AUGUSTA, Ga. — Quick multiple-choice question for you:
A: A gold medal
B: A green jacket
C: You name engraved on the permanent Masters Trophy (a depiction of the Augusta National clubhouse)
D: A replica of the Masters Trophy
E: Spot in the Champions locker room
F: A lifetime exemption into the Masters
G: All of the above
If you said G, well, congrats on your Masters trivia. Indeed, the spoils of victory add up for winning at Augusta National, and we didn’t even include the intangible prize of being able to say you’re a Masters champion for THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!!. Or one other financial benefit that comes with a victory:
An impressive first-place prize money payout.
As we have noted in the past, it says something about what it means to compete in the Masters that players aren’t thinking twice about the fact they have no idea what the prize money payouts are this week at Augusta National before teeing off in the opening round. Usually how the process works is the club waits until after a 36-hole cut has been made before announcing anything official.
And that’s what happened on Saturday, officials releasing around noon that this year’s winner will earn $4.2 million, the most in Masters history, from an overall purse that had been bumped to a record $21 million. That total purse is $6 million more than it was in 2022 and has jumped nearly $10 million from 2021. It also now exceeds the $20 million purses offered in the PGA Tour’s signature events as well as the $20 million paydays being played for individually on the LIV Golf circuit.
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Currently, the top paying men’s major championship remains the U.S. Open, with the USGA paying $21.5 million in prize money during last year’s championship at Pinehurst. The PGA Championship bumped up its purse last year at Valhalla to $18.5 million and the Open Championship paid $17 million at Royal Troon in 2024. All the majors are currently dwarfed by the Players Championship, which paid out $25 million in March with winner Rory McIlroy earning $4.5 million.
Below is the prize money payouts for everybody who made the cut this year at Augusta National. Come back shortly after the end of the event on Sunday and we’ll update the list with individual names and paydays.
Win: $4,200,000
2: $2,268,000
3: $1,428,000
4: $1,008,000
5: $840,000
6: $756,000
7: $703,500
8: $651,000
9: $609,000
10: $567,000
11: $525,000
12: $483,000
13: $441,000
14: $399,000
15: $378,000
16: $357,000
17: $336,000
18: $315,000
19: $294,000
20: $273,000
21: $252,000
22: $235,200
23: $218,400
24: $201,600
25: $176,000
26: $168,000
27: $161,700
28: $155,400
29: $149,100
30: $142,800
31: $136,500
32: $130,200
33: $123,900
34: $118,650
35: $113,400
36: $108,150
37: $102,900
38: $98,700
39: $94,500
40: $90,300
41: $86,100
42: $81,900
43: $77,700
44: $73,500
45: $69,300
46: $65,100
47: $60,900
48: $57,540
49: $54,600
50: $52,920
The remainder of the professionals will receive cash prizes ranging downward from $51,660 depending on the scores. All professionals who did not qualify for the final 36 holes will receive $25,000.
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