Last Major Open Champion Wins Big with 3.8 Billion KRW Jackpot
R&A Announces Total Prize Money of 21.1 Billion KRW
Largest Prize Pool in Tournament History... Royal Liverpool Opens on the 20th
The winner of the "oldest major," The Open, will receive 3 million dollars (approximately 3.8 billion KRW).
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A), the organizer of The Open, announced on the 13th (local time) that "this year's total prize money has been increased from 14 million dollars to 16.5 million dollars (approximately 21.1 billion KRW), and the winner's prize has also been raised by 500,000 dollars from 2.5 million dollars." Both the total prize money and the winner's prize are the highest amounts in the history of The Open. With the increase in total prize money, the prizes for 2nd and 3rd place also exceeded 1 million dollars. The runner-up prize is 1,708,000 dollars, and the 3rd place prize is 1,095,000 dollars.
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With The Open increasing its prize money, the winner's prize for all four major championships this year will exceed 3 million dollars. Masters champion Jon Rahm (Spain) received 3.24 million dollars, PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka (USA) received 3.15 million dollars, and US Open champion Wyndham Clark (USA) received 3.6 million dollars. This year's The Open will be held over four days starting on the 20th at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Wirral, England. The defending champion is Cameron Smith (Australia).
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