Why is the 2024 US Senior Open being postponed to Monday? All you need to know

The 2024 US Senior Open has been postponed to Monday due to "dangerous weather." The Championship was scheduled to conclude on Sunday, June 30, at the Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island.

In an attempt to dodge the weather on Saturday, the tee times were moved up. However, the same thing couldn't be replicated on Sunday as the fog delayed the start of the play. The USGA suspended the play on Sunday at 3:01 p.m. ET due to "dangerous weather" at Newport Country Club.

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The final round of the play will resume on Monday, July 1, at 8:00 am ET. Hiroyuki Fujita is on the top of the leaderboard at 2024 US Senior Open with an aggregate score of 16-under 196 with seven holes to play. The Japanese player has never secured a victory on American soil and his best performance in a Major is 41st place at the 2005 Open at St. Andrews.

Richard Bland is in the second position with 13-under 201 after 65 holes at the 2024 US Senior Open. Richard Green is in third position with a score of 12-under 200 whereas Steve Stricker is fourth with 10-under 198 at the tournament.

Prize money payout at the 2024 US Senior Open

The total prize money at the 2024 US Senior Open is $4 million. The winner will receive 20% of the prize money i.e., $800,000.

Here's the prize money payout for the 2024 US Senior Open.

1st Place: $800,000
2nd Place: $432,000
3rd Place: $255,061
4th Place: $178,788
5th Place: $148,913
6th Place: $132,039
7th Place: $119,039
8th Place: $106,613
9th Place: $96,489
10th Place: $88,627
11th Place: $80,880
12th Place: $74,782
13th Place: $69,682
14th Place: $64,313
15th Place: $59,711
16th Place: $55,876
17th Place: $52,808
18th Place: $49,740
19th Place: $46,672
20th Place: $43,604
21st Place: $40,958
22nd Place: $38,311
23rd Place: $35,742
24th Place: $33,364
25th Place: $31,293
26th Place: $29,529
27th Place: $28,187
28th Place: $26,998
29th Place: $25,848
30th Place: $24,697
31st Place: $23,547
32nd Place: $22,396
33rd Place: $21,246
34th Place: $20,210
35th Place: $19,366
36th Place: $18,523
37th Place: $17,717
38th Place: $16,950
39th Place: $16,183
40th Place: $15,416
41st Place: $14,649
42nd Place: $13,882
43rd Place: $13,115
44th Place: $12,348
45th Place: $11,581
46th Place: $10,891
47th Place: $10,201
48th Place: $9,549
49th Place: $9,165
50th Place: $8,782
51st Place: $8,552
52nd Place: $8,360
53rd Place: $8,206
54th Place: $8,130
55th Place: $8,053
56th Place: $7,976
57th Place: $7,900
58th Place: $7,823
59th Place: $7,746
60th Place: $7,670
61st Place: $7,593
62nd Place: $7,516
63rd Place: $7,439
64th Place: $7,363
65th Place: $7,286
66th Place: $7,209
67th Place: $7,133
68th Place: $7,056
69th Place: $6,979
70th Place: $6,903
71st Place: $6,826

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