After 12 long months of anticipation, we’ve finally reached the final round of the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines’ South Course. Below, find everything you need to know about the tournament money, including purse, payout information and winner’s share.
U.S. Open final round preview
For all the discussion surrounding the architectural significance of Torrey Pines (of which there has been many), the field at the U.S. Open has provided a leaderboard chock-full of big names. The South Course, which is hosting its second national championship in 2021, has proven a worthy host of the so-called toughest test in golf — leaving only 13 players under par through 54 holes of play.
Three players have emerged from the pack to form the top of the heap heading into Sunday’s final round. Russell Henley, Mackenzie Hughes and Louis Oosthuizen form a three-way tie for first at the 54-hole mark, each clinging to a score of five under through the early portion of the day.
Behind the leaders lurk a host of big names headlined by 2020 U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau. DeChambeau enters Sunday’s final round tied for fourth at three under, two strokes back of the leaders. A victory would make him the first repeat winner of the national championship since — you guessed it — Brooks Koepka in 2017/18.
Tied with DeChambeau at the 54-hole mark is Rory McIlroy, who vaulted himself into contention on Saturday with a third-round 67. McIlroy looks to claim his first major win in nearly seven years on Sunday, and will be looking to do so with the help of a peculiar good luck charm.
Further back, Jon Rahm (-2), Xander Schauffele, Dustin Johnson and Collin Morikawa (all -1) look to mount big Sunday pushes.
Below is the payout information, including winner’s share, for the U.S. Open’s record-tying $12.5 million purse; you can catch the action all afternoon long on NBC.
U.S. Open payout information, winner’s share
1. $2,250,000
2. $1,350,000
3. $861,457
4. $603,903
5. $502,993
6. $445,997
7. $402,083
8. $360,113
9. $325,916
10. $299,360
11. $273,194
12. $252,597
13. $235,369
14. $217,234
15. $201,689
16. $188,735
17. $178,372
18. $168,009
19. $157,646
20. $147,283
21. $138,345
22. $129,407
23. $120,728
24. $112,697
25. $105,702
26. $99,743
27. $95,209
28. $91,194
29. $87,308
30. $83,422
31. $79,535
32. $75,649
33. $71,763
34. $68,266
35. $65,416
36. $62,566
37. $59,846
38. $57,255
39. $54,664
40. $52,074
41. $49,483
42. $46,892
43. $44,301
44. $41,711
45. $39,120
46. $36,788
47. $34,456
48. $32,254
49. $30,959
50. $29,664
51. $28,886
52. $28,239
53. $27,720
54. $27,461
55. $27,202
56. $26,943
57. $26,684
58. $26,425
59. $26,166
60. $25,907
