TROON, Scotland — The Champion Golfer of the Year will win a lot more than the claret jug.

The R&A announced Monday the prize fund up for grabs at the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon, with the victor taking home a tournament-record $3.1 million payday. The total prize fund is $17 million for the field, also a record.

“The R&A has a responsibility to strike a balance between maintaining The Open’s position in the global game, providing the funds required for governance and developing amateur and recreational golf in 146 countries internationally,” said Martin Slumbers, CEO of the R&A. “We have to make choices if we want to continue to build on the significant growth in participation that is essential for golf’s future.”

However, Slumbers noted his concern of the elevated role money has had in the landscape of professional golf during the game’s civil war, both for the “perception of the sport and its long-term financial sustainability.”

“We are determined to act with the interests of the global game in mind as we pursue our goal of ensuring golf continues to thrive in 50 years’ time,” Slumbers said.

Slumbers isn’t wrong. At the majors alone, the purse payouts have significantly increased since 2022, with the U.S. Open awarding $21.5 million overall with $4.3 million going to the winner, the PGA Championship handing out $18.5 million and the Masters giving $18 million to its field.

Here are the total payouts for this week’s Open Championship:

1: $3,100,000

2: $1,759,000

3: $1,128,000

4: $876,000

5: $705,000

6: $611,000

7: $525,000

8: $442,500

9: $388,000

10: $350,600

11: $319,200

12: $282,800

13: $266,000

14: $249,000

15: $231,000

16: $212,700

17: $202,400

18: $193,000

19: $184,900

20: $176,200

21: $168,000

22: $159,600

23: $151,000

24: $142,600

25: $137,800

26: $131,800

27: $127,000

28: $122,600

29: $117,300

30: $111,200

31: $107,600

32: $102,100

33: $98,500

34: $95,700

35: $92,400

36: $88,700

37: $84,600

38: $80,300

39: $77,400

40: $74,900

41: $71,800

42: $68,300

43: $65,200

44: $61,500

45: $58,000

46: $55,000

47: $52,800

48: $50,700

49: $48,400

50: $47,200

51: $46,200

52: $45,400

53: $44,700

54: $44,000

55: $43,300

56: $42,700

57: $42,300

58: $42,000

59: $41,700

60: $41,400

61: $41,200

62: $41,000

63: $40,800

64: $40,600

65: $40,300

66: $40,000

67: $39,700

68: $39,400

69: $39,100

70: $38,900