Phil Mickelson finished -3 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 42nd PGA Tour win, and 26% of the $5,495,793 he earned that season.
How the 2013 Open Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 60% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2013 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 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -3 | $1,405,890 | $1,442,826 +3% |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | E | $812,292 | $832,106 +2% |
| T3 | Adam Scott | Australia | +1 | $464,725 | $428,776 |
| T3 | Ian Poulter | England | +1 | $464,725 | $428,776 |
| T3 | Lee Westwood | England | +1 | $464,725 | $428,776 |
| T6 | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan | +2 | $249,377 | |
| T6 | Tiger Woods | USA | +2 | $249,377 | |
| T6 | Zach Johnson | USA | +2 | $249,377 | |
| T9 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | +3 | $124,343 | $175,582 |
| T9 | Hunter Mahan | USA | +3 | $124,343 | $175,582 |
| T11 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +4 | $142,756 | |
| T11 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | +4 | $142,756 | |
| T13 | Justin Leonard | USA | +5 | $121,381 | |
| T13 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | +5 | $121,381 | |
| T15 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | +6 | $95,043 | |
| T15 | Danny Willett | England | +6 | $95,043 | |
| T15 | Eduardo De La Riva | Spain | +6 | $95,043 | |
| T15 | Harris English | USA | +6 | $95,043 | |
| T15 | Keegan Bradley | USA | +6 | $95,043 | |
| T15 | Matt Kuchar | USA | +6 | $95,043 | |
| T21 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | +7 | $72,218 | |
| T21 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | Spain | +7 | $72,218 | |
| T21 | Richard Sterne | South Africa | +7 | $72,218 | |
| T21 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +7 | $72,218 | |
| T21 | Stephen Gallacher | Scotland | +7 | $72,218 | |
| T26 | Ernie Els | South Africa | +8 | $56,873 | |
| T26 | Jason Dufner | USA | +8 | $56,873 | |
| T26 | Jonas Blixt | Sweden | +8 | $56,873 | |
| T26 | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | +8 | $56,873 | |
| T26 | Steven Tiley | England | +8 | $56,873 | |
| T26 | Stewart Cink | USA | +8 | $56,873 | |
| T32 | Bubba Watson | USA | +9 | $39,251 | |
| T32 | Bud Cauley | USA | +9 | $39,251 | |
| T32 | Dustin Johnson | USA | +9 | $39,251 | |
| T32 | Fred Couples | USA | +9 | $39,251 | |
| T32 | Jamie Donaldson | Wales | +9 | $39,251 | |
| T32 | Jason Day | Australia | +9 | $39,251 | |
| T32 | Martin Kaymer | Germany | +9 | $39,251 | |
| T32 | Oliver Fisher | England | +9 | $39,251 | |
| T32 | Ryan Moore | USA | +9 | $39,251 | |
| T32 | Shane Lowry | Ireland | +9 | $39,251 | |
| T32 | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | +9 | $39,251 | |
| T32 | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +9 | $39,251 | |
| T44 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +10 | $24,641 | |
| T44 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +10 | $24,641 | |
| T44 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | +10 | $24,641 | |
| T44 | Jordan Spieth | USA | +10 | $24,641 | |
| T44 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +10 | $24,641 | |
| T44 | Mark Brown | USA | +10 | $24,641 | |
| T44 | Martin Laird | Scotland | +10 | $24,641 | |
| T44 | Matt Fitzpatrick | England | +10 | — | |
| T44 | Shingo Katayama | Japan | +10 | $24,641 | |
| T44 | Tim Clark | South Africa | +10 | $24,641 | |
| T54 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | +11 | $20,073 | $20,955 |
| T54 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | Spain | +11 | $20,073 | $20,955 |
| T54 | Marcus Fraser | Australia | +11 | $20,073 | $20,955 |
| T54 | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +11 | $20,073 | $20,955 |
| T58 | Boo Weekley | USA | +12 | $20,077 | |
| T58 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +12 | $20,077 | |
| T58 | Johnson Wagner | USA | +12 | $20,077 | |
| T58 | Mark O'Meara | USA | +12 | $20,077 | |
| T58 | Richie Ramsay | Scotland | +12 | $20,077 | |
| T58 | Tom Lehman | USA | +12 | $20,077 | |
| T64 | Ben Curtis | USA | +13 | $18,589 | $19,085 |
| T64 | Bernd Wiesberger | Austria | +13 | $18,589 | $19,085 |
| T64 | Branden Grace | South Africa | +13 | $18,589 | $19,085 |
| T64 | Chris Wood | England | +13 | $18,589 | $19,085 |
| T64 | Gregory Bourdy | France | +13 | $18,589 | $19,085 |
| T64 | Ken Duke | USA | +13 | $18,589 | $19,085 |
| T64 | Webb Simpson | USA | +13 | $18,589 | $19,085 |
| T71 | Gareth Wright | Wales | +14 | $18,398 | |
| T71 | George Coetzee | South Africa | +14 | $18,398 | |
| T73 | Jimmy Mullen | England | +15 | — | |
| T73 | Kyung-tae Kim | South Korea | +15 | $17,864 | |
| T73 | Russell Henley | USA | +15 | $17,864 | |
| T73 | Shiv Kapur | India | +15 | $17,864 | |
| T73 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | +15 | $17,864 | |
| T73 | Todd Hamilton | USA | +15 | $17,864 | |
| T79 | Kevin Streelman | USA | +16 | $17,253 | |
| T79 | Mikko Ilonen | Finland | +16 | $17,253 | |
| T79 | Peter Senior | Australia | +16 | $17,253 | |
| 82 | Josh Teater | USA | +17 | $16,947 | |
