U.S. Open prize money
Every U.S. Open champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Wyndham Clark took $4,500,000 in 2026, which is the most winning it has paid in 31 editions here.
The same tournament has run as U.S. Open Championship. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every U.S. Open winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wyndham Clark | USA | $4,500,000$4.5m | 64 |
| 2025 | J.J. Spaun | USA | $4,300,000$4.3m | 64 |
| 2024 | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | $4,300,000$4.3m | 70 |
| 2023 | Wyndham Clark | USA | $3,600,000$3.6m | 60 |
| 2022 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | $3,150,000$3.1m | 58 |
| 2021 | Jon Rahm | ESP | $2,250,000$2.3m | 68 |
| 2020 | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | $2,250,000$2.3m | 60 |
| 2019 | Gary Woodland | USA | $2,250,000$2.3m | 68 |
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka | USA | $2,160,000$2.2m | 60 |
| 2017 | Brooks Koepka | USA | $2,160,000$2.2m | 63 |
| 2016 | Dustin Johnson | USA | $1,800,000$1.8m | 60 |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth | USA | $1,800,000$1.8m | 61 |
| 2014 | Martin Kaymer | GER | $1,620,000$1.6m | 56 |
| 2013 | Justin Rose | ENG | $1,440,000$1.4m | 55 |
| 2012 | Webb Simpson | USA | $1,440,000$1.4m | 52 |
| 2011 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | $1,440,000$1.4m | 52 |
| 2010 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | $1,350,000$1.4m | 57 |
| 2009 | Lucas Glover | USA | $1,350,000$1.4m | 35 |
| 2008 | Tiger Woods | USA | $1,350,000$1.4m | 50 |
| 2007 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | $1,260,000 | 39 |
| 2006 | Geoff Ogilvy | AUS | $1,225,000 | 38 |
| 2005 | no first place held | - | 40 | |
| 2004 | Retief Goosen | RSA | $1,125,000 | 31 |
| 2003 | Jim Furyk | USA | $1,080,000 | 30 |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods | USA | $1,000,000 | 23 |
| 2001 | Retief Goosen | RSA | $900,000 | 23 |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | USA | $800,000 | 20 |
| 1999 | no first place held | - | 19 | |
| 1998 | no first place held | - | 17 | |
| 1997 | Ernie Els | RSA | $465,000 | 19 |
| 1996 | no first place held | - | 16 |
We hold no first place for four of these 31 years, and those rows show a dash rather than a name. Every other figure in the row is held in full. Two names in a row is a pairs event, and both halves were paid the same cheque.
Won it more than once
Five players have taken the U.S. Open at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | 3 | 2008, 2002, 2000 | $3,150,000$3.1m |
| Wyndham Clark | 2 | 2026, 2023 | $8,100,000$8.1m |
| Bryson DeChambeau | 2 | 2024, 2020 | $6,550,000$6.5m |
| Brooks Koepka | 2 | 2018, 2017 | $4,320,000$4.3m |
| Retief Goosen | 2 | 2004, 2001 | $2,025,000$2.0m |
The last column is the sum of the cheques we hold for exactly the years beside it, and nothing else. It is not a career total: what these players earned across the rest of their seasons is on their own pages.
What winning it has paid
The champion's cheque, 2007 to 2026
The twenty most recent editions we hold a winner's cheque for. The other seven are in the table above, back to 1997.
The 2026 top ten
21 June 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyndham Clark | USA | -4 | $4,500,000$4.5m |
| 2 | Sam Burns | USA | -3 | $2,430,000$2.4m |
| 3 | Joohyung Kim | KOR | -1 | $1,532,530$1.5m |
| T4 | J.T. Poston | USA | 0 | $920,882 |
| T4 | Keith Mitchell | USA | 0 | $920,882 |
| T4 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | 0 | $920,882 |
| T7 | Gary Woodland | USA | 1 | $617,090 |
| T7 | Joaquin Niemann | CHI | 1 | $617,090 |
| T7 | Sam Stevens | USA | 1 | $617,090 |
| T7 | Tyrrell Hatton | ENG | 1 | $617,090 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the U.S. Open in 2026?
Wyndham Clark, on 21 June 2026. The win was worth $4,500,000.
How much does the U.S. Open winner get?
The 2026 champion took $4,500,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the 31 editions on this page is $4,500,000, which Wyndham Clark collected in 2026.
Who has won the U.S. Open most often?
Tiger Woods, three times: 2000, 2002, 2008. Those wins paid $3,150,000 between them.
How far back does U.S. Open prize money go here?
To 1996. This page carries 31 editions and 1,428 individual payouts across them, and we hold no first place for four of those years.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players themselves by what they have won across their careers. For the tournaments closest to this one, see TOUR Championship, Masters Tournament, THE PLAYERS Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Memorial Tournament, The Genesis Invitational, PGA Championship, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, BMW Championship, FedEx St. Jude Championship, RBC Heritage and The Sentry. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.