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The winner of next week's Open Championship will receive a record £2.3m in prize money, the R&A has announced.
The total prize fund for the 151st Open at Royal Liverpool from July 20-23 will be £12.7m an 18 per cent increase on last year.
R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said: "Our aim is to ensure The Open remains at the pinnacle of world golf and we have almost doubled the prize fund since 2016.
"While we are seeing substantial increases in prize money across the men's professional game, we are fulfilling our wider obligation to the sport by elevating the AIG Women's Open, strengthening pathways in the elite amateur game and encouraging more people around the world to play golf.
"We believe that getting this balance right is vital to the long-term future of the sport."
Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy is the 17/2 favourite. He won the event in 2014 after dominating at Royal Liverpool.
World number one Scottie Scheffler is the 11/1 second favourite, while second in the rankings Joh Rahm is a 14/1 chance
