It pays to play well in major championships, folks. Just ask Collin Morikawa.
The 24-year-old from Los Angeles earned his second major championship victory in just his eighth major start on Sunday, claiming the 149th British Open at Royal St. George’s in Sandwich, England, at 15-under-par. Morikawa, a five-time winner in just two years as a professional, overcame 2010 Open champion Louis Oosthuizen and held off three-time major champion Jordan Spieth to take home the Claret Jug and a record top-prize of $2,070,000. Spieth, who finished two shots back in second, will take home $1,198,000.
Check out how much money each player earned this week at the British Open.
British Open: Leaderboard | Best photos | Winner’s bag
Major money: Comparing major championship prize money payouts
Career earnings: PGA Tour’s top-18 money winners of all time
British open prize money
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Collin Morikawa | -15 | $2,070,000 |
| 2 | Jordan Spieth | -13 | $1,198,000 |
| T3 | Jon Rahm | -11 | $682,500 |
| T3 | Louis Oosthuizen | -11 | $682,500 |
| 5 | Dylan Frittelli | -9 | $480,000 |
| T6 | Brooks Koepka | -8 | $386,500 |
| T6 | Mackenzie Hughes | -8 | $386,500 |
| T8 | Dustin Johnson | -7 | $255,250 |
| T8 | Robert MacIntyre | -7 | $255,250 |
| T8 | Daniel Berger | -7 | $255,250 |
| T8 | Scottie Scheffler | -7 | $255,250 |
| T12 | Viktor Hovland | -6 | $181,083 |
| T12 | Emiliano Grillo | -6 | $181,083 |
| T12 | Shane Lowry | -6 | $181,083 |
| T15 | Tony Finau | -5 | $143,062 |
| T15 | Paul Casey | -5 | $143,062 |
| T15 | Marcel Siem | -5 | $143,062 |
| T15 | Corey Conners | -5 | $143,062 |
| T19 | Sergio Garcia | -4 | $109,000 |
| T19 | Brandt Snedeker | -4 | $109,000 |
| T19 | Brian Harman | -4 | $109,000 |
| T19 | Aaron Rai | -4 | $109,000 |
| T19 | Webb Simpson | -4 | $109,000 |
| T19 | Kevin Streelman | -4 | $109,000 |
| T19 | Justin Harding | -4 | $109,000 |
| T26 | Xander Schauffele | -3 | $79,821 |
| T26 | Byeong-Hun An | -3 | $79,821 |
| T26 | Ian Poulter | -3 | $79,821 |
| T26 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | -3 | $79,821 |
| T26 | Jason Kokrak | -3 | $79,821 |
| T26 | Cameron Tringale | -3 | $79,821 |
| T26 | Andy Sullivan | -3 | $79,821 |
| T33 | Bryson DeChambeau | -2 | $60,143 |
| T33 | Benjamin Hebert | -2 | $60,143 |
| T33 | Tommy Fleetwood | -2 | $60,143 |
| T33 | Talor Gooch | -2 | $60,143 |
| T33 | Lanto Griffin | -2 | $60,143 |
| T33 | Danny Willett | -2 | $60,143 |
| T33 | Cameron Smith | -2 | $60,143 |
| T40 | JC Ritchie | -1 | $45,417 |
| T40 | Max Homa | -1 | $45,417 |
| T40 | Justin Thomas | -1 | $45,417 |
| T40 | Dean Burmester | -1 | $45,417 |
| T40 | Daniel Van Tonder | -1 | $45,417 |
| T40 | Matt Wallace | -1 | $45,417 |
| T46 | Jazz Janewattananond | E | $33,679 |
| T46 | Harris English | E | $33,679 |
| T46 | Adam Scott | E | $33,679 |
| T46 | Johannes Veerman | E | $33,679 |
| T46 | Rory McIlroy | E | $33,679 |
| T46 | Justin Rose | E | $33,679 |
| T46 | Joel Dahmen | E | $33,679 |
| T53 | Rickie Fowler | 1 | $29,417 |
| T53 | Chan Kim | 1 | $29,417 |
| T53 | Billy Horschel | 1 | $29,417 |
| T53 | Marcus Armitage | 1 | $29,417 |
| T53 | Jonathan Thomson | 1 | $29,417 |
| T53 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 1 | $29,417 |
| T59 | Ryosuke Kinoshita | 2 | $27,929 |
| T59 | Joaquin Niemann | 2 | $27,929 |
| T59 | Chez Reavie | 2 | $27,929 |
| T59 | Abraham Ancer | 2 | $27,929 |
| T59 | Bernd Wiesberger | 2 | $27,929 |
| T59 | Lee Westwood | 2 | $27,929 |
| T59 | Matthias Schmid | 2 | — |
| T59 | Antoine Rozner | 2 | $27,929 |
| T67 | Brendan Steele | 3 | $26,900 |
| T67 | Richard Bland | 3 | $26,900 |
| T67 | Jack Senior | 3 | $26,900 |
| T67 | Sam Horsfield | 3 | $26,900 |
| T67 | Ryan Fox | 3 | $26,900 |
| 72 | Padraig Harrington | 4 | $26,375 |
| 73 | Kevin Kisner | 5 | $26,250 |
| T74 | Richard Mansell | 6 | $26,125 |
| T74 | Yuxin Lin | 6 | — |
| T76 | Poom Saksansin | 8 | $25,938 |
| T76 | Sam Burns | 8 | $25,938 |