US Open prize money: How much did the winner earn?
What will the winner of the 124th US Open at Pinehurst bank?
The US Open is one of the biggest events in golf, and with it comes a handsome prize fund for the competitors and a large chunk for the winner.
The players competed for a payout of $20 million and a winner’s share of $3.6 million at the 123rd US Open in 2023 at Los Angeles Country Club.
This increased from $17.5 million in 2022 and the $3.15 million that Matt Fitzpatrick won at Brookline for his first major title.
USGA CEO Mike Whan announced on Wednesday before the playing of the organisation’s 1000th event that the total purse this week is $21.5 million and the winner will receive the staggering amount of $4.3 million.
This represents a significant increase from the $3,600,000 that Wyndham Clark won in LA 12 months ago. This total purse and the winner’s cheque is larger than that of a LIV Golf event, which dishes out $4 million to the winner, and more than a winner of a Signature Event on the PGA Tour.
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Prize money at US Open golf:
2024
Win: Bryson DeChambeau: $4,300,000
2. Rory McIlroy: $2,322,000
T3. Tony Finau, Patrick Cantlay: $1,229,051
5. Matthieu Pavon: $843,765
6. Hideki Matsuyama: $748,154
T7. Russell Henley, Xander Schauffele: $639,288.5
T9. Sam Burns, Davis Thompson, Corey Conners: $502,391.33
T12. Sergio Garcia, Ludvig Aberg: $409,279
T14. Thomas Detry, Collin Morikawa: $351,369.50
T16. Tommy Fleetwood, Akshay Bhatia, Taylor Pendrith: $299,218
T19. Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai: $255,758.50
T21. Max Greyserman, Daniel Berger, Min Woo Lee, Stephan Jaeger, Brian Harman: $203,607.20
T26. Brooks Koepka, Zac Blair, Chris Kirk, Neal Shipley (a), Tom Kim, Tyrrell Hatton: $149,971
T32. Adam Scott, Si Woo Kim, Sahith Theegala, Keegan Bradley, Isaiah Salinda, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Cameron Smith, J.T. Poston, Denny McCarthy: $105,775
T41. Frankie Capan III, Harris English, Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Tom McKibbin, Tim Widing, Emiliano Grillo, Billy Horschel, Luke Clanton (a): $84,376.75
T50. Justin Lower, Matt Kuchar, Nicolai Hojgaard, Mark Hubbard: $48,022.25
54. Nico Echavarria: $46,067
55. David Puig: $45,632
T56. S.H. Kim, Ben Kohles, Ryan Fox, Sepp Straka, Greyson Sigg, Brian Campbell, Adam Svensson, Wyndham Clark: $43,676.25
T64. Matthew Fitzpatrick, Francesco Molinari, Martin Kaymer: $41,286
T67. Cameron Young, Brendon Todd: $40,199.50
69. Dean Burmester: $39,548
T70. Brandon Wu, Gunnar Broin (a): $39,113
72. Sam Bennett: $38,678
Below are the purses and winner’s prizes from previous years…
2023
Purse: $20 million
Winner: $3,600,000 (Wyndham Clark)
2022
Purse: $17,500,000
Winner: $3,150,000 (Matt Fitzpatrick)
2021
Purse: $12,500,000
Winner: $2,250,000 (Jon Rahm)
2020
Purse: $12,500,000
Winner: $2,250,000 (Bryson DeChambeau)
2019
Purse: $12,500,000
Winner: $2,250,000 (Gary Woodland)
2018
Purse: $12,000,000
Winner: $2,160,000 (Brooks Koepka)
2017
Purse: $12,000,000
Winner: $2,160,000 (Brooks Koepka)
2016
Purse: $10,00,000
Winner: $1,800,000 (Dustin Johnson)
2015
Purse: $10,00,000
Winner: $1,800,000 (Jordan Spieth)
2014
Purse: $9,000,000
Winner: $1,620,000 (Martin Kaymer)
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