Jon Rahm finished -6 and took 18% of the purse. It was his 5th PGA Tour win, and 30% of the $7,556,083 he earned that season.
How the 2021 U.S. Open purse was split
Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 66% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.
2021 U.S. Open 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 | Jon Rahm | Spain | -6 | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 |
| 2 | Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa | -5 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 |
| 3 | Harris English | USA | -3 | $861,457 | $829,084 -4% |
| T4 | Brooks Koepka | USA | -2 | $603,903 | $498,176 |
| T4 | Collin Morikawa | USA | -2 | $603,903 | $498,176 |
| T4 | Guido Migliozzi | Italy | -2 | $603,903 | $498,176 |
| T7 | Branden Grace | South Africa | -1 | $306,893 | |
| T7 | Daniel Berger | USA | -1 | $306,893 | |
| T7 | Paul Casey | England | -1 | $306,893 | |
| T7 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | -1 | $306,893 | |
| T7 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -1 | $306,893 | |
| T7 | Xander Schauffele | USA | -1 | $306,893 | |
| T13 | Francesco Molinari | Italy | E | $210,757 | $217,796 |
| T13 | Russell Henley | USA | E | $210,757 | $217,796 |
| T15 | Kevin Streelman | USA | +1 | $177,279 | |
| T15 | Mackenzie Hughes | Canada | +1 | $177,279 | |
| T15 | Matthew Wolff | USA | +1 | $177,279 | |
| T15 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | +1 | $177,279 | |
| T19 | Brian Harman | USA | +2 | $125,363 | |
| T19 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | +2 | $125,363 | |
| T19 | Dustin Johnson | USA | +2 | $125,363 | |
| T19 | Jordan Spieth | USA | +2 | $125,363 | |
| T19 | Justin Thomas | USA | +2 | $125,363 | |
| T19 | Patrick Reed | USA | +2 | $125,363 | |
| T19 | Sergio Garcia | Spain | +2 | $125,363 | |
| T26 | Bryson DeChambeau | USA | +3 | $87,941 | |
| T26 | Chris Baker | USA | +3 | $87,941 | |
| T26 | Hideki Matsuyama | Japan | +3 | $87,941 | |
| T26 | Martin Kaymer | Germany | +3 | $87,941 | |
| T26 | Rikuya Hoshino | Japan | +3 | $87,941 | |
| T31 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | South Africa | +4 | $75,649 | $71,030 |
| T31 | Dylan Wu | USA | +4 | $75,649 | $71,030 |
| T31 | Joaquín Niemann | Chile | +4 | $75,649 | $71,030 |
| T31 | Patrick Rodgers | USA | +4 | $75,649 | $71,030 |
| T35 | Adam Scott | Australia | +5 | $57,696 | |
| T35 | Edoardo Molinari | Italy | +5 | $57,696 | |
| T35 | Lanto Griffin | USA | +5 | $57,696 | |
| T35 | Robert MacIntyre | Scotland | +5 | $57,696 | |
| T35 | Sungjae Im | South Korea | +5 | $57,696 | |
| T40 | Adam Hadwin | Canada | +6 | $43,883 | |
| T40 | Chez Reavie | USA | +6 | $43,883 | |
| T40 | Ian Poulter | England | +6 | $43,883 | |
| T40 | J.T. Poston | USA | +6 | $43,883 | |
| T40 | Si Woo Kim | South Korea | +6 | $43,883 | |
| T40 | Wade Ormsby | Australia | +6 | $43,883 | |
| T46 | Dylan Frittelli | South Africa | +7 | $32,351 | |
| T46 | Lee Westwood | England | +7 | $32,351 | |
| T46 | Rick Lamb | USA | +7 | $32,351 | |
| T46 | Tom Hoge | USA | +7 | $32,351 | |
| T50 | Bubba Watson | USA | +8 | $27,327 | |
| T50 | Gary Woodland | USA | +8 | $27,327 | |
| T50 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | Spain | +8 | $27,327 | |
| T50 | Richard Bland | England | +8 | $27,327 | |
| T50 | Tommy Fleetwood | England | +8 | $27,327 | |
| T55 | Kevin Kisner | USA | +9 | $27,461 | $26,056 |
| T55 | Matt Fitzpatrick | England | +9 | $27,461 | $26,056 |
| T57 | Akshay Bhatia | USA | +10 | $25,183 | |
| T57 | Charley Hoffman | USA | +10 | $25,183 | |
| T57 | Jhonattan Vegas | Venezuela | +10 | $25,183 | |
| T57 | Stewart Cink | USA | +10 | $25,183 | |
| T57 | Taylor Montgomery | USA | +10 | $25,183 | |
| T62 | Greyson Sigg | USA | +11 | $24,310 | |
| T62 | Phil Mickelson | USA | +11 | $24,310 | |
| 64 | Marc Leishman | Australia | +12 | $23,936 | |
| T65 | Matt Jones | Australia | +13 | $23,437 | |
| T65 | Shane Lowry | Ireland | +13 | $23,437 | |
| T65 | Troy Merritt | USA | +13 | $23,437 | |
| T68 | Kyle Westmoreland | USA | +14 | $22,814 | |
| T68 | Wilco Nienaber | South Africa | +14 | $22,814 | |
| T70 | Fabián Gómez | Argentina | +19 | $22,309 | |
| T70 | Jimmy Walker | USA | +19 | $22,309 | |
| MC | Abraham Ancer | Mexico | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Adrian Meronk | Poland | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Alvaro Ortiz | Mexico | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Andrew Kozan | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Andy Pope | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Bernd Wiesberger | Austria | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Billy Horschel | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Bo Hoag | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Brad Kennedy | Australia | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendan Steele | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Brendon Todd | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Brian Stuard | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Champ | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Smith | Australia | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Cameron Young | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Carlos Ortiz | Mexico | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Carson Schaake | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Chan Kim | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Charles Osborne | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Chris Crawford | USA | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Cole Hammer | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Corey Conners | Canada | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Dave Coupland | England | +12 | $0 | |
