After bringing home the 2012 British Open title at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, Ernie Els has a nice payday coming his way, as he will be awarded $1.394 million of the total purse of $8 million.
In addition to missing out on a major title with his collapse down the stretch, Adam Scott also cost himself a large amount of change, as his payout for second place is approximately $800,000 after the conversion from Euros.
Tiger Woods finished in a tie for third Brandt Snedeker, and the two will each take home a nice prize of $375,802.
A full breakdown of the prize amounts can be found HERE. The purse of $8 million was unchanged from 2011.
You can find a full 2012 British Open Leaderboard at Golf.com.
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