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GOLF · ALL-TIME EARNERS · 1996-2026

U.S. Open all-time earners

Rory McIlroy has taken $8,373,831 out of the U.S. Open in eighteen starts, winning it once. That is the most of the 390 golfers we hold a cheque for here, across 31 editions from 1996 to 2026, ahead of Wyndham Clark on $8,144,546.

TOP EARNER Rory McIlroy
THEIR TOTAL $8.4m
GOLFERS PAID 390
EDITIONS 31 1996-2026

The U.S. Open money list

The top 100 of the 390 golfers paid here, every edition added together

1,428 cheques held
The golfers paid most at the U.S. Open across every edition we hold, with their starts, paid finishes, wins, best finish and total prize money.
# PLAYER STARTS PAID WINS BEST PRIZE MONEY
1 Rory McIlroy 18 13 1 1 $8,373,831$8.4m
2 Wyndham Clark 6 3 2 1 $8,144,546$8.1m
3 Brooks Koepka 13 11 2 1 $7,615,091$7.6m
4 Bryson DeChambeau 11 8 2 1 $7,165,891$7.2m
5 Tiger Woods 22 16 3 1 $5,773,919$5.8m
6 Dustin Johnson 19 15 1 1 $5,477,287$5.5m
7 Scottie Scheffler 9 6 - T2 $4,886,986$4.9m
8 Matthew Fitzpatrick 12 10 1 1 $4,356,343$4.4m
9 Jon Rahm 10 6 1 1 $4,331,531$4.3m
10 Phil Mickelson 29 22 - T2 $4,303,330$4.3m
11 J.J. Spaun 3 1 1 1 $4,300,000$4.3m
12 Xander Schauffele 10 10 - T3 $4,245,227$4.2m
13 Jim Furyk 25 21 1 1 $4,179,910$4.2m
14 Louis Oosthuizen 13 9 - 2 $4,038,535$4.0m
15 Sam Burns 8 6 - 2 $3,826,208$3.8m
16 Hideki Matsuyama 14 13 - T2 $3,739,073$3.7m
17 Gary Woodland 16 10 1 1 $3,562,188$3.6m
18 Justin Rose 21 10 1 1 $3,420,981$3.4m
19 Tommy Fleetwood 11 8 - 2 $3,418,960$3.4m
20 Retief Goosen 18 11 2 1 $2,793,614$2.8m
21 Sergio Garcia 25 20 - T3 $2,785,344$2.8m
22 Jason Day 14 9 - T2 $2,721,652$2.7m
23 Graeme McDowell 16 10 1 1 $2,705,104$2.7m
24 Ernie Els 24 18 1 1 $2,693,830$2.7m
25 Joohyung Kim 5 5 - 3 $2,534,107$2.5m
26 Jordan Spieth 15 10 1 1 $2,530,590$2.5m
27 Robert MacIntyre 5 4 - 2 $2,508,628$2.5m
28 Webb Simpson 13 9 1 1 $2,488,160$2.5m
29 Tony Finau 10 6 - T3 $2,361,489$2.4m
30 Collin Morikawa 8 7 - T4 $2,357,150$2.4m
31 Rickie Fowler 15 8 - T2 $2,350,143$2.4m
32 Tyrrell Hatton 10 7 - T4 $2,310,513$2.3m
33 Martin Kaymer 16 11 1 1 $2,290,775$2.3m
34 Adam Scott 25 15 - T4 $2,289,679$2.3m
35 Harris English 11 10 - 3 $2,283,474$2.3m
36 Patrick Cantlay 11 7 - T3 $2,171,563$2.2m
37 Lee Westwood 20 17 - T3 $2,086,699$2.1m
38 Will Zalatoris 4 2 - T2 $1,981,730$2.0m
39 Viktor Hovland 8 3 - 3 $1,931,939$1.9m
40 Russell Henley 13 8 - T7 $1,904,492$1.9m
41 Ángel Cabrera 16 12 1 1 $1,833,574$1.8m
42 Brian Harman 11 9 - T2 $1,784,365$1.8m
43 Geoff Ogilvy 13 7 1 1 $1,649,680$1.6m
44 Steve Stricker 20 17 - 5 $1,641,700$1.6m
45 Patrick Reed 12 10 - 4 $1,636,175$1.6m
46 Shane Lowry 14 8 - T2 $1,620,764$1.6m
47 Cameron Smith 11 6 - 4 $1,607,750$1.6m
48 Lucas Glover 17 4 1 1 $1,563,650$1.6m
49 Matthew Wolff 2 2 - 2 $1,527,279$1.5m
50 Brandt Snedeker 14 10 - 8 $1,510,033$1.5m
51 Henrik Stenson 15 9 - T4 $1,506,114$1.5m
52 Padraig Harrington 18 13 - T4 $1,429,281$1.4m
53 Mike Weir 14 11 - T3 $1,347,747$1.3m
54 Keegan Bradley 14 8 - T4 $1,301,709
55 Matt Kuchar 21 11 - T6 $1,275,246
56 Paul Casey 18 12 - T7 $1,260,479
57 Vijay Singh 16 15 - T3 $1,248,068
58 Branden Grace 10 6 - T4 $1,221,332
59 Justin Thomas 12 7 - T8 $1,204,402
60 J.T. Poston 7 4 - T4 $1,189,414
61 Jason Dufner 13 9 - T4 $1,157,370
62 Davis Love III 16 10 - T2 $1,137,416
63 Daniel Berger 11 8 - T6 $1,130,660
64 Keith Mitchell 3 2 - T4 $1,121,034
65 Cameron Young 7 4 - T4 $1,100,477
66 Zach Johnson 18 12 - T8 $1,090,985
67 Charl Schwartzel 13 9 - 7 $1,075,891
68 Min Woo Lee 5 3 - T5 $1,069,543
69 Stewart Cink 23 15 - 3 $1,068,697
70 David Toms 20 10 - T4 $1,038,304
71 Joaquin Niemann 7 5 - T7 $948,590
72 Carlos Ortiz 6 2 - T4 $905,996
73 Sam Stevens 4 4 - T7 $889,142
74 Matthieu Pavon 3 2 - 5 $886,210
75 Scott Piercy 8 4 - T2 $831,875
76 Chez Reavie 9 4 - T3 $813,828
77 Erik Compton 3 1 - T2 $789,330
78 Billy Horschel 13 8 - T4 $782,025
79 Hunter Mahan 10 5 - T4 $780,836
80 Aaron Rai 4 3 - T11 $775,376
81 Ben Griffin 2 2 - T10 $766,997
82 Francesco Molinari 14 8 - T13 $764,909
83 Kevin Chappell 8 6 - T3 $741,391
84 Guido Migliozzi 3 2 - T4 $739,478
85 Michael Thompson 4 2 - T2 $734,170
86 Ian Poulter 16 11 - T12 $701,729
87 Adam Hadwin 9 6 - T7 $696,350
88 Ludvig Aberg 3 2 - T12 $690,245
89 Corey Conners 8 2 - T9 $683,492
90 Marc Leishman 12 8 - T14 $677,432
91 Sahith Theegala 5 3 - T11 $660,051
92 Charley Hoffman 9 8 - 8 $659,777
93 Tom Lehman 11 8 - T2 $646,748
94 Kevin Na 11 5 - 7 $632,706
95 Ricky Barnes 6 2 - T2 $627,025
96 Bill Haas 10 5 - T5 $625,340
97 Akshay Bhatia 4 3 - T16 $605,367
98 Chris Kirk 9 5 - T12 $597,218
99 Ryan Fox 8 5 - T19 $578,270
100 Justin Leonard 16 11 - T12 $570,405

