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The Open Championship 2026: Prize Pool and Event Details

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kevin
July 16, 2026

This poster denotes that the Open Championship 2026 will feature an elite group of golfers competing on the field.

Golf fans eagerly await every week on the PGA Tour calendar. Following that, the Open Championship 2026 is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the golf calendar. The highly anticipated Open Championship 2026 will take place on July 16-19, 2026, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport. This tournament will mark the 154th edition of the Open Championship. Furthermore, the course layout will feature several modifications for the 2026 championship.

Key Event Details for The Open Championship 2026

Main Event: The Open Championship 2026

Date: July 16-19, 2026

Venue: Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England.

Former Champions of The Open Championship

Year	Winner	Score	Runner(s)-Up	Winner’s Share
2025	Scottie Scheffler	267	Harris English	3,100,000
2024	Xander Schauffele	275	Billy Horschel and Justin Rose	3,100,000
2023	Brian Harman	271	Jason Day, Tom Kim, Jon Rahm, and Sepp Straka	3,000,000
2022	Cameron Smith	268	Cameron Young	2,500,000
2021	Collin Morikawa	265	Jordan Spieth	2,070,000
2019	Shane Lowry	269	Tommy Fleetwood	1,935,000
2018	Francesco Molinari	276	Kevin Kisner, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, and Xander Schauffele	1,890,000
2017	Jordan Spieth	268	Matt Kuchar	1,845,000
2016	Henrik Stenson	264	Phil Mickelson	1,175,000
2015	Zach Johnson	273	Marc Leishman and Louis Oosthuizen	1,150,000
2014	Rory McIlroy	271	Rickie Fowler and Sergio García	975,000
2013	Phil Mickelson	281	Henrik Stenson	945,000
2012	Ernie Els	273	Adam Scott	900,000
2011	Darren Clarke	275	Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson	900,000
2010	Louis Oosthuizen	272	Lee Westwood	850,000
2009	Stewart Cink	278	Tom Watson	750,000
2008	Pádraig Harrington	283	Ian Poulter	750,000
2007	Pádraig Harrington	277	Sergio García	750,000
2006	Tiger Woods	270	Chris DiMarco	720,000
2005	Tiger Woods	274	Colin Montgomerie	720,000
2004	Todd Hamilton	274	Ernie Els	720,000
2003	Ben Curtis	283	Thomas Bjørn and Vijay Singh	700,000
2002	Ernie Els	278	Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, and Thomas Levet	700,000
2001	David Duval	274	Niclas Fasth	600,000
2000	Tiger Woods	269	Thomas Bjørn and Ernie Els	500,000
1999	Paul Lawrie	290	Justin Leonard and Jean van de Velde	350,000
1998	Mark O’Meara	280	Brian Watts	300,000
1997	Justin Leonard	272	Darren Clarke and Jesper Parnevik	250,000
1996	Tom Lehman	271	Ernie Els and Mark McCumber	200,000
1995	John Daly	282	Costantino Rocca	125,000
