There is just one day left in the 2026 Open Championship, and all eyes will once again be on Sam Burns.
Burns starts the day with a double lead as he seeks his first ever championship. And it’s his latest chance to drop the Best Player Without a Major title, a moniker he shares with Cameron Young and Tommy Fleetwood, two players with a chance come Sunday at Royal Birkdale.
Through 54 holes, the 29-year-old Burns is 10 under and leads Ryan Fox and Si Woo Kim, both at eight under. Other stars like Ludvig Aberg, Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau are also lurking. (You can view the complete leaderboard here.)
He is Burns’ sixth 54-hole leader or co-lead on the PGA Tour, and has converted 1 of 5 for the title. It’s also his second 54-hole lead. He led the 2025 US Open at Oakmont before tying for 7th. Last month, he finished second in the US Open at Shinnecock Hills.
The winner of the Open Championship, the final men’s champion of the year, will receive $3.2 million of the $17.75 million prize pool. The Masters and US Open both handed out winning checks of $4.5 million this year, while Aaron Rai won $3.69 million at the PGA Championship.
You can view the entire payout breakdown for the 2026 Open Championship below.
2026 Open Championship total money, payout
1st: $3.2 million
2nd: $1.842 million
Third: $1.181 million
4: $917,000
5th: $738,000
6: $639,700
7: $549,700
8: $463,250
9: $406,200
10: $367,000
11: $334,200
12: $296,000
13th: $278,500
14: $260,700
15th: $241,900
16th: $222,700
17th: $212,000
18th: $202,000
19th: $193,600
20: $184,500
21st: $175,900
22: $167,100
23rd: $158,100
24th: $149,300
25th: $144,250
26th: $138,000
27th: $133,000
28th: $128,400
29th: $122,800
30th: $116,500
31st: $112,700
Age 32: $106,900
33rd: $103,100
34th: $100,200
35th: $96,700
36th: $92,900
37th: $88,500
38th: $84,100
39th: $81,000
40th: $78,400
41st: $75,200
Age 42: $71,500
43rd: $68,300
44th: $64,400
45th: $60,700
46th: $57,600
47th: $55,300
48th: $53,100
49th: $50,700
50th: $49,400
51st: $48,350
Age 52: $47,500
53rd: $46,800
54th: $46,100
55th: $45,300
56th: $44,700
57th: $44,250
58th: $43,950
59th: $43,625
60th: $43,325
61st: $43,100
Age 62: $42,900
63rd: $42,700
64th: $42,500
65th: $42,150
66th: $41,825
67th: $41,500
68th: $41,200
69th: $40,900
70th: $40,700
Age 71: $40,575
Age 72: $40,450
73rd: $40,325
74th: $40,200
75th: $40,075
76: $39,950
77th: $39,825
78th: $39,700
