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.
2023 Masters Tournament payout info, winner’s share
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.
