Although it’s the famous Claret Jug that all 156 players in The Open field are dreaming of lifting at Hoylake, there’s a decent amount of prize money up for grabs – $16.5m to be precise.
Prior to this year’s Open at Royal Liverpool, The R&A announced that the Champion Golfer of the Year would receive a record $3m first prize, which will be $500,000 more than Cameron Smith won at St Andrews at the 150th Open.
