U.S. Open prize money 2026: How much Wyndham Clark, others won

U.S. Open prize money: Check out how much Wyndham Clark scooped for his victory at Shinnecock Hills.

Wyndham Clark
Wyndham Clark

Wyndham Clark overcame a hostile New York crowd on Sunday to win his second U.S. Open title. 

The American entered the final round at Shinnecock Hills as the overwhelming favourite to claim his second major win in three years. 

Clark, 32, had a six-shot lead but saw it reduced to just one by the seventh hole after stumbling out of the blocks. 

His compatriot, Sam Burns, applied the pressure by turning in 32 but missed crucial birdie putts on the 17th and 18th. 

In the end, Clark weathered the storm and two-putted from 52-feet for par on the 18th to finish on four-under and win by one from his compatriot. 

Tom Kim, J.T. Poston, Keith Mitchell, Scottie Scheffler, Joaquin Niemann, Tyrell Hatton, Gary Woodland and Sam Stevens rounded out the top 10. 

U.S Open leaderboard: Round 4

Pos.

Player

Score

1

Wyndham Clark

-4

2

Sam Burns

-3

3

Tom Kim

-1

4

Scottie Scheffler

E

4

J. T. Poston

E

4

Keith Mitchell

E

7

Gary Woodland

+1

7

Sam Stevens

+1

7

Joaquin Niemann

+1

7

Tyrrell Hatton

+1

Clark's victory came with a number of perks. 

He received a gold medal, Official World Golf Ranking Points, five-year exemptions into the majors (and The Players) plus a mega payday.

Tournament organisers announced during the 2026 U.S. Open that the total purse for the 126th edition of the major was a whopping $22.5m

That meant Clark scooped the top prize of $4.5m, matching the cheque Rory McIlroy received for his second Masters title in April.  

GolfMagic has listed the payout information below. 

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U.S. Open prize money 2026
PositionPlayerEarnings

1

Wyndham Clark

$4,500,000

2

Sam Burns

$2,430,000

3

Tom Kim

$1,532,500

T-4

J.T. Poston

$920,882

T-4

Keith Mitchell

$920,882

T-4

Scottie Scheffler

$920,882

T-7

Joaquin Niemann

$617,090

T-7

Tyrrell Hatton

$617,090

T-7

Gary Woodland

$617,090

T-7

Sam Stevens

$617,090

T-11

Justin Rose

$405,862

T-11

Aaron Rai

$405,862

T-11

John Parry

$405,862

T-11

Tommy Fleetwood

$405,862

T-11

Xander Schauffele

$405,862

T-11

Sahith Theegala

$405,862

T-17

Ludvig Åberg

$280,966

T-17

Justin Thomas

$280,966

T-17

Ben Griffin

$280,966

T-17

Akshay Bhatia

$280,966

T-17

Collin Morikawa

$280,966

T-17

Matt Fitzpatrick

$230,220

T-23

Ben James

$181,101

T-23

Ryan Fox

$181,101

T-23

Jackson Koivun

Amateur

T-23

Ben Kohles

$181,101

T-23

Pierceson Coody

$181,101

T-23

Ryder Cowan

Amateur

T-23

Alex Fitzpatrick

$181,101

T-23

Corey Conners

$181,101

T-23

Emiliano Grillo

$181,101

T-32

Max McGreevy

$128,756

T-32

Dustin Johnson

$128,756

T-32

Rory McIlroy

$128,756

T-32

Maverick McNealy

$128,756

T-32

Brian Harman

$128,756

T-32

Zac Blair

$128,756

T-32

Keegan Bradley

$128,756

T-39

Jacob Bridgeman

$101,859

T-39

Johnny Keefer

$101,859

T-39

Miles Russell

Amateur

T-39

Robert MacIntyre

$101,859

T-43

Max Greyserman

$78,100

T-43

Chris Gotterup

$78,100

T-43

Harry Higgs

$78,100

T-43

Michael Brennan

$78,100

T-43

Cameron Young

$78,100

T-43

Laurie Canter

$78,100

T-43

Niklas Norgaard

$78,100

T-43

Ryo Hisatsune

$78,100

T-43

Sungjae Im

$78,100

T-43

Michael Kim

$78,100

T-53

Adrien Dumont de Chassart

$51,467

T-53

Kurt Kitayama

$51,467

T-53

Angel Hidalgo

$51,467

T-56

Peter Uihlein

$48,625

T-56

Nico Echavarria

$48,625

T-56

Marek Fleming

Amateur

T-56

Jordan Spieth

$48,625

T-56

Bud Cauley

$48,625

T-61

Jackson Van Paris

$47,242

T-61

Spencer Tibbits

$47,242

T-63

Eric Lee

Amateur

T-63

Caleb Surratt

$46,551

T-65

James Nicholas

$44,938

T-65

Russell Henley

$44,938

T-65

Neal Shipley

$44,938

T-65

Hideki Matsuyama

$44,938

T-65

Andrew Putnam

$44,938

T-65

William Mouw

$44,938

71

Patrick Rodgerts

$43,324

72

Dylan Wu

$42,863

US Open prize money: Through the years

Year

Winner

Prize money

2026

Wyndham Clark

$4,300,000

2025

J.J. Spaun

$4,300,000

2024

Bryson DeChambeau

$4,300,000

2023

Wyndham Clark

$3,600,000

2022

Matt Fitzpatrick

$3,150,000

2021

Jon Rahm

$3,150,000

2020

Bryson DeChambeau

$2,250,000

2019

Gary Woodland

$2,250,000

2018

Brooks Koepka

$2,160,000

2017

Brooks Koepka

$2,160,000

2016

Dustin Johnson

$1,800,000

2015

Jordan Spieth

$1,800,000

2014

Martin Kaymer

$1,620,000

2013

Justin Rose

$1,440,000

2012

Webb Simpson

$1,440,000

2011

Rory McIlroy

$1,440,000

2010

Graeme McDowell

$1,350,000

2009

Lucas Glover

$1,350,000

2008

Tiger Woods

$1,350,000

2007

Ángel Cabrera

$1,260,000

2006

Geoff Ogilvy

$1,225,000

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