Record $22.5M U.S. Open purse lifts stakes as Clark leads into Sunday

At the 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, the purse is a record $22.5 million with a $4.5 million winner’s share (up $200,000 from last year) and an overall $1 million purse increase, $800,000 of which goes to players who made the cut. The bottom finisher earns $42,863, and the top 38 are guaranteed six-figure paydays, with the top 20 above $250,000, as Wyndham Clark carries a six‑shot lead into Sunday.