After all the torrential rain and gale-force wind, the delays and hours spent kicking our heels, the 144th Open delivered a nail-biting finish.
From seeing the amateurs run amok on the leader board to watching the delightfully modest Zach Johnson lift the Claret Jug after clinching his win in the play-off, Monday’s play made all the hold-ups on previous days slip away into insignificance.
There had been much discussion as to what would have happened to the £1.15m prize-money if amateur Paul Dunne had won - it would have been split among the professionals who made the cut - but it’s not just a big pay day for the winner.
Here’s how the prize-money broke down:
Zach Johnson, $1,794,690
Marc Leishman, $837,262
Louis Oosthuizen, $837,262
Jason Day, $460,377
Jordan Spieth, $460,377
Sergio Garcia, $305,878
Justin Rose, $305,878
Danny Willett, $305,878
a-Jordan Niebrugge, $0
Brooks Koepka, $216,143
Adam Scott, $216,143
Luke Donald, $162,107
Martin Kaymer, $162,107
Brendon Todd, $162,107
Anthony Wall, $162,107
a-Ashley Chesters, $0
a-Ollie Schniederjans, $0
Hideki Matsuyama, $129,140
Robert Streb, $129,140
Stewart Cink, $95,938
Marcus Fraser, $95,938
Retief Goosen, $95,938
Branden Grace, $95,938
Padraig Harrington, $95,938
Russell Henley, $95,938
Phil Mickelson, $95,938
James Morrison, $95,938
Greg Owen, $95,938
Patrick Reed, $95,938
Steven Bowditch, $63,075
Rickie Fowler, $63,075
Jim Furyk, $63,075
Billy Horschel, $63,075
Matt Jones, $63,075
Anirban Lahiri, $63,075
Ryan Palmer, $63,075
Andy Sullivan, $63,075
Jimmy Walker, $63,075
a-Paul Dunne, $0
Scott Arnold, $43,480
Rafa Cabrera Bello, $43,480
Paul Lawrie, $43,480
Francesco Molinari, $43,480
Geoff Ogilvy, $43,480
John Senden, $43,480
Webb Simpson, $43,480
Henrik Stenson, $43,480
Marc Warren, $43,480
Jamie Donaldson, $29,227
David Duval, $29,227
Ryan Fox, $29,227
David Howell, $29,227
Dustin Johnson, $29,227
Hunter Mahan, $29,227
Graeme McDowell, $29,227
Eddie Pepperell, $29,227
Lee Westwood, $29,227
Greg Chalmers, $24,824
Jason Dufner, $24,824
Matt Kuchar, $24,824
David Lipsky, $24,824
Kevin Na, $24,824
Cameron Tringale, $24,824
Gary Woodland, $24,824
Ernie Els, $23,955
Thongchai Jaidee, $23,955
a-Romain Langasque, $0
Graham DeLaet, $23,331
Harris English, $23,331
Ross Fisher, $23,331
Richie Ramsay, $23,331
Charl Schwartzel, $23,331
Bernd Wiesberger, $23,331
Paul Casey, $22,551
David Lingmerth, $22,551
Ben Martin, $22,551
Brett Rumford, $22,551
Bernhard Langer, $22,082
Mark O’Meara, $22,082
Thomas Aiken, $21,848