Shane Lowry finished -15 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 2nd PGA Tour win, and 55% of the $3,490,098 he earned that season.
How the 2019 Open Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 62% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2019 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 | Shane Lowry | Ireland | -15 | $1,890,000 | $1,935,000 +2% |
| 2 | Tommy Fleetwood | England | -9 | $694,250 | $1,120,000 +61% |
| 3 | Tony Finau | USA | -7 | $718,000 | |
| T4 | Brooks Koepka | USA | -6 | $503,500 | |
| T4 | Lee Westwood | England | -6 | $503,500 | |
| T6 | Danny Willett | England | -5 | $327,000 | $313,000 |
| T6 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -5 | $327,000 | $313,000 |
| T6 | Robert MacIntyre | Scotland | -5 | $327,000 | $313,000 |
| T6 | Tyrrell Hatton | England | -5 | $327,000 | $313,000 |
| 10 | Patrick Reed | USA | -4 | $223,000 | |
| T11 | Alex Noren | Sweden | -3 | $171,700 | |
| T11 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | -3 | $171,700 | |
| T11 | Jon Rahm | Spain | -3 | $171,700 | |
| T11 | Justin Thomas | USA | -3 | $171,700 | |
| T11 | Tom Lewis | England | -3 | $171,700 | |
| T16 | Lucas Bjerregaard | Denmark | -2 | $126,313 | |
| T16 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | -2 | $126,313 | |
| T16 | Ryan Fox | New Zealand | -2 | $126,313 | |
| T16 | Sungkug Park | South Korea | -2 | $126,313 | |
| T20 | Cameron Smith | Australia | -1 | $91,350 | |
| T20 | Doc Redman | USA | -1 | $91,350 | |
| T20 | Erik van Rooyen | South Africa | -1 | $91,350 | |
| T20 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | -1 | $91,350 | |
| T20 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -1 | $91,350 | |
| T20 | Justin Rose | England | -1 | $91,350 | |
| T20 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | -1 | $91,350 | |
| T20 | Lucas Glover | USA | -1 | $91,350 | |
| T20 | Matt Fitzpatrick | England | -1 | $91,350 | |
| T20 | Stewart Cink | USA | -1 | $91,350 | |
| T30 | Kevin Kisner | USA | E | $69,875 | |
| T30 | Webb Simpson | USA | E | $69,875 | |
| T32 | Andrew Putnam | USA | +1 | $56,278 | |
| T32 | Andrew Wilson | England | +1 | $56,278 | |
| T32 | Bernd Wiesberger | Austria | +1 | $56,278 | |
| T32 | Byeong Hun An | South Korea | +1 | $56,278 | |
| T32 | Dylan Frittelli | South Africa | +1 | $56,278 | |
| T32 | Ernie Els | South Africa | +1 | $56,278 | |
| T32 | Jason Kokrak | USA | +1 | $56,278 | |
| T32 | Joost Luiten | Netherlands | +1 | $56,278 | |
| T32 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | Thailand | +1 | $56,278 | |
| T41 | Aaron Wise | USA | +2 | $36,925 | |
| T41 | Benjamin Hebert | France | +2 | $36,925 | |
| T41 | Callum Shinkwin | England | +2 | $36,925 | |
| T41 | Innchoon Hwang | South Korea | +2 | $36,925 | |
| T41 | Justin Harding | South Africa | +2 | $36,925 | |
| T41 | Kyle Stanley | USA | +2 | $36,925 | |
| T41 | Matt Kuchar | USA | +2 | $36,925 | |
| T41 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | +2 | $36,925 | |
| T41 | Russell Knox | Scotland | +2 | $36,925 | |
| T41 | Xander Schauffele | USA | +2 | $36,925 | |
| T51 | Branden Grace | South Africa | +3 | $27,161 | $28,317 |
| T51 | Bubba Watson | USA | +3 | $27,161 | $28,317 |
| T51 | Charley Hoffman | USA | +3 | $27,161 | $28,317 |
| T51 | Dustin Johnson | USA | +3 | $27,161 | $28,317 |
| T51 | Matt Wallace | England | +3 | $27,161 | $28,317 |
| T51 | Shubhankar Sharma | India | +3 | $27,161 | $28,317 |
| T57 | Adam Hadwin | Canada | +4 | $26,467 | |
| T57 | Ashton Turner | England | +4 | $26,467 | |
| T57 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +4 | $26,467 | |
| T57 | Kevin Streelman | USA | +4 | $26,467 | |
| T57 | Paul Casey | England | +4 | $26,467 | |
| T57 | Thorbjørn Olesen | Denmark | +4 | $26,467 | |
| T63 | Jim Furyk | USA | +5 | $25,800 | |
| T63 | Mikko Korhonen | Finland | +5 | $25,800 | |
| T63 | Paul Waring | England | +5 | $25,800 | |
| T63 | Romain Langasque | France | +5 | $25,800 | |
| T67 | J.B. Holmes | USA | +6 | $24,250 | $25,088 |
| T67 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +6 | $24,250 | $25,088 |
| T67 | Thomas Pieters | Belgium | +6 | $24,250 | $25,088 |
| T67 | Yosuke Asaji | Japan | +6 | $24,250 | $25,088 |
| 71 | Eddie Pepperell | England | +8 | $24,625 | |
| T72 | Nino Bertasio | Italy | +9 | $24,438 | |
| T72 | Yuki Inamori | Japan | +9 | $24,438 | |
