$17 million. This Sunday will fetch the highest monetary prize purse in the history of the Open Championship. A half a million steps up from the event’s last edition, Royal Troon has a lot to offer its field. The Champion Golfer will receive $3.1 million out of this sum. While lucrative, the purse of the ultimate major is still not the highest of the four.

Despite the increase, this sum remains the smallest of the four. At the US Open, Bryson DeChambeau received $4.3 million for his dramatic win. Further, Scottie Scheffler received $3.6 million at the Masters, and Xander Schauffele received $3.3 million for his victory at the PGA Championship.

Describing the increase in purse, Martin Slumbers, CEO of The R&A, said, “The R&A has a responsibility to strike a balance between maintaining The Open’s position in the global game, providing the funds required for governance, and developing amateur and recreational golf in 146 countries internationally.” Slumbers also talked about how such an increase might not be substantial in the long run.

So how will the purse be divided between the individual players according to the positions they will secure?

The prize purse is not negligent of those who miss the cut either. Out of the massive sum, even those who miss the cut will receive a minimum of $8,750. But how can you watch your favorite players going into the weekend?

Who are some worthy players going into The Open weekend?

You can watch the live coverage of the penultimate and ultimate rounds of the event on NBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, and Peacock. The Golf Channel will be your pitstop on television to watch ‘Live From The Open’ throughout the week.

The full coverage of the final major on Saturday will start at 5 a.m. and go on until 7 a.m. on USA Network. Whereas, the final round on Sunday will start from 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. on the USA Network. The open live stream will go on from 4:35 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Peacock on Saturday, and Saturday’s happenings can be caught live from 4:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Peacock.

But who are some players to watch out for? Beating all odds is Irish pro-Shane Lowry, who has topped off the event’s leaderboard in its first two days. Then, some other worthy players looking to inch closer to the $3.1 million promise are the likes of Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler has consistently maintained his position, so climbing back to glory is not impossible. Only time will tell.