2016 Open Championship prize money
Henrik Stenson won the 2016 Open Championship on 17 July 2016 and took $1,549,590. Below is every one of the 65 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $18,331 Greg Chalmers collected for finishing 81.
Every cheque at the 2016 Open Championship
17 July 2016
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | -20 | 264 | $1,549,590$1.5m |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -17 | 267 | $890,190 |
| 3 | J.B. Holmes | USA | -6 | 278 | $571,040 |
| 4 | Steve Stricker | USA | -5 | 279 | $444,436 |
| T5 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -4 | 280 | $310,798 |
| T5 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -4 | 280 | $310,798 |
| T5 | Tyrrell Hatton | ENG | -4 | 280 | $310,798 |
| 8 | Andrew Johnston | ENG | -3 | 281 | $224,196 |
| T9 | Bill Haas | USA | -2 | 282 | $178,477 |
| T9 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -2 | 282 | $178,477 |
| T9 | Søren Kjeldsen | DEN | -2 | 282 | $178,477 |
| T12 | Andy Sullivan | ENG | -1 | 283 | $122,154 |
| T12 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | -1 | 283 | $122,154 |
| T12 | Gary Woodland | USA | -1 | 283 | $122,154 |
| T12 | Patrick Reed | USA | -1 | 283 | $122,154 |
| T12 | Zach Johnson | USA | -1 | 283 | $122,154 |
| T18 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | 0 | 284 | $91,492 |
| T18 | Keegan Bradley | USA | 0 | 284 | $91,492 |
| T18 | Tony Finau | USA | 0 | 284 | $91,492 |
| T22 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | 1 | 285 | $69,113 |
| T22 | Jason Day | AUS | 1 | 285 | $69,113 |
| T22 | Jason Dufner | USA | 1 | 285 | $69,113 |
| T22 | Justin Rose | ENG | 1 | 285 | $69,113 |
| T22 | Kevin Na | USA | 1 | 285 | $69,113 |
| T22 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 1 | 285 | $69,113 |
| T30 | Jordan Spieth | USA | 2 | 286 | $51,489 |
| T30 | Russell Knox | SCO | 2 | 286 | $51,489 |
| T30 | Ryan Palmer | USA | 2 | 286 | $51,489 |
| T30 | Thomas Pieters | BEL | 2 | 286 | $51,489 |
| T36 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | 3 | 287 | $42,861 |
| T36 | Martin Kaymer | GER | 3 | 287 | $42,861 |
| T36 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 3 | 287 | $42,861 |
| T39 | Bubba Watson | USA | 4 | 288 | $37,091 |
| T39 | Matt Jones | AUS | 4 | 288 | $37,091 |
| T39 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | ESP | 4 | 288 | $37,091 |
| T39 | Webb Simpson | USA | 4 | 288 | $37,091 |
| T43 | Adam Scott | AUS | 5 | 289 | $31,322 |
| T43 | Jim Herman | USA | 5 | 289 | $31,322 |
| T43 | Luke Donald | ENG | 5 | 289 | $31,322 |
| T46 | Alex Noren | SWE | 6 | 290 | $25,227 |
| T46 | Harris English | USA | 6 | 290 | $25,227 |
| T46 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 6 | 290 | $25,227 |
| T46 | Rickie Fowler | USA | 6 | 290 | $25,227 |
| T46 | Ryan Moore | USA | 6 | 290 | $25,227 |
| T53 | Danny Willett | ENG | 7 | 291 | $22,103 |
| T53 | Justin Thomas | USA | 7 | 291 | $22,103 |
| T53 | Kevin Chappell | USA | 7 | 291 | $22,103 |
| T53 | K.T. Kim | KOR | 7 | 291 | $22,103 |
| T53 | Marc Leishman | AUS | 7 | 291 | $22,103 |
| T59 | Byeong Hun An | KOR | 9 | 293 | $21,035 |
| T59 | Daniel Summerhays | USA | 9 | 293 | $21,035 |
| T59 | Jim Furyk | USA | 9 | 293 | $21,035 |
| T59 | Jon Rahm | ESP | 9 | 293 | $21,035 |
| T63 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | 10 | 294 | $20,573 |
| T66 | Harold Varner III | USA | 11 | 295 | $20,244 |
| T68 | Anirban Lahiri | IND | 12 | 296 | $19,848 |
| T68 | James Hahn | USA | 12 | 296 | $19,848 |
| T68 | Patton Kizzire | USA | 12 | 296 | $19,848 |
| T72 | Branden Grace | RSA | 13 | 297 | $19,320 |
| T72 | Jamie Donaldson | WAL | 13 | 297 | $19,320 |
| T72 | Scott Hend | AUS | 13 | 297 | $19,320 |
| T72 | Yuta Ikeda | JPN | 13 | 297 | $19,320 |
| 76 | Kevin Kisner | USA | 14 | 298 | $18,991 |
| 77 | Charley Hoffman | USA | 15 | 299 | $18,859 |
| 81 | Greg Chalmers | AUS | 21 | 305 | $18,331 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $5,635,893 between them, against $1,942,789 shared by the other 50 players paid.
The 65 cheques above come to $7,578,682 between them. We hold 115 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 2015 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Zach Johnson. The 2017 ladder is the one after, won by Jordan Spieth. The Open Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2016 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2016 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2016 was the $1,890,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Jason Day.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2016 Open Championship?
Henrik Stenson, on 17 July 2016. The win paid $1,549,590.
How much did the 2016 Open Championship pay out?
The 65 cheques on this page come to $7,578,682 between them, from $1,549,590 at the top down to $18,331.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2016 Open Championship?
$18,331, which Greg Chalmers collected for finishing 81.
How many players were paid at the 2016 Open Championship?
65. We hold 115 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.