How much did Wyndham Clark win today? US Open 2023 earnings explored

Wyndham Clark won the US Open 2023. The 29-year-old golfer clinched his maiden major championship title and his second-ever win on the PGA Tour by beating the likes of Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler on Sunday. With the win, the golfer bagged a whopping $3,600,000 prize money.

Clark won the 123rd edition of the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club (LACC)’s North Course and bagged the winner’s paycheck. It is pertinent to note that the event had a $20,000,000 prize purse, the most money paid out in major championship history. The PGA Tour player clinched the standard 18 per cent payout of the total prize. It is also noteworthy that the winner’s paycheck this year is significantly more compared to the $3,150,000 won by Matt Fitzpatrick last year.

First 118 starts: $3,867,807
Last 19 starts: $10,068,219

@Wyndham_Clark’s hard work is paying off 💪

Full @USOpenGolf points and payouts breakdown ⬇️

Apart from the big paycheck and the US Open trophy, Clark also earned several benefits including a 10-year exemption for the major. The golfer landed invitations to the next five Masters Tournaments, Open Championships, PGA Championships and Players Championships with the win on Sunday.

US Open 2023 prize money payouts

While Wyndham Clark bagged the major share of the US Open's $20 million prize purse, runner-up Rory McIlroy settled for $2,160,000. The Northern Irishman looked in pole position to win the major on Sunday. However, he fell short and Clark took the big win with a one-stroke lead.

Final Leaderboard @USOpenGolf 🏅

1. Wyndham Clark (-10)
2. Rory McIlroy (-9)
3. Scottie Scheffler (-7)
4. Cameron Smith (-6)
T5. Tommy Fleetwood (-5)
T5. Min Woo Lee
T5. Rickie Fowler
T8. Tom Kim (-4)
T8. Harris English

Scottie Scheffler finished third on the final leaderboard and bagged $1,413,430 for his efforts, while Cameron Smith took home a paycheck of $990,867 for finishing fourth. Rickie Fowler, who came into Sunday’s final round as the favorite finished T5 alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Min Woo Lee. He returned home with $738,934.

Masters champion Jon Rahm finished T10 alongside Xander Schauffele and Dustin Johnson. The trio won $435,018 each for their efforts.

Here are the prize money payouts for each player at the US Open 2023:

WIN: Wyndham Clark - $3,600,000
2: Rory McIlroy - $2,160,000
3: Scottie Scheffler - $1,413,430
4: Cameron Smith - $990,867
T5: Rickie Fowler - $738,934
T5: Tommy Fleetwood - $738,934
T5: Min Woo Lee - $738,934
T8: Tom Kim - $562,808
T8: Harris English - $562,808
T10: Austin Eckroat - $435,018
T10: Jon Rahm - $435,018
T10: Xander Schauffele - $435,018
T10: Dustin Johnson - $435,018
T14: Russell Henley - $332,343
T14: Collin Morikawa - $332,343
T14: Patrick Cantlay - $332,343
T17: Brooks Koepka - $284,167
T17: Matt Fitzpatrick - $284,167
19: Viktor Hovland - $258,662
T20: Jordan Smith - $200,152
T20: Nick Hardy - $200,152
T20: Denny McCarthy - $200,152
T20: Keith Mitchell - $200,152
T20: Shane Lowry - $200,152
T20: Bryson DeChambeau - $200,152
T20: Ryutaro Nagano - $200,152
T27: Sahith Theegala - $143,295
T27: Sergio Garcia - $143,295
T27: Justin Suh - $143,295
T27: Tyrrell Hatton - $143,295
T27: Padraig Harrington - $143,295
T32: Dylan Wu - $108,001
T32: Patrick Rodgers - $108,001
T32: Sam Burns - $108,001
T32: Joaquin Niemann - $108,001
T32: Cameron Young - $108,001
T32: Tony Finau - $108,001
T32: Hideki Matsuyama - $108,001
T39: David Puig - $85,441
T39: Gordon Sargent (a) - $0
T39: Eric Cole - $85,441
T39: Si Woo Kim - $85,441
T43: Sam Bennett - $64,582
T43: Sebastián Muñoz - $64,582
T43: Andrew Putnam - $64,582
T43: Sam Stevens - $64,582
T43: Billy Horschel - $64,582
T43: Brian Harman - $64,582
T43: Ryan Fox - $64,582
T50: Mackenzie Hughes - $48,299
T50: Charley Hoffman - $48,299
T50: Kevin Streelman - $48,299
T50: Gary Woodland - $48,299
T54: Romain Langasque - $45,270
T54: Abraham Ancer - $45,270
T56: Patrick Reed - $44,420
T56: Ryan Gerard - $44,420
58: Yuto Katsuragawa - $43,783
59: Adam Hadwin - $43,358
T60: Jacob Solomon - $42,720
T60: Adam Svensson - $42,720
62: Ben Carr (a) - $0
63: Ryo Ishikawa - $42,083
64: Aldrich Potgieter (a) - $0
65: Maxwell Moldovan (a) - $0

It is pertinent to note that each player who missed the US Open cut gets $10,000.