What’s the US Open prize money purse? (And how it compares to previous years)

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Bryson DeChambeau lifts the US Open trophy after his second major win

Bryson DeChambeau lifts the US Open trophy after his second major win

Here’s a full history of the US Open prize money, and how it was divided between the players at the most recent playing…

The US Open prize money purse is the biggest in major championship golf.

USGA CEO confirmed ahead of the 125th US Open at Oakmont that the purse will remain at $21.5 million, with the winner taking home $4.3 million. It’s the first time since 2021 that the tournament’s prize money has not changed from the previous edition.

For context, the total prize money on offer at the Masters – where Rory McIlroy completed the Grand Slam – and PGA Championship – won by Scottie Scheffler – were $21 million and $19 million respectively.

At $25 million, only the Players Championship has a bigger purse on the PGA Tour.

The US Open’s first winner in 1895, Horace Rawlins, received $150 – around $5,000 in today’s money.

Tiger Woods was the US Open’s first champion to pocket $1 million, receiving the landmark figure for his second triumph in 2002 at Bethpage. And just over 20 years later, the winner’s check has quadrupled, representing 20% of the purse.

As per the Masters and PGA Championship, the US Open purse has been escalating quickly over the past few seasons, reflecting efforts seen on the PGA Tour to remunerate flagship events more in line with the payouts received on the LIV Golf Tour.

2025 US Open prize money

Before we get to the history of the US Open prize money, here’s a full breakdown of this year’s purse…

POSITIONEARNINGS
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

A history of US Open prize money

Here’s how the US Open prize money purse and winner’s share has fluctuated throughout the history of golf’s second oldest major championship…

