2026 U.S. Open prize money
Wyndham Clark won the 2026 U.S. Open on 21 June 2026 and took $4,500,000. Below is every one of the 64 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $42,858 Dylan Wu collected for finishing 72.
Every cheque at the 2026 U.S. Open
21 June 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyndham Clark | USA | -4 | 276 | $4,500,000$4.5m |
| 2 | Sam Burns | USA | -3 | 277 | $2,430,000$2.4m |
| 3 | Joohyung Kim | KOR | -1 | 279 | $1,532,530$1.5m |
| T4 | J.T. Poston | USA | 0 | 280 | $920,882 |
| T4 | Keith Mitchell | USA | 0 | 280 | $920,882 |
| T4 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | 0 | 280 | $920,882 |
| T7 | Gary Woodland | USA | 1 | 281 | $617,090 |
| T7 | Joaquin Niemann | CHI | 1 | 281 | $617,090 |
| T7 | Sam Stevens | USA | 1 | 281 | $617,090 |
| T7 | Tyrrell Hatton | ENG | 1 | 281 | $617,090 |
| T11 | Aaron Rai | ENG | 2 | 282 | $405,862 |
| T11 | John Parry | ENG | 2 | 282 | $405,862 |
| T11 | Justin Rose | ENG | 2 | 282 | $405,862 |
| T11 | Sahith Theegala | USA | 2 | 282 | $405,862 |
| T11 | Tommy Fleetwood | ENG | 2 | 282 | $405,862 |
| T11 | Xander Schauffele | USA | 2 | 282 | $405,862 |
| T17 | Akshay Bhatia | USA | 3 | 283 | $280,966 |
| T17 | Ben Griffin | USA | 3 | 283 | $280,966 |
| T17 | Collin Morikawa | USA | 3 | 283 | $280,966 |
| T17 | Justin Thomas | USA | 3 | 283 | $280,966 |
| T17 | Ludvig Aberg | SWE | 3 | 283 | $280,966 |
| 22 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | 4 | 284 | $230,220 |
| T23 | Alex Fitzpatrick | ENG | 5 | 285 | $181,101 |
| T23 | Ben James | USA | 5 | 285 | $181,101 |
| T23 | Ben Kohles | USA | 5 | 285 | $181,101 |
| T23 | Corey Conners | CAN | 5 | 285 | $181,101 |
| T23 | Emiliano Grillo | ARG | 5 | 285 | $181,101 |
| T23 | Pierceson Coody | USA | 5 | 285 | $181,101 |
| T23 | Ryan Fox | NZL | 5 | 285 | $181,101 |
| T32 | Brian Harman | USA | 6 | 286 | $128,756 |
| T32 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 6 | 286 | $128,756 |
| T32 | Keegan Bradley | USA | 6 | 286 | $128,756 |
| T32 | Maverick McNealy | USA | 6 | 286 | $128,756 |
| T32 | Max McGreevy | USA | 6 | 286 | $128,756 |
| T32 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | 6 | 286 | $128,756 |
| T32 | Zac Blair | USA | 6 | 286 | $128,756 |
| T39 | Jacob Bridgeman | USA | 7 | 287 | $101,859 |
| T39 | John Keefer | 7 | 287 | $101,859 | |
| T39 | Robert MacIntyre | SCO | 7 | 287 | $101,859 |
| T43 | Cameron Young | USA | 8 | 288 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Chris Gotterup | USA | 8 | 288 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Harry Higgs | USA | 8 | 288 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Laurie Canter | ENG | 8 | 288 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Max Greyserman | USA | 8 | 288 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Michael Brennan | AUS | 8 | 288 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Michael Kim | USA | 8 | 288 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Niklas Nørgaard | 8 | 288 | $72,592 | |
| T43 | Ryo Hisatsune | JPN | 8 | 288 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Sungjae Im | KOR | 8 | 288 | $72,592 |
| T53 | Adrien Dumont de Chassart | BEL | 9 | 289 | $51,467 |
| T53 | Angel Hidalgo Portillo | US | 9 | 289 | $51,467 |
| T53 | Kurt Kitayama | USA | 9 | 289 | $51,467 |
| T56 | Bud Cauley | USA | 10 | 290 | $48,625 |
| T56 | Jordan Spieth | USA | 10 | 290 | $48,625 |
| T56 | Nicolas Echavarria | COL | 10 | 290 | $48,625 |
| T56 | Peter Uihlein | USA | 10 | 290 | $48,625 |
| T65 | Andrew Putnam | USA | 14 | 294 | $44,938 |
| T65 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | 14 | 294 | $44,938 |
| T65 | James Nicholas | USA | 14 | 294 | $44,938 |
| T65 | Neal Shipley | 14 | 294 | $44,938 | |
| T65 | Russell Henley | USA | 14 | 294 | $44,938 |
| T65 | William Mouw | USA | 14 | 294 | $44,938 |
| 71 | Patrick Rodgers | USA | 17 | 297 | $43,324 |
| 72 | Dylan Wu | USA | 18 | 298 | $42,858 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $15,722,846 between them, against $5,946,119 shared by the other 49 players paid.
The 64 cheques above come to $21,668,965 between them. We hold 123 players for the week in all, so 59 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 2025 ladder is the edition before this one, won by J.J. Spaun. The U.S. Open roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2026 golf year
31 other tournaments we hold a 2026 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2026 was the $4,500,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Cameron Young.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2026 U.S. Open?
Wyndham Clark, on 21 June 2026. The win paid $4,500,000.
How much did the 2026 U.S. Open pay out?
The 64 cheques on this page come to $21,668,965 between them, from $4,500,000 at the top down to $42,858.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2026 U.S. Open?
$42,858, which Dylan Wu collected for finishing 72.
How many players were paid at the 2026 U.S. Open?
64. We hold 123 players for that week in all, so 59 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.