Xander Schauffele’s net worth and career earnings boosted with The Open prize pot

Xander Schauffele’s net worth received a significant boost of £2.3 million ($3.1 million) following his first Open Championship victory at Royal Troon over the weekend. The 30-year-old American golfer lifted the Claret Jug after finishing with an overall score of -9, demonstrating impressive form by hitting 16 of 18 fairways in his final round on Sunday. He started his last day of the tournament with five consecutive pars and then secured back-to-back birdies on the 6th and 7th holes, putting him at -2 under for the day.

Further birdies on the 11th, 13th, 14th, and 16th holes left him at -6 with just two holes remaining. Schauffele calmly completed his round with pars on the 17th and 18th holes to win the Open Championship. He finished two strokes ahead of runners-up Justin Rose and Billy Horschel, with Thriston Lawrence and Russell Henley rounding out the top five.

Schauffele’s estimated net worth of £15.4 million ($20 million) increased by £2.3 million thanks to the Open Championship, which had a prize pool of £13.1 million distributed among all players at Troon. This win is not Schauffele’s only major success in 2024; he has accumulated an impressive £12.3 million ($15.9 million) in earnings this year alone.

Starting 2024 without a major title, Schauffele ends it with two significant wins: the Open Championship and the PGA Championship in May. At Valhalla, he narrowly defeated US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke, finishing with -21 overall to DeChambeau’s -20, earning £2.5 million ($3.3 million) from the PGA Championship’s £14.3 million ($18.5 million) prize pot. Additionally, Schauffele’s eighth-place finish at the Masters and T7 placement at the US Open earned him £479,523 ($620,000) and £494,442 ($639,289) respectively.

In 2024, Schauffele has also achieved top 10 finishes in other tournaments, including the Memorial, Wells Fargo Championship, Valspar, Players Championship, Genesis Invitational, the American Express, and the Sentry, further bolstering his earnings.

This year marks the first since 1982 that all four major golf championships have been won by Americans: Schauffele captured the Open Championship and PGA Championship, Bryson DeChambeau won the US Open, and Scottie Scheffler claimed victory at the Masters.