PINEHURST, N.C. — A U.S. Open champion will be crowned later today on Pinehurst No. 2, but the only question remaining is who that might be.
Bryson DeChambeau heads into the final round seven under and leading Rory McIlroy, Matthieu Pavon and Patrick Cantlay by three, with Hideki Matsuyama and Ludvig Aberg both five back.
DeChambeau already has one U.S. Open title, which he won at Winged Foot in 2020. McIlroy is looking for his fifth major championship and second U.S. Open victory, although he hasn’t won a major since the 2014 PGA Championship.
Matsuyama won the 2021 Masters, but Pavon, Cantlay and Aberg are all in search of their first major title.
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Whoever wins Sunday night will take home a record payday. The USGA announced this U.S. Open will offer a $21.5 million purse with $4.3 million going to the winner — 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.
Xander Schauffele won $3.33 million at the PGA Championship last month, and Scottie Scheffler won $3.6 million at the Masters in April.
You can check out the complete payout breakdown for the 2024 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.
U.S. Open money: Total purse, payout breakdown, winner’s share
1. $4,300,000
2. $2,322,000
3. $1,445,062
4. $1,013,040
5. $843,765
6. $748,154
7. $674,491
8. $604,086
9. $546,720
10. $502,174
11. $458,280
12. $423,729
13. $394,829
14. $364,407
15. $338,332
16. $316,602
17. $299,218
18. $281,834
19. $264,450
20. $247,067
21. $232,073
22. $217,080
23. $202,521
24. $189,048
25. $177,314
26. $167,319
27. $159,713
28. $152,977
29. $146,458
30. $139,939
31. $133,420
32. $126,901
33. $120,382
34. $114,515
35. $109,735
36. $104,954
37. $100,391
38. $96,045
39. $91,699
40. $87,353
41. $83,007
42. $78,661
43. $74,315
44. $69,969
45. $65,623
46. $61,712
47. $57,801
48. $54,107
49. $51,934
50. $49,761
51. $48,457
52. $47,370
53. $46,501
54. $46,067
55. $45,632
56. $45,197
57. $44,763
58. $44,328
59. $43,894
60. $43,459
61. $43,024
62. $42,590
63. $42,155
64. $41,721
65. $41,286
66. $40,851
67. $40,417
68. $39,982
69. $39,548
70. $39,113
71. $38,678
