The Open prize money in full as Rory McIlroy | Golf News

The R&A, organizers of The Open Championship, has opted to keep the prize money for this yr’s match regular, sustaining the identical $17 million pot that was up for grabs in 2024.

Top-tier golfers like Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, and reigning champion Xander Schauffele will all be competing for the highest spot. Last yr, Schauffele pocketed a cool $3.1 million for securing the ultimate main title of the yr, and the identical quantity is on the road for this yr’s winner.

This determination marks the first time since 2012 that the R&A has chosen not to increase the prize money from the earlier yr, amid the ever-growing monopoly in males’s golf.

The financial stakes in males’s skilled golf have soared in current years, largely due to the ongoing rivalry between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. However, those at The Open appear to have put a halt to this speedy growth, following the lead of the USGA.

The U.S. Open also stored its prize pot the identical as final yr, at $21.5 million, the biggest of the 4 main championships. The chiefs at Augusta National determined to bump theirs up by $1 million to $21 million for this yr’s Masters, while the PGA Championship’s rose from $18.5 million to $19 million.

McIlroy has a slim likelihood of profitable The Open on Sunday, beginning his last spherical six photographs behind chief Scheffler. The match at Portrush holds particular significance for the Grand Slam champion, who will compete in entrance of his home crowd. That assist could possibly be the distinction between profitable and shedding for McIlroy.

The Northern Irish star got here agonizingly close to victory at the Scottish Open final week, falling just two photographs short to Chris Gotterup in Scotland, but he is obtained a likelihood to bounce back at Royal Portrush on Sunday.

“Yeah, this could be one of the coolest moments I’ve ever had on the golf course,” stated McIlroy when requested about his eagle on the twelfth gap on Saturday.

“The roar when the ball went in was insane. It was insane all day, but the noise after that putt went in was incredible.”

On the assist he is acquired at Royal Portrush, McIlroy added: “I’ve come here really just trying to embrace it. If I hadn’t have won a major this year, if I hadn’t have won the Masters, I might have felt differently.

“It’s virtually a celebration of what I’ve been ready to accomplish. I need to rejoice with them too. I’ve just actually tried to embrace all the pieces this week. I’m having an unimaginable time. I’m actually having fun with myself, and I really feel like I’ve given myself half a likelihood now, and I’m excited for tomorrow.”