Martin Kaymer finished -9 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 3rd PGA Tour win, and 36% of the $4,532,537 he earned that season.
How the 2014 U.S. Open Golf Championship purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 63% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2014 U.S. Open Golf Championship prize money for every player
Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.
| Pos | Player | Country | To par | Last year | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kaymer | Germany | -9 | $1,440,000 | $1,620,000 +12% |
| T2 | Erik Compton | USA | -1 | $696,104 | $789,330 |
| T2 | Rickie Fowler | USA | -1 | $696,104 | $789,330 |
| T4 | Brooks Koepka | USA | +1 | $291,406 | $326,310 |
| T4 | Dustin Johnson | USA | +1 | $291,406 | $326,310 |
| T4 | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | +1 | $291,406 | $326,310 |
| T4 | Jason Day | Australia | +1 | $291,406 | $326,310 |
| T4 | Keegan Bradley | USA | +1 | $291,406 | $326,310 |
| T9 | Adam Scott | Australia | +2 | $211,715 | |
| T9 | Brandt Snedeker | USA | +2 | $211,715 | |
| T9 | Jimmy Walker | USA | +2 | $211,715 | |
| T12 | Jim Furyk | USA | +3 | $156,679 | |
| T12 | Justin Rose | England | +3 | $156,679 | |
| T12 | Kevin Na | USA | +3 | $156,679 | |
| T12 | Marcel Siem | Germany | +3 | $156,679 | |
| T12 | Matt Kuchar | USA | +3 | $156,679 | |
| T17 | Brendon Todd | USA | +4 | $115,591 | $118,234 |
| T17 | Ian Poulter | England | +4 | $115,591 | $118,234 |
| T17 | J.B. Holmes | USA | +4 | $115,591 | $118,234 |
| T17 | Jordan Spieth | USA | +4 | $115,591 | $118,234 |
| T21 | Cody Gribble | USA | +5 | $86,579 | $98,598 |
| T21 | Steve Stricker | USA | +5 | $86,579 | $98,598 |
| T23 | Aaron Baddeley | Australia | +6 | $79,968 | |
| T23 | Billy Horschel | USA | +6 | $79,968 | |
| T23 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | +6 | $79,968 | |
| T23 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | +6 | $79,968 | |
| T23 | Shiv Kapur | India | +6 | $79,968 | |
| T28 | Brendon de Jonge | Zimbabwe | +7 | $60,183 | $59,588 |
| T28 | Chris Kirk | USA | +7 | $60,183 | $59,588 |
| T28 | Daniel Berger | USA | +7 | $60,183 | $59,588 |
| T28 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | +7 | $60,183 | $59,588 |
| T28 | Kenny Perry | USA | +7 | $60,183 | $59,588 |
| T28 | Phil Mickelson | USA | +7 | $60,183 | $59,588 |
| T28 | Victor Dubuisson | France | +7 | $60,183 | $59,588 |
| T35 | Bill Haas | USA | +8 | $46,803 | |
| T35 | Ernie Els | South Africa | +8 | $46,803 | |
| T35 | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan | +8 | $46,803 | |
| T35 | Patrick Reed | USA | +8 | $46,803 | |
| T35 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +8 | $46,803 | |
| T40 | Garth Mulroy | South Africa | +9 | $37,754 | |
| T40 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | +9 | $37,754 | |
| T40 | Lucas Bjerregaard | Denmark | +9 | $37,754 | |
| T40 | Zac Blair | USA | +9 | $37,754 | |
| T40 | Zach Johnson | USA | +9 | $37,754 | |
| T45 | Danny Willett | England | +10 | $28,961 | $30,828 |
| T45 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | +10 | $28,961 | $30,828 |
| T45 | Webb Simpson | USA | +10 | $28,961 | $30,828 |
| T48 | Billy Hurley III | USA | +11 | $26,504 | |
| T48 | Harris English | USA | +11 | $26,504 | |
| T48 | Matt Fitzpatrick | England | +11 | — | |
| T48 | Ryan Moore | USA | +11 | $26,504 | |
| T52 | Gary Woodland | USA | +12 | $24,514 | |
| T52 | S.Y. Noh | South Korea | +12 | $24,514 | |
| T54 | Scott Langley | USA | +13 | $23,535 | |
| T54 | Stewart Cink | USA | +13 | $23,535 | |
| T56 | Fran Quinn | USA | +14 | $21,485 | $22,649 |
| T56 | Nicholas Lindheim | USA | +14 | $21,485 | $22,649 |
| T56 | Paul Casey | England | +14 | $21,485 | $22,649 |
| 59 | Justin Leonard | USA | +15 | $20,111 | $22,090 +10% |
| T60 | Alex Cejka | Germany | +17 | $21,564 | |
| T60 | Kevin Tway | USA | +17 | $21,564 | |
| T60 | Russell Henley | USA | +17 | $21,564 | |
| T63 | Bo Van Pelt | USA | +18 | $20,775 | |
| T63 | Clayton Rask | USA | +18 | $20,775 | |
| T63 | Kevin Stadler | USA | +18 | $20,775 | |
| 66 | Boo Weekley | USA | +19 | $20,249 | |
| 67 | Toru Taniguchi | Japan | +29 | $17,965 | $19,980 +11% |
| MC | Andrea Pavan | Italy | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Andres Echavarria | Colombia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Dorn | USA | +19 | $0 | |
| MC | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Anthony Broussard | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Aron Price | Australia | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Azuma Yano | Japan | +20 | $0 | |
