2025 U.S. Women's Open prize money payouts for each player at Erin Hills
Beth Ann NicholsERIN, Wis. — Hailee Cooper had made just shy of $50,000 on the Epson Tour coming into her first U.S. Women's Open as a professional. The former Texas A&M player wasn't even sure if she wanted to turn professional and then gave herself a two-year window to make it onto the LPGA.
Needless to say, taking a share of seventh at Erin Hills at the 2025 U.S. Women's Open is a life-changing experience for the 25-year-old, so much so that it brought her to tears. Cooper earned $358,004 after closing with a 2-under 70, finishing four back of winner Maja Stark.
"I walked out and they go, do you want to see the money?" said Cooper, "I was like, sure and I walked up and I immediately started crying when I saw the numbers. I'm like, oh, gosh, there are six of them. So it's awesome. It's life-changing for sure."
The $12 million purse is the largest in women's golf. Stark earned $2.4 million for her gutsy performance.
" I didn't even know that," she said when asked what she might do with the money. "Maybe move out of my studio apartment can be one thing. I don't know. I'm very happy with what I have in my life right now. I think just having the security for the future, I think I'll just be very happy about that."
Players who missed the cut this week earned $10,000.
2025 U.S. Women's Open prize money payouts
| Pos. | Player | Score | Earnings |
| 1 | Maja Stark | -7 | $2,400,000 |
| T2 | Nelly Korda | -5 | $1,052,621 |
| T2 | Rio Takeda | -5 | $1,052,621 |
| T4 | Hye-Jin Choi | -4 | $486,262 |
| T4 | Ruoning Yin | -4 | $486,262 |
| T4 | Mao Saigo | -4 | $486,262 |
| T7 | Hailee Cooper | -3 | $358,004 |
| T7 | Hinako Shibuno | -3 | $358,004 |
| T9 | Angel Yin | -2 | $281,341 |
| T9 | Ariya Jutanugarn | -2 | $281,341 |
| T9 | Linn Grant | -2 | $281,341 |
| T12 | Charley Hull | -1 | $229,198 |
| T12 | Hannah Green | -1 | $229,198 |
| T14 | Ina Yoon | E | $179,245 |
| T14 | Jin Young Ko | E | $179,245 |
| T14 | Chiara Tamburlini | E | $179,245 |
| T14 | Yealimi Noh | E | $179,245 |
| T14 | Sarah Schmelzel | E | $179,245 |
| T19 | Madelene Sagstrom | 1 | $138,804 |
| T19 | Gaby Lopez | 1 | $138,804 |
| T19 | Julia Lopez Ramirez | 1 | $138,804 |
| T22 | Esther Henseleit | 2 | $110,035 |
| T22 | Chisato Iwai | 2 | $110,035 |
| T22 | Andrea Lee | 2 | $110,035 |
| T22 | Minjee Lee | 2 | $110,035 |
| T26 | Lydia Ko | 3 | $91,570 |
| T26 | A Lim Kim | 3 | $91,570 |
| T28 | Pauline Roussin-Bouchard | 4 | $82,017 |
| T28 | Aline Krauter | 4 | $82,017 |
| T28 | Jing Yan | 4 | $82,017 |
| T31 | Auston Kim | 5 | $71,065 |
| T31 | Allisen Corpuz | 5 | $71,065 |
| T31 | Anna Nordqvist | 5 | $71,065 |
| T31 | Lottie Woad (a) | 5 | -- |
| 35 | Ingrid Lindblad | 6 | $64,129 |
| T36 | Nataliya Guseva | 7 | $53,855 |
| T36 | Amy Yang | 7 | $53,855 |
| T36 | Miyu Yamashita | 7 | $53,855 |
| T36 | Saki Baba | 7 | $53,855 |
| T36 | Hyunjo Yoo | 7 | $53,855 |
| T36 | Farah O'Keefe (a) | 7 | -- |
| T36 | Carolina Lopez-Chacarra (a) | 7 | -- |
| T36 | Haeran Ryu | 7 | $53,855 |
| T36 | Yui Kawamoto | 7 | $53,855 |
| T45 | Kiara Romero (a) | 8 | -- |
| T45 | Sophie Hausmann | 8 | $39,232 |
| T45 | Sakura Koiwai | 8 | $39,232 |
| T45 | Akie Iwai | 8 | $39,232 |
| T45 | Amari Avery | 8 | $39,232 |
| T45 | Celine Boutier | 8 | $39,232 |
| T51 | Gemma Dryburgh | 9 | $31,334 |
| T51 | Jin Hee Im | 9 | $31,334 |
| T51 | Rayee Feng (a) | 9 | -- |
| 54 | In Gee Chun | 10 | $29,083 |
| 55 | Maria Jose Marin (a) | 11 | -- |
| T56 | Shiho Kuwaki | 12 | $27,501 |
| T56 | Youmin Hwang | 12 | $27,501 |
| 58 | Celine Borge | 15 | $26,527 |
| 59 | Klara Davidson Spilkova | 16 | $26,041 |
| 60 | Wichanee Meechai | 19 | $25,797 |