British Open, prize pool increase

The winner of the 152nd British Open at Royal Troon (Scotland) will receive $3.1 million in prize money. The ‘Champion Golfer of the Year’ will receive the largest amount in the history of the Open, which returns to the links in the county of Ayrshire for the tenth time.

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The R&A has announced that its total donation for The Open, which will be played from July 18-21, will be $17 million, an increase of $500,000 from 2023. Martin Slumbers, CEO of The R&A, said in a statement to the media: “The R&A has a responsibility to strike a balance between maintaining The Open’s position in the global sport, providing the necessary funding for governance and developing the game of golf.

amateur and recreational in 146 countries internationally. We have decisions to make if we are to continue to build on the significant growth in participation that is essential for the future of golf. We remain concerned about the impact of the substantial increases in professional awards for men.

in the perception of the sport and its long-term financial sustainability. We aim to ensure that golf is still thriving in 50 years’ time. The tournament was first played in October 1860 at Prestwick Golf Club on the west coast of Scotland, with eight competitors competing over 36 holes in a single day.

The competition was created to identify a new golf champion after the death of Allan Robertson, considered the greatest player of his time, who died in 1859. The first winner was Willie Park Sr., who defeated Tom Morris Sr.

with two strokes. The following year the tournament was also opened to non-professional players. From 1871 the Open was not only organised by Prestwick Golf Club, but also by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers of Muirfiled; the Royal and Ancient Golf Club became the sole organisers of the tournament from 1920.(4) In 1892 the competition was extended to 72 holes, while two years later the first edition of an Open outside Scotland was held, at the Royal St George’s Golf Club, in England; in 1898 the cut was introduced after two rounds of the field.

The tournament has been played since 1860, with the exception of four editions: in 1871, when no agreement was reached on the new prize for the champion; between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I, between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 2023, it has had 151 editions.