ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – A victory by Paul Dunne would make the rest of the Open field a little bit richer.
Because of his amateur status, Dunne, a 22-year-old from Ireland, is unable to claim any prize money at St. Andrews.
That includes the $1.8 million paycheck for first place, the biggest slice of the $9.8 million purse at the Open Championship.
Should Dunne win on Monday – he’s in the final group and in a three-way tie for the lead at 12-under 204, along with Louis Oosthuizen and Jason Day – the first-place prize money will be distributed proportionately among the professionals who made the cut.