2021 U.S. Open prize money
Jon Rahm won the 2021 U.S. Open on 20 June 2021 and took $2,250,000. Below is every one of the 68 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $22,309 Jimmy Walker collected for finishing T70.
Every cheque at the 2021 U.S. Open
20 June 2021
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | ESP | -6 | 278 | $2,250,000$2.3m |
| 2 | Louis Oosthuizen | RSA | -5 | 279 | $1,350,000$1.4m |
| 3 | Harris English | USA | -3 | 281 | $829,084 |
| T4 | Brooks Koepka | USA | -2 | 282 | $498,176 |
| T4 | Collin Morikawa | USA | -2 | 282 | $498,176 |
| T4 | Guido Migliozzi | ITA | -2 | 282 | $498,176 |
| T7 | Branden Grace | RSA | -1 | 283 | $306,893 |
| T7 | Daniel Berger | USA | -1 | 283 | $306,893 |
| T7 | Paul Casey | ENG | -1 | 283 | $306,893 |
| T7 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -1 | 283 | $306,893 |
| T7 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -1 | 283 | $306,893 |
| T7 | Xander Schauffele | USA | -1 | 283 | $306,893 |
| T13 | Francesco Molinari | ITA | 0 | 284 | $217,796 |
| T13 | Russell Henley | USA | 0 | 284 | $217,796 |
| T15 | Kevin Streelman | USA | 1 | 285 | $177,279 |
| T15 | Mackenzie Hughes | CAN | 1 | 285 | $177,279 |
| T15 | Matthew Wolff | USA | 1 | 285 | $177,279 |
| T15 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | 1 | 285 | $177,279 |
| T19 | Brian Harman | USA | 2 | 286 | $125,363 |
| T19 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | 2 | 286 | $125,363 |
| T19 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 2 | 286 | $125,363 |
| T19 | Jordan Spieth | USA | 2 | 286 | $125,363 |
| T19 | Justin Thomas | USA | 2 | 286 | $125,363 |
| T19 | Patrick Reed | USA | 2 | 286 | $125,363 |
| T19 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 2 | 286 | $125,363 |
| T26 | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | 3 | 287 | $87,941 |
| T26 | Chris Baker | USA | 3 | 287 | $87,941 |
| T26 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | 3 | 287 | $87,941 |
| T26 | Martin Kaymer | GER | 3 | 287 | $87,941 |
| T31 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA | 4 | 288 | $71,030 |
| T31 | Dylan Wu | USA | 4 | 288 | $71,030 |
| T31 | Joaquin Niemann | CHI | 4 | 288 | $71,030 |
| T31 | Patrick Rodgers | USA | 4 | 288 | $71,030 |
| T35 | Adam Scott | AUS | 5 | 289 | $57,696 |
| T35 | Edoardo Molinari | ITA | 5 | 289 | $57,696 |
| T35 | Lanto Griffin | USA | 5 | 289 | $57,696 |
| T35 | Robert MacIntyre | SCO | 5 | 289 | $57,696 |
| T35 | Sungjae Im | KOR | 5 | 289 | $57,696 |
| T40 | Adam Hadwin | CAN | 6 | 290 | $43,883 |
| T40 | Chez Reavie | USA | 6 | 290 | $43,883 |
| T40 | Ian Poulter | ENG | 6 | 290 | $43,883 |
| T40 | J.T. Poston | USA | 6 | 290 | $43,883 |
| T40 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | 6 | 290 | $43,883 |
| T40 | Wade Ormsby | AUS | 6 | 290 | $43,883 |
| T46 | Dylan Frittelli | RSA | 7 | 291 | $32,351 |
| T46 | Lee Westwood | ENG | 7 | 291 | $32,351 |
| T46 | Rick Lamb | USA | 7 | 291 | $32,351 |
| T46 | Tom Hoge | USA | 7 | 291 | $32,351 |
| T50 | Bubba Watson | USA | 8 | 292 | $27,327 |
| T50 | Gary Woodland | USA | 8 | 292 | $27,327 |
| T50 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | ESP | 8 | 292 | $27,327 |
| T50 | Tommy Fleetwood | ENG | 8 | 292 | $27,327 |
| T55 | Kevin Kisner | USA | 9 | 293 | $26,056 |
| T55 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | 9 | 293 | $26,056 |
| T57 | Akshay Bhatia | USA | 10 | 294 | $25,183 |
| T57 | Charley Hoffman | USA | 10 | 294 | $25,183 |
| T57 | Jhonattan Vegas | VEN | 10 | 294 | $25,183 |
| T57 | Stewart Cink | USA | 10 | 294 | $25,183 |
| T57 | Taylor Montgomery | USA | 10 | 294 | $25,183 |
| T62 | Greyson Sigg | USA | 11 | 295 | $24,310 |
| T62 | Phil Mickelson | USA | 11 | 295 | $24,310 |
| 64 | Marc Leishman | AUS | 12 | 296 | $23,936 |
| T65 | Matt Jones | AUS | 13 | 297 | $23,437 |
| T65 | Shane Lowry | IRL | 13 | 297 | $23,437 |
| T65 | Troy Merritt | USA | 13 | 297 | $23,437 |
| T68 | Kyle Westmoreland | USA | 14 | 298 | $22,814 |
| T70 | Fabián Gómez | ARG | 19 | 303 | $22,309 |
| T70 | Jimmy Walker | USA | 19 | 303 | $22,309 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $8,377,841 between them, against $3,224,078 shared by the other 53 players paid.
The 68 cheques above come to $11,601,919 between them. We hold 124 players for the week in all, so 56 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 2020 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Bryson DeChambeau. The 2022 ladder is the one after, won by Matthew Fitzpatrick. The U.S. Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2021 golf year
45 other tournaments we hold a 2021 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2021 was the $15,000,000 paid at the TOUR Championship, won by Patrick Cantlay.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2021 U.S. Open?
Jon Rahm, on 20 June 2021. The win paid $2,250,000.
How much did the 2021 U.S. Open pay out?
The 68 cheques on this page come to $11,601,919 between them, from $2,250,000 at the top down to $22,309.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2021 U.S. Open?
$22,309, which Jimmy Walker collected for finishing T70.
How many players were paid at the 2021 U.S. Open?
68. We hold 124 players for that week in all, so 56 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.