RBC Canadian Open prize money
Every RBC Canadian Open champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Bud Cauley took $1,764,000 in 2026, which is the most winning it has paid in 26 editions here.
The same tournament has run as Bell Canadian Open, Canadian Open, Canadian Open presented by Franklin Templeton Investments. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every RBC Canadian Open winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bud Cauley | USA | $1,764,000$1.8m | 73 |
| 2025 | Ryan Fox | NZL | $1,764,000$1.8m | 67 |
| 2024 | Robert MacIntyre | SCO | $1,692,000$1.7m | 69 |
| 2023 | Nick Taylor | CAN | $1,620,000$1.6m | 74 |
| 2022 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | $1,566,000$1.6m | 70 |
| 2019 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | $1,368,000$1.4m | 71 |
| 2018 | Dustin Johnson | USA | $1,116,000 | 77 |
| 2017 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | $1,080,000 | 75 |
| 2016 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | $1,062,000 | 75 |
| 2015 | Jason Day | AUS | $1,044,000 | 81 |
| 2014 | no first place held | - | 62 | |
| 2013 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | $1,008,000 | 68 |
| 2012 | Scott Piercy | USA | $936,000 | 64 |
| 2011 | Sean O'Hair | USA | $936,000 | 53 |
| 2010 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | $918,000 | 38 |
| 2009 | no first place held | - | 38 | |
| 2008 | Chez Reavie | USA | $900,000 | 42 |
| 2007 | Jim Furyk | USA | $900,000 | 37 |
| 2006 | Jim Furyk | USA | $900,000 | 40 |
| 2005 | no first place held | - | 29 | |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | $810,000 | 28 |
| 2003 | no first place held | - | 22 | |
| 2002 | John Rollins | USA | $720,000 | 24 |
| 2001 | no first place held | - | 23 | |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | USA | $594,000 | 15 |
| 1999 | no first place held | - | 10 |
We hold no first place for six of these 26 years, and those rows show a dash rather than a name. Every other figure in the row is held in full. Two names in a row is a pairs event, and both halves were paid the same cheque.
Won it more than once
Three players have taken the RBC Canadian Open at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy | 2 | 2022, 2019 | $2,934,000$2.9m |
| Jhonattan Vegas | 2 | 2017, 2016 | $2,142,000$2.1m |
| Jim Furyk | 2 | 2007, 2006 | $1,800,000$1.8m |
The last column is the sum of the cheques we hold for exactly the years beside it, and nothing else. It is not a career total: what these players earned across the rest of their seasons is on their own pages.
What winning it has paid
The champion's cheque, 2000 to 2026
Every edition here we hold a winner's cheque for, back to 2000.
The 2026 top ten
14 June 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bud Cauley | USA | -17 | $1,764,000$1.8m |
| 2 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | -15 | $1,068,200 |
| 3 | Viktor Hovland | NOR | -14 | $676,200 |
| T4 | Brice Garnett | USA | -13 | $392,000 |
| T4 | Jackson Suber | USA | -13 | $392,000 |
| T4 | Jesper Svensson | SE | -13 | $392,000 |
| T4 | Jimmy Stanger | USA | -13 | $392,000 |
| T8 | Aldrich Potgieter | RSA | -12 | $286,650 |
| T8 | Ryan Fox | NZL | -12 | $286,650 |
| T8 | Sudarshan Yellamaraju | CAN | -12 | $286,650 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the RBC Canadian Open in 2026?
Bud Cauley, on 14 June 2026. The win was worth $1,764,000.
How much does the RBC Canadian Open winner get?
The 2026 champion took $1,764,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the 26 editions on this page is $1,764,000, which Bud Cauley collected in 2026.
Who has won the RBC Canadian Open most often?
Rory McIlroy, twice: 2019, 2022. Those wins paid $2,934,000 between them.
How far back does RBC Canadian Open prize money go here?
To 1999. This page carries 26 editions and 1,325 individual payouts across them, and we hold no first place for six of those years.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players themselves by what they have won across their careers. For the tournaments closest to this one, see THE CJ CUP, THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession, Rocket Classic, Charles Schwab Challenge, Texas Children's Houston Open, Valero Texas Open, World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Farmers Insurance Open, THE NORTHERN TRUST and World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.