Starts are the editions we hold a result for the golfer at, paid or not. Best is the best finish in those editions, and a T is a tie.

The top twenty

Prize money at the U.S. Open, 1996 to 2026

Rory McIlroy $8.4m Wyndham Clark $8.1m Brooks Koepka $7.6m Bryson DeChambeau $7.2m Tiger Woods $5.8m Dustin Johnson $5.5m Scottie Scheffler $4.9m Matthew Fitzpatrick $4.4m Jon Rahm $4.3m Phil Mickelson $4.3m J.J. Spaun $4.3m Xander Schauffele $4.2m Jim Furyk $4.2m Louis Oosthuizen $4.0m Sam Burns $3.8m Hideki Matsuyama $3.7m Gary Woodland $3.6m Justin Rose $3.4m Tommy Fleetwood $3.4m Retief Goosen $2.8m

The top ten took $60,428,755, 24% of the $252,503,921 we hold across 1,428 cheques here. The best paid golfer never to have won it is Scottie Scheffler, 7th on the list.

Paid most per start

Golfers with five or more starts here, total over starts

The golfers with the most prize money per start at the U.S. Open, among those with five or more starts.
PLAYER STARTS TOTAL PER START
Wyndham Clark 6 $8,144,546$8.1m $1,357,424$1.4m
Bryson DeChambeau 11 $7,165,891$7.2m $651,445
Brooks Koepka 13 $7,615,091$7.6m $585,776
Scottie Scheffler 9 $4,886,986$4.9m $542,998
Joohyung Kim 5 $2,534,107$2.5m $506,821
Robert MacIntyre 5 $2,508,628$2.5m $501,726
Sam Burns 8 $3,826,208$3.8m $478,276
Rory McIlroy 18 $8,373,831$8.4m $465,213
Jon Rahm 10 $4,331,531$4.3m $433,153
Xander Schauffele 10 $4,245,227$4.2m $424,523

Phil Mickelson has the most starts here, 29, and was paid at 22 of them for $4,303,330.

Frequently asked questions

Who has won the most prize money at the U.S. Open?

Rory McIlroy, with $8,373,831 from thirteen paid finishes in eighteen starts. Best finish a win, most recently paid here in 2026.

Who has won the most at the U.S. Open without winning it?

Scottie Scheffler, 7th on the list with $4,886,986. Best finish T2 in 2022.

Who has won the U.S. Open the most times?

Tiger Woods, three times in the editions we hold. Across all 22 starts here that is $5,773,919, 5th on the money list.

How many golfers have been paid at the U.S. Open?

390 across the 31 editions we hold, 1,428 cheques between them. The top ten took 24% of the money.

Where to next

The same list at the tournaments either side of this one

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