Henrik Stenson won the 145th Open Championship, more commonly known as the British Open.
He defeated runner-up Phil Mickelson by three strokes and did so in record fashion. He’ll receive a nice payday because of it.
Here is the payout information for the 2016 British Open.
Total Purse: $8.5 million.
Winner’s share: $1,551,000
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Top 10 payouts
1: $1,551,000
2: $891,000
3: $571,560
4: $444,840
5: $357,720
6: $310,200
7: $265,320
8: $224,400
9: $196,680
10: $178,200
*Ties combined and averaged for payout.
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