The final senior Major of the year is almost at an end and several legends of the game are battling it out for yet another trophy to add to their respective cabinets.
Despite being over 50 years old, the desire to win has not wavered for any of those still competing at Gleneagles’ famous King’s Course in Scotland this weekend.
And their urge to come out on top will remain until the final putt drops on Sunday with another $2.85 million tournament purse on the line.
As far as the Majors go, The Senior Open offers the second smallest. However, there’s still almost $450,000 heading the way of the winner.
In addition, each of the top five could theoretically walk away with a six-figure payout while a top-10 result could be good enough for upwards of $50,000.
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This one is not about the money, though, as it’s still one of the most prestigious titles available in the world of seniors golf.
Padraig Harrington was victorious last year, defeating Justin Leonard and co. by three strokes at Sunningdale Old Course to wrap up an Open Championship double on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Irishman, who successfully defended his US Senior Open crown earlier this year, is in final form once again but will not go back-to-back on British shores. Instead, American Jerry Kelly appears best placed to triumph.
Until we find out for certain who will win, below is the maximum prize money payout for each position at The Senior Open before ties are taken into account and based on 75 players making the cut.
The Senior Open Prize Money Breakdown
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Position
Prize Money
1st
$447,800
2nd
$298,680
3rd
$168,036
4th
$134,292
5th
$113,772
6th
$93,936
7th
$80,484
8th
$67,032
9th
$60,192
10th
$53,694
11th
$49,362
12th
$45,942
13th
$42,978
14th
$41,154
15th
$39,444
16th
$37,620
17th
$25,910
18th
$34,542
19th
$33,402
20th
$32,490
21st
$31,578
22nd
$30,666
23rd
$29,754
24th
$28,842
25th
$27,930
26th
$27,018
27th
$26,106
28th
$25,194
29th
$24,396
30th
$23,598
31st
$22,800
32nd
$22,002
33rd
$21,318
34th
$20,634
35th
$20,064
36th
$19,494
37th
$18,924
38th
$18,354
39th
$17,898
40th
$17,328
41st
$16,872
42nd
$16,302
43rd
$15,846
44th
$15,276
45th
$14,820
46th
$14,364
47th
$13,794
48th
$13,338
49th
$12,768
50th
$12,312
51st
$11,742
52nd
$11,286
53rd
$10,716
54th
$10,260
55th
$9,690
56th
$9,234
57th
$8,778
58th
$8,436
59th
$7,980
60th
$7,638
61st
$7,296
62nd
$6,954
63rd
$6,726
64th
$6,384
65th
$6,156
66th
$5,814
67th
$5,586
68th
$5,358
69th
$5,130
70th
$4,901
71st
$4,674
72nd
$4,446
73rd
$4,218
74th
$3,990
75th
$3,672