The top three winners of the Open Champion (1860-1862) did not receive any prizes at all.
Given the cash provided by Hyundai, it’s almost hard to believe that the characters were striking when they were released after Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 edition of Royal Prothush.
But first, let’s go on to a short history lesson and see how the bonuses develop.
In 1863, there was finally a bonus, which was the prince who shared 10 pounds among eight professionals in the 14-person field.
A year later, the winner, Tom Morris, the Sr., made £6 (40% of the £15 wallet).
Obviously, this requires some context, otherwise it sounds very little.
According to the Bank of England inflation calculator, the value of £6 was about £660 at the time.
Prizes rose rapidly since the 1960s when Arnold Palmer revitalized the competition and have been accelerating ever since.
At a landmark moment in an open wallet, who won the highest award
1965: £10,000 – Winner Peter Thomson (£1,750)
1977: £100,000 – Winner Tom Watson (£10,000)
1993: £1,000,000 – Winner Greg Norman (£100,000
2011: £5,000,000 – Champion Darren Clarke (£900,000)
In 2017, the total wallet was presented in USD for the first time ($10,250,000).
The prize money continued to rise, with the last two winners receiving incredible health rewards.
2025: $17,000,000 – Champion Scottie Scheffler ($3,100,000)
2024: $17,000,000 – Winner Xander Schauffele ($3,100,000)
Players who made layoffs at Royal Portrush made at least $38,900.
This is the top ten to be published in 2025
First: $3,100,000 Scottie Scheffler
Second: $1,759,000 Harris English
Third: $1,128,000 Chris Gotterup
T4th: $730,667 Wyndham Clark
T4th: $730,667 Matt Fitzpatrick
T4th: $730,667 Haotong Li
T7th: $451,833 Robert MacIntyre
T7th: $451,833 Xander Schauffele
T7th: $451,833 Rory McIlroy
T10TH: $304,650 Bryson DeChambeau
T10th: $304,650 Corey Conners
T10TH: $304,650 Brian Harman
T10th: $304,650 Russell Henley
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