It’s a good time to be a professional golfer.
In the midst of a season where there is more money up for grabs than ever before, the major championships have continued to raise the financial stakes in a race to keep up with the bloated purses now available at the PGA Tour’s Designated Events, which feature total payouts that are more than double what they were a year ago.
Both the Masters and the PGA Championship increased their purses to record-setting levels this year, offering $18 million and $17.5 million, respectively.
But the U.S. Open really upped the ante for Los Angeles Country Club, unveiling a $20 million total purse (a $2.5 million increase from last year), with $3.6 million going to Sunday’s winner. In fact, the top three finishers will each clear seven figures, with the runner-up taking home $2.16 million and third place cashing in with $1,413,430. And even the fourth-place finisher will gross nearly a million, with a payout of $990,867.
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The USGA’s generosity also extends to the 76 players who missed the cut on Friday, each of whom will pocket $10,000 for their efforts.
Despite the eye-popping sums that are there for the taking, it’s important to note that the U.S. Open isn’t even the richest tournament on the PGA Tour schedule. That designation belongs to the Players Championship, which doles out a $25 million purse, with $4.5 million awarded to the winner.
There’s clearly plenty to play for in L.A. this weekend. You can check out the complete payout breakdown for the 2023 U.S. Open below.
U.S. Open 2023 purse, payout breakdown, winner’s share
1. $3,600,000
2. $2,160,000
3. $1,413,430
4. $990,867
5. $825,297
6. $731,779
7. $659,727
8. $590,864
9. $534,753
10. $491,182
11. $448,249
12. $414,455
13. $386,187
14. $356,431
15. $330,926
16. $309,672
17. $292,669
18. $275,665
19. $258,662
20. $241,659
21. $226,993
22. $212,328
23. $198,088
24. $184,910
25. $173,433
26. $163,656
27. $156,217
28. $149,628
29. $143,252
30. $136,876
31. $130,500
32. $124,124
33. $117,747
34. $112,009
35. $107,333
36. $102,657
37. $98,194
38. $93,943
39. $89,692
40. $85,441
41. $81,190
42. $76,939
43. $72,689
44. $68,438
45. $64,187
46. $60,361
47. $56,535
48. $52,922
49. $50,797
50. $48,671
51. $47,396
52. $46,333
53. $45,483
54. $45,058
55. $44,633
56. $44,208
57. $43,783
58. $43,358
59. $42,933
60. $42,508
61. $42,083