BROOKLINE, Mass. — The third men’s major of the year headed towards the weekend at Brookline, Massachusetts, at The Country Club, a beautiful New England golf course just outside Boston.
The field is not only competing for a historic title but a historic paycheck as well.
The winner of the 122nd U.S. Open this Sunday will receive a check for more than $2.2 million — $2,250,000 to be exact. The runner-up will go home with more than $1 million.
For comparison, Justin Thomas took home $2.7 million last month after winning the PGA Championship. Scottie Scheffler also earned $2.7 million in April for winning the Masters.
Here’s the full breakdown of payouts for the 2022 U.S. Open:
| Finish | Money |
| 1 | $2,250,000 |
| 2 | $1,350,00 |
| 3 | $861,457 |
| 4 | $603,903 |
| 5 | $502,993 |
| 6 | $445,997 |
| 7 | $402,083 |
| 8 | $360,113 |
| 9 | $325,916 |
| 10 | $299,360 |
| 11 | $273,194 |
| 12 | $252,597 |
| 13 | $235,369 |
| 14 | $217,234 |
| 15 | $201,689 |
| 16 | $188,735 |
| 17 | $178,372 |
| 18 | $168,009 |
| 19 | $157,646 |
| 20 | $147,283 |
| 21 | $138,345 |
| 22 | $129,407 |
| 23 | $120,728 |
| 24 | $112,697 |
| 25 | $105,702 |
| 26 | $99,743 |
| 27 | $95,209 |
| 28 | $91,194 |
| 29 | $87,308 |
| 30 | $83,422 |
| 31 | $79,535 |
| 32 | $75,649 |
| 33 | $71,763 |
| 34 | $68,266 |
| 35 | $65,416 |
| 36 | $62,566 |
| 37 | $59,846 |
| 38 | $57,255 |
| 39 | $54,664 |
| 40 | $52,074 |
| 41 | $49,483 |
| 42 | $46,892 |
| 43 | $44,301 |
| 44 | $41,711 |
| 45 | $39,120 |
| 46 | $36,788 |
| 47 | $34,456 |
| 48 | $32,254 |
| 49 | $30,959 |
| 50 | $29,664 |
| 51 | $28,886 |
| 52 | $28,239 |
| 53 | $27,720 |
| 54 | $27,461 |
| 55 | $27,202 |
| 56 | $26,943 |
| 57 | $26,684 |
| 58 | $26,425 |
| 59 | $26,166 |
| 60 | $25,907 |
The U.S. Golf Association does provide a $10,000 paycheck for everyone who misses the cut but that does not count as official money.