The DP World Tour paid this event in euros. Amounts are shown in US dollars at the Federal Reserve's average exchange rate for the month, with the original amount beside each one.
2010 South African Open Championship prize money by finish
Every player in the field, in US dollars.
| Pos | Player | To par | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | -25 | $209,553 €158,500 |
| 2 | Retief Goosen | -24 | $152,042 €115,000 |
| 3 | Louis Oosthuizen | -21 | $91,489 €69,200 |
| 4 | Charl Schwartzel | -18 | $64,915 €49,100 |
| T5 | Robert Rock | -16 | $50,703 €38,350 |
| T5 | Romain Wattel | -16 | $50,703 €38,350 |
| T7 | Alex Cejka | -15 | $35,763 €27,050 |
| T7 | Victor Riu | -15 | $35,763 €27,050 |
| T9 | Robert Dinwiddie | -14 | $26,045 €19,700 |
| T9 | Thorbjørn Olesen | -14 | $26,045 €19,700 |
| T9 | Tim Clark | -14 | $26,045 €19,700 |
| T12 | Kenneth Ferrie | -13 | $21,418 €16,200 |
| T12 | Martin Maritz | -13 | $21,418 €16,200 |
| T14 | Colin Nel | -12 | $17,471 €13,214 |
| T14 | James Kingston | -12 | $17,471 €13,214 |
| T14 | John Parry | -12 | $17,471 €13,214 |
| T14 | Neil Schietekat | -12 | $17,471 €13,214 |
| T14 | Stuart Manley | -12 | $17,471 €13,214 |
| T14 | Thomas Aiken | -12 | $17,471 €13,214 |
| T14 | Tyrone Mordt | -12 | $17,471 €13,214 |
| T21 | Branden Grace | -11 | $14,874 €11,250 |
| T21 | Richard Sterne | -11 | $14,874 €11,250 |
| T23 | David Dixon | -10 | $13,684 €10,350 |
| T23 | David Drysdale | -10 | $13,684 €10,350 |
| T23 | Mark Brown | -10 | $13,684 €10,350 |
| T23 | Sebi Garcia | -10 | $13,684 €10,350 |
| T27 | Eirik Tage Johansen | -9 | $12,296 €9,300 |
| T27 | Jaco Van Zyl | -9 | $12,296 €9,300 |
| T27 | Lorenzo Gagli | -9 | $12,296 €9,300 |
| T30 | Bennie Van Der Merwe | -8 | $11,238 €8,500 |
| T30 | Brandon Pieters | -8 | $11,238 €8,500 |
| T30 | Jeppe Huldahl | -8 | $11,238 €8,500 |
| T33 | Damien McGrane | -7 | $10,048 €7,600 |
| T33 | David Howell | -7 | $10,048 €7,600 |
| T33 | Jbe Kruger | -7 | $10,048 €7,600 |
| T33 | Justin Harding | -7 | $10,048 €7,600 |
| T33 | Robert Coles | -7 | $10,048 €7,600 |
| T33 | Warren Abery | -7 | $10,048 €7,600 |
| T39 | Bernd Wiesberger | -6 | $8,990 €6,800 |
| T39 | Julio Zapata | -6 | $8,990 €6,800 |
| T39 | Dean O'Riley | -6 | $0 |
| T42 | Bradford Vaughan | -5 | $8,065 €6,100 |
| T42 | Floris De Vries | -5 | $8,065 €6,100 |
| T42 | Jaco Ahlers | -5 | $8,065 €6,100 |
| T42 | Marcel Siem | -5 | $8,065 €6,100 |
| T42 | Trevor Dodds | -5 | $8,065 €6,100 |
| T42 | Dylan Frittelli | -5 | $0 |
| 48 | Garth Mulroy | -4 | $7,272 €5,500 |
| T49 | Adam Gee | -3 | $6,610 €5,000 |
| T49 | Carlos Del Moral | -3 | $6,610 €5,000 |
| T49 | Grant Muller | -3 | $6,610 €5,000 |
| T49 | Marius Thorp | -3 | $6,610 €5,000 |
| T53 | Desvonde Botes | -2 | $5,553 €4,200 |
| T53 | Divan Van Den Heever | -2 | $5,553 €4,200 |
| T53 | George Murray | -2 | $5,553 €4,200 |
| T53 | Tyrone Van Aswegen | -2 | $5,553 €4,200 |
| 57 | Richard McEvoy | -1 | $4,892 €3,700 |
| 58 | Scott Dunlap | E | $4,627 €3,500 |
| 59 | Tyrone Ferreira | +4 | $4,363 €3,300 |
| 60 | Willie Van Der Merwe | +6 | $4,231 €3,200 |
| T61 | Alex Haindl | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Alvaro Velasco | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Andre Cruse | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Andrew Curlewis | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Ben Mannix | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Christiaan Basson | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Daniel Gaunt | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Darren Fichardt | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Espen Kofstad | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Joel Sjöholm | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Lloyd Saltman | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Louis de Jager | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Pablo Martin | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Richard Bland | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Steven Tiley | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T61 | Vaughn Groenewald | -2 | $3,023 €2,286 |
