2022 U.S. Open Purse, Payouts, Prize Money: Matt Fitzpatrick Banks Record $3.15 Million First Prize
Matt Fitzpatrick broke the bank on Sunday at Brookline.
For the 122nd U.S. Open at The Country Club, the USGA announced a record $17.5 million purse, and $3.15 million will go to Fitzpatrick, who won his first major, and first PGA Tour event, by fending off Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffeler on Sunday at Brookline. The purse is $5 million higher than last year, when Jon Rahm won $2.25 million for his win.
The big-money trend in golf continues. The PGA put up an event-record $15 million purse last month, with Justin Thomas winning $2.7 million. In April, the Masters upped its purse $3 million from 2021, paying out $15 million. Scottie Scheffler won the green jacket plus $2.7 million. The Players Championship had a purse of $20 million, then a record for pro golf, with Cameron Smith taking a record winner's share of $3.6 million.
The biggest purses overall are now in the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Last week's event in London had a $25 million purse, with $20 million for the individual event at $5 million for team play. Charl Schwartzel, the overall winner and a member of the winning team, took home $4.75 million. The money comes from the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia.
Complete 2022 U.S. Open Payouts, Prize Money
Win: $3,150,000 - Matt Fitzpatrick
T2: $1,557,687 - Scottie Scheffler, Will Zalatoris
4: $859,032 - Hideki Matsuyama
T5: $664,293 - Collin Morikawa, Rory McIlroy
T7: $507,786 - Denny McCarthy, Adam Hadwin, Keegan Bradley
T10: $400,788 - Gary Woodland, Joel Dahmen
T12: $341,576 - Seamus Power, Jon Rahm
T14: $237,490 - Guido Migliozzi, Marc Lieshman, Xander Schauffele, Adam Scott, Cameron Tringale, Patrick Cantlay, Sebastian Munoz, Hayden Buckley, Nick Hardy
23: $171,732 - Joohyung Kim
T24: $148,466 - Mackenzie Hughes, Adam Schenk, Dustin Johnson
T27: $124,997 - Thomas Pieters, Min Woo Lee, Aaron Wise
T31: $98,746 - MJ Daffue, Callum Tarren, Todd Sinnott, Andrew Putnum, Patrick Rodgers, Davis Riley
T37: $74,717 - KH Lee, Justin Rose, Joseph Bramlett, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Matthew NeSmith
T43: $58,395 - Chris Gotterup, Travis Vick, Richard Bland, Brian Harman
T47: $46,697 - Max Homa, Joaquin Niemann
T49: $41,771 - Sam Stevens, Sam Bennett, Patrick Reed, David Lingmerth
T53: $38,627 - Sebastian Soderberg, Beau Hossler
55: $38,083 - Brooks Koepka
T56: $37,176 - Tyrrell Hatton, Chris Naegel, Will Besseling, Bryson DeChambeau
60: $36,852 - Brandon Matthews
T61. $37,221 - Harris English, Austin Greaser
63. $36,852 - Grayson Murray
64. N/A - Stewart Hagestad (a)