| 83 | Graham DeLaet | Canada | +19 | $15,933 | $16,795 +5% |
| 84 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | +23 | $16,642 | |
| MC | Alex Noren | Sweden | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Alvaro Quiros | Spain | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Ashun Wu | China | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Stow | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Bill Haas | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Horschel | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendan Jones | Australia | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Rumford | Australia | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Davis | England | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Brooks Koepka | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Daisuke Maruyama | Japan | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Darryn Lloyd | South Africa | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | David Lynn | England | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Gareth Maybin | Northern Ireland | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Garrick Porteous | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | George Murray | Scotland | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Grant Forrest | Scotland | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Hiroyuki Fujita | Japan | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Hyung-Sung Kim | South Korea | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Furyk | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Walker | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huh | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | John Senden | Australia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | John Wade | Australia | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Harding | South Africa | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Rose | England | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Kenichi Kuboya | Japan | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | Thailand | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyle Stanley | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Lloyd Saltman | Scotland | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | E | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Donald | England | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Guthrie | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Makoto Inoue | Japan | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Marc Leishman | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Marc Warren | Scotland | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Marcel Siem | Germany | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Matteo Manassero | Italy | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Thompson | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Faldo | England | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Watney | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Niclas Fasth | Sweden | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Nicolas Colsaerts | Belgium | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Oscar Floren | Sweden | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Hanson | Sweden | E | $0 | |
| MC | Rhys Pugh | Wales | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard McEvoy | England | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Rickie Fowler | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Garrigus | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Satoshi Kodaira | Japan | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Brown | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Jamieson | Scotland | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Piercy | USA | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Stallings | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Dartnall | Australia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Fox | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Jeffress | Australia | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Tano Goya | Argentina | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Thaworn Wiratchant | Thailand | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Aiken | South Africa | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Thorbjørn Olesen | Denmark | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Watson | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Tyrrell Hatton | England | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Vijay Singh | Fiji | +12 | $0 |
The Open winner's share over time
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2013 Open Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2013 Open Championship get?
Phil Mickelson won $1,442,826 from a $8,000,000 purse.
What was the 2013 Open Championship purse?
$8,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2013 Open Championship?
The smallest check was $16,642, to Sandy Lyle (84).
How many players made the cut at the 2013 Open Championship?
84 players made the cut and finished, and 72 players missed it.