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Golf Monthly
Golf Monthly
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Roderick Easdale

Revealed: The Jaw-Dropping Amount Paid In Prize Money Across The Top Men's Professional Golf Tours In 2024

A pile of 100 dollar bills.

When Willie Park Senior won the first-ever Major, the 1860 Open Championship at Prestwick Golf Club, do you know how much prize money he received?

If you don’t know, have a guess. If you wish a clue – well it is a heck of a lot less than the $3.1 million that this year’s champion, Xander Schaufelle, won.

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