| MC | Davis Shore | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Dylan Meyer | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Eric Cole | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Erik van Rooyen | South Africa | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Garrick Higgo | South Africa | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Hayden Buckley | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Hayden Springer | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Henrik Stenson | Sweden | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | James Paul Hervol | USA | +18 | $0 | |
| MC | Jason Kokrak | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | J.J. Spaun | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Highsmith | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Joe Long | England | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Johannes Veerman | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | John Huh | USA | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Jordan Smith | England | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Rose | England | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Justin Suh | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Kevin Na | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | K.H. Lee | South Korea | +13 | $0 | |
| MC | Luis Fernando Fernando Barco | Peru | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Luis Gagne | Costa Rica | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Marcus Armitage | England | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Mario Carmona | Mexico | +15 | $0 | |
| MC | Martin Laird | Scotland | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Kuchar | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Sharpstene | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Matt Wallace | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Matthew Southgate | England | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Matti Schmid | Germany | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Max Homa | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Michael Johnson | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Paul Barjon | France | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Peter Malnati | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Pierceson Coody | USA | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Robby Shelton | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Roy Martin Cootes | USA | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryan Palmer | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Ryo Ishikawa | Japan | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Sahith Theegala | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Burns | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Sam Ryder | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Sebastián Muñoz | Colombia | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Spencer Ralston | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Steve Allan | Australia | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Sung Kang | South Korea | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Taylor Pendrith | Canada | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Aiken | South Africa | +11 | $0 | |
| MC | Thomas Detry | Belgium | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Tony Finau | USA | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Tyler Strafaci | USA | +14 | $0 | |
| MC | Tyrrell Hatton | England | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Victor Perez | France | +8 | $0 | |
| MC | Viktor Hovland | Norway | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Webb Simpson | USA | +10 | $0 | |
| MC | Will Zalatoris | USA | +7 | $0 | |
| MC | Wilson Furr | USA | +17 | $0 | |
| MC | Wyndham Clark | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Yosuke Asaji | Japan | +9 | $0 | |
| MC | Zach Johnson | USA | +6 | $0 | |
| MC | Zach Zaback | USA | +5 | $0 | |
| MC | Zack Sucher | USA | +7 | $0 |
U.S. Open winner's share over time
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2021 U.S. Open payout FAQ
How much did the winner of the 2021 U.S. Open get?
Jon Rahm won $2,250,000 from a $12,500,000 purse.
What was the 2021 U.S. Open purse?
$12,500,000.
How much did last place get at the 2021 U.S. Open?
The smallest check was $22,309, to Jimmy Walker (T70).
How many players made the cut at the 2021 U.S. Open?
71 players made the cut and finished, and 85 players missed it.