How much will golfers win at the Genesis Scottish Open 2023? Prize money payouts explored

Modified Jul 13, 2023 00:12 GMT

Genesis Scottish Open - Day Four — Genesis Scottish Open 2022 winner Xander Schauffele (Image via Getty)

The Genesis Scottish Open 2023 is here. The PGA Tour and DP World Tour co-sanctioned event will see 156 golfers go up against each other for the $9 million purse on offer. With just a week to go until The Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, golfers will look to make a strong outing at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick over the weekend.

The Scottish Open field will feature some of the world’s best players ahead of the year’s final men’s Major championship at Hoylake. The event will have 30 of the top 50 players in the world among its top contenders, including defending champion Xander Schauffele and World No.1 Scottie Scheffler. They’ll be joined by Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, Viktor Hovland, Max Homa, and Jordan Spieth, among others.

The golfers on the Genesis Scottish Open 2023 field will have their eyes set on the top prize of $1.62 million.

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Genesis Scottish Open prize money

The PGA Tour's Genesis Scottish Open 2023 will have a prize purse of $9 million. This is a $1 million increase from 2022. The winner’s prize has also been upped to $1,620,000. Apart from the paycheck, the champion golfer will also take valuable OWGR and FedEx cup points.

While the winner takes the major share of the total purse, the event’s runner-up will settle for a paycheck of $981,000. The third-placed golfer will win $621,000, while the fourth-placed player will take $441,000. Notably, the golfer finishing last on the 65-player final leaderboard will return home with $19,350.