US Open payout, purse: How much does each golfer get?

Someone will get a major payday for their win at the U.S. Open. The final round of the USO is teeing off today and will dish out a record-breaking reward for the winner.

>It was announced earlier in the week that the tournament would increase the total prize money to $22.5 million dollars, up a million dollars from last year.

>That means the winner is taking home $4.5 million for winning the tournament, the most money ever awarded at the U.S. Open.

>For comparison, Rory McIlroy earned the same amount for winning the Masters earlier this year and Aaron Rai took home $3.69 million for winning the PGA Championship.

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Who won the 2025 U.S. Open?

>J.J. Spaun won the 2025 U.S. Open. He took home $4.3 million for winning the tournament.

What's the total purse for the 2026 US Open?The total purse of the U.S. Open is $22.5 million. It's the largest purse in history for the tournament.

How much money does the winner make at the 2026 US Open?The winner of the U.S. Open makes $4.5 million.

US Open 2026 prize money payouts1$4,500,0002$2,430,0003$1,512,2744$1,060,1585$883,0106$782,9527$705,8638$632,1839$572,14910$525,53111$479,59512$443,43713$413,19314$381,35615$354,06816$331,32817$313,13518$294,94319$276,75020$258,55821$242,86722$227,17723$211,94124$197,84125$185,56126$175,10127$167,14228$160,09229$153,27030$146,44831$139,62632$132,80333$125,98134$119,84135$114,83936$109,83637$105,06038$100,51239$95,96440$91,41641$86,86842$82,32043$77,77244$73,22345$68,67546$64,58247$60,48948$56,62449$54,35050$52,07551$50,71152$49,57353$48,66454$48,21055$47,75456$47,29957$46,84558$46,39059$45,93660$45,480This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: US Open 2026: Prize money payouts for each player