Ben Curtis finished -1 and took 19% of the purse. It was his first PGA Tour win, and 78% of the $1,434,911 he earned that season.
How the 2003 British Open Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 69% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2003 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 | Ben Curtis | USA | -1 | $1,106,140 | $1,112,720 +1% |
| T2 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | E | $452,991 | $548,412 |
| T2 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | E | $452,991 | $548,412 |
| T4 | Davis Love III | USA | +1 | $294,076 | |
| T4 | Tiger Woods | USA | +1 | $294,076 | |
| T6 | Brian Davis | England | +2 | $213,801 | |
| T6 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +2 | $213,801 | |
| T8 | Kenny Perry | USA | +3 | $122,466 | $155,383 |
| T8 | Nick Faldo | England | +3 | $122,466 | $155,383 |
| T10 | Gary Evans | England | +4 | $108,093 | |
| T10 | Hennie Otto | South Africa | +4 | $108,093 | |
| T10 | Phillip Price | Wales | +4 | $108,093 | |
| T10 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +4 | $108,093 | |
| T10 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +4 | $108,093 | |
| T15 | Chad Campbell | USA | +5 | $78,420 | |
| T15 | Pierre Fulke | Sweden | +5 | $78,420 | |
| T15 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +5 | $78,420 | |
| T18 | Ernie Els | South Africa | +6 | $64,788 | $66,763 |
| T18 | Greg Norman | Australia | +6 | $64,788 | $66,763 |
| T18 | Mathias Gronberg | Sweden | +6 | $64,788 | $66,763 |
| T18 | Tom Watson | USA | +6 | $64,788 | $66,763 |
| T22 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +7 | $50,566 | $52,324 |
| T22 | J.L. Lewis | USA | +7 | $50,566 | $52,324 |
| T22 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +7 | $50,566 | $52,324 |
| T22 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +7 | $50,566 | $52,324 |
| T22 | Peter Fowler | Australia | +7 | $50,566 | $52,324 |
| T22 | Thomas Levet | France | +7 | $50,566 | $52,324 |
| T28 | Andrew Oldcorn | Scotland | +8 | $37,925 | $41,330 |
| T28 | Mark Foster | England | +8 | $37,925 | $41,330 |
| T28 | Mike Weir | Canada | +8 | $37,925 | $41,330 |
| T28 | Nick Price | Zimbabwe | +8 | $37,925 | $41,330 |
| T28 | Paul McGinley | Ireland | +8 | $37,925 | $41,330 |
| T28 | S.K. Ho | South Korea | +8 | $37,925 | $41,330 |
| T34 | Adam Mednickson | Sweden | +9 | $29,849 | |
| T34 | Bob Estes | USA | +9 | $29,849 | |
| T34 | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +9 | $29,849 | |
| T34 | Gary Murphy | Australia | +9 | $29,849 | |
| T34 | José Coceres | Argentina | +9 | $29,849 | |
| T34 | Marco Ruiz | Paraguay | +9 | $29,849 | |
| T34 | Scott McCarron | USA | +9 | $29,849 | |
| T34 | Shingo Katayama | Japan | +9 | $29,849 | |
| T34 | Stewart Cink | USA | +9 | $29,849 | |
| T43 | Rich Beem | USA | +10 | $21,728 | $22,652 |
| T43 | Robert Allenby | Australia | +10 | $21,728 | $22,652 |
| T43 | Tom Byrum | USA | +10 | $21,728 | $22,652 |
| T46 | Anthony Wall | England | +11 | $18,859 | |
| T46 | Brad Faxon | USA | +11 | $18,859 | |
| T46 | Fred Couples | USA | +11 | $18,859 | |
| T46 | Ian Poulter | England | +11 | $18,859 | |
| T46 | Markus Brier | Austria | +11 | $18,859 | |
| T46 | Mathew Goggin | Australia | +11 | $18,859 | |
| T46 | Tom Lehman | USA | +11 | $18,859 | |
| T53 | David Lynn | England | +12 | $16,214 | |
| T53 | Mark McNulty | Ireland | +12 | $16,214 | |
| T53 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | +12 | $16,214 | |
| T53 | Raphael Jacquelin | France | +12 | $16,214 | |
| T53 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +12 | $16,214 | |
| T53 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +12 | $16,214 | |
| T59 | Alastair Forsyth | Scotland | +13 | $14,696 | $15,181 |
| T59 | Craig Parry | Australia | +13 | $14,696 | $15,181 |
| T59 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | +13 | $14,696 | $15,181 |
| T59 | Peter Lonard | Australia | +13 | $14,696 | $15,181 |
| T59 | Phil Mickelson | USA | +13 | $14,696 | $15,181 |
| T59 | Skip Kendall | USA | +13 | $14,696 | $15,181 |
| T65 | Charles Howell III | USA | +14 | $14,386 | |
| T65 | Len Mattiace | USA | +14 | $14,386 | |
| T65 | Mark O'Meara | USA | +14 | $14,386 | |
| T65 | Stephen Leaney | Australia | +14 | $14,386 | |
| 69 | Katsuyoshi Tomori | Japan | +16 | $13,195 | $13,988 +6% |
| 70 | John Rollins | USA | +17 | $13,830 | |
| 71 | Chris Smith | USA | +18 | $13,671 | |
| T72 | Ian Woosnam | Wales | +19 | $13,432 | |
| T72 | John Daly | USA | +19 | $13,432 | |
| MC | Adam Le Vesconte | Australia | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Scott | Australia | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Anders Hansen | Denmark | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew George | England | +22 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Raitt | England | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Anthony Sproston | England | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Bernhard Langer | Germany | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Bradley Dredge | Wales | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Percy | Australia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Challen | +31 | $0 | ||
