By day’s end, we will have a new U.S. Open champion. The prestige that comes with that title is priceless as the winner will see his name engraved on a trophy alongside names like Jones, Nicklaus and Woods. But along with the non-quantifiable clout, the winner will also receive some perks that are quantifiable — such as a check for $2.2 million.
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And that’s not the only thing the winner will get for conquering Winged Foot. He’ll also receive the U.S. Open trophy and the U.S. Open gold medal, which are some pretty good conversation pieces for the living room. In addition to the hardware, a whole boatload of World Ranking points are bestowed to the winner — 100 to be exact — and 600 FedEx Cup points. That’s a pretty good way to get a head start to East Lake next fall.
The exemptions are a nice perk, too. With a win, you get a 10-year U.S. Open exemption as well as five-year exemptions into the Open, Masters and PGA Championship. The winner also punches their ticket to the following year’s Tournament of Champions, a no-cut event that guarantees a nice payday.
Check out the purse breakdown for the entire field below.
U.S. Open payout information, winner’s share
1. $2,250,000
2. $1,350,000
3. $859,812
4. $602,752
5. $502,035
6. $445,147
7. $401,318
8. $359,427
9. $325,295
10. $298,790
11. $272,673
12. $252,116
13. $234,921
14. $216,820
15. $201,305
16. $188,376
17. $178,033
18. $167,689
19. $157,346
20. $147,003
21. $138,082
22. $129,161
23. $120,498
24. $112,482
25. $105,501
26. $99,553
27. $95,028
28. $91,020
29. $87,141
30. $83,263
31. $79,384
32. $75,505
33. $71,627
34. $68,136
35. $65,291
36. $62,447
37. $59,732
38. $57,146
39. $54,560
40. $51,974
41. $49,389
42. $46,803
43. $44,217
44. $41,631
45. $39,045
46. $36,718
47. $34,391
48. $32,193
49. $30,900
50. $29,607
51. $28,831
52. $28,185
53. $27,668
54. $27,409
55. $27,151
56. $26,892
57. $26,633
58. $26,375
59. $26,116
60. $25,858
61. $25,599
