Ryan Fox finished -10 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 3rd PGA Tour win, and 54% of the $5,913,659 he earned that season.
How the 2026 Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 66% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2026 Open 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 | Ryan Fox | New Zealand | -10 | $3,100,000 | $3,200,000 +3% |
| 2 | Cameron Young | USA | -9 | $1,759,000 | $1,842,000 +5% |
| 3 | Sam Burns | USA | -8 | $1,128,000 | $1,181,000 +5% |
| T4 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -7 | $730,667 | $827,500 |
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | England | -7 | $730,667 | $827,500 |
| T6 | Casey Jarvis | South Africa | -6 | $550,883 | |
| T6 | Lucas Herbert | Australia | -6 | $550,883 | |
| T6 | Si Woo Kim | South Korea | -6 | $550,883 | |
| T9 | Adam Scott | Australia | -5 | $336,380 | |
| T9 | Ludvig Åberg | Sweden | -5 | $336,380 | |
| T9 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | Denmark | -5 | $336,380 | |
| T9 | Russell Henley | USA | -5 | $336,380 | |
| T9 | Ryan Gerard | USA | -5 | $336,380 | |
| T14 | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | -4 | $240,000 | $234,325 |
| T14 | Corey Conners | Canada | -4 | $240,000 | $336,380 |
| T14 | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan | -4 | $240,000 | $234,325 |
| T14 | Sungjae Im | South Korea | -4 | $240,000 | $234,325 |
| T18 | Alex Noren | Sweden | -3 | $164,575 | |
| T18 | Bud Cauley | USA | -3 | $164,575 | |
| T18 | Chris Gotterup | USA | -3 | $164,575 | |
| T18 | Collin Morikawa | USA | -3 | $164,575 | |
| T18 | Daniel Brown | England | -3 | $164,575 | |
| T18 | Jordan Smith | England | -3 | $164,575 | |
| T18 | Kristoffer Reitan | Norway | -3 | $164,575 | |
| T18 | Marco Penge | England | -3 | $164,575 | |
| T18 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -3 | $164,575 | |
| T18 | Xander Schauffele | USA | -3 | $164,575 | |
| T28 | Brooks Koepka | USA | -2 | $119,950 | $102,817 |
| T28 | Cameron John | Australia | -2 | $119,950 | $102,817 |
| T28 | Jackson Suber | USA | -2 | $119,950 | $102,817 |
| T28 | Jacob Bridgeman | USA | -2 | $119,950 | $102,817 |
| T28 | John Parry | England | -2 | $119,950 | $102,817 |
| T28 | Kazuma Kobori | New Zealand | -2 | $119,950 | $102,817 |
| T28 | Max Homa | USA | -2 | $119,950 | $102,817 |
| T28 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | -2 | $119,950 | $102,817 |
| T28 | Pierceson Coody | USA | -2 | $119,950 | $102,817 |
| T28 | Robert MacIntyre | Scotland | -2 | $119,950 | $102,817 |
| T28 | Shane Lowry | Ireland | -2 | $119,950 | $102,817 |
| T28 | Victor Perez | France | -2 | $119,950 | $102,817 |
| T40 | J.J. Spaun | USA | -1 | $68,340 | $69,750 |
| T40 | Kurt Kitayama | USA | -1 | $68,340 | $69,750 |
| T40 | Matt Wallace | England | -1 | $68,340 | $69,750 |
| T40 | Michael Thorbjornsen | USA | -1 | $68,340 | $69,750 |
| T40 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | -1 | $68,340 | $69,750 |
| T40 | Thomas Detry | Belgium | -1 | $68,340 | $69,750 |
| T46 | Eugenio Chacarra | Spain | E | $51,707 | |
| T46 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | E | $51,707 | |
| T46 | Hennie Du Plessis | South Africa | E | $51,707 | |
| T46 | Jon Rahm | Spain | E | $51,707 | |
| T46 | Josele Ballester | Spain | E | $51,707 | |
| T46 | Matthew Southgate | England | E | $51,707 | |
| T46 | Patrick Reed | USA | E | $51,707 | |
| T53 | Alex Smalley | USA | +1 | $45,183 | |
| T53 | Eric Cole | USA | +1 | $45,183 | |
| T53 | Michael Brennan | USA | +1 | $45,183 | |
| T53 | Ryo Hisatsune | Japan | +1 | $45,183 | |
| T53 | Sahith Theegala | USA | +1 | $45,183 | |
| T53 | Shaun Norris | South Africa | +1 | $45,183 | |
| T59 | Aldrich Potgieter | South Africa | +2 | $41,550 | $43,025 |
| T59 | Ben Griffin | USA | +2 | $41,550 | $43,025 |
| T59 | Johnny Keefer | USA | +2 | $41,550 | $43,025 |
| T59 | Min Woo Lee | Australia | +2 | $41,550 | $43,025 |
| T59 | Naoyuki Kataoka | Japan | +2 | $41,550 | $43,025 |
| T59 | Nick Taylor | Canada | +2 | $41,550 | $43,025 |
| T65 | Justin Thomas | USA | +3 | $41,988 | |
| T65 | Peter Uihlein | USA | +3 | $41,988 | |
| T67 | Nico Echavarria | Colombia | +4 | $41,350 | |
| T67 | Sepp Straka | Austria | +4 | $41,350 | |
| T69 | Andy Sullivan | England | +5 | $39,100 | $40,800 |
| T69 | Tyrrell Hatton | England | +5 | $39,100 | $40,800 |
| T71 | Alex Fitzpatrick | England | +6 | $40,450 | |
| T71 | Laurie Canter | England | +6 | $40,450 | |
| T71 | MJ Daffue | South Africa | +6 | $40,450 | |
| T74 | Kazuki Higa | Japan | +7 | $40,075 | |
| T74 | Keegan Bradley | USA | +7 | $40,075 | |
| T74 | Marcus Plunkett | USA | +7 | $40,075 | |
| 77 | Jack McDonald | Scotland | +8 | $39,825 | |
| 78 | Jesper Svensson | Sweden | +9 | $39,700 | |
