It pays to play well at the 2025 U.S. Open.
First-round action at the 125th annual U.S. Open tees off on Thursday, June 12 at the Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, near the suburbs of Pittsburgh, for a record 10th time. A field of 156 golfers will battle it out for not only the United States Open Championship Trophy, but also the multi-million dollar prize money.
The United States Golf Association (USGA) announced that the 2025 U.S. Open will have a $21.5 million purse for the second consecutive year, with $4.3 million being awarded to the next champion. Although the U.S. Open purse didn’t increase, the prize money still outranks the first two majors of the year. The 2025 Masters purse was $21 million, with champion Rory McIlroy taking home $4.2 million, while the 2025 PGA Championship purse was $19 million, with champion Scottie Scheffler pocketing $3.42 million in winnings. “We didn’t raise our purse this year. When I started at the USGA just four years ago, our purse was $12.5 million, so I feel comfortable that we’ve been a leader in moving fast and bigger,” USGA CEO Mike Whan said in a press conference on Wednesday. “We know that this probably isn’t really about the money for the person who (wins), but at the same time, we want the money to be commensurate with the achievement.”
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It won’t be easy to cash in. Whan said the Oakmont Country Club will provide “golf’s toughest test,” adding that of the 1,385 players to have played a major championship on this venue, only 2% has finished under par across four rounds. Here’s what you need to know about the 2025 Masters prize payout:
2025 U.S. Open winner payout
The U.S. Open purse has exponentially increased over the years, jumping $2.14 million over the course of four years. Here’s a look at how much the winner has been paid out every year since 2020:
2024 winner’s share: $4.3 million (Bryson DeChambeau; Pinehurst)
2023 winner’s share: $3.6 million (Wyndham Clark; LACC)
2022 winner’s share: $3.15 million (Matt Fitzpatrick; The Country Club)
2021 winner’s share: $2.25 million (Jon Rahm; Torrey Pines)
2020 winner’s share: $2.16 million (Brooks Koepka; Erin Hills)
2024 U.S. Open prize payouts
The tournament won’t announce a full purse breakdown until cuts are made ahead of the weekend. However, the prize money breakdown should be on par with last’ year’s purse’s figures, as the $21.5 million total purse remains the same.
Last year, Bryson DeChambeau walked away with $4.3 million in winnings after finishing one stroke above runner up Rory McIlroy, who walked away with $2.32 million for his second place finish.
Here’s the 2024 U.S. Open purse breakdown:
1. Bryson DeChambeau: $4.3 million
2. Rory McIlroy: 2.32 million
T3. Patrick Cantlay: $1.23 million
T3. Tony Finau: $1.23 million
5. Matthieu Pavon: $843,765
6. Hideki Matsuyama: $748,154
T7. Russell Henley: $639,289
T7. Xander Schauffele: $639,289
T9. Sam Burns: $502,391
T9. Corey Conners: $502,391
T9. Davis Thompson: $502,391
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