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US Open Golf Purse 2016: Prize-Money Payout for Top Players on Final Leaderboard

After a late collapse at Chambers Bay last year, Dustin Johnson finally broke through to win his first major title Sunday at the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club.

In addition to earning the country's most prestigious golfing championship, Johnson will also receive $1.8 million in prize money. The purse for the competition is $10 million.

Here are the payouts for the top 10 finishers at the tournament, courtesy of Golf.com's Josh Berhow:

2016 U.S. Open Top 10 Payouts

Place Golfer Overall Score Earnings
1 Dustin Johnson -4 $1.