2021 Open Championship prize money
Collin Morikawa won the 2021 Open Championship on 18 July 2021 and took $2,070,000. Below is every one of the 63 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $25,938 Sam Burns collected for finishing T76.
Every cheque at the 2021 Open Championship
18 July 2021
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collin Morikawa | USA | -15 | 265 | $2,070,000$2.1m |
| 2 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -13 | 267 | $1,198,000 |
| T3 | Jon Rahm | ESP | -11 | 269 | $682,500 |
| T3 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | -11 | 269 | $682,500 |
| 5 | Dylan Frittelli | RSA | -9 | 271 | $480,000 |
| T6 | Brooks Koepka | USA | -8 | 272 | $386,500 |
| T6 | Mackenzie Hughes | CAN | -8 | 272 | $386,500 |
| T8 | Daniel Berger | USA | -7 | 273 | $255,250 |
| T8 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -7 | 273 | $255,250 |
| T8 | Robert MacIntyre | SCO | -7 | 273 | $255,250 |
| T8 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -7 | 273 | $255,250 |
| T12 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | -6 | 274 | $181,083 |
| T12 | Shane Lowry | IRL | -6 | 274 | $181,083 |
| T12 | Viktor Hovland | NOR | -6 | 274 | $181,083 |
| T15 | Corey Conners | CAN | -5 | 275 | $143,063 |
| T15 | Marcel Siem | GER | -5 | 275 | $143,063 |
| T15 | Paul Casey | ENG | -5 | 275 | $143,063 |
| T15 | Tony Finau | USA | -5 | 275 | $143,063 |
| T19 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -4 | 276 | $109,000 |
| T19 | Brian Harman | USA | -4 | 276 | $109,000 |
| T19 | Justin Harding | RSA | -4 | 276 | $109,000 |
| T19 | Kevin Streelman | USA | -4 | 276 | $109,000 |
| T19 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -4 | 276 | $109,000 |
| T19 | Webb Simpson | USA | -4 | 276 | $109,000 |
| T26 | Andy Sullivan | ENG | -3 | 277 | $79,821 |
| T26 | Byeong Hun An | KOR | -3 | 277 | $79,821 |
| T26 | Cameron Tringale | USA | -3 | 277 | $79,821 |
| T26 | Ian Poulter | ENG | -3 | 277 | $79,821 |
| T26 | Jason Kokrak | USA | -3 | 277 | $79,821 |
| T26 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | -3 | 277 | $79,821 |
| T26 | Xander Schauffele | USA | -3 | 277 | $79,821 |
| T33 | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | -2 | 278 | $60,143 |
| T33 | Cameron Smith | AUS | -2 | 278 | $60,143 |
| T33 | Danny Willett | ENG | -2 | 278 | $60,143 |
| T33 | Lanto Griffin | USA | -2 | 278 | $60,143 |
| T33 | Talor Gooch | USA | -2 | 278 | $60,143 |
| T33 | Tommy Fleetwood | ENG | -2 | 278 | $60,143 |
| T40 | Dean Burmester | RSA | -1 | 279 | $45,417 |
| T40 | JC Ritchie | RSA | -1 | 279 | $45,417 |
| T40 | Justin Thomas | USA | -1 | 279 | $45,417 |
| T40 | Matt Wallace | ENG | -1 | 279 | $45,417 |
| T40 | Max Homa | USA | -1 | 279 | $45,417 |
| T46 | Adam Scott | AUS | 0 | 280 | $33,679 |
| T46 | Harris English | USA | 0 | 280 | $33,679 |
| T46 | Jazz Janewattananond | THA | 0 | 280 | $33,679 |
| T46 | Joel Dahmen | USA | 0 | 280 | $33,679 |
| T46 | Justin Rose | ENG | 0 | 280 | $33,679 |
| T46 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | 0 | 280 | $33,679 |
| T53 | Billy Horschel | USA | 1 | 281 | $29,417 |
| T53 | Chan Kim | USA | 1 | 281 | $29,417 |
| T53 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA | 1 | 281 | $29,417 |
| T53 | Rickie Fowler | USA | 1 | 281 | $29,417 |
| T59 | Abraham Ancer | MEX | 2 | 282 | $27,929 |
| T59 | Antoine Rozner | FRA | 2 | 282 | $27,929 |
| T59 | Bernd Wiesberger | AUT | 2 | 282 | $27,929 |
| T59 | Chez Reavie | USA | 2 | 282 | $27,929 |
| T59 | Joaquin Niemann | CHI | 2 | 282 | $27,929 |
| T59 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 2 | 282 | $27,929 |
| T67 | Brendan Steele | USA | 3 | 283 | $26,900 |
| T67 | Ryan Fox | NZL | 3 | 283 | $26,900 |
| 72 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 4 | 284 | $26,375 |
| 73 | Kevin Kisner | USA | 5 | 285 | $26,250 |
| T76 | Sam Burns | USA | 8 | 288 | $25,938 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $7,593,312 between them, against $2,849,558 shared by the other 48 players paid.
The 63 cheques above come to $10,442,870 between them. We hold 111 players for the week in all, so 48 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 2019 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Shane Lowry. The 2022 ladder is the one after, won by Cameron Smith. The Open Championship roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2021 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2021 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2021 was the $15,000,000 paid at the TOUR Championship, won by Patrick Cantlay.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2021 Open Championship?
Collin Morikawa, on 18 July 2021. The win paid $2,070,000.
How much did the 2021 Open Championship pay out?
The 63 cheques on this page come to $10,442,870 between them, from $2,070,000 at the top down to $25,938.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2021 Open Championship?
$25,938, which Sam Burns collected for finishing T76.
How many players were paid at the 2021 Open Championship?
63. We hold 111 players for that week in all, so 48 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.