The Open paid its prize money in pounds. Amounts are shown in US dollars, converted at the 1952 average rate of $2.80 per pound, with the original amount in pounds beside each one.
Our source lists prize money for the top 14 finishers only, so the rest of the field isn't shown.
Bobby Locke finished -1 and took 18% of the purse. That $840 is worth about $10,512 in 2026 dollars.
How the 1952 Open Championship purse was split
Every finisher with a recorded payout, in finishing order.
1952 Open Championship prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Locke | -1 | $840 | $840 £300 |
| 2 | Peter Thomson | E | $560 | $560 £200 |
| 3 | Fred Daly | +1 | $280 | $280 £100 |
| 4 | Henry Cotton | +6 | $174 | $210 +21% £75 |
| T5 | Antonio Cerdá | +7 | $98 £35 | |
| T5 | Sam King | +7 | $98 £35 | |
| 7 | Flory Van Donck | +8 | $56 £20 | |
| 8 | Fred Bullock | +9 | $56 £20 | |
| T9 | Harry Bradshaw | +10 | $56 £20 | |
| T9 | Eric Brown | +10 | $56 £20 | |
| T9 | Willie Goggin | +10 | $56 £20 | |
| T9 | Arthur Lees | +10 | $56 £20 | |
| T9 | Syd Scott | +10 | $56 £20 | |
| T9 | Norman Von Nida | +10 | $56 £20 |
The Open Championship winner's share over time
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1952 Open Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 1952 Open Championship get?
Bobby Locke won $840 from a $4,760 purse.
What was the 1952 Open Championship purse?
$4,760.