The Open Championship is only a few days away, and this week’s Genesis Scottish Open has only served to heighten the levels of anticipation around the year’s final Major.
Many of the best golfers on the planet have been duking it out over the incredible Renaissance Club in North Berwick and we’re set up perfectly for an exciting finish.
Three players shared the lead heading into Sunday’s action, with Robert MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick and Min Woo Lee all inside the final group. Behind them is a tightly-bunched leaderboard all hoping to claim a win in the country of the sport’s birth.
And for the fourth season in a row, the Genesis Scottish Open – which serves as a Rolex Series Event on the DP World Tour and is also co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour – will offer up an identical tournament purse.
There’s $9 million to be shared out among those who made the cut on Friday, with close to $1.6 million of that going the way of the champion.
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A modest prize payout on the PGA Tour but one of the biggest of the season in Europe, it means anyone who finishes inside the top-22 stands an excellent chance of walking away with at least $100,000. That is before various factors reduce how much a pro golfer really earns…
But either way, there is plenty of money on offer in Scotland. And there are a few other non-financial but still significant perks on the line as well.
Whoever wins, should they not already be exempt, will claim a spot at The Masters in 2027. They would also earn a place in The Open next week.
Regardless, the top-three non-exempt players in Scotland later today will be teeing it up at Royal Birkdale in a matter of days via the Open Qualifying Series.
In addition, there are FedEx Cup points, Race To Dubai points and OWGR points up for grabs, too. So it really is all to play for.
Below is the maximum prize money payout for each position down to 71st at the 2026 Genesis Scottish Open before ties are taken into account. The full list will be updated once the tournament has concluded.
GENESIS SCOTTISH OPEN PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWNSwipe to scroll horizontally
Position
Prize Money
1st
$1,575,000
2nd
$985,500
3rd
$590,850
4th
$441,000
5th
$373,500
6th
$322,200
7th
$287,550
8th
$253,800
9th
$233,100
10th
$213,300
11th
$197,100
12th
$182,250
13th
$168,300
14th
$155,700
15th
$148,500
16th
$141,300
17th
$134,100
18th
$126,900
19th
$120,150
20th
$113,850
21st
$107,550
22nd
$102,600
23rd
$97,650
24th
$92,700
25th
$87,750
26th
$82,800
27th
$80,100
28th
$77,400
29th
$74,700
30th
$72,000
31st
$69,300
32nd
$66,600
33rd
$63,900
34th
$61,425
35th
$58,950
36th
$56,475
37th
$54,450
38th
$52,650
39th
$50,850
40th
$49,050
41st
$47,250
42nd
$45,450
43rd
$43,650
44th
$41,850
45th
$40,050
46th
$38,250
47th
$36,450
48th
$34,830
49th
$33,300
50th
$32,040
51st
$30,870
52nd
$29,700
53rd
$28,620
54th
$27,540
55th
$27,000
56th
$26,460
57th
$25,920
58th
$25,380
59th
$24,840
60th
$24,300
61st
$23,760
62nd
$23,220
63rd
$22,680
64th
$22,140
65th
$21,600
66th
$19,800
67th
$19,620
68th
$19,440
69th
$19,260
70th
$19,080
71st
$18,900