2025 U.S. Open purse, payouts: How much is up for grabs this week at Oakmont Country Club?
The third major championship is here, and the USGA is matching last year's record purse in Pennsylvania.
The USGA announced on Wednesday that it is offering a $ 21.5 million purse at the U.S. Open this week. While that's not the largest offered this season on the PGA Tour, it matched the record that the tournament set last year among the four major championships.
The $ 21.5 million purse will also send the winner home from Oakmont Country Club outside of Pittsburgh with a $ 4.3 million check.
"We didn't raise our purse this year.," USGA CEO Mike Whan said on Wednesday. "When I started at the USGA just four years ago, our purse was $ 12.5 million, so I feel comfortable that we've been a leader in moving fast and bigger … We understand the competitive set. We know that this probably isn't really about the money for the person who puts it there, but at the same time, we want the money to be commensurate with the achievement."
By comparison, the PGA Tour's signature events carry purses of at least $ 20 million. The Players Championship leads the way with a $ 25 million purse, which is larger than the four major championships. The Masters offered a $ 21 million purse earlier this spring, which sent Rory McIlroy home with a $ 4.2 million check for his win, and Scottie Scheffler took home $ 3.42 million for his PGA Championship victory.
Scheffler is the betting favorite this week, and it's easy to understand why. The top-ranked golfer in the world has won three of his last four starts without any issue whatsoever. He's finished inside the top-5 in two of his last three U.S. Open starts, too. Bryson DeChambeau isn't far behind, and McIlroy is up there, too — though he's coming off a missed cut at the RBC Canadian Open last week.
Here's how much is up for grabs this week at Oakmont Country Club.
2025 U.S. Open payouts
1. $ 4.3 million
2. $ 2.322 million
3. $ 1.445 million
4. $ 1.013 million
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. $ 364,829
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
