U.S. Open money: Total purse, payout breakdown and winner’s share

By: Jack Hirsh June 15, 2025

Oakmont will crown its 10th U.S. Open winner on Sunday.

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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.

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

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Jack Hirsh

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Jack Hirsh is the Associate Equipment Editor at GOLF. A Pennsylvania native, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his high school golf team and recently returned to the program to serve as head coach. Jack also still *tries* to remain competitive in local amateurs. Before joining GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a Multimedia Journalist/reporter, but also producing, anchoring and even presenting the weather. He can be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com.