A U.S. Open champion will be crowned later today at Oakmont, but the only question remaining is who that might be.
Sam Burns heads into the final round at four under, leading Adam Scott and J.J. Spaun by one, with Viktor Hovland lurking three back. Those are the only players under par at a brutal Oakmont.
The veteran Scott is the only player in the top 10 with a major championship victory, which came 12 years ago at the 2013 Masters; however, it’s Hovland who is the only player in the Official World Golf Ranking’s top 15.
Burns will still be the favorite as a five-time PGA Tour winner, but he hasn’t performed well in the final rounds of majors. He entered the final round of last year’s Open Championship tied for second but shot 80 and finished T31 at Royal Troon.
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Whoever wins Sunday night will take home a huge payday. The USGA announced that this U.S. Open will offer a $21.5 million purse with $4.3 million going to the winner. That’s tied with last year’s U.S. Open for the largest ever first-place check awarded at a major. The top-four finishers all win at least a million dollars, with the runner-up receiving $2.322 million.
Scottie Scheffler won $3.42 million at the PGA Championship last month, and Rory McIlroy won $4.2 million at the Masters in April.
You can check out the complete payout breakdown for the 2025 U.S. Open below, which you can watch on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET on USA and 12-7 p.m. on NBC.
2025 U.S. Open money: Total purse, payout breakdown, winner’s share
1. $4,300,000
2. $2,322,000
3. $1,459,284
4. $1,023,014
5. $852,073
6. $755,520
7. $681,131
8. $610,034
9. $552,103
10. $507,118
11. $462,792
12. $427,901
13. $398,716
14. $367,995
15. $341,663
16. $319,719
17. $302,164
18. $284,609
19. $267,054
20. $249,499
21. $234,358
22. $219,217
23. $204,515
24. $190,910
25. $179,060
26. $168,966
27. $161,286
28. $154,483
29. $147,900
30. $141,317
31. $134,734
32. $128,151
33. $121,567
34. $115,643
35. $110,815
36. $105,987
37. $101,379
38. $96,991
39. $92,602
40. $88,213
41. $83,824
42. $79,436
43. $75,047
44. $70,658
45. $66,269
46. $62,320
47. $58,370
48. $54,639
49. $52,445
50. $50,251
51. $48,934
52. $47,837
53. $46,959
54. $46,520
55. $46,081
56. $45,642
57. $45,203
58. $44,765
59. $44,326
60. $43,887
61. $43,448
62. $43,009
63. $42,570
64. $42,131
65. $41,692
66. $41,254
