The USGA has announced a purse increase for the 2017 U.S. Open, bumping the prize money to $12 million and making it once again the richest event in golf.
The announcement marks a hefty $2 million increase from last year's event at Oakmont, when Dustin Johnson took home $1.8 million from a $10 million purse. Last year The Players and PGA Championship both offered purses of $10.5 million, while the Masters had a purse of $10 million.
The increase also means that the prize pool for the season's second major has now doubled since 2003, when Jim Furyk won $1.