,100)$71,500 (£53,300)$68,300 (£50,900)$64,400 (£48,000)$60,700 (£45,300)$57,600 (£43,000)$55,300 (£41,250)$53,100 (£39,600)$50,700 (£37,800)$49,400 (£36,800)$48,350 (£36,100)$47,500 (£35,400)$46,800 (£34,900)$46,100 (£34,400)$45,300 (£33,800)$44,700 (£33,300)$44,250 (£33,000)$43,950 (£32,800)$43,625 (£32,500)$43,325 (£32,300)$43,100 (£32,100)$42,900 (£32,000)$42,700 (£31,800)$42,500 (£31,700)$42,150 (£31,400)$41,825 (£31,200)$41,500 (£31,000)$41,200 (£30,700)$40,900 (£30,500)$40,700 (£30,400)If 71 or more players make it to the weekend, 71st place will earn $40,575 (£30,300) and prize money will decrease by $125 (£93) for every further position below 71st with a minimum prize money of $39,450 (£29,400)Leading 10 golfers who fail to make the cut and ties – $12,900 (£9,600)N