Oh, what life must be like as a professional golfer.
Not only are this year's players traveling to one of the world's most beautiful courses at Pebble Beach, but the total purse for the U.S. Open is also the highest of any tournament.
Even more appealing is that a golfer doesn't have to win to take home a huge payday. Even golfers on the bottom of the leaderboard take home enough money that would satisfy most average Americans for a year. Not bad for four days of "work."
Here is how much the U.S. Open champion will make in 2019, as well as the payouts for the other finishers and a comparison to the purses at the other three majors.
What is the U.S. Open purse for 2019?
The purse for this year's U.S. Open has been raised $500,000 to a total of $12.5 million, the most of any of the major tournaments. The women's U.S. Open also received a matching upgrade in purse money at this year's tournament earlier this year.
How much money does the winner get?
In 2018, Brooks Koepka won a record $2,160,000 as U.S. Open champion at Shinnecock Hills. While figures for individual payouts have not yet been made public, with the overall purse increasing $500,000, the winner's prize will also likely increase and set a new record for the largest individual prize at a golf tournament.
The last year the U.S. Open was held at Pebble Beach in 2010, Graeme McDowell took home $1.35 million for winning. In just nine years the winner's payout has increased by over 50 percent.
What are the U.S. Open payouts?
The following payouts are based on 2018 results. Individual payouts for this year's tournament at Pebble Beach have not yet been made public.
| Place | Golfer | Payout |
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | $2,160,000 |
| 2 | Tommy Fleetwood | $1,296,000 |
| 3 | Dustin Johnson | $812,927 |
| 4 | Patrick Reed | $569,884 |
| 5 | Tony Finau | $474,659 |
| T6 | Xander Schauffele | $361,923 |
| T6 | Tyrrell Hatton | $361,923 |
| T6 | Henrik Stenson | $361,923 |
| T6 | Daniel Berger | $361,923 |
| T10 | Webb Simpson | $270,151 |
| T10 | Justin Rose | $270,151 |
| T12 | Russell Knox | $221,825 |
| T12 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | $221,825 |
| T12 | Zach Johnson | $221,825 |
| 15 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | $190,328 |
| T16 | Hideki Matsuyama | $163,438 |
| T16 | Louis Oosthuizen | $163,438 |
| T16 | Haotong Li | $163,438 |
| T16 | Paul Casey | $163,438 |
| T20 | Rickie Fowler | $122,387 |
| T20 | Steve Stricker | $122,387 |
| T20 | Charley Hoffman | $122,387 |
| T20 | Dylan Meyer | $122,387 |
| T20 | Brian Gay | $122,387 |
What are the payouts for golf's four majors?
Despite not having won a major this year, Rory McIlroy currently leads the PGA Tour money list with $6,700,659 in 13 events. Brooks Koepka is third on the list with $5,923,316 in 13 events. Below are the payouts for the two completed majors in 2019 and the other two from 2018.
