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Golf – The 149th Open Championship – Royal St George’s, Sandwich, Britain – July 18, 2021 Collin Morikawa of the U.S. celebrates with the Claret Jug after winning The Open Championship REUTERS/Paul Childs
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Golf – The 149th Open Championship – Royal St George’s, Sandwich, Britain – July 18, 2021 Collin Morikawa of the U.S. celebrates with the Claret Jug after winning The Open Championship REUTERS/Paul Childs
The 2022 Open Championship is halfway through its completion after the second round ended on Friday. With the OWGR top players making the cut at the home of golf, the competition to win the Claret Jug will be fierce. Before one of them wins the title, let’s find out what the tournament is offering its 150th champion to take home.
The total purse of the 72-hole tournament is $14 million. Notably, the purse has been increased by a 22% from what the R&A offered in 2021. It is also the highest amount of prize money the Open has ever provided in the last 149 times.
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The purse money is distributed among all the golfers who advanced to the final rounds. However, unlike the other majors, the R&A offers extra prize money who didn’t make the cut. The top 10 golfers will get $10,500, whereas the next 20 will get $8,500. Moreover, the rest of the professional golfers will be offered $7,000 for participating in the Open.
The winner’s payout and extra benefits
The winner will receive $2,500,00 from the total purse. Moreover, he will also get the original Claret Jug, which will be replaced by a replica after a year, and a gold medal.
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Like every major championship, the British Open also offers 100 OWGR points to the winner. He will also receive 600 FedEx Cup points, regardless of field strength. Being a winner of the Open Championship is equal to winning a jackpot in golf, as the benefits don’t end here.
The champion is guaranteed free entry to the Open Championships till he becomes 60 and will get 10 entries if he is above 60. He will also receive a 5-year exemption to all the other majors, the Players Championship, and the five Invitational events of the PGA Tour.
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Additionally, the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour offer a five-year membership to the champion. The winner is also guaranteed his lifetime membership to the Senior PGA Championship and Senior Open Championship. He will also get a 1-year invitation to the US Senior Open once he turns 50.
The purse distribution at the 2022 Open Championship
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Below is the list that contains the winner’s payout for the 2022 Open Championship:
| POSITION | PRIZE MONEY |
| 1 | $2,500,000 |
| 2 | $1,455,000 |
| 3 | $933,000 |
| 4 | $725,000 |
| 5 | $583,000 |
| 6 | $505,000 |
| 7 | $434,000 |
| 8 | $366,000 |
| 9 | $321,000 |
| 10 | $290,000 |
| 11 | $264,000 |
| 12 | $234,000 |
| 13 | $220,000 |
| 14 | $206,000 |
| 15 | $191,500 |
| 16 | $176,000 |
| 17 | $167,500 |
| 18 | $159,750 |
| 19 | $153,000 |
| 20 | $145,750 |
| 21 | $139,000 |
| 22 | $132,000 |
| 23 | $125,000 |
| 24 | $118,000 |
| 25 | $114,000 |
| 26 | $109,000 |
| 27 | $105,000 |
| 28 | $101,500 |
| 29 | $97,000 |
| 30 | $92,000 |
| 31 | $89,000 |
| 32 | $84,500 |
| 33 | $81,500 |
| 34 | $79,250 |
| 35 | $76,500 |
| 36 | $73,500 |
| 37 | $70,000 |
| 38 | $66,500 |
| 39 | $64,000 |
| 40 | $62,000 |
| 41 | $59,500 |
| 42 | $56,500 |
| 43 | $54,000 |
| 44 | $51,000 |
| 45 | $48,000 |
| 46 | $45,500 |
| 47 | $43,700 |
| 48 | $42,000 |
| 49 | $40,000 |
| 50 | $39,100 |
| 51 | $38,200 |
| 52 | $37,600 |
| 53 | $37,000 |
| 54 | $36,500 |
| 55 | $35,900 |
| 56 | $35,400 |
| 57 | $35,000 |
| 58 | $34,750 |
| 59 | $34,500 |
| 60 | $34,250 |
| 61 | $34,000 |
| 62 | $33,900 |
| 63 | $33,750 |
| 64 | $33,600 |
| 65 | $33,400 |
| 66 | $33,100 |
| 67 | $32,900 |
| 68 | $32,600 |
| 69 | $32,400 |
| 70 | $32,200 |
The field of the 150th Open Championship is filled with talented golfers after making the cut. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Cameron Smith… all the top OWGR players have advanced to the final rounds.
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With such competition, who do you think will win the 150th Open Championship and achieve all the benefits?
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