How does the British Open prize money compare to the other three majors in men's golf?
The U.S. Open leads the way in both categories with the Masters next. How does the British Open stack up?
How much money do the majors in men's pro golf pay out?
First place: $3.1 million
Total purse: $17 million
First place: $4.2 million
Total purse: $21 million
First place: $3.42 million
Total purse: $19 million
First place: $4.3 million
Total purse: $21.5 million
What are the biggest prize money payouts on the PGA Tour?
First place: $4.5 million
Total purse: $25 million
The season-ending event at East Lake doles out what the PGA Tour calls "bonus money" and is not counted towards a player's official earnings on the money list.
First place: $10 million
Total purse: $40 million
What are the biggest prize money payouts for LIV Golf?
LIV Golf has 14 events on its 2025 schedule and 13 of them have a total purse of $20 million and a first-place check good for $4 million. In addition, there's another $5 million at each event spread out out to the top three teams, with the winning team splitting $3 million among its four players. In LIV Golf's season-ending event, the winner gets $18 million.
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