| MC | Bernd Wiesberger | Austria | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Bobby Gates | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Brady Watt | Australia | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Brandon McIver | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Brett Stegmaier | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Campbell | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Stuard | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Bubba Watson | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Wilson | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Casey Wittenberg | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Chad Collins | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Doak | Scotland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Thompson | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Cory Whitsett | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Craig Barlow | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | D.A. Points | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Darren Clarke | Northern Ireland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | David Gossett | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | David Oh | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | David Toms | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Donald Constable | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | Spain | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Graeme Storm | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Graham DeLaet | Canada | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Henrik Norlander | Sweden | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Hudson Swafford | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Mahan | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Hunter Stewart | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Hyung-Sung Kim | South Korea | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Jamie Donaldson | Wales | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Dufner | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Jeff Maggert | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Jim Renner | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Ogilvie | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | John Senden | Australia | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Jonas Blixt | Sweden | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Joost Luiten | Netherlands | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Thomas | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ken Duke | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Kisner | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Streelman | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Sutherland | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | K.H. Lee | South Korea | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Kiyoshi Miyazato | Japan | +22 | $0 | |
| MC | Lee Westwood | England | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Lucas Glover | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Donald | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Luke Guthrie | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Mark Wilson | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Dobyns | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Every | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Jones | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Maverick McNealy | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Maximilian Kieffer | Germany | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Miguel Angel Jiménez | Spain | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Mason | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Nick Watney | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Niclas Fasth | Sweden | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Nicolas Colsaerts | Belgium | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Oliver Fisher | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Oliver Goss | Australia | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Pablo Larrazábal | Spain | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Rob Oppenheim | USA | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Robby Shelton | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Robert Allenby | Australia | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Roberto Castro | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Rod Pampling | Australia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Blaum | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Love | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Shane Lowry | Ireland | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Simon Griffiths | England | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Smylie Kaufman | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Stephen Gallacher | Scotland | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Steven Alker | New Zealand | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Tom Lewis | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | WC Liang | China | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Will Grimmer | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Y.E. Yang | South Korea | +11 | $0 |
U.S. Open winner's share over time
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2014 U.S. Open Golf Championship payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2014 U.S. Open Golf Championship get?
Martin Kaymer won $1,620,000 from a $9,000,000 purse.
What was the 2014 U.S. Open Golf Championship purse?
$9,000,000.
How much did last place get at the 2014 U.S. Open Golf Championship?
The smallest check was $19,980, to Toru Taniguchi (67).
How many players made the cut at the 2014 U.S. Open Golf Championship?
67 players made the cut and finished, and 89 players missed it.