Masters 2019
| Golfer | Place | Payout |
| Tiger Woods | 1 | $2,070,000 |
| Dustin Johnson | T-2 | $858,667 |
| Xander Schauffele | T-2 | $858,667 |
| Brooks Koepka | T-2 | $858,667 |
| Webb Simpson | T-5 | $403,938 |
| Jason Day | T-5 | $403,938 |
| Tony Finau | T-5 | $403,938 |
| Francesco Molinari | T-5 | $403,938 |
| Jon Rahm | T-9 | $310,500 |
| Patrick Cantlay | T-9 | $310,500 |
| Rickie Fowler | T-9 | $310,500 |
| Bubba Watson | T-12 | $225,400 |
| Justin Thomas | T-12 | $225,400 |
| Justin Harding | T-12 | $225,400 |
| Matt Kuchar | T-12 | $225,400 |
| Ian Poulter | T-12 | $225,400 |
| Aaron Wise | 17 | $184,000 |
| Patton Kizzire | T-18 | $161,000 |
| Phil Mickelson | T-18 | $161,000 |
| Adam Scott | T-18 | $161,000 |
| Si-Woo Kim | T-21 | $107,956 |
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | T-21 | $107,956 |
| Kyle Stanley | T-21 | $107,956 |
| Kevin Kisner | T-21 | $107,956 |
| Rory McIlroy | T-21 | $107,956 |
| Jordan Spieth | T-21 | $107,956 |
| Lucas Bjerregaard | T-21 | $107,956 |
| Thorbjorn Olesen | T-21 | $107,956 |
| Charley Hoffman | T-29 | $78,200 |
| Bryson DeChambeau | T-29 | $78,200 |
| Louis Oosthuizen | T-29 | $78,200 |
| Viktor Hovland (a) | T-32 | — |
| Hideki Matsuyama | T-32 | $68,042 |
| Gary Woodland | T-32 | $68,042 |
| Charles Howell III | T-32 | $68,042 |
| Kevin Tway | T-36 | $55,488 |
| Henrik Stenson | T-36 | $55,488 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | T-36 | $55,488 |
| Jimmy Walker | T-36 | $55,488 |
| Alvaro Ortiz (a) | T-36 | — |
| Patrick Reed | T-36 | $55,488 |
| Rafa Cabrera Bello | T-36 | $55,488 |
| Keegan Bradley | T-43 | $44,850 |
| Keith Mitchell | T-43 | $44,850 |
| Haotong Li | T-43 | $44,850 |
| Corey Conners | T-46 | $37,950 |
| Kevin Na | T-46 | $37,950 |
| Andrew Landry | T-46 | $37,950 |
| Kiradech Aphibarnrat | T-49 | $32,430 |
| Marc Leishman | T-49 | $32,430 |
PGA Championship 2019
| Place | Golfer | Payout |
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | $1,980,000 |
| 2 | Dustin Johnson | $1,188,000 |
| T3 | Jordan Spieth | $575,500 |
| T3 | Patrick Cantlay | $575,500 |
| T3 | Matt Wallace | $575,500 |
| 6 | Luke List | $380,000 |
| 7 | Sung Kang | $343,650 |
| T8 | Gary Woodland | $264,395 |
| T8 | Matt Kuchar | $264,395 |
| T8 | Rory McIlroy | $264,395 |
| T8 | Shane Lowry | $264,395 |
| T8 | Erik van Rooyan | $264,395 |
| T8 | Adam Scott | $264,395 |
| T14 | Chez Reavie | $191,655 |
| T14 | Jazz Janewattananond | $191,655 |
| T16 | Brandt Snedeker | $143,100 |
| T16 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | $143,100 |
| T16 | Abraham Ancer | $143,100 |
| T16 | Lucas Glover | $143,100 |
| T16 | Lucas Bjerregaard | $143,100 |
| T16 | Xander Schauffele | $143,100 |
| T16 | Hideki Matsuyama | $143,100 |
| T23 | Thomas Pieters | $91,000 |
| T23 | Jason Kokrak | $91,000 |
| T23 | Billy Horschel | $91,000 |
| T23 | Emiliano Grillo | $91,000 |
| T23 | Jason Day | $91,000 |
| T23 | Jimmy Walker | $91,000 |
| T29 | Paul Casey | $65,000 |
| T29 | Graeme McDowell | $65,000 |
| T29 | Keegan Bradley | $65,000 |
| T29 | Webb Simpson | $65,000 |
| T29 | Adam Hadwin | $65,000 |
| T29 | Justin Rose | $65,000 |
| T29 | Sam Burns | $65,000 |
| T36 | Beau Hossler | $48,200 |
| T36 | Haotong Li | $48,200 |
| T36 | Danny Lee | $48,200 |
| T36 | Rickie Fowler | $48,200 |
| T36 | Harold Varner III | $48,200 |
