The winner of The Open Championship 2013 will collect a prize sum of £945,000, the Royal & Ancient (R&A) has announced.
The total prize money on offer at this year’s event, which starts at Muirfield on 18th July, has risen by a whopping £250,000 to £5.25m.
The substantial cash injection brings The Open in line with the three other golf Majors – The Masters, the US Open and the USPGA Championship.
1st: £945,000
2nd: £545,000
3rd: £350,000
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