1994	Nick Price	268	Jesper Parnevik	110,000
1993	Greg Norman	267	Nick Faldo	100,000
1992	Nick Faldo	272	John Cook	95,000
1991	Ian Baker-Finch	272	Mike Harwood	90,000
1990	Nick Faldo	270	Mark McNulty and Payne Stewart	85,000
1989	Mark Calcavecchia	275	Wayne Grady and Greg Norman	80,000
1988	Seve Ballesteros	273	Nick Price	80,000
1987	Nick Faldo	279	Paul Azinger and Rodger Davis	75,000
1986	Greg Norman	280	Gordon J. Brand	70,000
1985	Sandy Lyle	282	Payne Stewart	65,000
1984	Seve Ballesteros	276	Bernhard Langer and Tom Watson	55,000
1983	Tom Watson	275	Andy Bean and Hale Irwin	40,000
1982	Tom Watson	284	Peter Oosterhuis and Nick Price	32,000
1981	Bill Rogers	276	Bernhard Langer	25,000
1980	Tom Watson	271	Lee Trevino	25,000
1979	Seve Ballesteros	283	Ben Crenshaw and Jack Nicklaus	15,000
1978	Jack Nicklaus	281	Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Tom Kite, and Simon Owen	12,500
1977	Tom Watson	268	Jack Nicklaus	10,000
1976	Johnny Miller	279	Seve Ballesteros and Jack Nicklaus	7,500
1975	Tom Watson	279	Jack Newton	7,500
1974	Gary Player	282	Peter Oosterhuis	5,500
1973	Tom Weiskopf	276	Neil Coles and Johnny Miller	5,500
1972	Lee Trevino	278	Jack Nicklaus	5,500
1971	Lee Trevino	278	Lu Liang-Huan	5,500
1970	Jack Nicklaus	283	Doug Sanders	5,250
1969	Tony Jacklin	280	Bob Charles	4,250
1968	Gary Player	289	Bob Charles and Jack Nicklaus	3,000
1967	Roberto De Vicenzo	278	Jack Nicklaus	2,100
1966	Jack Nicklaus	282	Doug Sanders and Dave Thomas	2,100
1965	Peter Thomson	285	Brian Huggett and Christy O’Connor Snr	1,750
1964	Tony Lema	279	Jack Nicklaus	1,500
1963	Bob Charles	277	Phil Rodgers	1,500
1962	Arnold Palmer	276	Kel Nagle	1,400
1961	Arnold Palmer	284	Dai Rees	1,400
1960	Kel Nagle	278	Arnold Palmer	1,250
1959	Gary Player	284	Fred Bullock and Flory Van Donck	1,000
1958	Peter Thomson	278	Dave Thomas	1,000
1957	Bobby Locke	279	Peter Thomson	1,000
1956	Peter Thomson	286	Flory Van Donck	1,000
1955	Peter Thomson	281	John Fallon	1,000
1954	Peter Thomson	283	Bobby Locke, Dai Rees, and Syd Scott	750
1953	Ben Hogan	282	Antonio Cerdá, Dai Rees, Frank Stranahan, and Peter Thomson	500
1952	Bobby Locke	287	Peter Thomson	300
1951	Max Faulkner	285	Antonio Cerdá	300
1950	Bobby Locke	279	Roberto De Vicenzo	300
1949	Bobby Locke	283	Harry Bradshaw	300
1948	Henry Cotton	284	Fred Daly	150
1947	Fred Daly	293	Reg Horne and Frank Stranahan	150
1946	Sam Snead	290	Johnny Bulla and Bobby Locke	150
1939	Dick Burton	290	Johnny Bulla	100
1938	Reg Whitcombe	295	Jimmy Adams	100
1937	Henry Cotton	290	Reg Whitcombe	100
1936	Alf Padgham	287	Jimmy Adams	100
1935	Alf Perry	283	Alf Padgham	100
1934	Henry Cotton	283	Sid Brews	100
1933	Denny Shute	292	Craig Wood	100
1932	Gene Sarazen	283	Macdonald Smith	100
1931	Tommy Armour	269	José Jurado	100
1930	Bobby Jones	291	Leo Diegel and Macdonald Smith	100
