The 2022 British Open Caddie Payout, Purse, and Prize Money

 

A view of the grand stands at the 105th Open Championship in 2022
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The British Open, most commonly referred to as The Open Championship, is usually the last of the four majors on the PGA Tour. Its history is rich, having  been hosted by many of the most iconic golf courses in Europe. This year marks the 150th anniversary of The Open and, in perfect alignment, the venue was set to be at the  Old Course, St. Andrews, also known as the birthplace of golf.

The 2022 Open Championship Purse

A win at the British Open sets a golfer’s career on a new trajectory. In addition to being named among some of golf’s greatest champions, the winner at The Open will receive a host of exemptions on tour, which relieves a lot of the pressures of playing tournament golf. In addition, the player that wins The Open Championship, will receive a healthy payday, which can ease the financial burden of playing on the PGA tour. The purse at the 2022 British Open is $14 million. This is the highest purse in the tournament’s history and is a whopping 22% increase compared to the pot in 2021. The winner will be poised to take home a very healthy $2.5 million, which is the usual 18% payout.

How much does the winning caddie make at the 2022 Open Championship?

The winning caddie at the British Open can expect to take home $250,000.This is a huge step up compared to the prize money Xander Schauffele’s caddie took home after the win at the Scottish Open last week but still 20% less than Billy Foster took home at the 2022 U.S. Open. This cut is the standard 10% of the prize money awarded to the winner, which we already estimate to be $2.5 million. The winning caddie stands to take home 28% of prize money available to caddies that make the cut over the weekend.

Here’s the payout breakdown for the caddies at the 2022 Open Championship

** These payouts are still currently projections. Follow along to which caddie takes home the largest share of the pot. 

Position	Payout	Caddie Rate	Caddie Payout
1	$2,500,000	10%	$250,000
2	$1,455,000	7%	$101,850
3	$933,000	7%	$65,310
4	$725,000	7%	$50,750
5	$583,000	7%	$40,810
6	$505,000	7%	$35,350
7	$434,000	7%	$30,380
8	$366,000	7%	$25,620
9	$321,000	7%	$22,470
10	$290,000	7%	$20,300
11	$264,000	5%	$13,200
12	$234,000	5%	$11,700
13	$220,000	5%	$11,000
14	$206,000	5%	$10,300
15	$191,500	5%	$9,575
16	$176,000	5%	$8,800
17	$167,500	5%	$8,375
18	$159,750	5%	$7,988
19	$153,000	5%	$7,650
20	$145,750	5%	$7,288
21	$139,000	5%	$6,950
22	$132,000	5%	$6,600
23	$125,000	5%	$6,250
24	$118,000	5%	$5,900
25	$114,000	5%	$5,700
26	$109,000	5%	$5,450
27	$105,000	5%	$5,250
28	$101,500	5%	$5,075
29	$97,000	5%	$4,850
30	$92,000	5%	$4,600
31	$89,000	5%	$4,450
32	$84,500	5%	$4,225
33	$81,500	5%	$4,075
34	$79,250	5%	$3,963
35	$76,500	5%	$3,825
36	$73,500	5%	$3,675
37	$70,000	5%	$3,500
38	$66,500	5%	$3,325
39	$64,000	5%	$3,200
40	$62,000	5%	$3,100
41	$59,500	5%	$2,975
42	$56,500	5%	$2,825
43	$54,000	5%	$2,700
44	$51,000	5%	$2,550
45	$48,000	5%	$2,400
46	$45,500	5%	$2,275
47	$43,700	5%	$2,185
48	$42,000	5%	$2,100
49	$40,000	5%	$2,000
50	$39,100	5%	$1,955
51	$38,200	5%	$1,910
52	$37,600	5%	$1,880
53	$37,000	5%	$1,850
54	$36,500	5%	$1,825
55	$35,900	5%	$1,795
56	$35,400	5%	$1,770
57	$35,000	5%	$1,750
58	$34,750	5%	$1,738
59	$34,500	5%	$1,725
60	$34,250	5%	$1,713
61	$34,000	5%	$1,700
62	$33,900	5%	$1,695
63	$33,750	5%	$1,688
64	$33,600	5%	$1,680
65	$33,400	5%	$1,670
66	$33,100	5%	$1,655
67	$32,900	5%	$1,645
68	$32,600	5%	$1,630
69	$32,400	5%	$1,620
70	$32,200	5%	$1,610