What is the most important benefit of winning a major championship: Legacy or cash? The romantic in us believes very much in the former.
Given the current schism in pro golf has been precipitated in large part by money—seven-, eight- and nine-figure contracts from LIV Golf luring players away from the PGA Tour and DP World Tour—it’s no coincidence that the USGA announced on Wednesday it was raising the prize money payout it is handing out at this year’s US Open.
Suffice it to say, it’s not just a little cash increase we’re talking about, but a massive one. A year after the USGA handed out out $US12.5 million at Torrey Pines, the total prize money payout at The Country Club is up to $17.5 million with the winner earning $3.15 million ($A4.5 million). That’s a 40 per cent jump in one year.
That increase follows a trend in 2022 from those who run the men’s majors. Augusta National beefed up its prize money payouts to $15 million, $3.5 million more than 2021. The PGA of America followed suite by taking its purse also to $15 million, raising it $3 million from the previous year.
Here is how much everybody who made the cut will earn. (Come back shortly after the tournament ends and we’ll update this list with individual names and earnings).
Win: $3,150,000 ($A4.5 million)
2: $1,890,000 ($A2.7 million)
3: $1,225,374 ($A1.8 million)
4: $859,032
5: $715,491
6: $634,415
7: $571,950
8: $512,249
9: $463,604
10: $425,830
11: $388,609
12: $359,311
13: $334,805
14: $309,008
15: $286,896
16: $268,470
17: $253,729
18: $238,988
19: $224,247
20: $209,506
21: $196,792
22: $184,078
23: $171,732
24: $160,308
25: $150,358
26: $141,882
27: $135,432
28: $129,720
29: $124,192
30: $118,665
31: $113,137
32: $107,609
33: $102,081
34: $97,106
35: $93,052
36: $88,998
37: $85,129
38: $81,444
39: $77,758
40: $74,073
41: $70,388
42: $66,703
43: $63,017
44: $59,332
45: $55,647
46: $52,330
47: $49,013
48: $45,881
49: $44,038
50: $42,196
51: $41,090
52: $40,169
53: $39,432
54: $39,063
55: $38,695
56: $38,326
57: $37,958
58: $37,589
59: $37,221
60: $36,852
Note: the 81 professionals who missed the cut each also received $US10,000 ($A14,400)
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