LOS ANGELES — It pays to play well at major championships, folks. Just ask the latest winner, Wyndham Clark.
The 29-year-old claimed his first major title Sunday at the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club, earning a cool $3 million for his one-shot victory over runner-up Rory McIlroy, who will take home $2.16 million as a consolation prize.
Scottie Scheffler finished solo third at 7 under and also eclipsed the seven-figure mark with his $1,413,430 payday. Cameron Smith earned $990,867 in fourth place, while Rickie Fowler, Tommy Fleetwood and Min Woo Lee will each take home $738,934 for finishing T-5.
Check out the prize money payouts for each player below at the 2023 U.S. Open.
2023 U.S. Open prize money payouts
| Pos | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Wyndham Clark | -10 | $3,600,000 |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | -9 | $2,160,000 |
| 3 | Scottie Scheffler | -7 | $1,413,430 |
| 4 | Cameron Smith | -6 | $990,867 |
| T5 | Rickie Fowler | -5 | $738,934 |
| T5 | Tommy Fleetwood | -5 | $738,934 |
| T5 | Min Woo Lee | -5 | $738,934 |
| T8 | Tom Kim | -4 | $562,808 |
| T8 | Harris English | -4 | $562,808 |
| T10 | Austin Eckroat | -3 | $435,018 |
| T10 | Jon Rahm | -3 | $435,018 |
| T10 | Xander Schauffele | -3 | $435,018 |
| T10 | Dustin Johnson | -3 | $435,018 |
| T14 | Russell Henley | -2 | $332,343 |
| T14 | Collin Morikawa | -2 | $332,343 |
| T14 | Patrick Cantlay | -2 | $332,343 |
| T17 | Brooks Koepka | -1 | $284,167 |
| T17 | Matt Fitzpatrick | -1 | $284,167 |
| 19 | Viktor Hovland | E | $258,662 |
| T20 | Jordan Smith | 1 | $200,152 |
| T20 | Nick Hardy | 1 | $200,152 |
| T20 | Denny McCarthy | 1 | $200,152 |
| T20 | Keith Mitchell | 1 | $200,152 |
| T20 | Shane Lowry | 1 | $200,152 |
| T20 | Bryson DeChambeau | 1 | $200,152 |
| T20 | Ryutaro Nagano | 1 | $200,152 |
| T27 | Sahith Theegala | 2 | $143,295 |
| T27 | Sergio Garcia | 2 | $143,295 |
| T27 | Justin Suh | 2 | $143,295 |
| T27 | Tyrrell Hatton | 2 | $143,295 |
| T27 | Padraig Harrington | 2 | $143,295 |
| T32 | Dylan Wu | 3 | $108,001 |
| T32 | Patrick Rodgers | 3 | $108,001 |
| T32 | Sam Burns | 3 | $108,001 |
| T32 | Joaquin Niemann | 3 | $108,001 |
| T32 | Cameron Young | 3 | $108,001 |
| T32 | Tony Finau | 3 | $108,001 |
| T32 | Hideki Matsuyama | 3 | $108,001 |
| T39 | David Puig | 4 | $85,441 |
| T39 | Gordon Sargent (a) | 4 | $0 |
| T39 | Eric Cole | 4 | $85,441 |
| T39 | Si Woo Kim | 4 | $85,441 |
| T43 | Sam Bennett | 5 | $64,582 |
| T43 | Sebastián Muñoz | 5 | $64,582 |
| T43 | Andrew Putnam | 5 | $64,582 |
| T43 | Sam Stevens | 5 | $64,582 |
| T43 | Billy Horschel | 5 | $64,582 |
| T43 | Brian Harman | 5 | $64,582 |
| T43 | Ryan Fox | 5 | $64,582 |
| T50 | Mackenzie Hughes | 6 | $48,299 |
| T50 | Charley Hoffman | 6 | $48,299 |
| T50 | Kevin Streelman | 6 | $48,299 |
| T50 | Gary Woodland | 6 | $48,299 |
| T54 | Romain Langasque | 7 | $45,270 |
| T54 | Abraham Ancer | 7 | $45,270 |
| T56 | Patrick Reed | 8 | $44,420 |
| T56 | Ryan Gerard | 8 | $44,420 |
| 58 | Yuto Katsuragawa | 9 | $43,783 |
| 59 | Adam Hadwin | 11 | $43,358 |
| T60 | Jacob Solomon | 12 | $42,720 |
| T60 | Adam Svensson | 12 | $42,720 |
| 62 | Ben Carr (a) | 13 | $0 |
| 63 | Ryo Ishikawa | 14 | $42,083 |
| 64 | Aldrich Potgieter (a) | 15 | $0 |
| 65 | Maxwell Moldovan (a) | 17 | $0 |
In addition, the USGA pays each player who missed the cut $10,000.
