Here's how much money the South African golfers won at the US Open

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American J.J. Spaun won the 2025 US Open at Oakmont Country Club in dramatic fashion. Here's how the South Africans in the field fared. Image: Wikimedia Commons
American J.J. Spaun won the 2025 US Open at Oakmont Country Club in dramatic fashion on Sunday in what was only his second PGA Tour title – and first major win.
He also collected $4.3 million.
Runner-up Robert MacIntyre (Scotland) earned $2 322 000 while Norway's Viktor Hovland, who was solo third, picked up $1 459 284.
A total of 66 players from the 156-man starting field made the cut – which included one amateur.
Those that didn't make the halfway cut which fell on 7-over par, each earned $10 000 (R178 000).
Among those players to miss out on the final 36 holes were South African duo Erik van Rooyen (9-over par) and Jacques Kruyswijk (10-over par).
Two South Africans – Thriston Lawrence and Christiaan Bezuidenhout – did make the cut – and both finished in a tie for 12th on 6-over par.
They each pocketed $348 967 (R6.2 million).
For the majors, the US Open hands out slightly more than the Masters, which increased its purse to $21 million in April. The PGA Championship bumped its purse to $19 million for Quail Hollow last month. The Open Championship paid out $17 million at Royal Troon in 2024. FINISH PLAYER EARNINGS 1 J.J. Spaun $4,300,000 2 Robert MacIntyre $2,322,000 3 Viktor Hovland $1,459,284 T4 Cameron Young $876,869 T4 Tyrrell Hatton $876,869 T4 Carlos Ortiz $876,869 T7 Sam Burns $614,423 T7 Jon Rahm $614,423 T7 Scottie Scheffler $614,423 T10 Russell Henley $465,937 T10 Ben Griffin $465,937 T12 Adam Scott $348,967 T12 Thriston Lawrence $348,967 T12 Rasmus Neergaard-Peterson $348,967 T12 Xander Schauffele $348,967 T12 Chris Kirk $348,967 T12 Brooks Koepka $348,967 T12 Christiaan Bezuidenhout $348,967 T19 Rory McIlroy $242,532 T19 Ryan Fox $242,532 T19 Emiliano Grillo $242,532 T19 Victor Perez $242,532 T23 Patrick Reed $161,132 T23 Collin Morikawa $161,132 T23 Jordan Spieth $161,132 T23 Matt Wallace $161,132 T23 Jason Day $161,132 T23 Sam Stevens $161,132 T23 Thomas Detry $161,132 T23 Nick Taylor $161,132 T23 Max Greyserman $161,132 T23 Chris Gotterup $161,132 T33 Tom Kim $113,503 T33 J.T. Poston $113,503 T33 Aaron Rai $113,503 T33 Keegan Bradley $113,503 37 Maverick McNealy $101,379 T38 Taylor Pendrith $90,408 T38 Tony Finau $90,408 T38 Matt Fitzpatrick $90,408 T38 Marc Leishman $90,408 T42 Hideki Matsuyama $72,943 T42 Andrew Novak $72,943 T42 Trevor Cone $72,943 T42 Si Woo Kim $72,943 T46 Niklas Norgaard $56,944 T46 Daniel Berger $56,944 T46 Rasmus Højgaard $56,944 T46 Jhonattan Vegas $56,944 T50 Ryan McCormick $48,101 T50 Michael Kim $48,101 T50 Mackenzie Hughes $48,101 T50 Adam Schenk $48,101 T50 Ryan Gerard $48,101 T55 Justin Hastings (a) $0 T55 Laurie Canter $46,081 T57 Sungjae Im $45,423 T57 Denny McCarthy $45,423 T59 Harris English $44,984 T59 Brian Harman $44,984 T61 Jordan Smith $43,445 T61 James Nicholas $43,445 T61 Johnny Keefer $43,445 T64 Cam Davis $42,351 T64 Matthieu Pavon $42,351 66 Philip Barbaree, Jr. $41,692
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