ERIN, 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 $xxx,xxx after closing with a 2-under 70, finishing four back of winner Maja Stark.
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“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.
Hailee Cooper plays her shot from the fourth tee during the final round of the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open at Erin Hills.
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 |
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 2025 U.S. Women’s Open prize money include $2.4 million to winner
