So I was scrolling through golf highlights the other night when this question popped into my head: who actually raked in the big bucks at last year’s British Open? Like, real numbers, not just “he won a lot.” Felt like digging into this should be simple. Boy, was I wrong.
First thing I did was fire up my usual search engine. Typed in “British Open 2023 prize money.” Instant flood of articles, mostly hyping the final round drama. None gave me a clear breakdown, just “record purse” fluff. Seriously annoying. Switched to “2023 Open Championship prize money distribution” – still no luck. Articles danced around the total pot but ghosted on individual payouts.
Started grumbling at this point. Grabbed my coffee cup like it owed me money. Why hide the payouts? Golfers earn it; folks wanna know! Decided to hit the official source. Went straight to The Open Championship website. Navigation felt like wandering through a maze. Found the “Championship” tab, poked around “Past Championships,” got lost in player profiles and ticket info archives. No prize breakdown.
Nearly gave up. Then remembered seeing PGA Tour handles cash payouts sometimes. Zipped over there, hunted their 2023 tournament results page. Found The Open listing. Jackpot? Nope. Saw the winner’s name – Brian Harman – and his FedEx Cup points… total prize money zip.
Threw my hands up. Started clicking every vaguely official golf body site – DP World Tour, R&A. Finally stumbled onto it. Buried in the “News” section of The Open site from July 2023, an archive titled something boring like “Prize Fund Announced.” Clicked it like a starving man grabbing bread. There it was! The whole list, players and payouts in glorious detail.
Copied that data straight into my notes. Felt ridiculously accomplished for finding public info! To share it simple and clean, I dumped it into a quick bullet list. Here’s what mattered:
- Brian Harman: Took home $3,000,000. Dude clutched it tight.
- Jon Rahm, Jason Day, Tom Kim, Sepp Straka: All tied second. Each pocketed $669,278. Talk about splitting cash.
- Rory McIlroy: Landed tied 6th. Got $551,250. Probably stung after hype.
- Cameron Young: Ended tied 8th. Snagged $408,333. Solid chunk.
- Even down to 70th place: Those guys still walked away with $36,900. Not too shabby for a weekend!
So yeah, simple question, annoying search. Official sites burying stuff drives me nuts. But now I know where to poke next time. And Brian Harman? Definitely buying the nice Scotch after that payday.
