- The U.S. Open from Shinnecock Hills was June 18-21.
- Wyndham Clark won for the second time.
- The 2026 purse was $22.5 million with a winner's share of $4.5 million.
This year’s third major, the U.S. Open, was June 18-21 from Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on Long Island, New York.
This was the sixth time the course has hosted the event, the last coming in 2018.
Wyndham Clark won wire-to-wire. He entered the final round with a six-shot lead, but held on for a one-shot win.
Clark finished at 4-under, for his second U.S. Open win.
The purse was $22.5 million, the same as the Masters.
How Much Does the Winner of the U.S. Open Make?
Wyndham Clark’s winner’s share for the 2026 U.S. Open was $4.5 million.
U.S. Open: Winner’s Payout, Prize Money Earnings
| Position | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Wyndham Clark | -4 | $4,500,000 |
| 2 | Sam Burns | -3 | $2,430,000 |
| 3 | Tom Kim | -1 | $1,532,530 |
| T4 | J.T. Poston | E | $920,882 |
| T4 | Keith Mitchell | E | $920,882 |
| T4 | Scottie Scheffler | E | $920,882 |
| T7 | Joaquín Niemann | +1 | $617,090 |
| T7 | Tyrrell Hatton | +1 | $617,090 |
| T7 | Gary Woodland | +1 | $617,090 |
| T7 | Sam Stevens | +1 | $617,090 |
| T11 | Justin Rose | +2 | $405,862 |
| T11 | John Parry | +2 | $405,862 |
| T11 | Aaron Rai | +2 | $405,862 |
| T11 | Tommy Fleetwood | +2 | $405,862 |
| T11 | Xander Schauffele | +2 | $405,862 |
| T11 | Sahith Theegala | +2 | $405,862 |
| T17 | Ludvig Åberg | +3 | $280,966 |
| T17 | Ben Griffin | +3 | $280,966 |
| T17 | Justin Thomas | +3 | $280,966 |
| T17 | Akshay Bhatia | +3 | $280,966 |
| T17 | Collin Morikawa | +3 | $280,966 |
| 22 | Matt Fitzpatrick | +4 | $230,220 |
| T23 | Ben James | +5 | $181,101 |
| T23 | Ryan Fox | +5 | $181,101 |
| T23 | Jackson Koivun (a) | +5 | $0 |
| T23 | Ben Kohles | +5 | $181,101 |
| T23 | Pierceson Coody | +5 | $181,101 |
| T23 | Corey Conners | +5 | $181,101 |
| T23 | Alex Fitzpatrick | +5 | $181,101 |
| T23 | Ryder Cowan (a) | +5 | $0 |
| T23 | Emiliano Grillo | +5 | $181,101 |
| T32 | Dustin Johnson | +6 | $128,756 |
| T32 | Max McGreevy | +6 | $128,756 |
| T32 | Zac Blair | +6 | $128,756 |
| T32 | Rory McIlroy | +6 | $128,756 |
| T32 | Maverick McNealy | +6 | $128,756 |
| T32 | Brian Harman | +6 | $128,756 |
| T32 | Keegan Bradley | +6 | $128,756 |
| T39 | Jacob Bridgeman | +7 | $101,859 |
| T39 | Robert MacIntyre | +7 | $101,859 |
| T39 | Miles Russell (a) | +7 | $0 |
| T39 | Johnny Keefer | +7 | $101,859 |
| T43 | Max Greyserman | +8 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Chris Gotterup | +8 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Michael Brennan | +8 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Harry Higgs | +8 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Laurie Canter | +8 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Cameron Young | +8 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Niklas Nørgaard | +8 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Michael Kim | +8 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Sungjae Im | +8 | $72,592 |
| T43 | Ryo Hisatsune | +8 | $72,592 |
| T53 | Adrien Dumont de Chassart | +9 | $51,467 |
| T53 | Kurt Kitayama | +9 | $51,467 |
| T53 | Angel Hidalgo | +9 | $51,467 |
| T56 | Peter Uihlein | +10 | $48,625 |
| T56 | Nico Echavarria | +10 | $48,625 |
| T56 | Marek Fleming (a) | +10 | $0 |
| T56 | Bud Cauley | +10 | $48,625 |
| T56 | Jordan Spieth | +10 | $48,625 |
| T61 | Jackson Van Paris | +11 | $47,242 |
| T61 | Spencer Tibbits | +11 | $47,242 |
| T63 | Eric Lee (a) | +13 | $0 |
| T63 | Caleb Surratt | +13 | $46,551 |
| T65 | James Nicholas | +14 | $44,938 |
| T65 | Russell Henley | +14 | $44,938 |
| T65 | Neal Shipley | +14 | $44,938 |
| T65 | Hideki Matsuyama | +14 | $44,938 |
| T65 | Andrew Putnam | +14 | $44,938 |
| T65 | William Mouw | +14 | $44,938 |
| 71 | Patrick Rodgers | +17 | $43,324 |
| 72 | Dylan Wu | +18 | $42,863 |
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