The cash prize for 2nd place in the the
British Open Golf is £675,000.
This is equal to $886,798 US dollars.
First prize money for the 2015 British Open is $1,805,500
British open
2nd place wins 700,000 dollars.
$1,600,000
$1,451,830 for First Place
$850,000
Anthony Wall was the top British finisher in the 2006 Open, 10 strokes behind winner Tiger Woods in a tie for 11th place.
1.25 million
Muirfield
Tom Watson won £450,000.
It depends on the purse for that year, but usally just short of $1 million
Stewart Cink got £750,000.