The third major of the senior men’s circuit is finally close to an end. The 2024 U.S. Senior Open kicked off on Thursday, June 27, with three rounds of amazing golf being played out at Newport Country Club. A talented field of senior pros, including the likes of Steve Stricker, Richard Bland, and Richard Green, among others, will hope to clinch the title of champion. But is that all there is to it? What about the dollar bills?
Just as the trophy is essential in crowning the winner of an event, so is the money that is being awarded to the champion golfer. The U.S. Senior Open will also award a cut of the tremendous prize purse to the winner who beats the field of athletes on Sunday at Newport. It is quite natural to become curious about it.
The stakes at the 2024 U.S. Senior Open
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The U.S. Senior Open, this time around, has not made any changes to the total purse from last year, which was set at $4 million. But there’s a catch! Out of the total pool, a cut of $800,000 is set aside for the champ, unlike the amount which Bernhard Langer took home in 2023 ($720,000). Let us then, take a look at the breakdown for the prize purse:
| Position | Amount |
| 1 | $800,000 |
| 2 | $432,000 |
| 3 | $255,061 |
| 4 | $178,788 |
| 5 | $148,913 |
| 6 | $132,039 |
| 7 | $119,039 |
| 8 | $106,613 |
| 9 | $96,489 |
| 10 | $88,627 |
| 11 | $80,880 |
| 12 | $74,782 |
| 13 | $69,682 |
| 14 | $64,313 |
| 15 | $59,711 |
| 16 | $55,876 |
| 17 | $52,808 |
| 18 | $49,740 |
| 19 | $46,672 |
| 20 | $43,604 |
| 21 | $40,958 |
| 22 | $38,311 |
| 23 | $35,742 |
| 24 | $33,364 |
| 25 | $31,293 |
| 26 | $29,529 |
| 27 | $28,187 |
| 28 | $26,998 |
| 29 | $25,848 |
| 30 | $24,697 |
| 31 | $23,547 |
| 32 | $22,396 |
| 33 | $21,246 |
| 34 | $20,210 |
| 35 | $19,366 |
| 36 | $18,523 |
| 37 | $17,717 |
| 38 | $16,950 |
| 39 | $16,183 |
| 40 | $15,416 |
| 41 | $14,649 |
| 42 | $13,882 |
| 43 | $13,115 |
| 44 | $12,348 |
| 45 | $11,581 |
| 46 | $10,891 |
| 47 | $10,201 |
| 48 | $9,549 |
| 49 | $9,165 |
| 50 | $8,782 |
| 51 | $8,552 |
| 52 | $8,360 |
| 53 | $8,206 |
| 54 | $8,130 |
| 55 | $8,053 |
| 56 | $7,976 |
| 57 | $7,900 |
| 58 | $7,823 |
| 59 | $7,746 |
| 60 | $7,670 |
| 61 | $7,593 |
| 62 | $7,516 |
| 63 | $7,439 |
| 64 | $7,363 |
| 65 | $7,286 |
| 66 | $7,209 |
| 67 | $7,133 |
| 68 | $7,056 |
| 69 | $6,979 |
| 70 | $6,903 |
| 71 | $6,826 |
With so much at stake at the major championship, the golfers will surely hope to dish out their best on Sunday, all the while hoping to rake in the winner’s cut. Richard Bland will, especially, look to claim the title, just like he did at the second major championship.
Richard Bland in hopes of a second major win
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The LIV Golf Pro raked in his first major win in his senior major debut at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. he did so by hitting a scintillating 17-under 267 over the four days of play. Bland would be hoping to replicate the same at the ongoing tournament as he trails behind Hiroyuki Fujita, the golfer at T1, by five strokes at the U.S. Senior Open.
The 51-year-old is currently placed at T4 owing to his overall score of 9-under, which came from figures of 68-64-69. He has carded a total of 12 birdies and five bogeys, not to mention an eagle on the second day of play at the par-4, 2nd hole at Newport Country Club. Interestingly, he received an exemption into the U.S. Senior Open through his first major win.
Richard Bland has won the Senior PGA Championship. pic.twitter.com/nlVuNgIFoy
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) May 26, 2024
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Despite his win at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, the golfer was still made ineligible for TOUR-affiliated events since he competes in an event that is deemed unauthorized by the PGA Tour. Regardless of the snub, he was quite happy, clinching his first major victory: “I couldn’t be happier. I’m going to celebrate the hell out of this one.” A similar response can be expected if Bland ends up winning the 2024 U.S. Senior Open on Sunday. The fans can surely expect an exhilarating showdown to take place at Newport Country Club.
