How much will golfers win at the 2023 Hero Indian Open? Prize money payout explored

The DP World Tour returns to India this week for the 2023 Hero Indian Open. The tournament, held at the DLF Golf and Country Club in New Delhi, will be the third consecutive European Tour event in Asia.

The Indian Open marks the 13th event of the 2023-2023 DP World Tour schedule. The event is scheduled to tee off on Thursday, February 23. The Indian event will have a set purse of $2 million.

According to the European tour’s prize money distribution chart’s 17 per cent payout, the winner of the event will win a paycheck of $340,000.

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The Indian Open will feature a 132-player field headlined by the likes of Robert MacIntyre, Thorbjorn Olesen and Sami Valimaki, among others. The four-day event will have a 36-hole cut that ensures pay for the top 65 players and ties.

While the winner will take $340,000 home, the runner-up will settle for a $220,000 payout. Third and fourth-placed golfers will return home with $125,200 and $100,000 respectively. Meanwhile, the golfer finishing 65th will earn $4,800 for his efforts.

2023 Hero Indian Open prize money payouts

Here is the complete prize money breakdown for the Indian Open:

1 - $340,000
2 - $220,000
3 - $125,200
4 - $100,000
5 - $84,800
6 - $70,000
7 - $60,000
8 - $50,000
9 - $44,800
10 - $40,000
11 - $36,800
12 - $34,400
13 - $32,200
14 - $30,600
15 - $29,400
16 - $28,200
17 - $27,000
18 - $25,800
19 - $24,800
20 - $24,000
21 - $23,200
22 - $22,600
23 - $22,000
24 - $21,400
25 - $20,800
26 - $20,200
27 - $19,600
28 - $19,000
29 - $18,400
30 - $17,800
31 - $17,200
32 - $16,600
33 - $16,000
34 - $15,400
35 - $14,800
36 - $14,200
37 - $13,800
38 - $13,400
39 - $13,000
40 - $12,600
41 - $12,200
42 - $11,800
43 - $11,400
44 - $11,000
45 - $10,600
46 - $10,200
47 - $9,800
48 - $9,400
49 - $9,000
50 - $8,600
51 - $8,200
52 - $7,800
53 - $7,400
54 - $7,000
55 - $6,800
56 - $6,600
57 - $6,400
58 - $6,200
59 - $6,000
60 - $5,800
61 - $5,600
62 - $5,400
63 - $5,200
64 - $5,000
65 - $4,800

Thorbjorn Olesen, the Dane, who won his 7th DP World Tour on Sunday, is ready to take on the DLF Golf and Country Club. On his first visit to India, he gets his first taste of India at the practice greens. Olesen hopes to be the first Dane to win HIO
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Apart from the prize money, the Indian Open winner will also earn approximately 16 Official World Golf Ranking points. The winner will also be eligible for a two-plus season exemption on the European Tour.

The event will have a total of 2,750 Race to Dubai points on offer to the full field. The winner of the Indian Open will bag 460 Race to Dubai points to add to the season-long Race to Dubai. The top eight players in the points standings after the season will earn exciting prizes from the Race to Dubai bonus pool.