1929	Walter Hagen	292	Johnny Farrell	75
1928	Walter Hagen	292	Gene Sarazen	75
1927	Bobby Jones	285	Aubrey Boomer and Fred Robson	75
1926	Bobby Jones	291	Al Watrous	75
1925	Jim Barnes	300	Archie Compston and Ted Ray	75
1924	Walter Hagen	301	Ernest Whitcombe	75
1923	Arthur Havers	295	Walter Hagen	75
1922	Walter Hagen	300	Jim Barnes and George Duncan	75
1921	Jock Hutchison	296	Roger Wethered	75
1920	George Duncan	303	Sandy Herd	75
1914	Harry Vardon	306	John Henry Taylor	50
1913	John Henry Taylor	304	Ted Ray	50
1912	Ted Ray	295	Harry Vardon	50
1911	Harry Vardon	303	Arnaud Massy	50
1910	James Braid	299	Sandy Herd	50
1909	John Henry Taylor	291	Tom Ball and James Braid	50
1908	James Braid	291	Tom Ball	50
1907	Arnaud Massy	312	John Henry Taylor	50
1906	James Braid	300	John Henry Taylor	50
1905	James Braid	318	Rowland Jones and John Henry Taylor	50
1904	Jack White	296	James Braid and John Henry Taylor	50
1903	Harry Vardon	300	Tom Vardon	50
1902	Sandy Herd	307	James Braid and Harry Vardon	50
1901	James Braid	309	Harry Vardon	50
1900	John Henry Taylor	309	Harry Vardon	50
1899	Harry Vardon	310	Jack White	30
1898	Harry Vardon	307	Willie Park Jr.	30
1897	Harold Hilton	314	James Braid	30
1896	Harry Vardon	316	John Henry Taylor	30
1895	John Henry Taylor	322	Sandy Herd	30
1894	John Henry Taylor	326	Douglas Rolland	30
1893	William Auchterlonie	322	Johnny Laidlay	30
1892	Harold Hilton	305	John Ball, Sandy Herd, and Hugh Kirkaldy	35
1891	Hugh Kirkaldy	166	Willie Fernie and Andrew Kirkaldy	10
1890	John Ball	164	Willie Fernie and Archie Simpson	13
1889	Willie Park Jr.	155	Andrew Kirkaldy	8
1888	Jack Burns	171	David Anderson Jr. and Ben Sayers	8
1887	Willie Park Jr.	161	Bob Martin	8
1886	David Brown	157	Willie Campbell	8
1885	Bob Martin	171	Archie Simpson	10
1884	Jack Simpson	160	Willie Fernie and Douglas Rolland	8
1883	Willie Fernie	159	Bob Ferguson	8
1882	Bob Ferguson	171	Willie Fernie	12
1881	Bob Ferguson	170	Jamie Anderson	8
1880	Bob Ferguson	162	Peter Paxton	8
1879	Jamie Anderson	169	Jamie Allan and Andrew Kirkaldy	10
1878	Jamie Anderson	157	Bob Kirk	8
1877	Jamie Anderson	160	Bob Pringle	8
1876	Bob Martin	176	Davie Strath	10
1875	Willie Park Sr.	166	Bob Martin	8
1874	Mungo Park	159	Young Tom Morris	8
1873	Tom Kidd	179	Jamie Anderson	11
1872	Young Tom Morris	166	Davie Strath	8
1870	Young Tom Morris	149	Bob Kirk and Davie Strath	6
1869	Young Tom Morris	157	Bob Kirk	6
1868	Young Tom Morris	154	Old Tom Morris	6
1867	Old Tom Morris	170	Willie Park Sr.	7
1866	Willie Park Sr.	169	Davie Park	6
1865	Andrew Strath	162	Willie Park Sr.	8
1864	Old Tom Morris	167	Andrew Strath	6
1863	Willie Park Sr.	168	Old Tom Morris	–
1862	Old Tom Morris	163	Willie Park Sr.	–
1861	Old Tom Morris	163	Willie Park Sr.	–
1860	Willie Park Sr.	174	Old Tom Morris	–