YEARVENUECHAMPIONSCOREPURSEWINNER’S SHARE
2025OakmontTBCTBC$21,500,000$4,300,000
2024Pinehurst Resort
(No. 2)		Bryson DeChambeau−6$21,500,000$4,300,000
2023Los Angeles Country Club
(North)		Wyndham Clark−10$20,000,000$3,600,000
2022The Country ClubMatt Fitzpatrick−6$17,500,000$3,150,000
2021Torrey Pines
(South)		Jon Rahm−6$12,500,000$2,250,000
2020Winged Foot
(West)		Bryson DeChambeau−6$12,500,000$2,250,000
2019Pebble BeachGary Woodland−13$12,500,000$2,250,000
2018Shinnecock HillsBrooks Koepka+1$12,000,000$2,160,000
2017Erin HillsBrooks Koepka−16$12,000,000$2,160,000
2016OakmontDustin Johnson−4$10,000,000$1,800,000
2015Chambers BayJordan Spieth−5$10,000,000$1,800,000
2014Pinehurst Resort
(No. 2)		Martin Kaymer−9$9,000,000$1,620,000
2013Merion
(East)		Justin Rose+1$8,000,000$1,440,000
2012Olympic Club
(Lake)		Webb Simpson+1$8,000,000$1,440,000
2011Congressional
(Blue)		Rory McIlroy−16$7,850,000$1,440,000
2010Pebble BeachGraeme McDowellE$7,500,000$1,350,000
2009Bethpage State Park
(Black)		Lucas Glover−4$7,500,000$1,350,000
2008Torrey Pines
(South)		Tiger Woods−1$7,500,000$1,350,000
2007OakmontÁngel Cabrera+5$7,000,000$1,260,000
2006Winged Foot
(West)		Geoff Ogilvy+5$6,250,000$1,225,000
2005Pinehurst Resort
(No. 2)		Michael CampbellE$6,250,000$1,170,000
2004Shinnecock HillsRetief Goosen−4$6,250,000$1,125,000
2003Olympia Fields
(North)		Jim Furyk−8$6,000,000$1,080,000
2002Bethpage State Park
(Black)		Tiger Woods−3$6,250,000$1,000,000
2001Southern HillsRetief Goosen−4$5,000,000$900,000
2000Pebble BeachTiger Woods−12$4,500,000$800,000
1999Pinehurst Resort
(No. 2)		Payne Stewart−1$3,500,000$625,000
1998Olympic Club
(Lake)		Lee JanzenE$3,000,000$535,000
1997Congressional
(Blue)		Ernie Els−4$2,600,000$465,000
1996Oakland Hills
(South)		Steve Jones−2$2,400,000$425,000
1995Shinnecock HillsCorey PavinE$2,000,000$350,000
1994OakmontErnie Els−5$1,700,000$320,000
1993Baltusrol
(Lower)		Lee Janzen−8$1,600,000$290,000
1992Pebble BeachTom Kite−3$1,500,000$275,000
1991Hazeltine NationalPayne Stewart−6$1,300,000$235,000
1990Medinah
(No. 3)		Hale Irwin−8$1,200,000$220,000
1989Oak Hill
(East)		Curtis Strange−2$1,049,089$200,000
1988The Country ClubCurtis Strange−6$1,000,000$180,000
1987Olympic Club
(Lake)		Scott Simpson−3$825,000$150,000
1986Shinnecock HillsRaymond Floyd−1$700,000$115,000
1985Oakland Hills
(South)		Andy North (2)−1$650,000$103,000
1984Winged Foot
(West)		Fuzzy Zoeller−4$596,925$94,000
1983OakmontLarry Nelson−4$500,000$72,000
1982Pebble BeachTom Watson−6$375,000$60,000
1981Merion
(East)		David Graham−7$361,730$55,000
1980Baltusrol
(Lower)		Jack Nicklaus−8$356,700$55,000
1979Inverness ClubHale IrwinEUndisclosed$50,000
1978Cherry HillsAndy North+1Undisclosed$45,000
1977Southern HillsHubert Green−2Undisclosed$45,000
1976Atlanta Athletic Club
(Highlands)		Jerry Pate−3$253,000$42,000
1975Medinah
(No. 3)		Lou Graham+3$235,700$40,000
1974Winged Foot
(West)		Hale Irwin+7$227,700$35,000
1973OakmontJohnny Miller−5$219,400$35,000
1972Pebble BeachJack Nicklaus+2$194,600$30,000
1971Merion
(East)		Lee TrevinoE$192,200$30,000
1970Hazeltine NationalTony Jacklin−7$195,700$30,000
1969Champions
(Cypress Creek)		Orville Moody+1$205,300$30,000
1968Oak Hill
(East)		Lee Trevino−5$188,800$30,000
1967Baltusrol
(Lower)		Jack Nicklaus−5$169,400$30,000
1966Olympic Club
(Lake)		Billy Casper−2$147,490$26,500
1965BelleriveGary Player+2$123,890$26,000
1964Congressional
(Blue)		Ken Venturi−2Undisclosed$17,000
1963The Country ClubJulius Boros+9$88,500$17,500
1962OakmontJack Nicklaus−1$73,800$17,500
1961Oakland Hills
(South)		Gene Littler+1$60,500$14,000
1960Cherry HillsArnold Palmer−4$60,720$14,400
1959Winged Foot
(West)		Billy Casper+2$49,200$12,000
1958Southern HillsTommy Bolt+3$35,000$8,000
1957Inverness ClubDick Mayer+2$30,000$7,200
1956Oak Hill
(East)		Cary Middlecoff+1$24,000$6,000
1955Olympic Club
(Lake)		Jack Fleck+7Undisclosed$6,000
1954Baltusrol
(Lower)		Ed Furgol+4$23,280$6,000
1953OakmontBen Hogan−5$20,400$5,000
1952Northwood ClubJulius Boros+1Undisclosed$4,000
1951Oakland Hills
(South)		Ben Hogan+7Undisclosed$4,000
1950Merion
(East)		Ben Hogan+7$15,000$4,000
1949Medinah
(No. 3)		Cary Middlecoff+2$10,000$2,000
1948RivieraBen Hogan−8$10,000$2,000
1947St. LouisLew Worsham−2$10,000$2,500
1946CanterburyLloyd Mangrum−4$8,000$1,833
1941ColonialCraig Wood+4$5,000$1,000
1940CanterburyLawson Little−1$5,000$1,000
1939Philadelphia
(Spring Mill)		Byron Nelson−4$5,000$1,000
1938Cherry HillsRalph GuldahlE$5,000$1,000
1937Oakland Hills
(South)		Ralph Guldahl+1$5,000$1,000
1936Baltusrol (Upper)Tony Manero−2$5,000$1,000
1935OakmontSam Parks Jr+11$5,000$1,000
1934Merion
(East)		Olin Dutra+13$5,000$1,000
1933North ShoreJohnny Goodman (a)−1$5,000$1,000*
1932Fresh MeadowGene Sarazen+6$5,000$1,000
1931Inverness ClubBilly Burke+4$6,000$1,750
1930InterlachenBobby Jones (a)−1$5,000$1,000
1929Winged Foot
(West)		Bobby Jones (a)+6$5,000$1,000*
1928Olympia Fields
(North)		Johnny Farrell+10$2,000$500
1927OakmontTommy Armour+13$2,000$500
1926SciotoBobby Jones (a)+5$2,000$500*
1925WorcesterWillie Macfarlane+7Undisclosed$500
1924Oakland Hills
(South)		Cyril Walker+9Undisclosed$500
1923InwoodBobby Jones (a)+8Undisclosed$500*
1922SkokieGene Sarazen+8$1,725$500
1921ColumbiaJim Barnes+9Undisclosed$500
1920Inverness ClubTed Ray+11Undisclosed$500
1919Brae BurnWalter Hagen+17$1,300$475
1916The Minikahda ClubChick Evans (a)-2Undisclosed$300*
1915BaltusrolJerome Travers (a)+1Undisclosed$300*
1914MidlothianWalter Hagen+2Undisclosed$300
1913The Country ClubFrancis Ouimet (a)+12Undisclosed$300*
1912Country Club of BuffaloJohn McDermott-2Undisclosed$300
1911ChicagoJohn McDermott+3Undisclosed$300
1910Philadelphia Cricket Club
(St. Martin’s)		Alex Smith+21Undisclosed$300
1909EnglewoodGeorge Sargent+2Undisclosed$300
1908Myopia Hunt ClubFred McLeod322Undisclosed$300
1907Philadelphia Cricket Club
(St. Martin’s)		Alec Ross302Undisclosed$300
1906Onwentsia ClubAlex Smith295Undisclosed$300
1905Myopia Hunt ClubWillie Anderson314Undisclosed$200
1904Glen View ClubWillie Anderson303Undisclosed$200
1903BaltusrolWillie Anderson307Undisclosed$200
1902Garden CityLaurie Auchterlonie307Undisclosed$200
1901Myopia Hunt ClubWillie Anderson331Undisclosed$200
1900ChicagoHarry Vardon313$800$200
1899Baltimore
(Roland Park)		Willie Smith315$750$150
1898Myopia Hunt ClubFred Herd328$335$150
1897ChicagoJoe Lloyd162$335$150
1896Shinnecock HillsJames Foulis152$330$150
1895NewportHorace Rawlins173$335$150

*amateurs do not win prize money

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