US Open prize money

The US Open winner will take home a big check on Sunday, the biggest payout in major championship history.

The increase in US Open prize money is good news for the winner, but also for everyone else competing this weekend. Here is how much the top 20 players earned at the 2022 US Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. USGA’s Mike Whan announced the day before play began on Thursday that the purse would be $5 million more than last year, totalling $17.5 million.

Breaking down the US Open payout for 2022 at The Country Club with record prize money for the winner and for the purse overall this year.

This is a huge amount of money being thrown around for the 2022 US Open purse but it’s worth it for this championship. T14. Nick Hardy – $241,302 T14. Hayden Buckley – $241,302 T14. Sebastian Muñoz – $241,302 T14. Patrick Cantlay – $241,302 T14. Cameron Tringale – $241,302 T14. Adam Scott – $241,302 T14. Xander Schauffele – $241,302 T14. Guido Migliozzi – $241,302 That’s nearly $1 million more than what Jon Rahm received for winning at Torrey Pines just one year ago. Not only were these players looking for the prestige of being a major winner at this tournament though, they were also looking for their portion of a massive US Open payout with a new record-setting purse at $17.5 million for 2022. Anyone who wants the US Open to be a brutal and difficult test of golf was treated to what The Country Club at Brookline had to offer this week.

The USGA will divvy up $US17.5 million for the players who made the cut at the US Open, and here are all the individual payouts at The Country Club at ...

Here is how much everybody who made the cut will earn. Augusta National beefed up its prize money payouts to $15 million, $3.5 million more than 2021. What is the most important benefit of winning a major championship: Legacy or cash?