U.S. Open 2021: Complete Breakdown of the Prize Money From Winner to Last-Place

Published 06/19/2021, 1:30 PM EDT

The world’s best golfers are currently in San Diego, California, competing at the U.S. Open 2021. The tournament has returned to Torrey Pines for the first time since 2008 and has got every golf fan hooked. So what is the total prize pool of the U.S. Open and how much will the winner take home this year?

It is worth knowing that the U.S. Open is one of the most lucrative golf tournaments in the world. It is nowhere near the mammoth $46 million prize pool given by the Tour Championship, but the U.S. Open awards the third highest prize money among every other tournament.

The total prize money of the U.S Open remains unchanged from 2020. The USGA awarded $12.5 million to the field last year, and the same will happen this year as well.

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Of course, the champion will be treated to the highest share of the massive $12.5M prize purse at the U.S. Open 2021. Bryson DeChambeau took home a lump 18% share of the prize purse at Winged Foot last year, and the eventual champion at Torrey Pines will be treated to a similar payday this year.

The champion of the U.S. Open 2021 will receive a payout of $2,250,000. But that’s not all. He will also be awarded 600 FedExCup points, along with 100 Official World Golf Ranking points. All these are up for grabs at Torrey Pines currently.

Furthermore, here is the payout the top five positions will receive at the U.S. Open 2021:

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Position	Payout
Winner	$2,250,000
Runner-up	$1,350,000
Third place	$861,457
Fourth place	$603,903
Fifth place	$502,993

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Complete breakdown of the $12.5 million prize purse

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1. $2,250,000
2. $1,350,000
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

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Arjun Athreya is a senior writer at Essentially Sports and has been contributing since early 2020. Having developed an avid interest in sports at an early age, he pursued a Journalism degree and graduated from Madras Christian College. Arjun manages the Golf division and its content, and primarily covers news pertaining to the NBA as well.

U.S. Open 2021: Complete Breakdown of the Prize Money From Winner to Last-Place

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