At the Adriatic Golf Club in Cervia, the historical Italian Open played on the DP World Tour since 1972 has been played in the 2024 season as the penultimate event before the European Swing’s conclusion. Being one of the founding events on the European Circuit, the Italian Open has the largest prize money other than the Rolex Series and the majors.
In the 2024 season, the DP World Tour offers $3.25 million for its field, from which the winner will take home a check of $552,500. It is the identical purse that defending champion Adrian Meronk, who isn’t in the field, bagged in the 2023 season. On the other hand, the runner-up will suffice himself with $357,500 for his position.
Moreover, the winner will also secure 3,000 Road to Dubai points for the season-ending list. Although played in the same week, the Italian Open offers a significantly lower prize purse as compared to the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic. There, the winner will bag $1.69 million from a lucrative sum of $9.2 million.
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| 1st | $552,500 |
| 2nd | $357,500 |
| 3rd | $204,750 |
| 4th | $162,500 |
| 5th | $137,800 |
| 6th | $113,750 |
| 7th | $97,500 |
| 8th | $81,250 |
| 9th | $72,800 |
| 10th | $65,000 |
| 11th | $59,800 |
| 12th | $55,900 |
| 13th | $52,325 |
| 14th | $49,725 |
| 15th | $47,775 |
| 16th | $45,825 |
| 17th | $43,875 |
| 18th | $41,925 |
| 19th | $40,300 |
| 20th | $39,000 |
| 21st | $37,700 |
| 22nd | $36,725 |
| 23rd | $35,750 |
| 24th | $34,775 |
| 25th | $33,800 |
| 26th | $32,825 |
| 27th | $31,850 |
| 28th | $30,875 |
| 29th | $29,900 |
| 30th | $28,925 |
| 31st | $27,950 |
| 32nd | $26,975 |
| 33rd | $26,000 |
| 34th | $25,025 |
| 35th | $24,050 |
| 36th | $23,075 |
| 37th | $22,425 |
| 38th | $21,775 |
| 39th | $21,125 |
| 40th | $20,475 |
| 41st | $19,825 |
| 42nd | $19,175 |
| 43rd | $18,525 |
| 44th | $17,875 |
| 45th | $17,225 |
| 46th | $16,575 |
| 47th | $15,925 |
| 48th | $15,275 |
| 49th | $14,625 |
| 50th | $13,975 |
| 51st | $13,325 |
| 52nd | $12,675 |
| 53rd | $12,025 |
| 54th | $11,375 |
| 55th | $11,050 |
| 56th | $10,725 |
| 57th | $10,400 |
| 58th | $10,075 |
| 59th | $9,750 |
| 60th | $9,425 |
| 61st | $9,100 |
| 62nd | $8,775 |
| 63rd | $8,450 |
| 64th | $8,125 |
| 65th | $7,800 |
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Considerably, the prize purse of the DP World Tour has been lower than PGA Tour events, but at the Italian Open, the field has a chance to win something that the winner of the Rocket Mortgage Classic will not get.
What’s more at stake at the 2024 Italian Open?
Last week at the KLM Open, the DP World Tour gave two players, the winner Guido Migliozzi and the runner-up Joe Dean, exemptions for the 152nd Open Championship, as the KLM Open was part of the Open Qualifying Series. Following it, the Italian Open is also a part of the Open Qualifying Series for the oldest major.
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Thus, winning the Italian Open or even being second will make them eligible for the British Open. However, if the winner and runner-up are already exempt from the final major, then the next two highest-ranked golfers on the leaderboard will earn the exemption. Other than this, there are also Official World Golf Ranking points at stake.
The winner of the Italian Open will receive 19.14106 points to rank better in the world ranking system. Undoubtedly, there are huge benefits at stake for the 2024 Italian Open. The lucky winner will go home with a check in one hand and a trophy in another!