HOY LAKE, UK — Brian Harman became the $30 million man on Sunday, in addition to managing the Claret Jug and being named Champion Golfer of the Year.
Harman, 36, saved $3 million, the largest winning check in British Open history, and made over $30 million in lifetime earnings after winning his first major. Harman entered the week ranked 46th on the PGA Tour all-time money list with $28,967,672.
The R&A announced that the 2023 British Open will have $16.5 million in prize money, an 18% increase from the previous year and almost double the 2016 figure.
All the top 31 finished in six figures over the four days of work. Even the golfers who missed out didn’t come home empty-handed. Ten major experts and participants earned him $12,000. The following 20 professional golfers will receive his $10,000 prize. The rest of the professional golfer and tie he is $8,500.
2023 British Open prize money
| position | golfer | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Brian Harman | -13 | $3 million |
| T2 | Tom Kim | -7 | $1,084,625 |
| T2 | Sepp Straka | -7 | $1,084,625 |
| T2 | Jason Day | -7 | $1,084,625 |
| T2 | John Rahm | -7 | $1,084,625 |
| T6 | Rory McIlroy | -6 | $551,250 |
| T6 | Emiliano Grillo | -6 | $551,250 |
| T8 | Shubankar Sharma | -Five | $403,350 |
| T8 | Cameron Young | -Five | $403,350 |
| T10 | Max Houma | -Four | $308,400 |
| T10 | Matthew Jordan | -Four | $308,400 |
| T10 | Tommy Fleetwood | -Four | $308,400 |
| T13 | henrik stenson | -3 | $232,875 |
| T13 | Hideki Matsuyama | -3 | $232,875 |
| T13 | Thomas Detry | -3 | $232,875 |
| T13 | Victor Hovland | -3 | $232,875 |
| T17 | Laurie Kanter | -2 | $187,900 |
| T17 | Xander Schauffele | -2 | $187,900 |
| T17 | Alex Fitzpatrick | -2 | $187,900 |
| T20 | Tyrrell Hutton | -1 | $163,067 |
| T20 | Lim Sung Gye | -1 | $163,067 |
| T20 | Antoine Rosner | -1 | $163,067 |
| T23 | Adrian Melonck | E. | $121,500 |
| T23 | Scotty Schaeffler | E. | $121,500 |
| T23 | Matthew Southgate | E. | $121,500 |
| T23 | Louis Oosthuizen | E. | $121,500 |
| T23 | Alex Noren | E. | $121,500 |
| T23 | stewart sink | E. | $121,500 |
| T23 | Ahn Byung Hoon | E. | $121,500 |
| T23 | Rickie Fowler | E. | $121,500 |
| T23 | Jordan Spieth | E. | $121,500 |
| T23 | Nikolai Hoigo | E. | $121,500 |
| T33 | Adam Scott | +1 | $84,112 |
| T33 | Oliver Wilson | +1 | $84,112 |
| T33 | Wyndham Clark | +1 | $84,112 |
| T33 | Richard Brand | +1 | $84,112 |
| T33 | Patrick Reed | +1 | $84,112 |
| T33 | Cameron Smith | +1 | $84,112 |
| T33 | Patrick Cantley | +1 | $84,112 |
| T33 | Roman Langasque | +1 | $84,112 |
| T41 | Marcel Siem | +2 | $58,725 |
| T41 | Victor Perez | +2 | $58,725 |
| T41 | Harley long | +2 | $58,725 |
| T41 | Jordan Smith | +2 | $58,725 |
| T41 | JT Poston | +2 | $58,725 |
| T41 | Alexander Björk | +2 | $58,725 |
| T41 | Lee Min Woo | +2 | $58,725 |
| T41 | Matt Fitzpatrick | +2 | $58,725 |
| T49 | Christian Bezuidenhout | +3 | $45,933 |
| T49 | Abraham Anser | +3 | $45,933 |
| T49 | Brendon Todd | +3 | $45,933 |
| T52 | Ryan Fox | +4 | $43,433 |
| T52 | Michael Stewart | +4 | $43,433 |
| T52 | Corey Connors | +4 | $43,433 |
| T55 | Andrew Putnam | +5 | $41,375 |
| T55 | Adrian Otegi | +5 | $41,375 |
| T55 | Gary Woodland | +5 | $41,375 |
| T55 | Zach Johnson | +5 | $41,375 |
| 59 | Brandon Robinson Thompson | +6 | $40,500 |
| T60 | Scott Stallings | +7 | $39,900 |
| T60 | Bryson DeChambeau | +7 | $39,900 |
| T60 | Kart Kitayama | +7 | $39,900 |
| T60 | Rikuya Hoshino | +7 | $39,900 |
| T64 | Padraig Harrington | +8 | $39,025 |
| T64 | Brooks Koepka | +8 | $39,025 |
| T64 | Richie Ramsay | +8 | $39,025 |
| T64 | Guido Migliozzi | +8 | $39,025 |
| T68 | Danny Willett | $9 | $38,033 |
| T68 | David Ringmarth | +9 | $38,033 |
| T68 | Sami Balimaki | +9 | $38,033 |
| T71 | Robert McIntyre | +10 | $37,550 |
| T71 | Joost Ruyten | +10 | $37,550 |
| T71 | Thomas Peters | +10 | $37,550 |
| T74 | Christ Lamprecht (a) | +11 | $0 |
| T74 | Thriston Lawrence | +11 | $37,300 |
| 76 | Zack Fisher | +13 | $37,175 |
