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.
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USGA CEO Mike Whan announced on Wednesday before the playing of the organisation’s 1000th event in 2024 that the total purse that week was $21.5 million and the winner would receive the staggering amount of $4.3 million.
This prize money mark stayed the same in 2025. This means that J.J. Spaun took home $4.3 million from the $21.5 million payout.
“Our purse is $21.5 million. Winner’s check is $4.3 million. We didn’t raise our purse this year. When I started at the USGA just four years ago, our purse was $12.5 million,, so I feel comfortable that we’ve been a leader in moving fast and bigger,” Whan said.
“We’re not really a fan of small, but when we go, go a little bit bigger. Same, by the way, has happened on the women’s side where we’ve gone from $5.5 million to $12 million in a similar period of time.
“Listen, does that make it hard when you talk about, to Fred’s point, all the investments we make in the game. But at the same time, we understand; we want to be relevant. We understand the competitive set. We know that this probably isn’t really about the money for the person who puts it there, but at the same time, we want the money to be commensurate with the achievement.
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“We feel comfortable. I don’t really know the other four majors, but I think if we’re not the top, we’re close to the top. We’ll continue to evaluate that both on the men’s and women’s side because it’s part of creating what we want to be the greatest championship in the game.”
Prize money at US Open golf:
2025
Win: J.J. Spaun: $4,300,000
2. Robert MacIntyre: $2,322,000
3. Viktor Hovland: $1,459,284
T4. Cameron Young, Tyrrell Hatton, Carlos Ortiz: $876,869
T7. Sam Burns, Jon Rahm, Scottie Scheffler: $614,423
T10. Russell Henley, Ben Griffin: $465,937
Last Place: Philip Barbaree Jr.: $41,692
2025
Purse: $21.5 million
Winner: $4,300,000 (J.J. Spaun)
2024
Purse: $21.5 million
Winner: $4,300,000 (Bryson DeChambeau)
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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