For the first time in two years, one golfer will soon be raising the Claret Jug as the winner of The Open Championship. The tournament, which was canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, got underway Thursday at the Royal St. George's Golf Club in Kent, England.
This year's winner will also be taking home a bigger prize than Shane Lowry did when he won the last edition of the tournament in 2019. The R&A recently announced that the total purse for The Open Championship has increased to $11.5 million this year, with $2.07 million of that going to the winner.