Total purse, payout breakdown, winner’s share

PINEHURST, N.C. — A U.S. Open champion will be crowned later today on Pinehurst No. 2, but the only question remaining is who that might be.

Bryson DeChambeau heads into the final round seven under and leading Rory McIlroy, Matthieu Pavon and Patrick Cantlay by three, with Hideki Matsuyama and Ludvig Aberg both five back.

DeChambeau already has one U.S. Open title, which he won at Winged Foot in 2020. McIlroy is looking for his fifth major championship and second U.S. Open victory, although he hasn’t won a major since the 2014 PGA Championship.

Matsuyama won the 2021 Masters, but Pavon, Cantlay and Aberg are all in search of their first major title.

Whoever wins Sunday night will take home a record payday. The USGA announced this U.S. Open will offer a $21.5 million purse with $4.3 million going to the winner — the largest ever first-place check awarded at a major. The top-four finishers all win at least a million dollars, with the runner-up receiving $2.322 million.

Xander Schauffele won $3.33 million at the PGA Championship last month, and Scottie Scheffler won $3.6 million at the Masters in April.

You can check out the complete payout breakdown for the 2024 U.S. Open below, which you can watch on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET on USA and 12-7 p.m. on NBC.

U.S. Open money: Total purse, payout breakdown, winner’s share

1. $4,300,000

2. $2,322,000

3. $1,445,062

4. $1,013,040

5. $843,765

6. $748,154

7. $674,491

8. $604,086

9. $546,720

10. $502,174

11. $458,280

12. $423,729

13. $394,829

14. $364,407

15. $338,332

16. $316,602

17. $299,218

18. $281,834

19. $264,450

20. $247,067

21. $232,073

22. $217,080

23. $202,521

24. $189,048

25. $177,314

26. $167,319

27. $159,713

28. $152,977

29. $146,458

30. $139,939

31. $133,420

32. $126,901

33. $120,382

34. $114,515

35. $109,735

36. $104,954

37. $100,391

38. $96,045

39. $91,699

40. $87,353

41. $83,007

42. $78,661

43. $74,315

44. $69,969

45. $65,623

46. $61,712

47. $57,801

48. $54,107

49. $51,934

50. $49,761

51. $48,457

52. $47,370

53. $46,501

54. $46,067

55. $45,632

56. $45,197

57. $44,763

58. $44,328

59. $43,894

60. $43,459

61. $43,024

62. $42,590

63. $42,155

64. $41,721

65. $41,286

66. $40,851

67. $40,417

68. $39,982

69. $39,548

70. $39,113

71. $38,678

Josh Berhow

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As GOLF.com’s managing editor, Berhow handles the day-to-day and long-term planning of one of the sport’s most-read news and service websites. He spends most of his days writing, editing, planning and wondering if he’ll ever break 80. Before joining GOLF.com in 2015, he worked at newspapers in Minnesota and Iowa. A graduate of Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minn., he resides in the Twin Cities with his wife and two kids. You can reach him at joshua_berhow@golf.com.