The USGA saved the prize fund for this week’s U.S. Open at $21.5 million, on par with the 2024 championship.
The U.S. Open stays the most important championship with probably the most profitable purse. The Masters raised its prize pool to $21 million in April, the PGA Championship was at $19 million and the newest Open Championship (July 2024) paid out $17 million in prize cash.
Bryson DeChambeau gained $4.3 million on the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. This weekend’s champion at Oakmont Nation Membership will obtain the identical quantity.
USGA CEO Mike Whan famous the explosion in golf purses this decade.
“After I began on the USGA simply 4 years in the past, our purse was $12.5 [million], so I really feel snug that we have been a pacesetter in transferring quick and larger,” he mentioned Wednesday. “… Similar, by the best way, has occurred on the ladies’s facet the place we have gone from $5.5 [million] to $12 [million] in an identical time frame.
“We all know that this most likely is not actually concerning the cash for the one that [wins], however on the identical time we wish the cash to be commensurate with the achievement. So we really feel snug.”
