What is the prize money for Alfred Dunhill Links Championship?

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship successfully concluded yesterday, October 2, with Ryan Fox winning the event by one stroke. He prevailed in the final round with a score of 4-under 68 earning a one-shot win over Callum Shinkwin and Alex Noren. Rory McIlroy finished fourth, tied with Antoine Rozner.

This was Fox's second victory on the European/DP World Tour after he won the Ras Al Khaimah Classic in the United Arab Emirates in February. Furthermore, Shinkwin and Alex Acquavella won the team championship at 37 under.

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is one of the most unique and richest tournaments on the European Tour. It attracts the attention of golfers from all around the globe. It is played over three courses, namely, the Old Course (St Andrews), the Championship Course, Carnoustie (near Dundee), and Kingsbarns Golf Links (7 miles south of St Andrews).

The Old Course at St Andrews is regarded as the 'Home of Golf' with the sport being played on the course for more than a hundred years. Moreover, the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is the only major professional tournament played every year on this course.

The tournament is a combination of professional-amateur players, where each team consists of one professional and one amateur player.

With the prize money escalating in various golf tournaments this year, the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship prize purse this year is no exception. Here's a breakdown of the same for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2022.

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Alfred Dunhill Links Championship: Prize money breakdown

The tournament was played by 168 players, with all players getting some prize money for completing the event depending on their finish. The winner of the event gets 710 DP World Tour points as its an official event on the tour.

Moreover, the winner gets 32 official golf world ranking points as well as two-plus season exemption on the European Tour.

The total purse for the individual competition is $4.8 million with the winner getting a whopping $800,000. The second prize is $500,000.

Below is the final prize money breakdown for all players on the basis of their rank:

1. $800,000
2. $533,330
3. $300,480
4. $240,000
5. $203,520
6. $168,000
7. $144,000
8. $120,000
9. $107,520
10. $96,000
11. $88,320
12. $82,560
13. $77,280
14. $73,440
15. $70,560
16. $67,680
17. $64,800
18. $61,920
19. $59,520
20. $57,600
21. $55,680
22. $54,240
23. $52,800
24. $51,360
25. $49,920
26. $48,480
27. $47,040
28. $45,600
29. $44,160
30. $42,720
31. $41,280
32. $39,840
33. $38,400
34. $36,960
35. $36,000
36. $35,040
37. $34,080
38. $33,120
39. $32,160
40. $31,200
41. $30,240
42. $29,280
43. $28,320
44. $27,360
45. $26,400
46. $25,440
47. $24,480
48. $23,520
49. $22,560
50. $21,600
51. $20,640
52. $19,680
53. $18,720
54. $17,760
55. $16,800
56. $15,840
57. $14,880
58. $14,400
59. $13,920
60. $13,440

Meanwhile, the prize money purse for the team competition is $200,000, which will be paid to professionals only. The first prize is $50,000 followed by $30,000 and $20,000.

Following the Dunhill Links Championship, the DP World Tour moves to Spain for the Acciona Open de Espana, which starts on October 6, 2022.

The top 10 standings after the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in the DP World Tour rankings table in points stand as shown below:

• R. McIlroy (NI) 4,154.1
• M. Fitzpatrick (Eng) 3,155.5
• R. Fox (NZ) 3,119.5
• V. Hovland (Nor) 2,711.4
• W. Zalatoris (US) 2,661.5
• T. Pieters (Bel) 2,575.5
• S. Lowry (Ire) 2,471.4
• A. Meronk (Pol) 2,245.2
• T. Lawrence (RSA) 1,842.4
• T. Fleetwood (Eng) 1,653.7