Masters payouts: Purse, winner's share for 2026 Masters Tournament
Masters payouts: Purse, winner's share for 2026 Masters Tournament
John Leuzzi, USA TODAY NETWORKThu, April 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM UTC
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The coveted prize at the Masters each April is the green jacket that gives a lifetime membership to Augusta National Golf Club, and the right to come up with the menu for the Champions Dinner the following year.
But that isn't the only thing the winner receives.
They will also see their wallet much heftier than it was when they arrived at Augusta National Golf Club earlier in the week, as they receive the largest share from the Masters purse.
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The purse for the Masters has gone up each of the last few years, since 2020. This likely means that the pool for the winner of the 2026 Masters Tournament will receive a larger payout than what Rory McIlroy received last year, which was larger than what Scottie Scheffler received the prior year.
The 90th Masters Tournament gets underway bright and early on Thursday morning with the first group teeing off at 7:40 a.m. ET. McIlroy tees off at 10:31 a.m. ET while Scheffler is in the second-to-last group of Thursday's first round at 1:44 p.m. ET.
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Here's what the purse was last season, and rough estimates for what the top-10 golfers from this year's 91-player field could receive come Sunday:
2026 Masters winner payout
The Masters and Augusta National won't announce an official purse until later in the tournament, until after the official cuts are made.
Last year, Rory McIlroy took home a record-breaking $4.2 million, from the $21 million total purse, for winning the Masters. McIlroy's winnings were $600,000 more than what Scottie Scheffler took home in 2024 when he won his second green jacket in three years.
Here's a look at how much the winner has been paid out every year since 2020:
2025 winner's share: $4.2 million (Rory McIlroy)
2024 winner's share: $3.6 million (Scottie Scheffler)
2023 winner's share: $3.24 million (Jon Rahm)
2022 winner's share: $2.7 million (Scottie Scheffler)
2021 winner's share: $2.07 million (Hideki Matsuyama)
2020 winner's share: $1.8 million (Dustin Johnson)
2025 Masters payouts
Each of the top four finishers from last year's Masters Tournament took home over $1 million, with runner-up Justin Rose taking home $2,268,000 himself. Here is a look at the payouts for the top 10 Masters finishers from 2025, including ties:
1. Rory McIlroy: $4,200,000
2. Justin Rose: $2,268,000
3. Patrick Reed: $1,428,000
4. Scottie Scheffler: $1,008,000
T5. Sungjae Im: $798,000
T5. Bryson DeChambeau: $798,000
7. Ludvig Aberg: $703,500
T8. Jason Day: $588,000
T8. Corey Conners: $588,000
T8. Xander Schauffele: $588,000
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