| MC | Chris DiMarco | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Riley | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Christopher Smith | England | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Cliff Kresge | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | -71 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Pavin | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Perks | New Zealand | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | David Howell | England | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | David Smail | New Zealand | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | David Toms | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Dudley Hart | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Eduardo Romero | Argentina | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Euan Little | Scotland | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Fred Funk | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Emerson | England | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Wolstenholme | England | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Greg Owen | England | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Hal Sutton | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Hideto Tanihara | Japan | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Hirofumi Miyase | Japan | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Iain Pyman | England | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Ignacio Garrido | Spain | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jarrod Moseley | Australia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jay Haas | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Sluman | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | +86 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Furyk | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Kaye | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | José María Olazábal | Spain | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Rose | England | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Jyoti Randhawa | India | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenneth Ferrie | England | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Janzen | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Westwood | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Donald | England | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Malcolm MacKenzie | England | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Roe | England | +72 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Smith | England | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Marten Olander | Sweden | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick O'Hern | Australia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Niclas Fasth | Sweden | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Noboru Sugai | Japan | +23 | $0 | |
| MC | Nobuhito Sato | Japan | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Azinger | USA | -71 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Casey | England | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Wesselingh | England | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter O'Malley | Australia | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Philip Golding | England | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Ricky Barnes | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Coles | England | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert-Jan Derksen | Holland | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Rocco Mediate | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Rolf Muntz | Netherlands | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Godfrey | England | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Verplank | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Shigeki Maruyama | Japan | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Simon Wakefield | England | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Soren Hansen | Denmark | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Søren Kjeldsen | Denmark | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Steen Tinning | Denmark | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Elkington | Australia | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Flesch | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Bowditch | Australia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | +27 | $0 |
The Open winner's share over time
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2003 British Open Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2003 British Open Championship get?
Ben Curtis won $1,112,720 from a $5,883,110 purse.
What was the 2003 British Open Championship purse?
$5,883,110.
How much did last place get at the 2003 British Open Championship?
The smallest check was $13,432, to John Daly (T72).
How many players made the cut at the 2003 British Open Championship?
73 players made the cut and finished, and 84 players missed it.