Ernie Els finished -7 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 19th PGA Tour win, and 41% of the $3,453,118 he earned that season.
How the 2012 Open Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 72% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2012 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 | Ernie Els | South Africa | -7 | $1,452,078 | $1,405,890 -3% |
| 2 | Adam Scott | Australia | -6 | $689,737 | $812,292 +18% |
| T3 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -3 | $464,725 | |
| T3 | Tiger Woods | USA | -3 | $464,725 | |
| T5 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | -2 | $293,105 | $304,610 |
| T5 | Luke Donald | England | -2 | $293,105 | $304,610 |
| T7 | Nicolas Colsaerts | Belgium | -1 | $222,599 | |
| T7 | Thomas Aiken | South Africa | -1 | $222,599 | |
| T9 | Alex Noren | Sweden | E | $168,333 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Dustin Johnson | USA | E | $168,333 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | E | $168,333 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Ian Poulter | England | E | $168,333 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | E | $168,333 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Matt Kuchar | USA | E | $168,333 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | E | $168,333 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Thorbjørn Olesen | Denmark | E | $168,333 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | E | $168,333 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Zach Johnson | USA | E | $168,333 | $124,343 |
| T19 | Bill Haas | USA | +1 | $79,277 | |
| T19 | Hunter Mahan | USA | +1 | $79,277 | |
| T19 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | +1 | $79,277 | |
| T19 | Steven Alker | New Zealand | +1 | $79,277 | |
| T23 | Bubba Watson | USA | +2 | $60,044 | |
| T23 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +2 | $60,044 | |
| T23 | James Morrison | England | +2 | $60,044 | |
| T23 | Matthew Baldwin | England | +2 | $60,044 | |
| T23 | Nick Watney | USA | +2 | $60,044 | |
| T23 | Peter Hanson | Sweden | +2 | $60,044 | |
| T23 | Simon Dyson | England | +2 | $60,044 | |
| T23 | Steve Stricker | USA | +2 | $60,044 | |
| T31 | Anirban Lahiri | India | +3 | $47,124 | |
| T31 | Jason Dufner | USA | +3 | $47,124 | |
| T31 | Rickie Fowler | USA | +3 | $47,124 | |
| T34 | Gary Woodland | USA | +4 | $40,615 | |
| T34 | Jim Furyk | USA | +4 | $40,615 | |
| T34 | John Senden | Australia | +4 | $40,615 | |
| T34 | Keegan Bradley | USA | +4 | $40,615 | |
| T34 | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | +4 | $40,615 | |
| T39 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | +5 | $32,023 | |
| T39 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +5 | $32,023 | |
| T39 | Kyle Stanley | USA | +5 | $32,023 | |
| T39 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +5 | $32,023 | |
| T39 | Richard Sterne | South Africa | +5 | $32,023 | |
| T39 | Troy Matteson | USA | +5 | $32,023 | |
| T45 | Bob Estes | USA | +6 | $23,180 | |
| T45 | Greg Chalmers | Australia | +6 | $23,180 | |
| T45 | Joost Luiten | Netherlands | +6 | $23,180 | |
| T45 | Justin Hicks | USA | +6 | $23,180 | |
| T45 | Lee Westwood | England | +6 | $23,180 | |
| T45 | Pablo Larrazábal | Spain | +6 | $23,180 | |
| T45 | Rafael Echenique | Argentina | +6 | $23,180 | |
| T45 | Ross Fisher | England | +6 | $23,180 | |
| T45 | Simon Khan | England | +6 | $23,180 | |
| T54 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +7 | $21,458 | $20,073 |
| T54 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | Spain | +7 | $21,458 | $20,073 |
| T54 | Greg Owen | England | +7 | $21,458 | $20,073 |
| T54 | Harris English | USA | +7 | $21,458 | $20,073 |
| T54 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | +7 | $21,458 | $20,073 |
| T54 | Yoshinori Fujimoto | Japan | +7 | $21,458 | $20,073 |
| T60 | Dale Whitnell | England | +8 | $19,292 | |
| T60 | Jamie Donaldson | Wales | +8 | $19,292 | |
| T60 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | +8 | $19,292 | |
| T60 | Ted Potter Jr. | USA | +8 | $19,292 | |
| T64 | Charles Howell III | USA | +9 | $18,589 | |
| T64 | Garth Mulroy | South Africa | +9 | $18,589 | |
| T64 | Lee Slattery | England | +9 | $18,589 | |
| T64 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +9 | $18,589 | |
| T64 | Sangmoon Bae | South Korea | +9 | $18,589 | |
| T69 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +10 | $19,038 | $17,964 |
| T69 | Adilson da Silva | Brazil | +10 | $19,038 | $17,964 |
| T69 | Jeev Milkha Singh | India | +10 | $19,038 | $17,964 |
| T72 | Brendan Jones | Australia | +11 | $17,339 | |
| T72 | Chad Campbell | USA | +11 | $17,339 | |
| T72 | Juvic Pagunsan | Philippines | +11 | $17,339 | |
| T72 | Martin Laird | Scotland | +11 | $17,339 | |
| T72 | Toshinori Muto | Japan | +11 | $17,339 | |
| T77 | Branden Grace | South Africa | +12 | $16,636 | |
| T77 | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | +12 | $16,636 | |
| T77 | Tom Watson | USA | +12 | $16,636 | |
| T77 | Warren Bennett | England | +12 | $16,636 | |
| T81 | John Daly | USA | +14 | $16,168 | |
| T81 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | Spain | +14 | $16,168 | |
| 83 | Andres Romero | Argentina | +18 | $15,933 | |
| MC | Aaron Townsend | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Alan Dunbar | Northern Ireland | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Alejandro Cañizares | Spain | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Alvaro Quiros | Spain | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Anders Hansen | Denmark | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Georgiou | South Africa | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Ash Hall | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Barry Lane | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Curtis | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Kennedy | Australia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Chez Reavie | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Chopra | Sweden | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Love III | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Elliot Saltman | Scotland | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | George Coetzee | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Grant Veenstra | South Africa | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Grégory Havret | France | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Hiroyuki Fujita | Japan | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Keenan | England | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | James Driscoll | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Jbe Kruger | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huh | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Johnson Wagner | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Rose | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Na | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Kodai Ichihara | Japan | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Koumei Oda | Japan | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyung Kim | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Manuel Trappel | Austria | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Marc Leishman | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Marcel Siem | Germany | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Marcus Fraser | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Mardan Mamat | Singapore | -63 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wilson | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Kaymer | Germany | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Hoey | Northern Ireland | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Thompson | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Morten Ørum Madsen | Northern Ireland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Cullen | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Broadhurst | England | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Casey | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Mickelson | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Prayad Marksaeng | Thailand | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Raphael Jacquelin | France | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Finch | England | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Richie Ramsay | Scotland | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Allenby | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Rock | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Russ Cochran | USA | E | $0 | |
| MC | Ryo Ishikawa | Japan | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Walker | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Pinckney | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Ames | Canada | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven O'Hara | Scotland | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Tiley | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Stewart Cink | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tadahiro Takayama | Japan | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Clark | South Africa | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lehman | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Troy Kelly | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +4 | $0 |
The Open winner's share over time
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2012 Open Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2012 Open Championship get?
Ernie Els won $1,405,890 from a $8,000,000 purse.
What was the 2012 Open Championship purse?
$8,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2012 Open Championship?
The smallest check was $15,933, to Andres Romero (83).
How many players made the cut at the 2012 Open Championship?
83 players made the cut and finished, and 74 players missed it.