2023 Masters purse gets major increase: Payout breakdown, winner’s share

By: Jack Hirsh

April 8, 2023

A general view of the clubhouse during a practice round prior to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on November 10, 2020 in Augusta, Georgia.

Here's the total purse, payout breakdown and winner's share for the 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.

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The Masters purse, just like so many others in professional golf, is going nowhere but up.

Augusta National released the purse for the 2023 Masters on Saturday afternoon during third-round play, and it comes out to a whopping $18 million. That’s an increase of $3 million from 2022 which was already up $3.5 million from 2021‘s $11.5 million total.

This year’s winner will collect not only the green jacket, but also an impressive $3.24 million, the largest in major championship history. Both the $18 million purse and $3.24 million first-place check eclipse the U.S. Open’s record purse and winner’s share from last year. Last year, Scottie Scheffler received $2.7 million.

The $18 million still trails this year’s Players Championship purse of $25 million, the richest in the history of professional golf, and the $20 million purses of the PGA Tour’s designated events and LIV Golf events.

Fifty-four players are playing for the record purse this week. You can stream the third and final rounds of the Masters via ESPN+, Masters.com and the Masters App, or you can watch the telecast on CBS starting at 3 p.m. ET.

You can check out the complete payout breakdown below.

1. $3,240,000

2. $1,944,000

3. $1,224,000

4. $864,000

5. $720,000

6. $648,000

7. $603.000

8. $558,000

9. $522,000

10. $486,000

11. $450,000

12. $414,000

13. $378,000

14. $342,000

15. $324,000

16. $306,000

17. $288,000

18. $270,000

19. $252,000

20. $234,000

21. $216,000

22. $201,600

23. $187,200

24. $172,800

25. $158,400

26. $144,000

27. $138,600

28. $133,200

29. $127,800

30. $122,400

31. $117,000

32. $111,600

33. $106,200

34. $101,700

35. $97,200

36. $92,700

37. $88,200

38. $84,600

39. $81,000

40. $77,400

41. $73,800

42. $70,200

43. $66,600

44. $63,000

45. $59,400

46. $55,800

47. $52,200

48. $49,320

49. $46,800

50. $45,360

Fifty-four golfers made the cut this week and those outside the top 50 will get prizes starting at $44,280 and ranging downward depending on the scores.

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Jack Hirsh

Golf.com Editor

Jack Hirsh is the Associate Equipment Editor at GOLF. A Pennsylvania native, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his high school golf team and recently returned to the program to serve as head coach. Jack also still *tries* to remain competitive in local amateurs. Before joining GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a Multimedia Journalist/reporter, but also producing, anchoring and even presenting the weather. He can be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com.