The 2011 British Open increased the first-place purse with an additional £50,000 this year, or over $80,000, to £900,000. Either way you look at it, Darren Clarke came away with a nice prize of $1,451,830 (using July 17 conversion rates) out of a $7.3 million purse (complete winnings here). This now pushes him over the $24 million career earnings since becoming a pro in 1990.
2011 British Open Prize Money Gives Darren Clarke $1.4M Payday
Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson each came away with nearly $690,000 for their second-place finishes. The rest of the top 15 players received over $100,000 dollars, while the 71st player made the least at $18,712.
Amateurs Tim Lewis and Peter Uihlein did not receive any prize money, but had they been eligible, the former would have received $47,126 for his 30th place tie and the latter would have taken $23,552 for a tie at 48th place.
Here are the top earnings:
| Pos | Name | Earnings |
| 1 | Darren Clarke | $1,451,830 |
| T2 | Dustin Johnson | $689,617 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | $689,617 |
| 4 | Thomas Bjorn | $419,416 |
| T5 | Rickie Fowler | $293,054 |
| T5 | Chad Campbell | $293,054 |
| T5 | Anthony Kim | $293,054 |
| 8 | Raphael Jacquelin | $209,708 |
| T9 | Simon Dyson | $168,304 |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | $168,304 |
| T9 | Davis Love III | $168,304 |
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