Where can I watch the 2026 Open Championship?

The Open Championship 2026 will be broadcast on Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event. Other options include BBC Two, which provides daily highlights of the tournament.

In Canada, fans can watch the 2026 Open Championship on TSN+ and Amazon Prime Video.

NBC will air the 2026 Open Championship in the US. Other streaming options include Peacock and the USA Network, with the latter providing morning television coverage.

In France, fans can watch the Open Championship on Golf+ and Canal+. Movistar Plus+ will broadcast the 2026 Open Championship in Spain.

How Is the Course Designed for The Open Championship 2026?

Hole	Par	Yardage
1	4	447
2	4	419
3	4	450
4	3	219
5	4	321
6	4	514
7	3	151
8	4	459
9	4	414
10	4	397
11	4	434
12	3	186
13	4	502
14	5	692
15	3	241
16	4	393
17	5	566
18	4	508
Out (1–9)	34	3,394
In (10–18)	36	3,829
Total	70	7,223

Who Are the Players to Watch at The Open Championship 2026?

Qualification	Players
The Open Champions (for all champions before 2024)	Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke, David Duval, Brian Harman, Pádraig Harrington, Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy, Francesco Molinari, Collin Morikawa, Cameron Smith, Jordan Spieth, and Henrik Stenson
The Open Champions (for all champions from 2024)	Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler
2025 Open Championship	Wyndham Clark, Corey Conners, Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English, Matt Fitzpatrick, Chris Gotterup, Russell Henley, Li Haotong, and Robert MacIntyre
Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR)	Ludvig Åberg, Daniel Berger, Akshay Bhatia, Keegan Bradley, Jacob Bridgeman, Sam Burns, Patrick Cantlay, Jason Day, Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler, Ryan Gerard, Ben Griffin, Tyrrell Hatton, Nicolai Højgaard, Viktor Hovland, Michael Kim, Kim Si-woo, Kurt Kitayama, Jake Knapp, Min Woo Lee, Hideki Matsuyama, Matt McCarty, Maverick McNealy, Alex Norén, Marco Penge, Jon Rahm, Aaron Rai, Patrick Reed, Kristoffer Reitan, Justin Rose, Adam Scott, Alex Smalley, J. J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Justin Thomas, Gary Woodland, and Cameron Young
2025 Race to Dubai Rankings	Ángel Ayora, Dan Brown, Laurie Canter, Martin Couvra, Daniel Hillier, Rasmus Højgaard, Joakim Lagergren, Keita Nakajima, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, John Parry, Adrien Saddier, Jordan Smith
BMW PGA Championship (2023-2025)	Ryan Fox and Billy Horschel
2026 Race to Dubai Rankings through the BMW International Open	Dan Bradbury, Hennie du Plessis, Jayden Schaper, Andy Sullivan, and Bernd Wiesberger
PGA Championship (2022-2026)	Brooks Koepka
2025 FedEx Cup points list	Harry Hall, Im Sung-jae, Andrew Novak, and Nick Taylor
2026 FedEx Cup points list through the Travelers Championship	Alex Fitzpatrick
2026 LIV Golf League individual standings through LIV Golf Andalucia	Joaquín Niemann
OWGR’s International Federation Ranking List	Kazuki Higa, Casey Jarvis, Kota Kaneko, Travis Smyth, and Scott Vincent
2025 U.S. Amateur	Mason Howell
2025 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship	Fifa Laopakdee
2026 Latin America Amateur Championship	Mateo Pulcini
2026 Africa Amateur Championship	Jack Buchanan
2026 Amateur Championship	Stuart Grehan
2026 European Amateur	Tim Wiedemeyer
2026 Open Amateur Series	Lev Grinberg

When Does The Open Championship 2026 Begin and End?

Date	Round	Key Moments
Thursday, July 16, 2026	Round 1	Opening round
Friday, July 17, 2026	Round 2	Cutline drama
Saturday, July 18, 2026	Round 3	Moving Day
Sunday, July 19, 2026	Final Round	Championship Sunday

The Open Championship 2026: Projected Prize Pool

Position	Prize (USD)	Position	Prize (USD)
1	$3,200,000	36	$88,700
2	$1,759,000	37	$84,600
3	$1,128,000	38	$80,300
4	$876,000	39	$77,400
5	$705,000	40	$74,900
6	$611,000	41	$71,800
7	$525,000	42	$68,300
8	$442,500	43	$65,200
9	$388,000	44	$61,500
10	$350,600	45	$58,000
11	$319,200	46	$55,000
12	$282,800	47	$52,800
13	$266,000	48	$50,700
14	$249,000	49	$48,400
15	$231,000	50	$47,200
16	$212,700	51	$46,200
17	$202,400	52	$45,400
18	$193,000	53	$44,700
19	$184,900	54	$44,000
20	$176,200	55	$43,300
21	$168,000	56	$42,700
22	$159,600	57	$42,300
23	$151,000	58	$42,000
24	$142,600	59	$41,700
25	$137,800	60	$41,400
26	$131,800	61	$41,200
27	$127,000	62	$41,000
28	$122,600	63	$40,800
29	$117,300	64	$40,600
30	$111,200	65	$40,300
31	$107,600	66	$40,000
32	$102,100	67	$39,700
33	$98,500	68	$39,400
34	$95,700	69	$39,100
35	$92,400	70	$38,900

Finis

The Open Championship is one of the most renowned tournaments on the golf calendar. This tournament will be held over four days and will conclude with the crowning of the champion. Fans can watch the world’s top golfers and emerging talents compete in this championship.