2015 Open Championship prize money
Zach Johnson won the 2015 Open Championship on 19 July 2015 and took $1,794,690. Below is every one of the 67 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $21,848 Thomas Aiken collected for finishing 80.
Zach Johnson won it in a playoff, so the card shows the same 72-hole total at the top of the ladder twice.
Every cheque at the 2015 Open Championship
19 July 2015
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Johnson | USA | -15 | 273 | $1,794,690$1.8m |
| 2 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | -15 | 273 | $837,262 |
| 2 | Marc Leishman | AUS | -15 | 273 | $837,262 |
| T4 | Jason Day | AUS | -14 | 274 | $460,377 |
| T4 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -14 | 274 | $460,377 |
| T6 | Danny Willett | ENG | -11 | 277 | $305,878 |
| T6 | Justin Rose | ENG | -11 | 277 | $305,878 |
| T6 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -11 | 277 | $305,878 |
| T10 | Adam Scott | AUS | -10 | 278 | $216,143 |
| T10 | Brooks Koepka | USA | -10 | 278 | $216,143 |
| T12 | Brendon Todd | USA | -9 | 279 | $162,107 |
| T12 | Luke Donald | ENG | -9 | 279 | $162,107 |
| T12 | Martin Kaymer | GER | -9 | 279 | $162,107 |
| T18 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -8 | 280 | $129,140 |
| T18 | Robert Streb | USA | -8 | 280 | $129,140 |
| T20 | Branden Grace | RSA | -7 | 281 | $95,938 |
| T20 | Greg Owen | ENG | -7 | 281 | $95,938 |
| T20 | James Morrison | ENG | -7 | 281 | $95,938 |
| T20 | Marcus Fraser | AUS | -7 | 281 | $95,938 |
| T20 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -7 | 281 | $95,938 |
| T20 | Patrick Reed | USA | -7 | 281 | $95,938 |
| T20 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -7 | 281 | $95,938 |
| T20 | Retief Goosen | RSA | -7 | 281 | $95,938 |
| T20 | Russell Henley | USA | -7 | 281 | $95,938 |
| T20 | Stewart Cink | USA | -7 | 281 | $95,938 |
| T30 | Andy Sullivan | ENG | -6 | 282 | $63,075 |
| T30 | Anirban Lahiri | IND | -6 | 282 | $63,075 |
| T30 | Billy Horschel | USA | -6 | 282 | $63,075 |
| T30 | Jim Furyk | USA | -6 | 282 | $63,075 |
| T30 | Jimmy Walker | USA | -6 | 282 | $63,075 |
| T30 | Matt Jones | AUS | -6 | 282 | $63,075 |
| T30 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -6 | 282 | $63,075 |
| T30 | Ryan Palmer | USA | -6 | 282 | $63,075 |
| T30 | Steven Bowditch | AUS | -6 | 282 | $63,075 |
| T40 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | -5 | 283 | $43,480 |
| T40 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | -5 | 283 | $43,480 |
| T40 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | -5 | 283 | $43,480 |
| T40 | John Senden | AUS | -5 | 283 | $43,480 |
| T40 | Marc Warren | SCO | -5 | 283 | $43,480 |
| T40 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | ESP | -5 | 283 | $43,480 |
| T40 | Webb Simpson | USA | -5 | 283 | $43,480 |
| T49 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -4 | 284 | $29,227 |
| T49 | Eddie Pepperell | ENG | -4 | 284 | $29,227 |
| T49 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | -4 | 284 | $29,227 |
| T49 | Hunter Mahan | USA | -4 | 284 | $29,227 |
| T49 | Jamie Donaldson | WAL | -4 | 284 | $29,227 |
| T49 | Lee Westwood | ENG | -4 | 284 | $29,227 |
| T49 | Ryan Fox | NZL | -4 | 284 | $29,227 |
| T58 | Cameron Tringale | USA | -3 | 285 | $24,825 |
| T58 | David Lipsky | USA | -3 | 285 | $24,825 |
| T58 | Gary Woodland | USA | -3 | 285 | $24,825 |
| T58 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | -3 | 285 | $24,825 |
| T58 | Jason Dufner | USA | -3 | 285 | $24,825 |
| T58 | Kevin Na | USA | -3 | 285 | $24,825 |
| T58 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -3 | 285 | $24,825 |
| T65 | Ernie Els | RSA | -2 | 286 | $23,955 |
| T68 | Bernd Wiesberger | AUT | -1 | 287 | $23,331 |
| T68 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | -1 | 287 | $23,331 |
| T68 | Graham DeLaet | CAN | -1 | 287 | $23,331 |
| T68 | Harris English | USA | -1 | 287 | $23,331 |
| T68 | Richie Ramsay | SCO | -1 | 287 | $23,331 |
| T68 | Ross Fisher | ENG | -1 | 287 | $23,331 |
| T74 | Ben Martin | USA | 0 | 288 | $22,551 |
| T74 | David Lingmerth | SWE | 0 | 288 | $22,551 |
| T74 | Paul Casey | ENG | 0 | 288 | $22,551 |
| T78 | Bernhard Langer | GER | 1 | 289 | $22,083 |
| 80 | Thomas Aiken | RSA | 2 | 290 | $21,848 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $6,484,489 between them, against $2,485,304 shared by the other 52 players paid.
The 67 cheques above come to $8,969,793 between them. We hold 111 players for the week in all, so 44 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 2014 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Rory McIlroy. The 2016 ladder is the one after, won by Henrik Stenson. The Open Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2015 golf year
46 other tournaments we hold a 2015 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2015 was the $1,800,000 paid at the Masters Tournament, won by Jordan Spieth.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2015 Open Championship?
Zach Johnson, on 19 July 2015, in a playoff. The win paid $1,794,690.
How much did the 2015 Open Championship pay out?
The 67 cheques on this page come to $8,969,793 between them, from $1,794,690 at the top down to $21,848.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2015 Open Championship?
$21,848, which Thomas Aiken collected for finishing 80.
How many players were paid at the 2015 Open Championship?
67. We hold 111 players for that week in all, so 44 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.