U.S. Open 2026 Prize Money: Full Payout Breakdown from Record $22.5 Million Purse at Shinnecock Hills
The 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club is offering a championship-record prize fund.The USGA announced earlier this week that the total purse has been increased by $1 million to $22.5 million.
The full payout breakdown was released on Saturday after the cut.Here is how the record $22.5 million purse will be distributed among the 67 professionals who made the cut (individual final payouts will be confirmed after play concludes on Sunday evening):
Note: The 69 professionals who missed the cut will each receive a $10,000 stipend. Amateurs do not receive prize money.
Hopefully that feeling evaporates fairly quickly as they absorb the fact that the purse remains at $22.5 million, the most given out at any major championship, with the winner still earning $4.3 million.
Missed Cut: 69 professionals each receive a $10,000 stipend
More context: Let’s consider how much the USGA has paid U.S. Open winners over time. As you can see, the reward has become exponentially greater in recent years.
Note: The 69 professionals who missed the cut will each receive a $10,000 stipend. Amateurs do not receive prize money.
What is the total US Open purse in 2026?
This is a record-breaking amount for the championship. The USGA increased the purse by $1 million from the previous year, making it the largest prize fund in U.S. Open history.
The 126th U.S. Open has a total purse of $22.5 million, with a top prize of $4.5 million to the winner.
How much money will the 2026 US Open winner take home?
Field: 67 professionals who made the cut share the full purse
Missed Cut: 69 professionals each receive a $10,000 stipend
U.S. Open 2026 Purse, full prize money payout, winners' share breakdown:
Total purse: $22.5 million
Position Player Score Earnings
The full prize money payout breakdown for this year’s championship was released.
1st: $4,500,000
2nd: $2,430,000
3rd: $1,532,530
4th: $1,074,363
5th: $894,841
6th: $793,443
7th: $715,320
8th: $640,654
9th: $579,815
10th: $532,572
11th: $486,021
12th: $449,379
13th: $418,729
14th: $386,466
15th: $358,812
16th: $335,767
17th: $317,331
18th: $298,895
19th: $280,459
20th: $262,022
21st: $246,121
22nd: $230,220
23rd: $214,780
24th: $200,492
25th: $188,048
26th: $177,447
27th: $169,381
28th: $162,237
29th: $155,324
30th: $148,410
31st: $141,497
32nd: $134,583
33rd: $127,669
34th: $121,447
35th: $116,377
36th: $111,307
37th: $106,468
38th: $101,859
39th: $97,250
40th: $92,641
41st: $88,032
42nd: $83,423
43rd: $78,814
44th: $74,205
45th: $69,596
46th: $65,448
47th: $61,300
48th: $57,382
49th: $55,077
50th: $52,773
51st: $51,390
52nd: $50,238
53rd: $49,316
54th: $48,855
55th: $48,394
56th: $47,933
57th: $47,472
58th: $47,012
59th: $46,551
60th: $46,090
61st: $45,629
62nd: $45,168
63rd: $44,707
64th: $44,246
65th: $43,785
66th: $43,324
67th: $42,863
This marks the largest purse in U.S. Open history, with the winner on Sunday set to take home a record $4.5 million.
U.S. Open golf majors prize money payout history over the years
More context: Let’s consider how much the USGA has paid U.S. Open winners over time. As you can see, the reward has become exponentially greater in recent years.
1950: Ben Hogan at Merion, $4,000
1960: Arnold Palmer at Cherry Hills, $14,400
1973: Johnny Miller at Oakmont, $35,000
1980: Jack Nicklaus at Baltusrol, $55,000
1982: Tom Watson at Pebble Beach, $60,000
1992: Tom Kite at Pebble Beach, $275,000
2000: Tiger Woods at Pebble Beach, $800,000
2008: Tiger Woods at Torrey Pines, $1.35 million
2011: Rory McIlroy at Congressional, $1.44 million
2015: Jordan Spieth at Chambers Bay, $1.8 million
2017: Brooks Koepka at Erin Hills, $2.16 million
2021: Jon Rahm at Torrey Pines, $2.25 million
2022: Matt Fitzpatrick at The Country Club, $3.15 million
2023: Wyndham Clark at LACC, $3.6 million
2024: Bryson DeChambeau at Pinehurst, $4.3 million
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