The 2024 U.S. Open saw another increase in purse size, pushing the total to a record $21.5 million. This exponential growth has resulted in life-changing payouts for players up and down the leaderboard at this year's championship at Pinehurst Resort.
The winner's share reached an all-time high for a major of $4.3 million, taken home by Bryson DeChambeau after he held off a late charge by Rory McIlroy. This topped the $3.6 million won by Wyndham Clark last year by $700,000.
Bryson DeChambeau is the winner of the 2024 U.S. Open. / Katie Goodale-USA TODAY Sports
The runner-up prize was likewise a handsome $2.322 million for McIlroy. Third place Tony Finau and Patrick Cantlay each collected $1.229 million, while those finishing fourth through sixth all cleared over $600,000.
Even players who missed the cut were ensured a payday, with the 73 who failed to advance to the weekend rounds receiving $10,000 apiece. In total, the record purse ensured over 150 golfers went home from Pinehurst with at least five-figure paychecks.
While DeChambeau's first place check was understandably the largest, the purse was divided in a manner ensuring robust payouts well down the leaderboard. The 20th-27th place finishers all earned just over $200,000, and spots 28-32 paid out nearly $127,000.
The increased U.S. Open purse continues the trend seen recently across majors and elite events, as purses have risen dramatically in response to competition from LIV Golf. Where the champion once took home around $1 million just a few years ago, now over $4 million is commonplace. This underscores golf's rising popularity and ensures more players can earn a living from the game's biggest stages.
With reports indicating the USGA may continue increasing the U.S. Open purse in coming years, future champions and competitors can expect to reap ever greater rewards from their performances at this celebrated championship.
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How is Bryson DeChambeau's 2024 U.S. Open earnings compare to his previous major wins
In 2020, DeChambeau won the U.S. Open and earned $2.25 million.
However, the 2024 U.S. Open purse has increased to a record $21.5 million, with the winner receiving $4.3 million
This means DeChambeau's 2024 U.S. Open earnings of $4.3 million represent a nearly 91% increase compared to his 2020 U.S. Open winnings of $2.25 million
Here is the breakdown of the prize money for each player:
Winner: Bryson DeChambeau, $4,300,000
2. Rory McIlroy, $2,322,000
T3. Tony Finau
Patrick Cantlay, $1,229,051
5. Matthieu Pavon, $843,765
6. Hideki Matsuyama, $748,154
T7. Russell Henley
Xander Schauffele, $639,289
T9. Sam Burns
Davis Thompson
Corey Connors, $502,391
T12. Sergio Garcia
Ludvig Aberg, $409,279
T14. Thomas Detry
Collin Morikawa, $351,581
T16. Tommy Fleetwood
Akshay Bhatia
Taylor Pendrith, $299,218
19. Shane Lowry
Aaron Rai, $255,759
T21. Max Greyserman
Daniel Berger
Min Woo Lee
Stephan Jaeger
Brian Harman, $203,607
T26. Brooks Koepka
Zac Blair
Chris Kirk
Neal Shipley (a)
Tom Kim
Tyrrell Hatton, $153,281
T32. Adam Scott
Si Woo Kim
Sahith Theegala
Keegan Bradley
Isaiah Salinda
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Cameron Smith
J.T. Poston
Denny McCarthy, $126,901
T41. Frankie Capan III
Harris English
Jordan Spieth
Scottie Scheffler
Tom McKibbin
Tim Widing
Emiliano Grillo
Billy Horschel
Luke Clanton (a), $72,305
T50. Justin Lower
Matt Kuchar
Nicolai Hojgaard
Mark Hubbard, $51,065
54. Nico Echavarria, $47,370
55. David Puig, $46,501
T56. Seonghyeon Kim
Ben Kohles
Ryan Fox
Sepp Straka
Greyson Sigg
Brian Campbell
Adam Svensson
Wyndham Clark, $44,546
T64. Matthew Fitzpatrick
Francesco Molinari
Martin Kaymer, $42,155
T67. Cameron Young
Brendon Todd, $41,286
69. Dean Burmester, $40,417
T70. Gunner Broin (a)
Brandon Wu, $39,982
72. Sam Bennett, $39,548
73. Jackson Suber, $39,113
74. Austin Eckroat, $38,678
References: https://golf.com/news/how-much-money-every-player-made-2024-us-open/
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