| T41 | Matt Fitzpatrick | $36,035.71 |
| T41 | Charles Howell III | $36,035.71 |
| T41 | Aaron Wise | $36,035.71 |
| T41 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | $36,035.71 |
| T41 | Adam Long | $36,035.71 |
| T41 | Scott Piercy | $36,035.71 |
| T41 | Danny Willett | $36,035.71 |
| T48 | Henrik Stenson | $26,250 |
| T48 | Kelly Kraft | $26,250 |
| T48 | Bronson Burgoon | $26,250 |
| T48 | Francesco Molinari | $26,250 |
| T48 | Tommy Fleetwood | $26,250 |
| T48 | Tyrrell Hatton | $26,250 |
| T54 | Charley Hoffman | $22,850 |
| T54 | Justin Harding | $22,850 |
| T54 | Cameron Champ | $22,850 |
| T54 | Alex Noren | $22,850 |
| T54 | J.J. Spaun | $22,850 |
| T54 | Zach Johnson | $22,850 |
| T60 | Ross Fisher | $21,300 |
| T60 | Rob Labritz | $21,300 |
| T60 | J.T. Poston | $21,300 |
| T60 | Louis Oosthuizen | $21,300 |
| T64 | Max Homa | $20,200 |
| T64 | Joost Luiten | $20,200 |
| T64 | Corey Connors | $20,200 |
| T64 | Kurt Kitayama | $20,200 |
| T64 | Cameron Smith | $20,200 |
| T64 | Thorbjorn Olesen | $20,200 |
| T64 | Tony Finau | $20,200 |
| T71 | David Lipsky | $19,250 |
| T71 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | $19,250 |
| T71 | Lucas Herbert | $19,250 |
| T71 | Phil Mickelson | $19,250 |
| T71 | Daniel Berger | $19,250 |
| T71 | Joel Dahmen | $19,250 |
| 77 | Kevin Tway | $18,900 |
| T78 | Andrew Putnam | $18,750 |
| T78 | Pat Perez | $18,750 |
| T80 | Rich Beem | $18,550 |
| T80 | Ryan Vermeer | $18,550 |
| 82 | Marty Jertson | $18,400 |
U.S. Open 2018
| Place | Golfer | Payout |
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | $2,160,000 |
| 2 | Tommy Fleetwood | $1,296,000 |
| 3 | Dustin Johnson | $812,927 |
| 4 | Patrick Reed | $569,884 |
| 5 | Tony Finau | $474,659 |
| T6 | Xander Schauffele | $361,923 |
| T6 | Tyrrell Hatton | $361,923 |
| T6 | Henrik Stenson | $361,923 |
| T6 | Daniel Berger | $361,923 |
| T10 | Webb Simpson | $270,151 |
| T10 | Justin Rose | $270,151 |
| T12 | Russell Knox | $221,825 |
| T12 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | $221,825 |
| T12 | Zach Johnson | $221,825 |
| 15 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | $190,328 |
| T16 | Hideki Matsuyama | $163,438 |
| T16 | Louis Oosthuizen | $163,438 |
| T16 | Haotong Li | $163,438 |
| T16 | Paul Casey | $163,438 |
| T20 | Rickie Fowler | $122,387 |
| T20 | Steve Stricker | $122,387 |
| T20 | Charley Hoffman | $122,387 |
| T20 | Dylan Meyer | $122,387 |
| T20 | Brian Gay | $122,387 |
The Open Championship 2018
| Place | Golfer | Payout |
| 1 | Francesco Molinari | $1,890,000 |
| T2 | Justin Rose | $694,250 |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | $694,250 |
| T2 | Xander Schauffele | $694,250 |
| T2 | Kevin Kisner | $694,250 |
| T6 | Eddie Pepperell | $327,000 |
| T6 | Tiger Woods | $327,000 |
| T6 | Kevin Chappell | $327,000 |
| T9 | Tony Finau | $219,000 |
| T9 | Matt Kuchar | $219,000 |
| T9 | Jordan Spieth | $219,000 |
| T12 | Patrick Cantlay | $154,500 |
| T12 | Thorbjorn Olesen | $154,500 |
| T12 | Ryan Moore | $154,500 |
| T12 | Tommy Fleetwood | $154,500 |
| T12 | Webb Simpson | $154,500 |
| T17 | Jason Day | $109,714 |
| T17 | Pat Perez | $109,714 |
| T17 | Charley Hoffman | $109,714 |
| T17 | Adam Scott | $109,714 |
| T17 | Erik Van Rooyen | $109,714 |
| T17 | Zach Johnson | $109,714 |
| T17 | Alex Noren | $109,714 |