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1995 Open Championship payout Major

John Daly won $199,375 from a $1,250,000 purse. 99 players were paid, and the smallest check was $6,380.

Old Course at St Andrews

$1.2MPurse
$199KWinner's share
$6KSmallest check
99Players paid
46%To the top 10
54Missed the cut

John Daly finished -6 and took 16% of the purse. That $199,375 is worth about $434,699 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1995 Open Championship purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 46% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1$199KT8T15T20T24T31T40T49T58T58T68T79T88T94103Smallest check $6K

1995 Open Championship prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
1John Daly-6$168,509$199,375 +18%
2Costantino Rocca-6$134,807$159,500 +18%
T3Steven Bottomley-5$113,361$104,738
T3Michael Campbell-5$113,361$104,738
T3Mark Brooks-5$113,361$104,738
T6Steve Elkington-4$64,598
T6Vijay Singh-4$64,598
T8Corey Pavin-3$45,957$53,167
T8Bob Estes-3$45,957$53,167
T8Mark James-3$45,957$53,167
T11Brett Ogle-2$41,470
T11Ernie Els-2$41,470
T11Payne Stewart-2$41,470
T11Sam Torrance-2$41,470
T15Per-Ulrik Johansson-1$29,029
T15Greg Norman-1$29,029
T15Brad Faxon-1$29,029
T15Ben Crenshaw-1$29,029
T15Robert Allenby-1$29,029
T20David DuvalE$21,532
T20Barry LaneE$21,532
T20Peter MitchellE$21,532
T20Andrew ColtartE$21,532
T24Jesper Parnevik+1$16,455
T24Katsuyoshi Tomori+1$16,455
T24Steve Webster+1Not known
T24Mark Calcavecchia+1$16,455
T24Lee Janzen+1$16,544
T24Bernhard Langer+1$16,455
T24Bill Glasson+1$16,455
T31John Huston+2$12,955
T31Peter Jacobsen+2$12,955
T31David Feherty+2$12,955
T31David Frost+2$12,955
T31José María Olazábal+2$12,955
T31Tom Watson+2$12,955
T31Darren Clarke+2$12,955
T31Ross Drummond+2$12,955
T31Hisayuki Sasaki+2$12,955
T40Warren Bennett+3$11,245
T40Gordon Sherry+3Not known
T40Brian Watts+3$11,245
T40Mark McNulty+3$11,245
T40Phil Mickelson+3$11,245
T40Nick Price+3$11,245
T40Nick Faldo+3$11,245
T40Seve Ballesteros+3$11,245
T40John Cook+3$11,245
T49Brian Claar+4$10,128
T49Anders Forsbrand+4$10,128
T49Ken Green+4$10,128
T49Mark O'Meara+4$10,128
T49Tommy Nakajima+4$10,128
T49Ian Woosnam+4$10,128
T55Peter O'Malley+5$9,410
T55Jim Gallagher, Jr.+5$9,410
T55Russell Claydon+5$9,410
T58Justin Leonard+6$8,733
T58Derrick Cooper+6$8,733
T58David Gilford+6$8,733
T58Paul Lawrie+6$8,733
T58Martin Gates+6$8,733
T58Ray Floyd+6$8,733
T58Eduardo Herrera+6$8,733
T58Tom Kite+6$8,733
T58Paul Broadhurst+6$8,733
T58Peter Senior+6$8,733
T68José Rivero+7$7,935
T68Jeff Maggert+7$7,935
T68Gary Player+7$7,935
T68Gary Hallberg+7$7,935
T68Scott Hoch+7$7,935
T68Olle Karlsson+7$7,935
T68Frank Nobilo+7$7,935
T68Tiger Woods+7Not known
T68Peter Baker+7$7,935
T68Jonathan Lomas+7$7,935
T68Mats Hallberg+7$7,935
T79Ryoken Kawagishi+8$7,178
T79Dean Robertson+8$7,178
T79Jarmo Sandelin+8$7,178
T79Jay Haas+8$7,178
T79Bob Lohr+8$7,178
T79Steve Lowery+8$7,178
T79Sandy Lyle+8$7,178
T79Jack Nicklaus+8$7,178
T79Patrick Burke+8$7,178
T88Eduardo Romero+9$6,579
T88Gene Sauers+9$6,579
T88Jay Delsing+9$6,579
T88Mark Davis+9$6,579
T88Wayne Riley+9$6,579
T88Miguel Angel Jiménez+9$6,579
T94Bill Longmuir+10$6,380
T94John Hawksworth+10$6,380
T96Lee Westwood+11$6,380
T96José Coceres+11$6,380
T98Simon Burnell+12$6,380
T98Davis Love III+12$6,380
100Gary Clark+13Not known
T101Mark Nichols+14$6,380
T101Don Pooley+14$6,380
103Peter Linhart+15$6,380
MCNeil Roderick+9$0
MCPaul Carman+7$0
MCStephen Leaney+6$0
MCJohn Wither+9$0
MCRussell Weir+9$0
MCGary Stafford+18$0
MCTohru Suzuki+9$0
MCMartyn Thompson+11$0
MCAdam Tillman+9$0
MCJamie Spence+6$0
MCAndrew Crerar+7$0
MCStephen Gallacher+7$0
MCNigel Graves+5$0
MCMathias Gronberg+9$0
MCRichard Boxall+9$0
MCRobert Karlsson+7$0
MCFredrik Andersson Hed+9$0
MCMichel Besanceney+6$0
MCJohn Bickerton+7$0
MCCarl Mason+8$0
MCMark Roe+6$0
MCPaul Mayo+15$0
MCJohn Watson+5$0
MCMasashi Ozaki+5$0
MCArnold Palmer+14$0
MCCraig Parry+9$0
MCRonan Rafferty+9$0
MCMiguel Angel Martin+6$0
MCMark McCumber+6$0
MCLarry Mize+7$0
MCMike Clayton+7$0
MCKazuhiro Takami+9$0
MCColin Montgomerie+6$0
MCBrandt Jobe+6$0
MCTom Wargo+7$0
MCJohn Morse+5$0
MCLoren Roberts+6$0
MCCurtis Strange+5$0
MCScott Simpson+5$0
MCMike Springer+5$0
MCCraig Stadler+6$0
MCTom Weiskopf+7$0
MCLee Trevino+8$0
MCBob Tway+5$0
MCTony Johnstone+6$0
MCPeter Fowler+5$0
MCWayne Grady+6$0
MCHoward Clark+5$0
MCBrad Bryant+8$0
MCBilly Andrade+8$0
MCPaul Azinger+5$0
MCIan Baker-Finch+9$0
MCBrandel Chamblee+14$0
MCBob Charles+5$0
WDAndy Oldcorn+1Not known
WDPhilip Walton+3Not known

The Open winner's share over time

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$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M34374649525558616467707376798182858789919395$199K98010407101316192326

1995 Open Championship payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1995 Open Championship get?

John Daly won $199,375 from a $1,250,000 purse.

What was the 1995 Open Championship purse?

$1,250,000.

How much did last place get at the 1995 Open Championship?

The smallest check was $6,380, to Peter Linhart (103).

How many players made the cut at the 1995 Open Championship?

103 players made the cut and finished, and 54 players missed it.

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