How Much Prize Money Set For 2023 Open Championship
ESPN revealed this year’s prize money for the 2023 Open Championship.
The 2023 Open championship, golf tournament will be played on 20–23 July 2023 at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, Merseyside, England. This is the 151st Open championship one of the major golf events.
It is obvious the prize money will also be bigger this year. According to ESPN, $16.5 million prize money is set for this year, and the winner at Royal Liverpool will take home an Open-record $3 million.
ESPN wrote, “The second- and third-place finishers at this year’s Open in Hoylake, England, will both receive more than $1 million as well, getting $1.708 million and $1.095 million, respectively,”
Prize funds for The Open:
— Mark Fox (@ThePluggedLie) July 12, 2023
2023: $16.5mn
2022: $14.0mn
2021: $11.5mn
2019: $10.75mn
2018: $10.5mn
2017: $10.25mn
2016: $6.5mn
> An increase of $10mn (154%) in the past 7 years in overall purse size.
> And an increase of $1.795mn for the winner since Henrik Stenson won. https://t.co/zYGv611jqc
Last year the prize money for the Open Tournament was $14 million, with winner Cam Smith bringing in $2.5 million for winning the tournament. Jon Rahm (The Masters), Brooks Koepka (PGA Championship), and Wyndham Clark (U.S. Open) won the previous three tournaments.
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