Maja Stark has officially claimed her first major championship.

The Swedish golfer held on to grab a two-shot win on Sunday afternoon at Erin Hills, which gave her the U.S. Women’s Open title. It marked her second career LPGA Tour win.

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As a result, Stark is also taking home the largest prize in women’s golf. She earned a $2.4 million check.

The USGA offered a $12 million purse this season, which matched the largest purse the tournament has offered and is the biggest in women’s golf as a whole. The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship was the only tournament last year to surpass the $10 million mark with its $10.4 million purse. Both the Chevron Championship and Evian Championship had $8 million purses, and the AIG Women’s Open had a $9.5 million purse.

By comparison, the Memorial Tournament on the PGA Tour this week offered a $20 million purse. That’s in line with some of the largest of the season on the men’s side.

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Stark grabbed her inaugural win on the LPGA Tour in 2022 at the Handa World Invitational, which she won as a non-member. She entered this week with just a single top-10 finish in eight starts on Tour, though she has six wins on the Ladies European Tour. Stark entered the week at No. 33 in the Rolex Rankings.

Stark, who started the day with a one-shot lead, posted an even-par 72 to wrap up the week. That kept her at 7-under, two shots clear of top-ranked Nelly Korda and the rest of the field.

Here’s a look at how much Stark and the rest of the field at Erin Hills earned this week.

2025 U.S. Women’s Open payouts

1. Maja Stark — $2.4 million
T2. Nelly Korda, Rio Takeda —$1.052 million
T4. Ruoning Yin, Mao Saigo, Hyejin Choi — $486,262
T7. Hailee Cooper, Hinako Shibuno — $358,004
T9. Angel Lin, Ariya Jutanugarn, Linn Grant — $281,341
T12. Charley Hull, Hannah Green — $229,198
T14. Ina Yoon, Jin Young Ko, Chiara Tamburlini, Yealimi Noh, Sarah Schmelzel — $179,245
T19. Madelene Sagstrom, Gaby Lopez, Julia Lopez Ramirez — $138,804
T22. Esther Henseleit, Chisato Iwai, Andrea Lee, Minjee Lee — $110,035
T26. Lydia Ko, A Lim Kim —$91,570
T28. Pauline Roussin Bouchard, Jing Yan, Aline Krauter — $82,017
T31. Allisen Corpuz, Auston Kim, Anna Nordqvist, Lottie Woad* (a) — $69,331
35. Ingrid Linglad — $61,452
T36. Nataliya Guseva, Amy Yang, Miyu Yamashita, Saki Baba, Hyunjo Yoo, Farah O’Keefe* (a), Carlina Lopez-Chacarra* (a), Haeran Ryu, Yui Kawamoto — $48,931
T45. Kiara Romero* (a), Sophie Hausmann, Sakura Koiwai, Akie Iwai, Amari Avery, Celine Boutier — $31,821
T51. Jinhee Im, Gemma Dryburgh, Raylee Feng* (a) — $26,568
54. In Gee Chun — $25,797
55. Maria Jose Martin* (a)
T56. Shiho Kuwaki, Youmin Hwang
58. Celine Borge
59. Klara Davidson Spilkova
60. Wichanee Meechai

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*denotes amateur golfer, who is not eligible for a payout prize

Golfers who did not make the cut earned $10,000 each.