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Shop NowRory McIlroy poses with the Masters trophy after winning his first green jacket on Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club.
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Rory McIlroy might tell you he’s just fine winning the Masters green jacket and wasn’t even worried about the winner’s check that came with it. He’s probably telling the truth — but still, don’t count on him forgetting to cash it.
McIlroy took home $4.2 million with his epic Masters win on Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club, which also vaulted him up the Masters career money leaders ranking. With the whopping first-place prize, he now ranks third all-time in Masters money earned.
McIlroy’s $4.2 million check nearly doubled his career Masters earnings in his prior 16 appearances ($4,343,021).
He has now banked $8,543,021 in his career at Augusta National Golf Club, which ranks behind only Phil Mickelson ($9,870,317) and Tiger Woods ($9,642,636).
Rory McIlroy’s Masters moment finally arrived — in sensational fashionBy: Josh Berhow
McIlroy wasn’t the only top-10 shakeup on the Masters career money list.
Justin Rose lost the playoff to McIlroy — Rose also lost a 2017 playoff to Sergio Garcia — but still won $2.268 million, launching him from seventh to fifth on the list, passing Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm.
Scottie Scheffler, despite taking home $1.008 million for fourth place, dropped from third to fourth, as he was leapfrogged by McIlroy.
Nine of the 10 players on the top-10 list remained the same from last year, although Patrick Reed and his $1.428 million earned via his third-place finish jumped from 12th to 7th, passing Rahm, Dustin Johnson and Bubba Watson and knocking 2021 Masters winner Hideki Matsuyama out of the top 10.
The updated Masters all-time money leaders ranking is below.
1. Phil Mickelson, $9,870,317
2. Tiger Woods, $9,642,636
3. Rory McIlroy, $8,543,021
4. Scottie Scheffler, $8,045,325
5. Justin Rose, $6,681,765
6. Jordan Spieth, $6,361,828
7. Patrick Reed, $5,460,851
8. Jon Rahm, $5,456,217
9. Dustin Johnson, $4,662,235
10. Bubba Watson, $4,467,230
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As GOLF.com’s managing editor, Berhow handles the day-to-day and long-term planning of one of the sport’s most-read news and service websites. He spends most of his days writing, editing, planning and wondering if he’ll ever break 80. Before joining GOLF.com in 2015, he worked at newspapers in Minnesota and Iowa. A graduate of Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minn., he resides in the Twin Cities with his wife and two kids. You can reach him at joshua_berhow@golf.com.