The fourth and final golf major of the year was the British Open, July 16-19, from Royal Birkdale
In what was a great tournament with plenty of drama, Ryan Fox was the winner.
Fox birdied four of his last six holes to finish at 10-under to win by one shot over Cameron Young. It was his first career major.
The tournament had a $17.75 million purse, up $750,000 from last year.
How Much Does the Winner of the British Open Make?
Ryan Fox’s winner’s share for the 2026 British Open was $3.2 million.
British Open: Winner’s Payout, Prize Money Earnings
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Ryan Fox | -10 | $3,200,000 |
| 2 | Cameron Young | -9 | $1,842,000 |
| 3 | Sam Burns | -8 | $1,181,000 |
| T4 | Scottie Scheffler | -7 | $827,500 |
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | -7 | $827,500 |
| T6 | Casey Jarvis | -6 | $550,883 |
| T6 | Lucas Herbert | -6 | $550,883 |
| T6 | Si Woo Kim | -6 | $550,883 |
| T9 | Russell Henley | -5 | $336,380 |
| T9 | Adam Scott | -5 | $336,380 |
| T9 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | -5 | $336,380 |
| T9 | Ludvig Åberg | -5 | $336,380 |
| T9 | Ryan Gerard | -5 | $336,380 |
| T14 | Corey Conners | -4 | $234,325 |
| T14 | Sungjae Im | -4 | $234,325 |
| T14 | Hideki Matsuyama | -4 | $234,325 |
| T14 | Bryson DeChambeau | -4 | $234,325 |
| T18 | Rickie Fowler | -3 | $164,975 |
| T18 | Chris Gotterup | -3 | $164,975 |
| T18 | Alex Noren | -3 | $164,975 |
| T18 | Marco Penge | -3 | $164,975 |
| T18 | Bud Cauley | -3 | $164,975 |
| T18 | Kristoffer Reitan | -3 | $164,975 |
| T18 | Collin Morikawa | -3 | $164,975 |
| T18 | Jordan Smith | -3 | $164,975 |
| T18 | Xander Schauffele | -3 | $164,975 |
| T18 | Daniel Brown | -3 | $164,975 |
| T28 | John Parry | -2 | $102,317 |
| T28 | Brooks Koepka | -2 | $102,317 |
| T28 | Patrick Cantlay | -2 | $102,317 |
| T28 | Victor Perez | -2 | $102,317 |
| T28 | Pierceson Coody | -2 | $102,317 |
| T28 | Max Homa | -2 | $102,317 |
| T28 | Jacob Bridgeman | -2 | $102,317 |
| T28 | Robert MacIntyre | -2 | $102,317 |
| T28 | Kazuma Kobori | -2 | $102,317 |
| T28 | Shane Lowry | -2 | $102,317 |
| T28 | Cameron John | -2 | $102,317 |
| T28 | Jackson Suber | -2 | $102,317 |
| T40 | Kurt Kitayama | -1 | $69,750 |
| T40 | J.J. Spaun | -1 | $69,750 |
| T40 | Thomas Detry | -1 | $69,750 |
| T40 | Michael Thorbjornsen | -1 | $69,750 |
| T40 | Rory McIlroy | -1 | $69,750 |
| T40 | Matt Wallace | -1 | $69,750 |
| T46 | Matthew Southgate | E | $51,707 |
| T46 | Eugenio Chacarra | E | $51,707 |
| T46 | Patrick Reed | E | $51,707 |
| T46 | Hennie Du Plessis | E | $51,707 |
| T46 | Francesco Molinari | E | $51,707 |
| T46 | Josele Ballester | E | $51,707 |
| T46 | Jon Rahm | E | $51,707 |
| T53 | Ryo Hisatsune | +1 | $45,183 |
| T53 | Michael Brennan | +1 | $45,183 |
| T53 | Shaun Norris | +1 | $45,183 |
| T53 | Sahith Theegala | +1 | $45,183 |
| T53 | Alex Smalley | +1 | $45,183 |
| T53 | Eric Cole | +1 | $45,183 |
| T59 | Ben Griffin | +2 | $43,025 |
| T59 | Aldrich Potgieter | +2 | $43,025 |
| T59 | Min Woo Lee | +2 | $43,025 |
| T59 | Naoyuki Kataoka | +2 | $43,025 |
| T59 | Nick Taylor | +2 | $43,025 |
| T59 | Johnny Keefer | +2 | $43,025 |
| T65 | Peter Uihlein | +3 | $41,988 |
| T65 | Justin Thomas | +3 | $41,988 |
| T67 | Sepp Straka | +4 | $41,350 |
| T67 | Nico Echavarria | +4 | $41,350 |
| T69 | Andy Sullivan | +5 | $40,800 |
| T69 | Tyrrell Hatton | +5 | $40,800 |
| T71 | Laurie Canter | +6 | $40,450 |
| T71 | MJ Daffue | +6 | $40,450 |
| T71 | Alex Fitzpatrick | +6 | $40,450 |
| T74 | Keegan Bradley | +7 | $40,075 |
| T74 | Kazuki Higa | +7 | $40,075 |
| T74 | Marcus Plunkett | +7 | $40,075 |
| 77 | Jack McDonald | +8 | $38,825 |
| 78 | Jesper Svensson | +9 | $38,700 |
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