1996 U.S. Open prize money
Every one of the sixteen cheques paid at the 1996 U.S. Open, in finishing order, from $204,801 down to the $5,105 Omar Uresti collected. We hold no first place for this edition.
Every cheque at the 1996 U.S. Open
16 June 1996
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Davis Love III | USA | -1 | 279 | $204,801 |
| T2 | Tom Lehman | USA | -1 | 279 | $204,801 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | RSA | 1 | 281 | $84,965 |
| T5 | Jim Furyk | USA | 1 | 281 | $84,965 |
| T7 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 2 | 282 | $66,295 |
| T16 | Stewart Cink | USA | 5 | 285 | $33,188 |
| T27 | John Daly | USA | 7 | 287 | $17,809 |
| T50 | Alex Cejka | GER | 10 | 290 | $6,619 |
| T50 | Justin Leonard | USA | 10 | 290 | $6,619 |
| T50 | Michael Bradley | USA | 10 | 290 | $6,619 |
| T60 | Steve Stricker | USA | 11 | 291 | $5,825 |
| T82 | Neal Lancaster | USA | 14 | 294 | $5,415 |
| T90 | Jay Haas | USA | 15 | 295 | $5,305 |
| T94 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 16 | 296 | $5,235 |
| T101 | Olin Browne | USA | - | 298 | $5,105 |
| T101 | Omar Uresti | USA | - | 298 | $5,105 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $743,566 between them, against $5,105 shared by the other one players paid.
The sixteen cheques above come to $748,671 between them. We hold 23 players for the week in all, so seven of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other U.S. Open years
31 editions, 1996 to 2026
The 1997 ladder is the one after, won by Ernie Els. The U.S. Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 1996 golf year
fourteen other tournaments we hold a 1996 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 1996 was the $630,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Fred Couples.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 1996 U.S. Open?
We hold no first place for the 1996 U.S. Open. The sixteen cheques we do hold start at $204,801.
How much did the 1996 U.S. Open pay out?
The sixteen cheques on this page come to $748,671 between them, from $204,801 at the top down to $5,105.
What was the smallest cheque at the 1996 U.S. Open?
$5,105, which Omar Uresti collected for finishing T101.
How many players were paid at the 1996 U.S. Open?
sixteen. We hold 23 players for that week in all, so seven of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
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 by what they have won across their careers. 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.