2012 Open Championship prize money
Ernie Els won the 2012 Open Championship on 22 July 2012 and took $1,405,890. Below is every one of the 59 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $15,933 Andres Romero collected for finishing 83.
Every cheque at the 2012 Open Championship
22 July 2012
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | RSA | -7 | 273 | $1,405,890$1.4m |
| 2 | Adam Scott | AUS | -6 | 274 | $812,292 |
| T3 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -3 | 277 | $464,725 |
| T3 | Tiger Woods | USA | -3 | 277 | $464,725 |
| T5 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | -2 | 278 | $304,610 |
| T5 | Luke Donald | ENG | -2 | 278 | $304,610 |
| T7 | Thomas Aiken | RSA | -1 | 279 | $222,599 |
| T9 | Alex Noren | SWE | 0 | 280 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 0 | 280 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 0 | 280 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 0 | 280 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 0 | 280 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Thorbjørn Olesen | DEN | 0 | 280 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 0 | 280 | $124,343 |
| T9 | Zach Johnson | USA | 0 | 280 | $124,343 |
| T19 | Bill Haas | USA | 1 | 281 | $79,277 |
| T19 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 1 | 281 | $79,277 |
| T19 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | 1 | 281 | $79,277 |
| T19 | Steven Alker | NZL | 1 | 281 | $79,277 |
| T23 | Bubba Watson | USA | 2 | 282 | $60,044 |
| T23 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 2 | 282 | $60,044 |
| T23 | James Morrison | ENG | 2 | 282 | $60,044 |
| T23 | Nick Watney | USA | 2 | 282 | $60,044 |
| T23 | Steve Stricker | USA | 2 | 282 | $60,044 |
| T31 | Anirban Lahiri | IND | 3 | 283 | $47,124 |
| T31 | Jason Dufner | USA | 3 | 283 | $47,124 |
| T31 | Rickie Fowler | USA | 3 | 283 | $47,124 |
| T34 | Gary Woodland | USA | 4 | 284 | $40,615 |
| T34 | Jim Furyk | USA | 4 | 284 | $40,615 |
| T34 | John Senden | AUS | 4 | 284 | $40,615 |
| T34 | Keegan Bradley | USA | 4 | 284 | $40,615 |
| T39 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | 5 | 285 | $32,023 |
| T39 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 5 | 285 | $32,023 |
| T39 | Kyle Stanley | USA | 5 | 285 | $32,023 |
| T39 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 5 | 285 | $32,023 |
| T39 | Troy Matteson | USA | 5 | 285 | $32,023 |
| T45 | Bob Estes | USA | 6 | 286 | $23,180 |
| T45 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | 6 | 286 | $23,180 |
| T45 | Joost Luiten | NED | 6 | 286 | $23,180 |
| T45 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 6 | 286 | $23,180 |
| T45 | Ross Fisher | ENG | 6 | 286 | $23,180 |
| T54 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | 7 | 287 | $20,073 |
| T54 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | ESP | 7 | 287 | $20,073 |
| T54 | Greg Owen | ENG | 7 | 287 | $20,073 |
| T54 | Harris English | USA | 7 | 287 | $20,073 |
| T60 | Dale Whitnell | ENG | 8 | 288 | $19,292 |
| T60 | Jamie Donaldson | WAL | 8 | 288 | $19,292 |
| T60 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | 8 | 288 | $19,292 |
| T60 | Ted Potter, Jr. | USA | 8 | 288 | $19,292 |
| T64 | Charles Howell III | USA | 9 | 289 | $18,589 |
| T64 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 9 | 289 | $18,589 |
| T64 | Sangmoon Bae | KOR | 9 | 289 | $18,589 |
| T69 | Aaron Baddeley | AUS | 10 | 290 | $17,964 |
| T72 | Chad Campbell | USA | 11 | 291 | $17,339 |
| T72 | Martin Laird | SCO | 11 | 291 | $17,339 |
| T77 | Branden Grace | RSA | 12 | 292 | $16,636 |
| T81 | John Daly | USA | 14 | 294 | $16,168 |
| T81 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | ESP | 14 | 294 | $16,168 |
| 83 | Andres Romero | ARG | 18 | 298 | $15,933 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,974,195 between them, against $1,527,949 shared by the other 44 players paid.
The 59 cheques above come to $6,502,144 between them. We hold 90 players for the week in all, so 31 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 2011 ladder is the edition before this one. The 2013 ladder is the one after, won by Phil Mickelson. The Open Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2012 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2012 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2012 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Matt Kuchar.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2012 Open Championship?
Ernie Els, on 22 July 2012. The win paid $1,405,890.
How much did the 2012 Open Championship pay out?
The 59 cheques on this page come to $6,502,144 between them, from $1,405,890 at the top down to $15,933.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2012 Open Championship?
$15,933, which Andres Romero collected for finishing 83.
How many players were paid at the 2012 Open Championship?
59. We hold 90 players for that week in all, so 31 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.