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Matt Fitzpatrick will bag tidy prize money after winning thrilling US Open

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CBS.Those winnings are £400,000 more than Scheffler and Justin Thomas earned for their wins at the Masters and the PGA Championship earlier this year, where they both won £2.2million.This year's US Open is understood to have had the largest prize purse in major championship history, with £14.3million available to those that made the cut.

All of the top 20 finishers will receive a minimum of £160,000 as a reward for their performances.However, Fitzpatrick's winnings are not the biggest paid out this year, though, with Cameron Smith taking home £2.95million after winning The Players Championship back in March.Meanwhile, the controversial LIV Golf Tour paid out a staggering £3.3million to Charl Schwartzel after he won their inaugural event in London earlier this month, according to USA Today.

The PGA Tour have banned those players who have signed with the Saudi-backed tour from competing in their events.Who will win The Open Championship next month?

Let us know in the comments section below.Fitzpatrick smashed his previous best performance at the US Open to claim the eighth professional win of his career, having only finished as high as joint-12th in the past back in 2018 and 2019.Speaking after his win, Fitzpatrick admitted, via the BBC: "It's meant the world.

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