{"id":184425,"date":"2025-06-14T18:39:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T18:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/184425\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T18:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T18:39:13","slug":"us-open-2025-prize-money-payout-breakdown-as-champion-to-take-home-more-cash-than-masters-and-pga-championship-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/184425\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open 2025 prize money: Payout breakdown as champion to take home more cash than Masters and PGA Championship winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The US Open is here, and golf\u2019s best are battling a tough course at Oakmont in hopes of a major win, while earning millions as well.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/bryson-dechambeau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bryson DeChambeau<\/a> won this major last year, but he&#8217;s missed the cut this time around, with <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/scottie-scheffler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scottie Scheffler<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/rory-mcilroy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rory McIlroy<\/a> struggling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DeChambeau won over $4million last year but missed the cut this time around\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bryson-dechambeau-united-states-celebrates-910102266.jpg\" data-caption=\"DeChambeau won over $4million last year but missed the cut this time around\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bryson-dechambeau-united-states-celebrates-910102266.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau won over $4million last year but missed the cut this time aroundCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Things have already proven to be <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/golf\/3284299\/bryson-dechambeau-rules-us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">very difficult in Pennsylvania<\/a>, and it\u2019s making even the best players in the world have to fight to stay in contention.<\/p>\n<p>All of the effort will be worth it if you can come out on top though, with a massive pot of money ready to be handed out.<\/p>\n<p>DeChambeau walked away with over $4million for his success last year, but what is the prize on offer for the 2025 tournament?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>US Open 2025 prize money<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The total prize pot for the <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/golf\/3227219\/us-open-golf-2025-tee-times-latest-leaderboard-dates-location-prize-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Open this year<\/a> is <strong>$21.5m<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>That is the same amount as it was at the 2024 tournament, which was and still is a record-breaking sum of cash made available at a major championship.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/topic\/us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Open<\/a> will take home <strong>$4.3m <\/strong>again.<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy claimed just shy of that reward for winning <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/topic\/masters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Masters<\/a> earlier this year, while Scheffler was handed $3m for winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/topic\/pga-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PGA Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Runners-up at the US Open will receive just over $2m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Third claims $1.5m, and fourth is the final place to earn over the million mark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fifth and sixth at Oakmont will take home $840,000 and $740,000, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>US Open 2025 prize money: Payout breakdown<\/p>\n<p>Payout details for Top 20 finish<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st: $4,300,00<\/li>\n<li>2nd: $2,322,000<\/li>\n<li>3rd: $1,445,062<\/li>\n<li>4th: $1,013,040<\/li>\n<li>5th: $843,765<\/li>\n<li>6th: $748,154<\/li>\n<li>7th: $674,491<\/li>\n<li>8th: $604,086<\/li>\n<li>9th: $546,720<\/li>\n<li>10th: $502,174<\/li>\n<li>11th: $458,280<\/li>\n<li>12th: $423,729<\/li>\n<li>13th: $394,829<\/li>\n<li>14th: $364,829<\/li>\n<li>15th: $338,332<\/li>\n<li>16th: $316,602<\/li>\n<li>17th: $299,218<\/li>\n<li>18th: $281,834<\/li>\n<li>19th: $264,450<\/li>\n<li>20th: $247,067<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meanwhile, seventh receives $674,000 and eighth claims around $600,000, with ninth then collecting just below $550,000.<\/p>\n<p>And to round off the top 10, it\u2019s just over $500,000 for tenth place at the US Open.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/us-open-prize-money-payout-2025\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Speaking about the prize money on offer<\/a>, USGA CEO Mike Whan said: &#8220;Our purse is $21.5 million. Winner&#8217;s check is $4.3m. We didn&#8217;t raise our purse this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I started at the USGA just four years ago, our purse was $12.5m, so I feel comfortable that we&#8217;ve been a leader in moving fast and bigger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cWe want to be relevant. We understand the competitive set. We know that this probably isn&#8217;t really about the money for the person who [wins on Sunday].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut at the same time, we want the money to be commensurate with the achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The US Open winning prize is more than McIlroy won at The Masters\" height=\"540\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/crop-3115878.jpg\" data-caption=\"The US Open winning prize is more than McIlroy won at The Masters\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/crop-3115878.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>The US Open winning prize is more than McIlroy won at The MastersCredit: Getty<strong>US Open 2025: How to follow\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 125th edition of the US Open is running from Thursday, June 12, to Sunday, June 15.<\/p>\n<p>It is taking place at <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/golf\/3268154\/us-open-venue-hole-by-hole-guide-oakmont-golf-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The action will get underway at 11:45am UK time over the opening two days and at 1pm over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of all the action.<\/p>\n<p>To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/play\/talksport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE for the live stream<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen via the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.talksport.com\/EDmeyTmEEub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talkSPORT app<\/a>, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.<\/p>\n<p>The event will also be broadcast live on Sky Sports Golf in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Rory McIlroy sends message to doubters with record drive &#8211; but it nearly hits fans at US Open<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The US Open is here, and golf\u2019s best are battling a tough course at Oakmont in hopes of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184426,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4106],"tags":[11080,2826,4286,16021,4287,4288,79,16,15,75646,75647,75648,75643,75644,75645,75649],"class_list":{"0":"post-184425","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-bryson-dechambeau","9":"tag-golf","10":"tag-masters","11":"tag-pga-championship","12":"tag-rory-mcilroy","13":"tag-scottie-scheffler","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-us-open-2025-golf","18":"tag-us-open-2025-payout-breakdown","19":"tag-us-open-2025-payout-details","20":"tag-us-open-2025-prize-money","21":"tag-us-open-2025-prize-pot","22":"tag-us-open-2025-prizez","23":"tag-us-open-prize-money"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114683180725654362","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184425\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}