2010 U.S. Open prize money
Graeme McDowell won the 2010 U.S. Open on 20 June 2010 and took $1,350,000. Below is every one of the 57 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $12,293 Mike Weir collected for finishing T80.
Every cheque at the 2010 U.S. Open
20 June 2010
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | 0 | 284 | $1,350,000$1.4m |
| 3 | Ernie Els | RSA | 2 | 286 | $480,687 |
| T4 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 3 | 287 | $303,119 |
| T4 | Tiger Woods | USA | 3 | 287 | $303,119 |
| T6 | Davis Love III | USA | 4 | 288 | $228,255 |
| T6 | Matt Kuchar | USA | 4 | 288 | $228,255 |
| T8 | Alex Cejka | GER | 5 | 289 | $177,534 |
| T8 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | 5 | 289 | $177,534 |
| T8 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 5 | 289 | $177,534 |
| T8 | Martin Kaymer | GER | 5 | 289 | $177,534 |
| T12 | Sean O'Hair | USA | 6 | 290 | $143,714 |
| T14 | Justin Leonard | USA | 7 | 291 | $127,779 |
| T16 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | 8 | 292 | $108,458 |
| T16 | Jim Furyk | USA | 8 | 292 | $108,458 |
| T16 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 8 | 292 | $108,458 |
| T22 | Ángel Cabrera | ARG | 9 | 293 | $83,634 |
| T22 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 9 | 293 | $83,634 |
| T22 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 9 | 293 | $83,634 |
| T22 | Shaun Micheel | USA | 9 | 293 | $83,634 |
| T27 | Ricky Barnes | USA | 10 | 294 | $67,195 |
| T29 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | 11 | 295 | $54,871 |
| T29 | Robert Allenby | AUS | 11 | 295 | $54,871 |
| T29 | Stuart Appleby | AUS | 11 | 295 | $54,871 |
| T33 | Brendon de Jonge | ZIM | 12 | 296 | $44,472 |
| T33 | David Toms | USA | 12 | 296 | $44,472 |
| T33 | Jason Dufner | USA | 12 | 296 | $44,472 |
| T33 | Ryan Moore | USA | 12 | 296 | $44,472 |
| T33 | Ryo Ishikawa | JPN | 12 | 296 | $44,472 |
| T33 | Søren Kjeldsen | DEN | 12 | 296 | $44,472 |
| T40 | Bobby Gates | USA | 13 | 297 | $34,722 |
| T40 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | 13 | 297 | $34,722 |
| T40 | Paul Casey | ENG | 13 | 297 | $34,722 |
| T40 | Seung-Yul Noh | KOR | 13 | 297 | $34,722 |
| T40 | Stewart Cink | USA | 13 | 297 | $34,722 |
| T40 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | 13 | 297 | $34,722 |
| T47 | Chris Stroud | USA | 14 | 298 | $23,385 |
| T47 | Edoardo Molinari | ITA | 14 | 298 | $23,385 |
| T47 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 14 | 298 | $23,385 |
| T47 | Jason Gore | USA | 14 | 298 | $23,385 |
| T47 | Jim Herman | USA | 14 | 298 | $23,385 |
| T47 | K.J. Choi | KOR | 14 | 298 | $23,385 |
| T47 | Luke Donald | ENG | 14 | 298 | $23,385 |
| T47 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | ESP | 14 | 298 | $23,385 |
| T58 | Lucas Glover | USA | 15 | 299 | $18,368 |
| T58 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 15 | 299 | $18,368 |
| T58 | Steve Stricker | USA | 15 | 299 | $18,368 |
| T58 | Yuta Ikeda | JPN | 15 | 299 | $18,368 |
| T63 | Eric Axley | USA | 16 | 300 | $16,672 |
| T63 | Jerry Kelly | USA | 16 | 300 | $16,672 |
| T63 | Steve Marino | USA | 16 | 300 | $16,672 |
| T63 | Steve Wheatcroft | USA | 16 | 300 | $16,672 |
| T70 | Camilo Villegas | COL | 18 | 302 | $14,921 |
| T70 | Fred Funk | USA | 18 | 302 | $14,921 |
| 76 | Nick Watney | USA | 21 | 305 | $13,608 |
| T77 | Craig Barlow | USA | 22 | 306 | $13,023 |
| T77 | Zach Johnson | USA | 22 | 306 | $13,023 |
| T80 | Mike Weir | CAN | 23 | 307 | $12,293 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $4,200,438 between them, against $1,450,537 shared by the other 42 players paid.
The 57 cheques above come to $5,650,975 between them. We hold 101 players for the week in all, so 44 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 2009 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Lucas Glover. The 2011 ladder is the one after, won by Rory McIlroy. The U.S. Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2010 golf year
47 other tournaments we hold a 2010 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2010 was the $1,400,000 paid at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, won by Ian Poulter.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2010 U.S. Open?
Graeme McDowell, on 20 June 2010. The win paid $1,350,000.
How much did the 2010 U.S. Open pay out?
The 57 cheques on this page come to $5,650,975 between them, from $1,350,000 at the top down to $12,293.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2010 U.S. Open?
$12,293, which Mike Weir collected for finishing T80.
How many players were paid at the 2010 U.S. Open?
57. We hold 101 players for that week in all, so 44 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.