2010 Open Championship prize money
Louis Oosthuizen won the 2010 Open Championship on 18 July 2010 and took $1,305,590. Below is every one of the 51 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $16,051 Zach Johnson collected for finishing T76.
Every cheque at the 2010 Open Championship
18 July 2010
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | -16 | 272 | $1,305,590 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | ENG | -9 | 279 | $767,996 |
| T3 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | -8 | 280 | $394,238 |
| T3 | Paul Casey | ENG | -8 | 280 | $394,238 |
| T3 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -8 | 280 | $394,238 |
| 6 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -7 | 281 | $268,799 |
| T7 | Martin Kaymer | GER | -6 | 282 | $186,239 |
| T7 | Nick Watney | USA | -6 | 282 | $186,239 |
| T7 | Sean O'Hair | USA | -6 | 282 | $186,239 |
| T11 | Luke Donald | ENG | -5 | 283 | $125,439 |
| T14 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | -4 | 284 | $87,840 |
| T14 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -4 | 284 | $87,840 |
| T14 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -4 | 284 | $87,840 |
| T14 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -4 | 284 | $87,840 |
| T14 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -4 | 284 | $87,840 |
| T14 | Tom Lehman | USA | -4 | 284 | $87,840 |
| T23 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | -3 | 285 | $64,512 |
| T23 | Tiger Woods | USA | -3 | 285 | $64,512 |
| T23 | Trevor Immelman | RSA | -3 | 285 | $64,512 |
| T27 | Adam Scott | AUS | -2 | 286 | $48,000 |
| T27 | Edoardo Molinari | ITA | -2 | 286 | $48,000 |
| T27 | Kevin Na | USA | -2 | 286 | $48,000 |
| T27 | Marcel Siem | GER | -2 | 286 | $48,000 |
| T27 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -2 | 286 | $48,000 |
| T27 | Robert Allenby | AUS | -2 | 286 | $48,000 |
| T27 | Ryo Ishikawa | JPN | -2 | 286 | $48,000 |
| T37 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -1 | 287 | $33,792 |
| T37 | Ross Fisher | ENG | -1 | 287 | $33,792 |
| T37 | Shane Lowry | IRL | -1 | 287 | $33,792 |
| T37 | Søren Kjeldsen | DEN | -1 | 287 | $33,792 |
| T37 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | -1 | 287 | $33,792 |
| T44 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | 0 | 288 | $26,304 |
| T44 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 0 | 288 | $26,304 |
| T44 | Ricky Barnes | USA | 0 | 288 | $26,304 |
| T48 | John Daly | USA | 1 | 289 | $21,131 |
| T48 | John Senden | AUS | 1 | 289 | $21,131 |
| T48 | K.T. Kim | KOR | 1 | 289 | $21,131 |
| T48 | Lucas Glover | USA | 1 | 289 | $21,131 |
| T48 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 1 | 289 | $21,131 |
| T48 | Stewart Cink | USA | 1 | 289 | $21,131 |
| T55 | Danny Chia | MAS | 2 | 290 | $19,046 |
| T55 | Steve Marino | USA | 2 | 290 | $19,046 |
| T55 | Steve Stricker | USA | 2 | 290 | $19,046 |
| T60 | Heath Slocum | USA | 3 | 291 | $18,048 |
| T60 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 3 | 291 | $18,048 |
| T60 | Jason Day | AUS | 3 | 291 | $18,048 |
| T60 | Marc Leishman | AUS | 3 | 291 | $18,048 |
| T60 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | 3 | 291 | $18,048 |
| T74 | Richard Johnson | SWE | 7 | 295 | $16,358 |
| T74 | Thomas Aiken | RSA | 7 | 295 | $16,358 |
| T76 | Zach Johnson | USA | 8 | 296 | $16,051 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,648,455 between them, against $1,188,179 shared by the other 36 players paid.
The 51 cheques above come to $5,836,634 between them. We hold 85 players for the week in all, so 34 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other Open Championship years
30 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 2009 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Stewart Cink. The 2011 ladder is the one after. The Open Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2010 golf year
47 other tournaments we hold a 2010 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2010 was the $1,400,000 paid at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, won by Ian Poulter.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2010 Open Championship?
Louis Oosthuizen, on 18 July 2010. The win paid $1,305,590.
How much did the 2010 Open Championship pay out?
The 51 cheques on this page come to $5,836,634 between them, from $1,305,590 at the top down to $16,051.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2010 Open Championship?
$16,051, which Zach Johnson collected for finishing T76.
How many players were paid at the 2010 Open Championship?
51. We hold 85 players for that week in all, so 34 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
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 by what they have won across their careers. 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.