2014 Open Championship prize money
Rory McIlroy won the 2014 Open Championship on 20 July 2014 and took $1,665,790. Below is every one of the 57 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $20,844 Rhein Gibson collected for finishing 72.
Every cheque at the 2014 Open Championship
20 July 2014
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -17 | 271 | $1,665,790$1.7m |
| T2 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -15 | 273 | $785,910 |
| T2 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -15 | 273 | $785,910 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | USA | -13 | 275 | $478,380 |
| T5 | Adam Scott | AUS | -12 | 276 | $359,639 |
| T5 | Marc Leishman | AUS | -12 | 276 | $359,639 |
| T7 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | -11 | 277 | $263,536 |
| T7 | Edoardo Molinari | ITA | -11 | 277 | $263,536 |
| T9 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | -10 | 278 | $192,492 |
| T9 | Shane Lowry | IRL | -10 | 278 | $192,492 |
| T12 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -9 | 279 | $144,654 |
| T12 | Ryan Moore | USA | -9 | 279 | $144,654 |
| T15 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | -8 | 280 | $117,318 |
| T19 | Chris Kirk | USA | -6 | 282 | $93,968 |
| T19 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -6 | 282 | $93,968 |
| T19 | Matteo Manassero | ITA | -6 | 282 | $93,968 |
| T23 | Chris Wood | ENG | -5 | 283 | $78,876 |
| T23 | Justin Rose | ENG | -5 | 283 | $78,876 |
| T23 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -5 | 283 | $78,876 |
| T26 | Ben Martin | USA | -4 | 284 | $65,350 |
| T26 | Brian Harman | USA | -4 | 284 | $65,350 |
| T26 | Byeong Hun An | KOR | -4 | 284 | $65,350 |
| T26 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -4 | 284 | $65,350 |
| T32 | D.A. Points | USA | -3 | 285 | $52,964 |
| T32 | David Hearn | CAN | -3 | 285 | $52,964 |
| T32 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -3 | 285 | $52,964 |
| T36 | Branden Grace | RSA | -2 | 286 | $46,271 |
| T36 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -2 | 286 | $46,271 |
| T36 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | -2 | 286 | $46,271 |
| T39 | Brendon Todd | USA | -1 | 287 | $36,253 |
| T39 | Gary Woodland | USA | -1 | 287 | $36,253 |
| T39 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | -1 | 287 | $36,253 |
| T39 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -1 | 287 | $36,253 |
| T39 | Kevin Stadler | USA | -1 | 287 | $36,253 |
| T39 | Marc Warren | SCO | -1 | 287 | $36,253 |
| T47 | Paul Casey | ENG | 0 | 288 | $27,358 |
| T47 | Stewart Cink | USA | 0 | 288 | $27,358 |
| T47 | Zach Johnson | USA | 0 | 288 | $27,358 |
| T51 | Bill Haas | USA | 1 | 289 | $25,030 |
| T51 | Jason Dufner | USA | 1 | 289 | $25,030 |
| T54 | Kevin Na | USA | 2 | 290 | $23,791 |
| T54 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 2 | 290 | $23,791 |
| T54 | Matt Jones | AUS | 2 | 290 | $23,791 |
| T54 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 2 | 290 | $23,791 |
| T58 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | 3 | 291 | $22,809 |
| T58 | Jason Day | AUS | 3 | 291 | $22,809 |
| T58 | John Senden | AUS | 3 | 291 | $22,809 |
| T58 | Ryan Palmer | USA | 3 | 291 | $22,809 |
| T64 | Billy Hurley III | USA | 4 | 292 | $22,040 |
| T64 | Luke Donald | ENG | 4 | 292 | $22,040 |
| T64 | Thorbjørn Olesen | DEN | 4 | 292 | $22,040 |
| T67 | Brooks Koepka | USA | 5 | 293 | $21,613 |
| T67 | Charley Hoffman | USA | 5 | 293 | $21,613 |
| 69 | Tiger Woods | USA | 6 | 294 | $21,356 |
| 70 | Martin Kaymer | GER | 8 | 296 | $21,185 |
| 71 | Matt Every | USA | 9 | 297 | $21,015 |
| 72 | Rhein Gibson | AUS | 10 | 298 | $20,844 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $5,941,886 between them, against $1,619,499 shared by the other 42 players paid.
The 57 cheques above come to $7,561,385 between them. We hold 107 players for the week in all, so 50 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 2013 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Phil Mickelson. The 2015 ladder is the one after, won by Zach Johnson. The Open Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2014 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2014 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2014 was the $1,800,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Martin Kaymer.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2014 Open Championship?
Rory McIlroy, on 20 July 2014. The win paid $1,665,790.
How much did the 2014 Open Championship pay out?
The 57 cheques on this page come to $7,561,385 between them, from $1,665,790 at the top down to $20,844.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2014 Open Championship?
$20,844, which Rhein Gibson collected for finishing 72.
How many players were paid at the 2014 Open Championship?
57. We hold 107 players for that week in all, so 50 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.