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The previous record-high paycheque was taken home by Sergio Garcia as he came out on top at The Masters in April. There, he enjoyed a $1.98 million bump in his bank balance, out of the $11 million total prize purse.
Dustin Johnson, defending champion, bagged $1.8 million of the $10 million prize purse as he triumphed at last year’s US Open at the Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania.
The American won last year’s US Open despite controversy over a penalty stroke during the final round.
The breakdown of this year’s record $12 million prize purse hasn’t been revealed yet, but here at Golf Monthly we have made a list of the player’s who might be in contention.
And, we have also got a roundup of the outsiders who might cause on upset as the tournament starts in a couple of days.
Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy are favourites to prevent Johnson from retaining the US Open, but, to make sure you keep up with all the action, make sure you stay tuned if you are a Sky Sports customer. And, you can even stay caught up if you do not have a contract with Sky.
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