THE Open is underway at Royal Portrush with 156 stars looking to claim the iconic Claret Jug.
Shane Lowry was victorious when the Northern Irish course last hosted golf‘s oldest Major in 2019.
PAShane Lowry won the first Major of his career when the Open was last hosted at Royal Portrush[/caption]
GettyRory McIlroy is eyeing his first Claret Jug since 2014[/caption]
The Irishman will be well backed again this week as he looks to become the first player to claim back-to-back Open titles since Padraig Harrington in 2007 and 2008.
Local hero Rory McIlroy is the star attraction as he aims to add to his recent Masters triumph on home soil.
At just 16 years old, the Northern Irish icon breezed round Royal Portrush in 61 shots to set a new course record.
But in 2019, McIlroy struggled with the weight of expectation, failing to make the cut.
Xander Schauffele is the defending champion after a stunning performance at Royal Troon last year, while Scottie Scheffler will be aiming to finish inside the top five of the Open for the first time in his career.
So many big names will be hoping they are the one to lift the Claret Jug on Sunday evening and go home with the mammoth cheque for finishing top of the leaderboard.
What is The Open 2025 prize money?
The total prize pool stands at a colossal $17million (£12.7m), which is unchanged from last year’s tournament.
The man who takes home the Claret Jug will also win a mammoth $3.1m (£2,311,700).
All professional players will leave Royal Portrush richer than they arrived, with pros guaranteed some prize money regardless of their finishing position.
Full prize money breakdown
Here is a full breakdown of the prize money on offer at The Open:
Winner – $3,100,000 (£2,311,700)
Runner-up – $1,759,000 (£1,311,700)
Third place – $1,128,000 (£841,200)
Fourth – $876,000 (£653,200)
Fifth – $705,000 (£525,700)
Sixth – $611,000 (£455,600)
Seventh – $525,000 (£391,500)
Eighth – $442,500 (£330,000)
Ninth – $388,000 (£289,300)
10th – $350,600 (£261,400)
11th – $319,200 (£238,000)
12th – $282,800 (£210,900)
13th – $266,000 (£198,400)
14th – $249,000 (£185,700)
15th – $231,000 (£172,300)
16th – $212,700 (£158,600)
17th – $202,400 (£150,900)
18th – $193,000 (£143,900)
19th – $184,900 (£137,900)
20th – $176,200 (£131,400)
21th – $168,000 (£125,300)
22th – $159,600 (£119,000)
23th – $151,000 (£112,600)
24th – $142,600 (£106,300)
25th – $137,800 (£102,800)
26th – $131,800 (£98,300)
27th – $127,000 (£94,700)
28th – $122,600 (£91,400)
29th – $117,300 (£87,500)
30th – $111,200 (£82,900)
31th – $107,600 (£80,200)
32th – $102,100 (£76,100)
33th – $98,500 (£73,500)
34th – $95,700 (£71,400)
35th – $92,400 (£68,900)
36th – $88,700 (£66,100)
37th – $84,600 (£63,100)
38th – $80,300 (£59,900)
39th – $77,400 (£57,700)
40th – $74,900 (£55,900)
41th – $71,800 (£53,500)
42th – $68,300 (£50,900)
43th – $65,200 (£48,600)
44th – $61,500 (£45,900)
45th – $58,000 (£43,300)
46th – $55,000 (£41,000)
47th – $52,800 (£39,400)
48th – $50,700 (£37,800)
49th – $48,400 (£36,100)
50th – $47,200 (£35,200)
51th – $46,200 (£34,500)
52th – $45,400 (£33,900)
53th – $44,700 (£33,300)
54th – $44,000 (£32,800)
55th – $43,300 (£32,300)
56th – $42,700 (£31,800)
57th – $42,300 (£31,500)
58th – $42,000 (£31,300)
59th – $41,700 (£31,100)
60th – $41,400 (£30,900)
61th – $41,200 (£30,700)
62th – $41,000 (£30,600)
63th – $40,800 (£30,400)
64th – $40,600 (£30,300)
65th – $40,300 (£30,100)
66th – $40,000 (£29,800)
67th – $39,700 (£29,600)
68th – $39,400 (£29,400)
69th – $39,100 (£29,200)
70th – $38,900 (£29,000)
Should 71 or more players make it to the weekend, 71st will earn $38,775 (£28,900), and prize money will reduce by $125 (£93) for every further position below 71st, with a minimum prize money of $37,650 (£28,100).
The 10 leading golfers who don’t make the cut will make $12,350 (£9,200), with the next best 20 earning $10,300 (£7,700).
All remaining players will take home $8,750 (£6,500).
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