Darren Clarke finished -5 and took 20% of the purse. It was his 3rd PGA Tour win, and 97% of the $1,491,328 he earned that season.
How the 2011 Open Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 64% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2011 Open Championship prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | -5 | $1,305,593 | $1,452,078 +11% |
| T2 | Dustin Johnson | USA | -2 | $767,996 | $689,737 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | USA | -2 | $767,996 | $689,737 |
| 4 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | -1 | $419,489 | |
| T5 | Anthony Kim | USA | E | $293,105 | |
| T5 | Chad Campbell | USA | E | $293,105 | |
| T5 | Rickie Fowler | USA | E | $293,105 | |
| 8 | Raphael Jacquelin | France | +1 | $209,745 | |
| T9 | Davis Love III | USA | +2 | $168,333 | |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +2 | $168,333 | |
| T9 | Simon Dyson | England | +2 | $168,333 | |
| T12 | Lucas Glover | USA | +3 | $126,384 | |
| T12 | Martin Kaymer | Germany | +3 | $126,384 | |
| T12 | Steve Stricker | USA | +3 | $126,384 | |
| 15 | George Coetzee | South Africa | +4 | $109,713 | |
| T16 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | +5 | $90,352 | |
| T16 | Freddie Jacobson | Sweden | +5 | $90,352 | |
| T16 | Richard Green | Australia | +5 | $90,352 | |
| T16 | Webb Simpson | USA | +5 | $90,352 | |
| T16 | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +5 | $90,352 | |
| T16 | Zach Johnson | USA | +5 | $90,352 | |
| T22 | Anders Hansen | Denmark | +6 | $72,067 | |
| T22 | Tom Lehman | USA | +6 | $72,067 | |
| T22 | Tom Watson | USA | +6 | $72,067 | |
| T25 | Adam Scott | Australia | +7 | $62,923 | |
| T25 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | +7 | $62,923 | |
| T25 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | +7 | $62,923 | |
| T28 | Charles Howell III | USA | +8 | $56,873 | |
| T28 | Ryan Moore | USA | +8 | $56,873 | |
| T30 | Bubba Watson | USA | +9 | $47,134 | |
| T30 | Gary Woodland | USA | +9 | $47,134 | |
| T30 | Jason Day | Australia | +9 | $47,134 | |
| T30 | Pablo Larrazábal | Spain | +9 | $47,134 | |
| T30 | Ryan Palmer | USA | +9 | $47,134 | |
| T30 | Stewart Cink | USA | +9 | $47,134 | |
| T30 | S.Y. Noh | South Korea | +9 | $47,126 | |
| T30 | Tom Lewis | England | +9 | — | |
| T38 | Gary Boyd | England | +10 | $36,302 | |
| T38 | Jeff Overton | USA | +10 | $36,302 | |
| T38 | Robert Rock | England | +10 | $36,302 | |
| T38 | Simon Khan | England | +10 | $36,302 | |
| T38 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | +10 | $36,302 | |
| T38 | Yuta Ikeda | Japan | +10 | $36,302 | |
| T44 | Justin Rose | England | +11 | $26,304 | $28,538 |
| T44 | K.J. Choi | South Korea | +11 | $26,304 | $28,538 |
| T44 | Kyle Stanley | USA | +11 | $26,304 | $28,538 |
| T44 | Spencer Levin | USA | +11 | $26,304 | $28,538 |
| T48 | Floris De Vries | Netherlands | +12 | $21,131 | $23,556 |
| T48 | Gregory Bourdy | France | +12 | $21,131 | $23,556 |
| T48 | Jim Furyk | USA | +12 | $21,131 | $23,556 |
| T48 | Peter Uihlein | USA | +12 | $21,131 | — |
| T48 | Richard McEvoy | England | +12 | $21,131 | $23,556 |
| T48 | Robert Allenby | Australia | +12 | $21,131 | $23,556 |
| T54 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | +13 | $21,458 | |
| T54 | Paul Casey | England | +13 | $21,458 | |
| T54 | Rory Sabbatini | Slovakia | +13 | $21,458 | |
| T57 | Bill Haas | USA | +14 | $20,571 | |
| T57 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +14 | $20,571 | |
| T57 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | Sweden | +14 | $20,571 | |
| T57 | Grégory Havret | France | +14 | $20,571 | |
| T57 | Ricky Barnes | USA | +14 | $20,571 | |
| T57 | Stephen Gallacher | Scotland | +14 | $20,571 | |
| T63 | Joost Luiten | Netherlands | +16 | $19,845 | |
| T63 | Mark Wilson | USA | +16 | $19,845 | |
| T63 | Matthew Millar | Australia | +16 | $19,845 | |
| T66 | Edoardo Molinari | Italy | +17 | $19,442 | |
| T66 | Paul Lawrie | Scotland | +17 | $19,442 | |
| 68 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | +18 | $17,126 | $19,200 +12% |
| 69 | Harrison Frazar | USA | +19 | $19,038 | |
| 70 | Kenneth Ferrie | England | +21 | $18,877 | |
| 71 | Junggon Hwang | South Korea | +24 | $18,716 | |
| MC | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Adam Wootton | England | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Alejandro Cañizares | Spain | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Alex Noren | Sweden | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Alvaro Quiros | Spain | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Johnston | England | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Andy Smith | England | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Crane | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ben Curtis | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Bernhard Langer | Germany | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Bob Estes | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Kennedy | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandt Snedeker | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Davis | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Bryden MacPherson | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Camilo Villegas | Colombia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Charley Hoffman | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chih-Bing Lam | Singapore | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Tidland | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Hinton | England | +29 | $0 | |
| MC | Danny Willett | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | David Duval | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Ernie Els | South Africa | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Francesco Molinari | Italy | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Francis McGuirk | England | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Graeme Storm | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Hiroo Kawai | Japan | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Hiroyuki Fujita | Japan | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Mahan | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ian Poulter | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Dufner | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Knutzon | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | J.B. Holmes | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Jerry Kelly | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | John Daly | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonathan Byrd | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Leonard | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Na | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Streelman | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kurt Barnes | Australia | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Kyung Kim | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Corfield | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Westwood | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Bjerregaard | Denmark | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Donald | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Calcavecchia | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Laskey | Wales | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark O'Meara | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Markus Brier | Austria | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Laird | Scotland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Maritz | South Africa | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Matteo Manassero | Italy | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Nathan Green | Australia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Neil Schietekat | South Africa | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Watney | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Padraig Harrington | Ireland | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Hanson | Sweden | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Whiteford | Scotland | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Prayad Marksaeng | Thailand | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Prom Meesawat | Thailand | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Rhys Davies | Wales | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Rick Kulacz | Australia | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Garrigus | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ross Fisher | England | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryo Ishikawa | Japan | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Sangmoon Bae | South Korea | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Scott Jamieson | Scotland | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Sean O'Hair | USA | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Simon Edwards | Wales | +21 | $0 | |
| MC | Simon Lilly | England | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Marino | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Tadahiro Takayama | Japan | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Tetsuji Hiratsuka | Japan | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Aiken | South Africa | +4 | $0 | |
| MC | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Thorbjørn Olesen | Denmark | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Todd Hamilton | USA | +16 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Shadbolt | England | +10 | $0 |
The Open winner's share over time
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2011 Open Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2011 Open Championship get?
Darren Clarke won $1,452,078 from a $7,300,000 purse.
What was the 2011 Open Championship purse?
$7,300,000.
How much did last place get at the 2011 Open Championship?
The smallest check was $18,716, to Junggon Hwang (71).
How many players made the cut at the 2011 Open Championship?
71 players made the cut and finished, and 85 players missed it.