The US Open is traditionally the major with the highest prize money. And it is set to remain so this year. After the US Masters and the PGA Championship gave a total of 15 million dollars to the top-ranked players this year, the US Open 2022 will go one better.
The US Open 2022 remains the most lucrative of the four majors
Last year, there was a total of $12.5 million in prize money at the US Open. Spaniard Jon Rahm also won $2.25 million of the total prize money with first place, the trophy and the glory. This year’s winner of the third major of the year can look forward to $3.15 million. This is 18 percent of the total prize money, which accordingly amounts to 17.5 million dollars. There is only one tournament in which there is even more money to be won: the Players Championship. Here, this year’s winner Cameron Smith won the record sum of 3.6 million dollars with a total prize money of 20 million dollars.
With these figures, the US Open remains the major with the highest prize money. The US Masters, as well as the PGA Championship, paid out a total of $15 million. Scottie Scheffler, winner of the Masters, and Justin Thomas, first-place finisher at the PGA Championship, each took home $2.7 million.
It remains questionable whether the increase is a reaction to the recently launched LIV Golf Invitational Series. Here, $25 million is paid out per tournament. Charl Schwartzel got $4 million for winning last week.
The distribution of the prize money
Of course, not only the prize money of the winner increases with the increase, but also that of the other players. Those who finish in the top 20 at the US Open 2022 have every reason to be happy: there will be at least $200,000 for all finishers in the top 20.
1st: $3,150,000
2nd: $1,890,000
3rd: $1,206,040
4th: $845,464
5th: $704,190
6th: $624,396
7th: $562,916
8th: $504,158
9th: $456,282
10th: $419,104
11th: $382,472
12th: $353,636
13th: $329,517
14th: $304,128
15th: $282,365
16th: $264,229
17th: $249,721
18th: $235,213
19th: $220,704
20th: $206,196 21st: $193,683
22nd: $181,170
23rd: $169,019
24th: $157,776
25th: $147,983
26th: $139,640
27th: $133,293
28th: $127,672
29th: $122,231
30th: $116,791
31st: $111,349
32nd: $105,909
33rd: $100,468
34th: $95,572
35th: $91,582
36th: $87,592
37th: $83,784
38th: $80,157
39th: $76,530
40th: $72,904
41st: $69,276
42nd: $65,649
43rd: $62,021
44th: $58,395
45th: $54,768
46th: $51,503
47th: $48,238
48th: $45,156
49th: $43,343
50th: $41,530
51st: $40,440
52nd: $39,535
53rd: $38,808
54th: $38,445
55th: $38,083
56th: $37,720
57th: $37,358
58th: $36,995
59th: $36,632
60th: $36,270