There was some serious money on the line at the 2026 U.S. Senior Open. The total prize fund at Scioto Countr Club was $4 million with the winner is taking home $800,000.
There was also some history at Scioto, as Padraig Harrington became just the third golfer to win the U.S. Senior Open in consecutive seasons, joining a short list with Gary Player and Allen Doyle. It’s also Harrington’s third overall U.S. Senior title, as he won it in 2022 as well. This is his fourth senior major, as he also won the 2025 Senior Open crown, and it’s his 12th PGA Tour Champions title.
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Finally, Harrington surpasses the $10 million mark on the Champions circuit, as he’s now earned $10,471,366 in 73 starts.
The trophy for the 2026 U.S. Senior Open at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio.
2026 U.S. Senior Open prize money payouts
Pos.
Name
Golfer
Earnings
1
Padraig Harrington
-12
$800,000
2
Stewart Cink
-8
$432,000
3
George McNeill
-6
$181,376
4
Ian Poulter
-5
$151,068
T5
Retief Goosen
-4
$120,956
T5
Jamie Donaldson
-4
$120,956
T5
Paul Stankowski
-4
$120,956
T8
Pat Perez
-3
$89,948
T8
Darren Clarke
-3
$89,948
T8
Miguel Angel Jiménez
-3
$89,948
T11
Henrik Stenson
-2
$70,600
T11
Ernie Els
-2
$70,600
T11
John Rollins
-2
$70,600
T14
Freddie Jacobson
-1
$56,944
T14
Billy Andrade
-1
$56,944
T14
Alex Cejka
-1
$56,944
T17
Y.E. Yang
E
$47,347
T17
Jerry Kelly
E
$47,347
T17
Chris Devlin
E
$47,347
T20
Jason Caron
1
$35,371
T20
Brendan Jones
1
$35,371
T20
Søren Kjeldsen
1
$35,371
T20
Charlie Wi
1
$35,371
T20
Michael Wright
1
$35,371
T20
Tommy Gainey
1
$35,371
T26
Andrew Marshall
2
$26,229
T26
Justin Hicks
2
$26,229
T26
Ryan Armour
2
$26,229
T26
Richard Green
2
$26,229
T26
Matt Gogel
2
$26,229
T31
Tim Petrovic
3
$20,643
T31
Ken Tanigawa
3
$20,643
T31
Michael Block
3
$20,643
T31
Shane Bertsch
3
$20,643
T31
Simon Griffiths
3
$20,643
T36
Jeff Maggert
4
$17,585
T36
Haymes Snedeker (a)
4
$0
T38
Ben Crane
5
$15,250
T38
Gene Sauers
5
$15,250
T38
Scott Hend
5
$15,250
T38
K.J. Choi
5
$15,250
T42
Colin Montgomerie
6
$12,916
T42
Vijay Singh
6
$12,916
T44
Stephen Ames
7
$10,426
T44
Tim O’Neal
7
$10,426
T44
Greg Chalmers
7
$10,426
T44
J.J. Henry
7
$10,426
T44
Mark Wilson
7
$10,426
T49
Cameron Percy
8
$8,792
T49
David Mathis
8
$8,792
T51
Alan McLean
9
$8,351
T51
Scott Parel
9
$8,351
T51
Takashi Iwamoto
9
$8,351
54
Ricardo Gonzalez
10
$8,170
55
Kirk Triplett
12
$8,092
56
Chad Campbell
14
$8,014
T57
Thammanoon Sriroj
15
$7,897
T57
Omar Uresti
15
$7,897
T57
Thongchai Jaidee
15
$7,897
60
Hank Kim
19
$7,797
In addition, the 79 professional golfers who failed to make the cut were issued a $4,000 stipend.
The U.S. Senior Open is one of 15 championships staged by the U.S. Golf Association every year.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 2026 U.S. Senior Open prize money payouts for each player at Scioto Country Club
