2021 U.S. Open Purse Breakdown: How $12.5 Million Will be Distributed Golflink.com

The U.S. Open trophy hangs by Bryson DeChambeau’s legs

For professional golfers, winning the U.S. Open is a career-changing event. Players careers are judged on how many majors they win, and given the challenging course setups the USGA enjoys putting the world’s best players through, many consider the U.S. Open to be the toughest test in golf.

That makes the U.S. Open one of the most sought-after titles in golf, but while players don’t talk about it, the $12.5 million purse and literal embarrassment of riches Sunday afternoon may be just as motivating. The winner of the 2021 U.S. Open will cash a $2.25 million check. Not bad work if you can get it. Here’s an estimated breakdown of the $12.5 million 2021 U.S. Open purse

2021 U.S. Open Prize Money (Estimated)

The USGA has touted the winning payday for the 2021 U.S. Open to be $2.25 million. This is an estimate of how the $12.5 million purse will be distributed based on how the same purse was distributed at the 2020 U.S. Open.

Position	Payout
Total Purse	$12,500,000
1	$2,250,000
2	$1,350,000
3	$830,466
4	$582,175
5	$484,896
6	$429,951
7	$387,617
8	$347,157
9	$314,190
10	$288,590
11	$263,365
12	$243,509
13	$226,901
14	$209,418
15	$194,433
16	$181,945
17	$171,955
18	$161,965
19	$151,975
20	$141,984
21	$133,368
22	$124,751
23	$116,385
24	$108,642
25	$101,899
26	$96,155
27	$91,784
28	$87,913
29	$84,167
30	$80,420
31	$76,674
32	$72,928
33	$69,181
34	$65,810
35	$63,062
36	$60,315
37	$57,693
38	$55,195
39	$52,698
40	$50,200
41	$47,702
42	$45,205
43	$42,707
44	$40,210
45	$37,712
46	$35,465
47	$33,127
48	$31,094
49	$29,845
50	$28,596
51	$27,847
52	$27,223
53	$26,723
54	$26,473
55	$26,224
56	$25,974
57	$25,724
58	$25,474
59	$25,225
60	$24,850

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