He had to survive a battle on the leaderboard, but Xander Schauffele has claimed the Claret Jug.
Schauffele ran away with the British Open late on Sunday afternoon to grab a two-shot win at the final major championship of the year at Royal Troon in Scotland. The win marked the second major championship win of his career, following his inaugural victory at the PGA Championship in May.
The British Open offered a $17 million purse this season which, while a record for the event, was the lowest offered among the major championships in 2024. The Players Championship offered the largest purse at $25 million, which gave Scottie Scheffler a $4.5 million prize after his win at TPC Sawgrass. Schauffele earned $3.3 million after winning the PGA Championship.
The R&A’s purse increased by $500,000 from last year. That means that Schauffele will take home $3.1 million for his win at Royal Troon.
Here’s a look at how much Schauffele and the rest of the field earned this week in Scotland.
British Open payouts
1. Xander Schauffele — $3.1 million
2. Justin Rose, Billy Horschel — $1.443 million
4. Thriston Lawrence — $876,000
5. Russell Henley — $705,000
6. Shane Lowry — $611,000
T7. Jon Rahm, Sungjae Im, Scottie Scheffler — $451,833
T10. Matthew Jordan, Adam Scott, Daniel Brown — $317,533
T13. Jason Day, Alex Noren, Ben An — $248,666
T16. Mackenzie Hughes, Collin Morikawa, John Catlin — $202,700
T19. Shubhankar Sharma, Dean Burmester, Daniel Hillier — $176,366
T22. Sepp Straka, Ewen Ferguson, Padraig Harrington — $151,066
T25. Ryan Fox, Corey Conners, Jordan Spieth, Joe Dean, Patrick Cantlay, Laurie Canter — $124,583
T31. Guido Migliozzi, Eric Cole, Cameron Young, MK Kim, Brendon Todd, Matteo Manassero, Dustin Johnson, Chris Kirk, Justin Thomas, Sam Burns — $90,220
T41 Kurt Kitayama, Matt Wallace — $70,050
T43. Brooks Koepka, Thorbjorn Olesen, Jorge Campillo, Si Woo Kim, Max Homa, Emiliano Grillo, Calum Scott* — $57,200
T50. Matthieu Pavon, Matt Fitzpatrick, Richard Mansell, Robert MacIntyre, Harris English, Aiden Meronk, Gary Woodland, Sean Crocker — $45,237
T58. Joaquin Niemann, Abraham Ancer — $42,150
T60. Tommy Morrison*, Jeung-Hun Wang, Rasmus Hojgaard, Jacob Skov Olesen*, Phil Mickelson, Brian Harman — $41,325
T66. Tom McKibbin, Hideki Matsuyama, Nicolai Hojgaard, Austin Eckroat, Davis Thompson — $40,280
71. Rickie Fowler — $39,700
T72. Younghan Song, Marcel Siem, Tom Hoge — $39,233
T75. Darren Clarke, Aaron Rai, Alex Cejka — $38,525
78. Luis Masaveu* — $0
79. Andy Ogletree — $38,400
80. Darren Fichardt — $38,275
*Denotes amateur, who does not receive a payout