Here’s the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2024 U.S. Senior Open
The U.S. Senior Open, established in 1980, is generally considered the most prestigious of the five men’s senior majors, its list of winners among a who’s who of the game. Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, Billy Casper and Bernhard Langer all claimed the title, extending their careers in a powerful and satisfying way. It’s also served as a crowning moment for some of the games top players who never captured a “regular” major, Colin Montgomerie and Steve Stricker among them
Not so coincidentally, the U.S. Senior Open is also the lucrative of the senior majors. This year’s overall prize money payout at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island is $4 million—most of any event on the PGA Tour Champions—with the winner earning $800,000. The total purse has held steady since 2017 but this year is the first time the winner will claim 20 percent of the overall payday, making it the biggest first place prize money payout in championship history.
Here’s the breakdown of the prize money payout for each golfer this week at Newport. Come back shortly after the tournament and we’ll update this with individual names and paydays.
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Win: $800,000
Here’s the prize money payout for each golfer at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational
2: $432,000
3: $255,061
4: $178,788
5: $148,913
6: $132,039
7: $119,039
8: $106,613
9: $96,489
10: $88,627
11: $80,880
12: $74,782
13: $69,682
14: $64,313
15: $59,711
16: $55,876
17: $52,808
18: $49,740
19: $46,672
20: $43,604
21: $40,958
22: $38,311
23: $35,742
24: $33,364
25: $31,293
26: $29,529
27: $28,187
28: $26,998
29: $25,848
30: $24,697
31: $23,547
32: $22,396
33: $21,246
34: $20,210
35: $19,366
36: $18,523
37: $17,717
38: $16,950
39: $16,183
40: $15,416
41: $14,649
42: $13,882
43: $13,115
44: $12,348
45: $11,581
46: $10,891
47: $10,201
48: $9,549
49: $9,165
50: $8,782
51: $8,552
52: $8,360
53: $8,206
54: $8,130
55: $8,053
56: $7,976
57: $7,900
58: $7,823
59: $7,746
60: $7,670
61: $7,593
62: $7,516
63: $7,439
64: $7,363
65: $7,286
66: $7,209
67: $7,133
68: $7,056
69: $6,979
70: $6,903
71: $6,826