How much prize money does Matt Fitzpatrick get for winning the 2022 US Open?
The US Open winner will take home a big check on Sunday, the biggest payout in major championship history.
They say competition is good and those competing at the 2022 US Open at Brookline would definitely agree. USGA’s Mike Whan announced the day before play began on Thursday that the purse would be $5 million more than last year, totalling $17.5 million.
MATT FITZPATRICK WINS THE U.S. OPEN AND CLAIMS HIS FIRST MAJOR 🏆 pic.twitter.com/mP3D7y9ask
— ESPN (@espn) June 19, 2022
In 2021 at the US Open at Torrey Pines the total purse was $12.5 million and the winner, Jon Rahm, took home $2.25 million.
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Matt Fitzpatrick pocketed $3.15 million for winning at Brookline this weekend, a large payout, but less than Cameron Smith’s $3.6 million check for winning The Players Championship. This year for his win at the Masters, Scottie Scheffler earned $2.7 million, the same amount as Justin Thomas for his PGA Championship victory.
HE HAS DONE IT. 🤩
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 19, 2022
Matt Fitzpatrick has won the US Open! 👏 👏
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The competition comes into play, not only between major tournaments, but also with the LIV Invitational Golf Series. The new tournament paid Charl Schwartzel $4.75 million for his win at the inaugural tournament in London. Of that amount $750,000 was for his team’s win, but $4 million is still the largest individual prize for one single tournament in professional golf history.
Charl Schwartzel earns the largest paycheck in golf with his victory at the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational. 🏆 pic.twitter.com/rXWAPMyhA0
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) June 11, 2022
2022 US Open purse, prize money
The increase in US Open prize money is good news for the winner, but also for everyone else competing this weekend. Here is how much the top 20 players earned at the 2022 US Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.
1st (Matt Fitzpatrick): $3,150,000
2nd: $1,890,000
3rd: $1,225,374
4th: $859,032
5th: $715,491
6th: $634,415
7th: $571,950
8th: $512,249
9th: $463,604
10th: $425,830
11th: $388,609
12th: $359,311
13th: $334,805
14th: $309,008
15th: $286,896
16th: $268,470
17th: $253,729
18th: $238,988
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19th: $224,247
20th: $209,506
Another title at The Country Club. 👏
— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) June 19, 2022
Nine years after winning the U.S. Amateur at Brookline, Matt Fitzpatrick is a #USOpen champion. pic.twitter.com/wrGx2vHeHd