What the winner of the US Open gets: tournaments, exemptions and more

There are a lot of perks that come with winning the US Open in golf. Aside from the US Open first-place prize money, which is $3.6 million, or 18 percent of the total purse, a US Open winner earns entry into the US Open for 10 years, entry into the other three majors for years […]

What are the rules and format of the US Open 2023 playoffs?

There’s a good chance the 2023 US Open goes to a playoff for the 34th time, and that means the year’s third major could see a new playoff format for the first time. The US Open playoff format is no longer sudden death. Rather, it’s a new two-hole aggregate-score playoff, meaning that the competitors will play […]

Are US Open players paid if they don’t make the cut?

The US Open 36-hole cut rule is one of the strictest in golf, limiting the weekend field to the top 60 players and ties — a big difference from the PGA Tour 36-hole cut rule of the top 65 and ties. So, in a field of 156 players at the US Open, more than half […]

Prize money, purse, and winner’s shares for the 2023 US Open

The 2023 US Open prize money payout is from the $20 million purse, with 61 professional players who complete four rounds at Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles, California, earning an official-money paycheck this week. The winner’s share of US Open prize pool is at $3,600,000, with the second-place finisher taking home $2,160,000 in […]