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US Open Golf Purse 2022: Prize-Money Payout for Top Players on Final Leaderboard
June 19, 2022
It was a tense end to the weekend at the 2022 U.S. Open, with the final four holes becoming must-see television. At the end of it all, though, British golfer Matthew Fitzpatrick emerged with his first major win.
After three rounds and heading into Sunday, Fitzpatrick and Will Zalatoris held a one-stroke lead. Neither had a win on the PGA Tour heading into this week's U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts; Zalatoris came oh-so-close at the PGA Championship before Justin Thomas' come-from-behind victory.
Once again, Zalatoris put up a valiant effort at the U.S. Open. He was one shot ahead of Fitzpatrick with six holes to play, until the Englishman birdied on the 13th and 15th holes.
At the final hole, Zalatoris had a chance to tie Fitzpatrick at 6 under, but he curved his putt just past the hole from 14 feet away, ensuring his rival's first major win.
It was the first time the U.S. Open had been held at Brookline since 1988, and that served Fitzpatrick extremely well. He had won the U.S. Amateur on the course in 2013 when he was 18 years old and now joins Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win that tournament and the U.S. Open on the same course. (Nicklaus did it at Pebble Beach.)
Fitzpatrick rose to No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking following that 2013 win at The Country Club.
The 27-year-old attended Northwestern University before deciding to focus on his amateur golf career, turning pro after the 2014 U.S. Open and earning his first pro win just one year later at the 2015 British Masters.
He is the first Englishman to win the U.S. Open since 2013.
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler tied Zalatoris for second place Sunday at 5 under. Defending champion Jon Rahm finished tied for 12th. Rory McIlroy, who was looking for his first major win since 2014, was tied for fifth with Collin Morikawa.
There was a lot on the table at Brookline. At last year's U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, the USGA awarded $12.5 million in total prize money.
This year, the purse was up to an eye-popping $17.5 million, and Fitzpatrick will take home $3.15 million.
Let's take a look at how the prize-money payout looks for the final leaderboard. The 81 players who missed the cut, including Tony Finau, Cameron Smith, Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson and Cameron Young, each received $10,000.
2022 U.S. Open Final Prize Money Payout
Win: Matthew Fitzpatrick (-6), $3,150,000
T-2: Scottie Scheffler (-5), $1,557,687
T-2: Will Zalatoris (-5), $1,557,687
4: Hideki Matsuyama (-3), $859,032
T-5: Collin Morikawa (-2), $674, 953
T-5: Rory McIlroy (-2), $674, 953
T-7: Denny McCarthy (-1), $487,926
T-7: Adam Hadwin (-1), $487,926
T-7: Keegan Bradley (-1), $487,926
T-10: Gary Woodland (E), $407, 219
T-10: Joel Dahmen (E), $407, 219
Full leaderboard available here
12: $359,311
13: $334,805
14: $309,008
15: $286,896
16: $268,470
17: $253,729
18: $238,988
19: $224,247
20: $209,506
21: $196,792
22: $184,078
23: $171,732
24: $160,308
25: $150,358
26: $141,882
27: $135,432
28: $129,720
29: $124,192
30: $118,665
31: $113,137
32: $107,609
33: $102,081
34: $97,106
35: $93,052
36: $88,998
37: $85,129
38: $81,444
39: $77,758
40: $74,073
41: $70,388
42: $66,703
43: $63,017
44: $59,332
45: $55,647
46: $52,330
47: $49,013
48: $45,881
49: $44,038
50: $42,196
51: $41,090
52: $40,169
53: $39,432
54: $39,063
55: $38,695
56: $38,326
57: $37,958
58: $37,589
59: $37,221
60: $36,852