2013 Open Championship prize money
Phil Mickelson won the 2013 Open Championship on 21 July 2013 and took $1,442,830. Below is every one of the 59 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $16,795 Graham DeLaet collected for finishing 83.
Every cheque at the 2013 Open Championship
21 July 2013
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -3 | 281 | $1,442,830$1.4m |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | 0 | 284 | $832,106 |
| T3 | Adam Scott | AUS | 1 | 285 | $428,776 |
| T3 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 1 | 285 | $428,776 |
| T3 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 1 | 285 | $428,776 |
| T6 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | 2 | 286 | $249,377 |
| T6 | Tiger Woods | USA | 2 | 286 | $249,377 |
| T6 | Zach Johnson | USA | 2 | 286 | $249,377 |
| T9 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | 3 | 287 | $175,582 |
| T9 | Hunter Mahan | USA | 3 | 287 | $175,582 |
| T11 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | 4 | 288 | $142,756 |
| T11 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | 4 | 288 | $142,756 |
| T13 | Justin Leonard | USA | 5 | 289 | $121,381 |
| T15 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | 6 | 290 | $95,043 |
| T15 | Danny Willett | ENG | 6 | 290 | $95,043 |
| T15 | Harris English | USA | 6 | 290 | $95,043 |
| T15 | Keegan Bradley | USA | 6 | 290 | $95,043 |
| T15 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 6 | 290 | $95,043 |
| T21 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | ESP | 7 | 291 | $72,218 |
| T21 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 7 | 291 | $72,218 |
| T26 | Ernie Els | RSA | 8 | 292 | $56,873 |
| T26 | Jason Dufner | USA | 8 | 292 | $56,873 |
| T26 | Jonas Blixt | SWE | 8 | 292 | $56,873 |
| T26 | Stewart Cink | USA | 8 | 292 | $56,873 |
| T32 | Bubba Watson | USA | 9 | 293 | $39,251 |
| T32 | Bud Cauley | USA | 9 | 293 | $39,251 |
| T32 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 9 | 293 | $39,251 |
| T32 | Fred Couples | USA | 9 | 293 | $39,251 |
| T32 | Jamie Donaldson | WAL | 9 | 293 | $39,251 |
| T32 | Jason Day | AUS | 9 | 293 | $39,251 |
| T32 | Martin Kaymer | GER | 9 | 293 | $39,251 |
| T32 | Ryan Moore | USA | 9 | 293 | $39,251 |
| T32 | Shane Lowry | IRL | 9 | 293 | $39,251 |
| T32 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | 9 | 293 | $39,251 |
| T44 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | 10 | 294 | $24,641 |
| T44 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | 10 | 294 | $24,641 |
| T44 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | 10 | 294 | $24,641 |
| T44 | Jordan Spieth | USA | 10 | 294 | $24,641 |
| T44 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 10 | 294 | $24,641 |
| T44 | Martin Laird | SCO | 10 | 294 | $24,641 |
| T54 | Carl Pettersson | SWE | 11 | 295 | $20,955 |
| T54 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | ESP | 11 | 295 | $20,955 |
| T54 | Marcus Fraser | AUS | 11 | 295 | $20,955 |
| T54 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 11 | 295 | $20,955 |
| T58 | Boo Weekley | USA | 12 | 296 | $20,077 |
| T58 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | 12 | 296 | $20,077 |
| T58 | Johnson Wagner | USA | 12 | 296 | $20,077 |
| T58 | Richie Ramsay | SCO | 12 | 296 | $20,077 |
| T58 | Tom Lehman | USA | 12 | 296 | $20,077 |
| T64 | Bernd Wiesberger | AUT | 13 | 297 | $19,085 |
| T64 | Branden Grace | RSA | 13 | 297 | $19,085 |
| T64 | Chris Wood | ENG | 13 | 297 | $19,085 |
| T64 | Ken Duke | USA | 13 | 297 | $19,085 |
| T64 | Webb Simpson | USA | 13 | 297 | $19,085 |
| T73 | K.T. Kim | KOR | 15 | 299 | $17,864 |
| T73 | Russell Henley | USA | 15 | 299 | $17,864 |
| T79 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 16 | 300 | $17,253 |
| 82 | Josh Teater | USA | 17 | 301 | $16,948 |
| 83 | Graham DeLaet | CAN | 19 | 303 | $16,795 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $5,257,538 between them, against $1,563,767 shared by the other 44 players paid.
The 59 cheques above come to $6,821,305 between them. We hold 100 players for the week in all, so 41 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 2012 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Ernie Els. The 2014 ladder is the one after, won by Rory McIlroy. The Open Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2013 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2013 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2013 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Tiger Woods.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2013 Open Championship?
Phil Mickelson, on 21 July 2013. The win paid $1,442,830.
How much did the 2013 Open Championship pay out?
The 59 cheques on this page come to $6,821,305 between them, from $1,442,830 at the top down to $16,795.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2013 Open Championship?
$16,795, which Graham DeLaet collected for finishing 83.
How many players were paid at the 2013 Open Championship?
59. We hold 100 players for that week in all, so 41 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.