David Duval finished -10 and took 19% of the purse. It was his 13th PGA Tour win, and 31% of the $2,764,960 he earned that season.
How the 2001 British Open Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 66% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2001 British Open Championship prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Duval | USA | -10 | $759,150 | $858,300 +13% |
| 2 | Niclas Fasth | Sweden | -7 | $371,984 | $514,980 +38% |
| T3 | Bernhard Langer | Germany | -6 | $202,655 | |
| T3 | Billy Mayfair | USA | -6 | $202,655 | |
| T3 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | -6 | $202,655 | |
| T3 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -6 | $202,655 | |
| T3 | Ian Woosnam | Wales | -6 | $202,655 | |
| T3 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | -6 | $202,655 | |
| T9 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | -5 | $91,194 | |
| T9 | Kevin Sutherland | USA | -5 | $91,194 | |
| T9 | Mikko Ilonen | Finland | -5 | $91,194 | |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | -5 | $91,194 | |
| T13 | Alex Cejka | Germany | -4 | $57,310 | |
| T13 | Billy Andrade | USA | -4 | $57,310 | |
| T13 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | -4 | $57,310 | |
| T13 | Des Smyth | Ireland | -4 | $57,310 | |
| T13 | Loren Roberts | USA | -4 | $57,310 | |
| T13 | Raphael Jacquelin | France | -4 | $57,310 | |
| T13 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | -4 | $57,310 | |
| T13 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | -4 | $57,310 | |
| T21 | Davis Love III | USA | -3 | $46,491 | |
| T21 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | -3 | $46,491 | |
| T23 | Greg Owen | England | -2 | $43,630 | |
| T23 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | -2 | $43,630 | |
| T25 | Bob Estes | USA | -1 | $39,339 | |
| T25 | Eduardo Romero | Argentina | -1 | $39,339 | |
| T25 | Joe Ogilvie | USA | -1 | $39,339 | |
| T25 | Tiger Woods | USA | -1 | $39,339 | |
| 29 | Barry Lane | England | E | $35,762 | |
| T30 | David Dixon | England | +1 | — | |
| T30 | Justin Rose | England | +1 | $30,756 | |
| T30 | Nicolas Vanhootegem | Belgium | +1 | $30,756 | |
| T30 | Phil Mickelson | USA | +1 | $30,756 | |
| T30 | Phillip Price | Wales | +1 | $30,756 | |
| T30 | Scott Verplank | USA | +1 | $30,756 | |
| T30 | Stewart Cink | USA | +1 | $30,756 | |
| T37 | Andrew Coltart | Scotland | +2 | $23,317 | |
| T37 | Dudley Hart | USA | +2 | $23,317 | |
| T37 | Frank Lickliter II | USA | +2 | $23,317 | |
| T37 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +2 | $23,317 | |
| T37 | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | +2 | $23,317 | |
| T42 | J.P. Hayes | USA | +3 | $19,312 | |
| T42 | Mark O'Meara | USA | +3 | $19,312 | |
| T42 | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | +3 | $19,312 | |
| T42 | Richard Green | Australia | +3 | $19,312 | |
| T42 | Steve Stricker | USA | +3 | $19,312 | |
| T47 | Adam Scott | Australia | +4 | $15,205 | |
| T47 | Brad Faxon | USA | +4 | $15,205 | |
| T47 | Chris DiMarco | USA | +4 | $15,205 | |
| T47 | Lee Westwood | England | +4 | $15,205 | |
| T47 | Matt Gogel | USA | +4 | $15,205 | |
| T47 | Peter Lonard | Australia | +4 | $15,205 | |
| T47 | Robert Allenby | Australia | +4 | $15,205 | |
| T54 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | +5 | $12,793 | |
| T54 | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +5 | $12,793 | |
| T54 | José María Olazábal | Spain | +5 | $12,793 | |
| T54 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +5 | $12,793 | |
| T54 | Paul Curry | England | +5 | $12,793 | |
| T54 | Paul McGinley | Ireland | +5 | $12,793 | |
| T54 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +5 | $12,793 | |
| 61 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +6 | $12,159 | |
| T62 | Brandel Chamblee | USA | +7 | $12,016 | |
| T62 | Gordon Brand Jr. | England | +7 | $12,016 | |
| T62 | Pierre Fulke | Sweden | +7 | $12,016 | |
| 65 | Neil Cheetham | England | +11 | $11,873 | |
| T66 | Alexandre Balicki | +12 | $11,766 | ||
| T66 | Thomas Levet | France | +12 | $11,766 | |
| 68 | David Smail | New Zealand | +14 | $10,742 | $11,659 +9% |
| T69 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | +17 | $11,551 | |
| T69 | Scott Henderson | Scotland | +17 | $11,551 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Oldcorn | Scotland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Charles | New Zealand | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob May | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bradford Vaughan | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Rumford | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Gay | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Carl Paulson | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Perry | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Pavin | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Daren Lee | +6 | $0 | ||
| MC | David Frost | South Africa | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | David Howell | England | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | David Toms | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Dean Wilson | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Dennis Paulson | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Dinesh Chand | Fiji | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Couples | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Birch, Jr. | +3 | $0 | ||
| MC | Gary Orr | Scotland | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Player | South Africa | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Graham Rankin | +12 | $0 | ||
| MC | Greg Turner | New Zealand | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Hidemichi Tanaka | Japan | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Jean Hugo | South Africa | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Jean Van de Velde | France | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Quinney | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Furyk | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Ozaki | Japan | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | John Bickerton | England | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huston | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | John Kemp | England | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | José Coceres | Argentina | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Juan Carlos | +154 | $0 | ||
| MC | Juan Carlos Aguero | +12 | $0 | ||
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Brooks | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark McNulty | Ireland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Pilkington | Wales | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Roe | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Sanders | +10 | $0 | ||
| MC | Mark Wiebe | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Markus Brier | Austria | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Matthew Cort | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Matthew Griffiths | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Matthew McGuire | +14 | $0 | ||
| MC | Michael Hoey | Northern Ireland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Weir | Canada | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Nathan Green | Australia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Faldo | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Nobuhito Sato | Japan | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Olle Karlsson | +5 | $0 | ||
| MC | Peter O'Malley | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Coles | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Rocco Mediate | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Roger Chapman | England | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Hoch | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Shingo Katayama | Japan | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Simon Dyson | England | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Simon Vale | +17 | $0 | ||
| MC | Soren Hansen | Denmark | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Søren Kjeldsen | Denmark | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Leaney | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Elkington | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Jones | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Callan | +18 | $0 | ||
| MC | Stuart Wilson | Scotland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Taichi Teshima | Japan | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lehman | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Watson | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Tony Jacklin | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Toshi Odate | +14 | $0 | ||
| MC | Wayne Riley | Australia | +13 | $0 |
The Open winner's share over time
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2001 British Open Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2001 British Open Championship get?
David Duval won $858,300 from a $4,497,864 purse.
What was the 2001 British Open Championship purse?
$4,497,864.
How much did last place get at the 2001 British Open Championship?
The smallest check was $11,551, to Scott Henderson (T69).
How many players made the cut at the 2001 British Open Championship?
70 players made the cut and finished, and 87 players missed it.