It pays to play effectively in skilled golf tournaments, particularly at main championships. Just ask a hundred and fiftieth Open Championship winner, Australia’s Cameron Smith.
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The 28-year-old shot a sensational 8-under 64 within the remaining spherical at the Old Course at St Andrews on Sunday to beat a four-shot deficit and earn a one-shot win over American Cameron Young to say his first main title.
Smith completed at 20-under to earn the highest prize of $2.5 million (R42.7 million), with Young taking residence $1.46 million.
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Just 5 of the 11 South Africans who began the Open Championship, made the midway lower.
In whole 83 gamers (of the 156 starters) together with 4 amateurs performed on the weekend.
Dean Burmester was the highest South African finisher in a tie for eleventh place which was adequate for a $231 000 (R3.95 million) pay day.
Dylan Frittelli resulted in a tie for twenty eighth which noticed him financial institution $90 917 (R1.55 million), whereas Thriston Lawrence’s T42 end was adequate for a $51 000 (R870 000) cheque.
Garrick Higgo completed equal forty seventh for $40 600 (R690 000) in earnings, whereas Christiaan Bezuidenhout was T68 which noticed him stroll away $32 525 R555 000) richer.
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Two-time champion Ernie Els (2002 and 2012) and 2010 winner Louis Oosthuizen each missed the lower, as did Zander Lombard, Shaun Norris, Justin Harding and beginner Aldrich Potgieter.
Meanwhile, Erik van Rooyen was attributable to play however withdrew forward of the beginning with an harm.
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Below, how much every professional player made this week at the a hundred and fiftieth Open Championship at St. Andrews (keep in mind, no money for the amateurs).
Under ending place, participant, rating, earnings
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Cameron Smith | -20 | $2,500,000 |
| 2 | Cameron Young | -19 | $1,455,000 |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | -18 | $933,000 |
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | -14 | $654,000 |
| T4 | Viktor Hovland | -14 | $654,000 |
| T6 | Brian Harman | -13 | $469,500 |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | -13 | $469,500 |
| T8 | Bryson DeChambeau | -12 | $325,667 |
| T8 | Jordan Spieth | -12 | $325,667 |
| T8 | Patrick Cantlay | -12 | $325,667 |
| T11 | Sadom Kaewkanjana | -11 | $231,000 |
| T11 | Abraham Ancer | -11 | $231,000 |
| T11 | Dean Burmester | -11 | $231,000 |
| T11 | Tyrrell Hatton | -11 | $231,000 |
| T15 | Lucas Herbert | -10 | $165,583 |
| T15 | Xander Schauffele | -10 | $165,583 |
| T15 | Anthony Quayle | -10 | $165,583 |
| T15 | Francesco Molinari | -10 | $165,583 |
| T15 | Adam Scott | -10 | $165,583 |
| T15 | Si Woo Kim | -10 | $165,583 |
| T21 | Billy Horschel | -9 | $120,286 |
| T21 | Min Woo Lee | -9 | $120,286 |
| T21 | Trey Mullinax | -9 | $120,286 |
| T21 | Shane Lowry | -9 | $120,286 |
| T21 | Kevin Kisner | -9 | $120,286 |
| T21 | Matt Fitzpatrick | -9 | $120,286 |
| T21 | Scottie Scheffler | -9 | $120,286 |
| T28 | Tony Finau | -8 | $90,917 |
| T28 | Corey Conners | -8 | $90,917 |
| T28 | Harold Varner III | -8 | $90,917 |
| T28 | Will Zalatoris | -8 | $90,917 |
| T28 | Dylan Frittelli | -8 | $90,917 |
| T28 | Thomas Pieters | -8 | $90,917 |
| T34 | Thomas Detry | -7 | $68,906 |
| T34 | Robert MacIntyre | -7 | $68,906 |
| T34 | Talor Gooch | -7 | $68,906 |
| T34 | Lee Westwood | -7 | $68,906 |
| T34 | Sahith Theegala | -7 | $68,906 |
| T34 | Victor Perez | -7 | $68,906 |
| T34 | Jon Rahm | -7 | $68,906 |
| T34 | Aaron Wise | -7 | $68,906 |
| T42 | Sam Burns | -6 | $51,000 |
| T42 | Jason Kokrak | -6 | $51,000 |
| T42 | Thriston Lawrence | -6 | $51,000 |
| T42 | Adrian Meronk | -6 | $51,000 |
| T42 | Chris Kirk | -6 | $51,000 |
| T47 | Garrick Higgo | -5 | $40,600 |
| T47 | Patrick Reed | -5 | $40,600 |
| T47 | Jordan Smith | -5 | $40,600 |
| T47 | Yuto Katsuragawa | -5 | $40,600 |
| T47 | Joohyung Kim | -5 | $40,600 |
| T47 | Filippo Celli (a) | -5 | $0 |
| T53 | Joaquin Niemann | -4 | $35,656 |
| T53 | Danny Willett | -4 | $35,656 |
| T53 | Robert Dinwiddie | -4 | $35,656 |
| T53 | Lars Van Meijel | -4 | $35,656 |
| T53 | Justin Thomas | -4 | $35,656 |
| T53 | Paul Casey | -4 | $35,656 |
| T53 | Jason Scrivener | -4 | $35,656 |
| T53 | Brad Kennedy | -4 | $35,656 |
| T53 | Nicolai Højgaard | -4 | $35,656 |
| T62 | Cameron Tringale | -3 | $33,625 |
| T62 | Sebastián Muñoz | -3 | $33,625 |
| T62 | John Parry | -3 | $33,625 |
| T62 | David Carey | -3 | $33,625 |
| T62 | Ian Poulter | -3 | $33,625 |
| T62 | Russell Henley | -3 | $33,625 |
| T68 | Hideki Matsuyama | -2 | $32,525 |
| T68 | Sergio Garcia | -2 | $32,525 |
| T68 | Richard Mansell | -2 | $32,525 |
| T68 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -2 | $32,525 |
| T72 | David Law | -1 | $32,012 |
| T72 | Kurt Kitayama | -1 | $32,012 |
| T74 | Marcus Armitage | E | $31,762 |
| T74 | Justin De Los Santos | E | $31,762 |
| T76 | Wyndham Clark | 1 | $31,512 |
| T76 | Adri Arnaus | 1 | $31,512 |
| T76 | Aaron Jarvis (a) | 1 | $0 |
| T79 | Laurie Canter | 2 | $31,325 |
| T79 | Barclay Brown (a) | 2 | $0 |
| T81 | Sam Bairstow (a) | 4 | $0 |
| T81 | Sungjae Im | 4 | $31,200 |
| 83 | Jamie Rutherford | 8 | $31,075 |
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