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Open prize money stays at 2008 level

Pádraig Harrington
Pádraig Harrington

Prize money for the Open Championship at Turnberry in two weeks is being kept at the same level as last year, with the winner receiving £750,000 out of a total purse of #4.2million.

Pádraig Harrington will be trying for a third successive victory, something last achieved by Australian Peter Thomson in 1956.

The runner-up will again be paid £450,000 and the third-placed player £290,000, while everyone qualifying for the event will earn at least £2,100.

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