| MC | Aaron Rai | England | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Adrien Saddier | France | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Akshay Bhatia | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Alejandro de Castro Piera Amateur | Spain | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Alistair Docherty | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Novak | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Angel Ayora | Spain | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Antoine Rozner | France | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Austen Truslow | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Bard Bjornevik Skogen | Norway | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Bernd Wiesberger | Austria | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Horschel | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Harman | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Caleb Surratt | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Smith | Australia | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Dan Bradbury | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Berger | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Daniel Hillier | New Zealand | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | David Howard Amateur | Ireland | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | David Puig | Spain | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Fifa Laopakdee Amateur | Thailand | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Francesco Laporta | Italy | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Frederic LaCroix | France | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Gary Woodland | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Haotong Li | China | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Harris English | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Harry Hall | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jack Buchanan Amateur | South Africa | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jake Knapp | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | James Nicholas | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Day | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jayden Schaper | South Africa | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeong-Woo Ham | South Korea | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Jiho Yang | South Korea | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Joakim Lagergren | Sweden | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Joaquín Niemann | Chile | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Dean | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jordan Spieth | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | J.T. Poston | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Rose | England | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Keita Nakajima | Japan | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Keith Mitchell | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Kota Kaneko | Japan | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Lev Grinberg Amateur | France | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Couvra | France | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mason Howell Amateur | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Mateo Pulcini Amateur | Argentina | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Fitzpatrick | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt McCarty | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Matthew Baldwin | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Matthew Jordan | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Maverick McNealy | USA | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Max Greyserman | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Hollick | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Kim | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Nevill Ruiter Amateur | Netherlands | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Nicolai Højgaard | Denmark | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Rasmus Højgaard | Denmark | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ren Yonezawa | Japan | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryutaro Nagano | Japan | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Bairstow | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Stevens | USA | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Sami Välimäki | Finland | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Vincent | Zimbabwe | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Stewart Cink | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Stuart Grehan Amateur | Ireland | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Sloman | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Tiger Christensen | Germany | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Tim Wiedemeyer Amateur | Germany | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Kim | South Korea | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom McKibbin | Northern Ireland | +2 | $0 | |
| MC | Travis Smyth | Australia | +3 | $0 | |
| MC | Viktor Hovland | Norway | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Wyndham Clark | USA | +3 | $0 |
The Open winner's share over time
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2026 Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2026 Open get?
Ryan Fox won $3,200,000 from a $17,750,000 purse.
What was the 2026 Open purse?
$17,750,000.
How much did last place get at the 2026 Open?
The smallest check was $39,700, to Jesper Svensson (78).
How many players made the cut at the 2026 Open?
78 players made the cut and finished, and 78 players missed it.