Not only will the Masters winner get a freshly tailored green jacket and the trophy, a silver recreation of the Augusta National clubhouse, but he’ll also get a whole lotta dough.
The Masters announced a purse increase this year from $15 million to $18 million, which also ups the winner’s share to $3.24 million, a major championship record. Last year’s winner, Scottie Scheffler received a modest $2.7 million.
Winning shares at the Masters have increased considerably since Tiger Woods took home $486,000 for his iconic win in 1997. Woods became the first player ever to win $1 million by winning the Masters in 2001 when the winner’s share was $1,008,000.
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The winning check slowly climbed over the next 18 years, before (you guessed it) Tiger Woods became the first winner to earn $2 million in a win, clearing $2,070,000 in 2019. The purse then increased again in 2022, bumping the winner’s share to $2.7 million before the latest increase this year.
And in case your wondering, the first Masters winner to earn $100,000 was Ben Crenshaw with $108,000 only 39 years ago in 1984. Since that year, the winner’s share has increased 3,000 percent.
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 8:30 a.m. ET for the third round and then 2 p.m. ET for the final round.
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.
