Like all the major championships, the 2024 U.S. Open purse has increased significantly over the years, and it made another jump this year.
Thanks to LIV and the introduction of Signature Events on the PGA Tour, purses have risen astronomically across the board in pro golf. But the major championships have their own history of keeping up with the Joneses.
Just three years ago, in 2021, the U.S Open purse was set at $12.5 million — the biggest prize pot of all four majors. Two years ago, the 2022 U.S. Open purse increased to $17.5 million — a $5 million increase. And last year, the 2023 U.S. Open purse jumped yet again to a whopping total of $20 million, an increase of $2.5 million from the previous year. (The Players Championship remains the richest purse in golf at a total of $25 million.)
This year, the 2024 U.S. Open purse increased again to a total of $21.5 million — an increase of $1.5 million. If you’re keeping track at home, the math is pretty eye-popping: In just three years, the U.S. Open purse has increased by $9 million — that’s 72 percent!
That means there’s also a seriously nice increase in the winner’s cut too. This year’s U.S. Open champion will surpass the payout received by 2023 champion Wyndham Clark by $700,000, with a $4.3 million total payday — the largest ever for a major champion. The runner-up will receive a cool $2.322 million, third place will get $1.445 million, and fourth place will clear seven figures too, with a payout of $1.013 million.
Even the players who missed the cut receive a payout of $10,000 each. So how much did the rest of the players in the field come away with this year? You can find a complete list of the 2024 U.S. Open payouts for each player below.
How much money every player made at the 2024 U.S. Open
Win: Bryson DeChambeau, $4,300,000
2. Rory McIlroy, $2,322,000
T3. Tony Finau
Patrick Cantlay, $1,229,051
5. Matthieu Pavon, $843,765
6. Hideki Matsuyama, $748,154
T7. Russell Henley
Xander Schauffele, $639,289
T9. Sam Burns
Davis Thompson
Corey Connors, $502,391
T12. Sergio Garcia
Ludvig Aberg, $409,279
T14. Thomas Detry
Collin Morikawa, $351,581
T16. Tommy Fleetwood
Akshay Bhatia
Taylor Pendrith, $299,218
19. Shane Lowry
Aaron Rai, $255,759
T21. Max Greyserman
Daniel Berger
Min Woo Lee
Stephan Jaeger
Brian Harman, $203,607
T26. Brooks Koepka
Zac Blair
Chris Kirk
Neal Shipley (a)
Tom Kim
Tyrrell Hatton, $153,281
T32. Adam Scott
Si Woo Kim
Sahith Theegala
Keegan Bradley
Isaiah Salinda
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Cameron Smith
J.T. Poston
Denny McCarthy, $126,901
T41. Frankie Capan III
Harris English
Jordan Spieth
Scottie Scheffler
Tom McKibbin
Tim Widing
Emiliano Grillo
Billy Horschel
Luke Clanton (a), $72,305
T50. Justin Lower
Matt Kuchar
Nicolai Hojgaard
Mark Hubbard, $51,065
54. Nico Echavarria, $47,370
55. David Puig, $46,501
T56. Seonghyeon Kim
Ben Kohles
Ryan Fox
Sepp Straka
Greyson Sigg
Brian Campbell
Adam Svensson
Wyndham Clark, $44,546
T64. Matthew Fitzpatrick
Francesco Molinari
Martin Kaymer, $42,155
T67. Cameron Young
Brendon Todd, $41,286
69. Dean Burmester, $40,417
T70. Gunner Broin (a)
Brandon Wu, $39,982
72. Sam Bennett, $39,548
73. Jackson Suber, $39,113
74. Austin Eckroat, $38,678
