Just one day remains at the 2026 Open Championship, and all eyes will again be on Sam Burns.
Burns begins the day with a two-shot lead as he seeks his first-ever major championship. It’s also his latest chance to shed the Best Player Without a Major title, a moniker he essentially shares with Cameron Young and Tommy Fleetwood, two players who also have a chance come Sunday at Royal Birkdale.
Through 54 holes, the 29-year-old Burns is 10 under and leads Ryan Fox and Si Woo Kim, who are both eight under. Other stars, like Ludvig Aberg, Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau are still lurking too. (You can view the complete leaderboard here.)
It’s Burns’ sixth 54-hole lead or co-lead on the PGA Tour, and he’s converted 1 of the 5 into a title. It’s also his second 54-hole major lead. He led the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont before tying for 7th. Last month, he finished second at the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills.
The winner of the Open Championship, the final men’s major of the year, will receive $3.2 million of the $17.75 million total purse. The Masters and U.S. Open both offered $4.5 million winner’s checks this year, and Aaron Rai won $3.69 million at the PGA Championship.
You can view the entire payout breakdown for the 2026 Open Championship below.
2026 Open Championship total purse, payout
1st: $3.2 million
2nd: $1.842 million
3rd: $1.181 million
4th: $917,000
5th: $738,000
6th: $639,700
7th: $549,700
8th: $463,250
9th: $406,200
10th: $367,000
11th: $334,200
12th: $296,000
13th: $278,500
14th: $260,700
15th: $241,900
16th: $222,700
17th: $212,000
18th: $202,000
19th: $193,600
20th: $184,500
21st: $175,900
22nd: $167,100
23rd: $158,100
24th: $149,300
25th: $144,250
26th: $138,000
27th: $133,000
28th: $128,400
29th: $122,800
30th: $116,500
31st: $112,700
32nd: $106,900
33rd: $103,100
34th: $100,200
35th: $96,700
36th: $92,900
37th: $88,500
38th: $84,100
39th: $81,000
40th: $78,400
41st: $75,200
42nd: $71,500
43rd: $68,300
44th: $64,400
45th: $60,700
46th: $57,600
47th: $55,300
48th: $53,100
49th: $50,700
50th: $49,400
51st: $48,350
52nd: $47,500
53rd: $46,800
54th: $46,100
55th: $45,300
56th: $44,700
57th: $44,250
58th: $43,950
59th: $43,625
60th: $43,325
61st: $43,100
62nd: $42,900
63rd: $42,700
64th: $42,500
65th: $42,150
66th: $41,825
67th: $41,500
68th: $41,200
69th: $40,900
70th: $40,700
71st: $40,575
72nd: $40,450
73rd: $40,325
74th: $40,200
75th: $40,075
76th: $39,950
77th: $39,825
78th: $39,700
