2011 U.S. Open prize money
Rory McIlroy won the 2011 U.S. Open on 19 June 2011 and took $1,440,000. Below is every one of the 52 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $17,819 Kevin Streelman collected for finishing 67.
Every cheque at the 2011 U.S. Open
19 June 2011
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -16 | 268 | $1,440,000$1.4m |
| 2 | Jason Day | AUS | -8 | 276 | $865,000 |
| T3 | Kevin Chappell | USA | -6 | 278 | $364,241 |
| T3 | Lee Westwood | ENG | -6 | 278 | $364,241 |
| T3 | Robert Garrigus | USA | -6 | 278 | $364,241 |
| T3 | Y.E. Yang | KOR | -6 | 278 | $364,241 |
| T7 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | -5 | 279 | $228,416 |
| T9 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | -4 | 280 | $192,962 |
| T9 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | -4 | 280 | $192,962 |
| T11 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | -3 | 281 | $163,083 |
| T11 | Davis Love III | USA | -3 | 281 | $163,083 |
| T11 | Heath Slocum | USA | -3 | 281 | $163,083 |
| T14 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | -2 | 282 | $129,517 |
| T14 | Freddie Jacobson | SWE | -2 | 282 | $129,517 |
| T14 | Graeme McDowell | NIR | -2 | 282 | $129,517 |
| T14 | Matt Kuchar | USA | -2 | 282 | $129,517 |
| T14 | Webb Simpson | USA | -2 | 282 | $129,517 |
| T19 | Steve Stricker | USA | -1 | 283 | $105,905 |
| T21 | Ryan Palmer | USA | 0 | 284 | $97,242 |
| T23 | Bill Haas | USA | 1 | 285 | $76,455 |
| T23 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 1 | 285 | $76,455 |
| T23 | Gary Woodland | USA | 1 | 285 | $76,455 |
| T23 | Henrik Stenson | SWE | 1 | 285 | $76,455 |
| T23 | Retief Goosen | RSA | 1 | 285 | $76,455 |
| T30 | John Senden | AUS | 2 | 286 | $50,436 |
| T30 | K.T. Kim | KOR | 2 | 286 | $50,436 |
| T30 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | 2 | 286 | $50,436 |
| T30 | Ryo Ishikawa | JPN | 2 | 286 | $50,436 |
| T30 | Seung-Yul Noh | KOR | 2 | 286 | $50,436 |
| T30 | Zach Johnson | USA | 2 | 286 | $50,436 |
| T39 | Adam Hadwin | CAN | 3 | 287 | $41,154 |
| T39 | Martin Kaymer | GER | 3 | 287 | $41,154 |
| T39 | Sung Kang | KOR | 3 | 287 | $41,154 |
| T42 | Lucas Glover | USA | 4 | 288 | $37,351 |
| T42 | Sangmoon Bae | KOR | 4 | 288 | $37,351 |
| T45 | Charley Hoffman | USA | 5 | 289 | $31,264 |
| T45 | Chez Reavie | USA | 5 | 289 | $31,264 |
| T45 | Luke Donald | ENG | 5 | 289 | $31,264 |
| T45 | Michael Putnam | USA | 5 | 289 | $31,264 |
| T45 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | 5 | 289 | $31,264 |
| T51 | Alex Noren | SWE | 6 | 290 | $24,708 |
| T51 | Marc Leishman | AUS | 6 | 290 | $24,708 |
| T51 | Scott Piercy | USA | 6 | 290 | $24,708 |
| T54 | Edoardo Molinari | ITA | 7 | 291 | $21,792 |
| T54 | J.J. Henry | USA | 7 | 291 | $21,792 |
| T54 | Matteo Manassero | ITA | 7 | 291 | $21,792 |
| T54 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 7 | 291 | $21,792 |
| T60 | Marcel Siem | GER | 8 | 292 | $19,763 |
| T63 | Brian Gay | USA | 9 | 293 | $18,620 |
| T63 | Bubba Watson | USA | 9 | 293 | $18,620 |
| T63 | Bud Cauley | USA | 9 | 293 | $18,620 |
| 67 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 11 | 295 | $17,819 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $5,254,104 between them, against $1,756,290 shared by the other 37 players paid.
The 52 cheques above come to $7,010,394 between them. We hold 96 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 2010 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Graeme McDowell. The 2012 ladder is the one after, won by Webb Simpson. The U.S. Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2011 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2011 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2011 was the $1,710,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by K.J. Choi.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2011 U.S. Open?
Rory McIlroy, on 19 June 2011. The win paid $1,440,000.
How much did the 2011 U.S. Open pay out?
The 52 cheques on this page come to $7,010,394 between them, from $1,440,000 at the top down to $17,819.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2011 U.S. Open?
$17,819, which Kevin Streelman collected for finishing 67.
How many players were paid at the 2011 U.S. Open?
52. We hold 96 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.