British Open 2016 prize money: What every golfer earns from $8.5 million purse
The winner of the 2016 Open Championship will take home $1.5 million, check out the full purse breakdown here
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The 145th Open Championship will pay out a total of just over $8.5 million to the 81 golfers that made the cut at Royal Troon.
The winner's share of the purse is $1.5 million with second place taking in just under $900,000 as the Brexit decision's impact on the exchange rate between the pound and dollar decreased the amount golfers will make in American dollars.
Still, there is plenty of money to be distributed after the final round, along with the claret jug. Every golfer that made the weekend is guaranteed to walk away with more than $18,000.
Here is the full breakdown of how much money each player will make in each position, with ties being combined and averaged:
| Position | Payout |
| 1 | $1,551,000 |
| 2 | $891,000 |
| 3 | $571,560 |
| 4 | $444,840 |
| 5 | $357,720 |
| 6 | $310,200 |
| 7 | $265,320 |
| 8 | $224,400 |
| 9 | $196,680 |
| 10 | $178,200 |
| 11 | $161,040 |
| 12 | $143,550 |
| 13 | $134,640 |
| 14 | $126,060 |
| 15 | $118,140 |
| 16 | $108,240 |
| 17 | $102,960 |
| 18 | $97,680 |
| 19 | $93,720 |
| 20 | $89,760 |
| 21 | $85,140 |
| 22 | $81,180 |
| 23 | $76,890 |
| 24 | $72,600 |
| 25 | $69,960 |
| 26 | $66,990 |
| 27 | $64,350 |
| 28 | $62,040 |
| 29 | $59,400 |
| 30 | $57,090 |
| 31 | $54,780 |
| 32 | $51, 810 |
| 33 | $50,160 |
| 34 | $48,510 |
| 35 | $46,860 |
| 36 | $44,880 |
| 37 | $42,900 |
| 38 | $40,920 |
| 39 | $39,600 |
| 40 | $37,950 |
| 41 | $36,300 |
| 42 | $34,650 |
| 43 | $33,000 |
| 44 | $31,350 |
| 45 | $29,700 |
| 46 | $28,380 |
| 47 | $27,060 |
| 48 | $25,740 |
| 49 | $24,684 |
| 50 | $24,156 |
| 51 | $23,628 |
| 52 | $23,100 |
| 53 | $22,770 |
| 54 | $22,440 |
| 55 | $22,110 |
| 56 | $21,780 |
| 57 | $21,516 |
| 58 | $21,384 |
| 59 | $21,252 |
| 60 | $21,120 |
| 61 | $20,988 |
| 62 | $20,856 |
| 63 | $20,724 |
| 64 | $20,592 |
| 65 | $20,460 |
| 66 | $20,328 |
| 67 | $20,196 |
| 68 | $20,064 |
| 69 | $19,932 |
| 70 | $19,800 |
| 71 | $19,668 |
| 72 | $19,536 |
| 73 | $19,404 |
| 74 | $19,272 |
| 75 | $19,140 |
| 76 | $19,008 |
| 77 | $18,876 |
| 78 | $18,744 |
| 79 | $18,612 |
| 80 | $18,480 |
| 81 | $18,348 |
















