Padraig Harrington finished -7 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 3rd PGA Tour win, and 58% of the $2,658,283 he earned that season.
How the 2007 British Open Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2007 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 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | -7 | $1,338,480 | $1,542,450 +15% |
| 2 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | -7 | $799,370 | $925,470 +16% |
| 3 | Andres Romero | Argentina | -6 | $511,225 | $596,414 +17% |
| T4 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -5 | $390,390 | $411,320 |
| T4 | Richard Green | Australia | -5 | $390,390 | $411,320 |
| T6 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -4 | $299,235 | |
| T6 | Stewart Cink | USA | -4 | $299,235 | |
| T8 | Ben Curtis | USA | -3 | $177,225 | $194,863 |
| T8 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | -3 | $177,225 | $194,863 |
| T8 | Mike Weir | Canada | -3 | $177,225 | $194,863 |
| T8 | Steve Stricker | USA | -3 | $177,225 | $194,863 |
| T12 | Jim Furyk | USA | -2 | $120,458 | |
| T12 | Justin Rose | England | -2 | $120,458 | |
| T12 | Markus Brier | Austria | -2 | $120,458 | |
| T12 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | -2 | $120,458 | |
| T12 | Paul Broadhurst | England | -2 | $120,458 | |
| T12 | Pelle Edberg | Sweden | -2 | $120,458 | |
| T12 | Tiger Woods | USA | -2 | $120,458 | |
| 19 | Paul McGinley | Ireland | -1 | $94,604 | |
| T20 | Pat Perez | USA | E | $86,377 | |
| T20 | Rich Beem | USA | E | $86,377 | |
| T20 | Zach Johnson | USA | E | $86,377 | |
| T23 | Chris DiMarco | USA | +1 | $73,112 | |
| T23 | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +1 | $73,112 | |
| T23 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +1 | $73,112 | |
| T23 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +1 | $73,112 | |
| T27 | Adam Scott | Australia | +2 | $57,952 | |
| T27 | Ian Poulter | England | +2 | $57,952 | |
| T27 | J.J. Henry | USA | +2 | $57,952 | |
| T27 | Lucas Glover | USA | +2 | $57,952 | |
| T27 | Paul Casey | England | +2 | $57,952 | |
| T27 | Rod Pampling | Australia | +2 | $57,952 | |
| T27 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +2 | $57,952 | |
| 34 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +3 | $49,358 | |
| T35 | Boo Weekley | USA | +4 | $36,483 | $41,352 |
| T35 | Charley Hoffman | USA | +4 | $36,483 | $41,352 |
| T35 | Lee Westwood | England | +4 | $36,483 | $41,352 |
| T35 | Mark Foster | England | +4 | $36,483 | $41,352 |
| T35 | Nick Watney | USA | +4 | $36,483 | $41,352 |
| T35 | Niclas Fasth | Sweden | +4 | $36,483 | $41,352 |
| T35 | Shaun Micheel | USA | +4 | $36,483 | $41,352 |
| T42 | Nick Dougherty | England | +5 | $33,677 | |
| T42 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | +5 | — | |
| T42 | Ryan Moore | USA | +5 | $33,677 | |
| T45 | Arron Oberholser | USA | +6 | $29,821 | |
| T45 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +6 | $29,821 | |
| T45 | John Senden | Australia | +6 | $29,821 | |
| T45 | Ross Bain | Scotland | +6 | $29,821 | |
| T49 | Jerry Kelly | USA | +7 | $26,736 | |
| T49 | Won Lee | South Korea | +7 | $26,736 | |
| T51 | Kevin Stadler | USA | +9 | $24,936 | |
| T51 | Tom Lehman | USA | +9 | $24,936 | |
| T53 | Brian Davis | England | +10 | $23,394 | |
| T53 | David Howell | England | +10 | $23,394 | |
| T53 | Gregory Bourdy | France | +10 | $23,394 | |
| T53 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | +10 | $23,394 | |
| T57 | Anders Hansen | Denmark | +11 | $22,211 | |
| T57 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | +11 | $22,211 | |
| T57 | Scott Verplank | USA | +11 | $22,211 | |
| T60 | Mark O'Meara | USA | +12 | $21,594 | |
| T60 | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | +12 | $21,594 | |
| T60 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +12 | $21,594 | |
| T63 | Jon Bevan | England | +13 | $18,125 | $21,080 |
| T63 | Luke Donald | England | +13 | $18,125 | $21,080 |
| T65 | Raphael Jacquelin | France | +14 | $17,846 | $20,669 |
| T65 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | +14 | $17,846 | $20,669 |
| T67 | Alastair Forsyth | Scotland | +15 | $20,258 | |
| T67 | Sean O'Hair | USA | +15 | $20,258 | |
| T69 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | Sweden | +16 | $19,846 | |
| T69 | Peter Hanson | Sweden | +16 | $19,846 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Achi Sato | Japan | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Groom | Australia | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Adilson da Silva | Brazil | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Anders Hultman | Sweden | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Anthony Wall | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Bunny | Australia | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Benn Barham | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Bradley Dredge | Wales | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Quigley | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Wetterich | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Campbell | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Howell III | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chih-Bing Lam | Singapore | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Coupland | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | David Frost | South Africa | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | David Gleeson | Australia | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | David Higgins | Ireland | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | David Shacklady | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | David Toms | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Love III | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Desvonde Botes | South Africa | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | D.H. Lee | South Korea | +153 | $0 | |
| MC | Dong-hwan Lee | South Korea | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Doug McGuigan | Scotland | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Drew Weaver | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Duffy Waldorf | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Ewan Porter | Australia | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Francesco Molinari | Italy | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Graeme Storm | England | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Grégory Havret | France | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Hideto Tanihara | Japan | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeev Milkha Singh | India | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Durant | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Johan Edfors | Sweden | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | John Bickerton | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | John Rollins | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jose-Filipe Lima | Portugal | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Kehoe | Ireland | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Keller Harper | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Llewellyn Matthews | Wales | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Loren Roberts | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Hensby | Australia | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Matthew Zions | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mattias Eliasson | Sweden | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Putnam | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Faldo | England | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick O'Hern | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Oliver Wilson | England | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Sheehan | Australia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Waring | England | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Baker | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Fowler | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Mickelson | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Sterne | South Africa | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Richie Ramsay | Scotland | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Allenby | Australia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ross Fisher | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Drummond | Scotland | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Laycock | Australia | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Sejin Lee | South Korea | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Spencer Levin | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Alker | New Zealand | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Parry | England | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Appleby | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Terry Pilkadaris | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Pernice Jr. | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tomohiro Kondo | Japan | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tony Jacklin | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Toshi Izawa | Japan | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Toshinori Muto | Japan | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Vaughn Taylor | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +10 | $0 |
The Open winner's share over time
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2007 British Open Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2007 British Open Championship get?
Padraig Harrington won $1,542,450 from a $8,637,720 purse.
What was the 2007 British Open Championship purse?
$8,637,720.
How much did last place get at the 2007 British Open Championship?
The smallest check was $19,846, to Peter Hanson (T69).
How many players made the cut at the 2007 British Open Championship?
70 players made the cut and finished, and 87 players missed it.