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 prizemoney 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 prizemoney payout at The Country Club is up to $17.5 million with the winner earning $3.15 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 prizemoney payouts to $15 million, $3.5 million more than 2021. The PGA of America followed suit 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 earned, in US dollars.
Win: Matt Fitzpatrick, -6, $3,150,000
T-2: Will Zalatoris, -5, $1,557,687
T-2: Scottie Scheffler, -5, $1,557,687
4: Hideki Matsuyama, -3, $859,032
T-5: Collin Morikawa, -2, $674,953
T-5: Rory McIlroy, -2, $674,953
T-7: Denny McCarthy, -1, $515,934
T-7: Adam Hadwin, -1, $515,934
T-7: Keegan Bradley, -1, $515,934
T-10: Gary Woodland, E, $407,220
T-10: Joel Dahmen, E, $407,220
T-12: Seamus Power, +1, $347,058
T-12: Jon Rahm, +1, $347,058
T-14: Guido Migliozzi, +2, $241,302
T-14: Xander Schauffele, +2, $241,302
T-14: Marc Leishman, +2, $241,302
T-14: Adam Scott, +2, $241,302
T-14: Cameron Tringale, +2, $241,302
T-14: Patrick Cantlay, +2, $241,302
T-14: Sebastian Munoz, +2, $241,302
T-14: Hayden Buckley, +2, $241,302
T-14: Nick Hardy, +2, $241,302
23: Joohyung Kim, +3, $171,732
T-24: Mackenzie Hughes, +4, $150,849
T-24: Adam Schenk, +4, $150,849
T-24: Dustin Johnson, +4, $150,849
T-27: Thomas Pieters, +5, $127,002
T-27: Min Woo Lee, +5, $127,002
T-27: Aaron Wise, +5, $127,002
T-27: Sam Burns, +5, $127,002
T-31: MJ Dauffe, +6, $100,331
T-31: Callum Tarren, +6, $100,331
T-31: Todd Sinnott, +6, $100,331
T-31: Andrew Putnam, +6, $100,331
T-31: Davis Riley, +6, $100,331
T-31: Patrick Rodgers, +6, $100,331
T-37: K.H. Lee, +7, $75,916
T-37: Justin Rose, +7, $75,916
T-37: Joseph Bramlett, +7, $75,916
T-37: Justin Thomas, +7, $75,916
T-37: Jordan Spieth, +7, $75,916
T-37: Matthew NeSmith, +7, $75,916
T-43: Chris Gotterup, +8, $59,332
T-43: Richard Bland, +8, $59,332
T-43: Brian Harman, +8, $59,332
T-43: Travis Vick, +8, Amateur
T-47: Joaquin Niemann, +9, $50,672
T-47: Max Homa, +9, $50,672
T-49: Patrick Reed, +10, $44,038
T-49: Samuel Stevens, +10, $44,038
T-49: David Lingmerth, +10, $44,038
T-49: Sam Bennett, +10, Amateur
T-53: Sebastian Soderberg, +11, $40,630
T-53: Beau Hossler, +11, $40,630
55: Brooks Koepka, +12, $39,432
T-56: Tyrrell Hatton, +13, $38,511
T-56: Wil Besseling, +13, $38,511
T-56: Bryson DeChambeau, +13, $38,511
60: Brandon Matthews, +16, $37,589
T-61: Harris English, +17, $37,221
T-61: Austin Greaser, +17, Amateur
63: Grayson Murray, +18, $36,843
64. Stewart Hagestad, +19, Amateur
Note: the 81 professionals who missed the cut each received $US10,000
