US Open Payout 2015: Purse Info for Jordan Spieth, Top Earners from Chambers Bay

Jordan Spieth continued his ascent toward greatness with a win at the 2015 U.S. Open, winning his second major of the season in as many chances. Of course, he wasn't the only one to take home big money at Chambers Bay.

With a total prize pool of $10 million, there was a lot of change to go around for all those who finished well in an incredibly competitive championship. Although fans often don't think about placement in the standings beyond first or second, the reality is a single stroke can be the difference between hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Spieth clearly got the lion's share at $1.8 million, but here is a look at the top earners from this weekend's event:

Pos.	Player	Score to Par	Prize Money
1	Jordan Spieth	-5	$1,800,000
T2	Dustin Johnson	-4	$877,144
T2	Louis Oosthuizen	-4	$877,144
T4	Branden Grace	-3	$407,037
T4	Adam Scott	-3	$407,037
T4	Cameron Smith	-3	$407,037
7	Charl Schwartzel	-2	$311,835
8	Brandt Snedeker	-1	$280,482
T9	Rory McIlroy	E	$235,316
T9	Jason Day	E	$235,316
T9	Shane Lowry	E	$235,316
T12	Kevin Kisner	+1	$192,925
T12	Matt Kuchar	+1	$192,925

Spieth's win at Chambers Bay was a story about resilience. After suffering a seemingly fatal blow with a double bogey on the 17th hole, he bounced back with a birdie on No. 18 to put himself back in the lead.

It wasn't until Dustin Johnson three-putted the 18th hole that Spieth was able to clinch the championship.

Adding this U.S. Open title to a win at the Masters earlier this year, the 21-year-old golfer is now halfway to an elusive Grand Slam. This could be attained with victories at the British Open and PGA Championship.

While this would be an extremely impressive feat, what he is doing now is already historic. ESPN Stats and Info notes how he compares to another young star who took the sport by storm:

Spieth has a long way to go to match Tiger Woods for his career, but he is still so young and has the potential to be an all-time great.

On the other hand, the win comes at the expense of Johnson, who suffered one of the worst losses you will see in golf. Three bogeys on the back nine put him in a rough position, but the final missed putt on 18 will really stick in the minds of fans. 

Peter King of Sports Illustrated provided his thoughts on the loss:

Meanwhile, Tim Brando of Fox Sports explained why this is something we could have seen coming based on Johnson's struggles on the green:

Either way, the miss put him into a tie for second with Louis Oosthuizen, who charged hard Sunday and will end up with a nice $877,144. This seemed completely out of the question after his opening-round 77, but he bounced back with scores of 66, 66 and 67 over the next three days to end up with just his second top-five major finish since winning the Open Championship in 2010.

Other players made big jumps on Sunday as well, although few were better than Adam Scott. The Australian climbed 15 spots in the tournament's final day thanks to a score of 64, which ended up being the best round of the entire event.

After his last round, Scott discussed his need to be aggressive to give himself a chance of winning, via Helen Ross of PGATour.com:

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I came to the course thinking that if I got to under par it would be all right, and then I saw the setup and I kind of thought that might not be enough. So toward the end I wanted to get a couple of birdies coming in. I knew 18 is a 5, and 16 is drivable.

So it was important, I thought, late in the round to get to 3 and post and at least have the leaders think about things through to the 15th before they get their opportunities at 16 and 18.

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This led to six birdies in a bogey-free round to put him into a tie for fourth place with Cameron Smith and Branden Grace. Each player took home $407,037 for their efforts on the weekend.

Rory McIlroy also ended up on the leaderboard despite two late bogeys to put him at even for the tournament. The tie for ninth now represents his sixth top-10 finish in the last seven majors, including two victories in that stretch.

For a player who has a tendency to be so inconsistent from round to round, McIlroy always finds a way to post great scores.

Even with all of these great efforts, this was another tournament that belonged to Spieth. The Texas native is quickly becoming a superstar in the sport and likely isn't slowing down anytime soon. This is bad news for the rest of the field if they are looking for wins any time in the near future.

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