| T77 | Adilson da Silva | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | Anthony Wall | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | Charl Coetzee | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | Gavan Levenson | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | Hennie Otto | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | Jacques Blaauw | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | James Kamte | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | Jarmo Sandelin | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | Jean Hugo | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | Markus Brier | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | Peter Karmis | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | Ryan Tipping | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | Steve Lewton | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | Teboho Sefatsa | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | Trevor Fisher Jr | -1 | $0 |
| T77 | Warrick Druian | -1 | $0 |
| T93 | Dion Fourie | E | $0 |
| T93 | George Coetzee | E | $0 |
| T93 | Jake Roos | E | $0 |
| T93 | Jamie Elson | E | $0 |
| T93 | Keith Horne | E | $0 |
| T93 | Laurie Canter | E | $0 |
| T93 | Lee Slattery | E | $0 |
| T93 | Martin Wiegele | E | $0 |
| T93 | Matthew Zions | E | $0 |
| T93 | Merrick Bremner | E | $0 |
| T93 | Michiel Bothma | E | $0 |
| T93 | Ryan Dreyer | E | $0 |
| T93 | Shaun Norris | E | $0 |
| T93 | Titch Moore | E | $0 |
| T93 | Tony Johnstone | E | $0 |
| T93 | Wade Ormsby | E | $0 |
| T109 | Anton Haig | +1 | $0 |
| T109 | Magnus Carlsson | +1 | $0 |
| T109 | Michael Hoey | +1 | $0 |
| T109 | Peter Whiteford | +1 | $0 |
| T109 | Richie Ramsay | +1 | $0 |
| T114 | Oliver Bekker | +2 | $0 |
| T114 | Ulrich Van Den Berg | +2 | $0 |
| T116 | Louis Moolman | +3 | $0 |
| T116 | Omar Sandys | +3 | $0 |
| T116 | Oskar Henningsson | +3 | $0 |
| T116 | Phillip Price | +3 | $0 |
| T120 | Alan McLean | +4 | $0 |
| T120 | Charles Bolling | +4 | $0 |
| T120 | David Hewan | +4 | $0 |
| T120 | Dawie van der Walt | +4 | $0 |
| T120 | Elliot Saltman | +4 | $0 |
| T120 | John Bickerton | +4 | $0 |
| T120 | Lindani Ndwandwe | +4 | $0 |
| T120 | Vaughn Taylor | +4 | $0 |
| T128 | Alpheus Kelapile | +5 | $0 |
| T128 | Riekus Nortje | +5 | $0 |
| T128 | Scott Jamieson | +5 | $0 |
| T128 | Steve Basson | +5 | $0 |
| T132 | Deane Pappas | +6 | $0 |
| T132 | Prinavin Nelson | +6 | $0 |
| T132 | Stuart Clark | +6 | $0 |
| T132 | Tc Charamba | +6 | $0 |
| T136 | Mark Murless | +7 | $0 |
| T136 | Seve Benson | +7 | $0 |
| 138 | Sam Hutsby | +8 | $0 |
| T139 | Alexandre Kaleka | +9 | $0 |
| T139 | Des Terblanche | +9 | $0 |
| T139 | Keenan Davidse | +9 | $0 |
| 142 | Tota Thimba jnr | +10 | $0 |
| T143 | Anthony Michael | +11 | $0 |
| T143 | Bryce Easton | +11 | $0 |
| T143 | Jg Claassen | +11 | $0 |
| T146 | Brett Liddle | +13 | $0 |
| T146 | Coenie Bester | +13 | $0 |
| T146 | Doug McGuigan | +13 | $0 |
| T149 | Chris Swanepoel Jr. | +15 | $0 |
| T149 | Lyle Rowe | +15 | $0 |
| WD | Clinton Whitelaw | $0 | |
| WD | Eugen Marugi | +2 | $0 |
| DISQ | Matt Haines | +7 | $0 |
| DISQ | Rafa Cabrera Bello | E | $0 |
| DISQ | Raymond Russell | E | $0 |
| RETD | Wayne Westner | E | $0 |
FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2010 South African Open Championship get?
Ernie Els won $209,553 from a $1,322,100 purse.
What was the 2010 South African Open Championship purse?
$1,322,100 (€1,000,000 as announced).