| MC | Abraham Ancer | Mexico | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Scott | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Adri Arnaus | Spain | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Adrian Otaegui | United Arab Emirates | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Alexander Björk | Sweden | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Alexander Levy | France | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrea Pavan | Italy | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Johnston | England | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Andy Sullivan | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Austin Connelly | Canada | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Horschel | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandon Stone | South Africa | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandon Wu | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Snedeker | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Harman | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Chan Kim | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chez Reavie | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Wood | England | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | South Africa | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Connor Syme | Scotland | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Conners | Canada | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | C.T. Pan | Chinese Taipei | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Curtis Knipes | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +27 | $0 | |
| MC | David Lipsky | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Dimi Papadatos | Australia | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Dongkyu Jang | South Korea | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Doyeob Mun | South Korea | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Emiliano Grillo | Argentina | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Garrick Porteous | England | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Woodland | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Gunn Charoenkul | Thailand | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Haotong Li | China | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Poulter | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Isidro Benitez | Mexico | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jack Senior | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jake McLeod | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | James Sugrue | Ireland | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Day | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jazz Janewattananond | Thailand | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jimmy Walker | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Joaquín Niemann | Chile | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Joel Dahmen | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jorge Campillo | Spain | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Keegan Bradley | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Keith Mitchell | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Kurt Kitayama | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke List | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Marc Leishman | Australia | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Matthew Baldwin | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Matti Schmid | Germany | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | France | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mikumu Horikawa | Japan | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Nate Lashley | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Oliver Wilson | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Patton Kizzire | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Phil Mickelson | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Prom Meesawat | Thailand | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Rafa Cabrera Bello | Spain | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Richard Sterne | South Africa | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Rock | England | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Locke | Scotland | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Shaun Norris | South Africa | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Shugo Imahira | Japan | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Si Woo Kim | South Korea | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Sung Kang | South Korea | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Sungjae Im | South Korea | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Takumi Kanaya | Japan | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Thurloway | England | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Tiger Woods | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lehman | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Yoshinori Fujimoto | Japan | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Yuta Ikeda | Japan | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Zach Johnson | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Zander Lombard | South Africa | +6 | $0 |
The Open winner's share over time
This year is labeled. Full tournament history →
2019 Open Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2019 Open Championship get?
Shane Lowry won $1,935,000 from a $10,750,000 purse.
What was the 2019 Open Championship purse?
$10,750,000.
How much did last place get at the 2019 Open Championship?
The smallest check was $24,438, to Yuki Inamori (T72).
How many players made the cut at the 2019 Open Championship?
73 players made the cut and finished, and 83 players missed it.