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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) \u2014 If Rory McIlroy is able to hang on and win his second consecutive Masters on Sunday, he\u2019ll walk away with $4.5 million.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s up from the $4.2 million he won last year.<\/p>\n
The Masters on Saturday announced its prize purse for this year\u2019s championship at $22.5 million overall \u2014 the highest payout of golf\u2019s four majors. The Masters\u2019 prize payout was $21 million last year.<\/p>\n
Scroll below for the full purse breakdown and more notes on this year’s payouts:<\/p>\n
FinishPayout1st$4,500,0002nd$2,430,0003rd$1,530,0004th$1,080,0005th$900,0006th$810,0007th$753,7508th$697,5009th$652,50010th$607,50011th$562,50012th$517,50013th$472,50014th$427,50015th$405,00016th$382,50017th$360,00018th$337,50019th$315,00020th$292,50021st$270,00022nd$252,00023rd$234,00024th$216,00025th$198,00026th$180,00027th$173,25028th$166,50029th$159,75030th$153,00031st$146,25032nd$139,50033rd$132,75034th$127,12535th$121,50036th$115,87537th$110,25038th$105,75039th$101,25040th$96,75041st$92,25042nd$87,75043rd$83,25044th$78,75045th$74,25046th$69,75047th$65,25048th$61,65049th$58,50050th$56,700<\/p>\n
The other three major tournaments have not announced prize funds for this year. In 2025, the PGA Championship’s was $19 million, The Open Championship’s was $17 million and the U.S. Open’s was $21.5 million.<\/p>\n
Last month Cameron Young won $4.5 million for capturing THE PLAYERS Championship, which featured a $25 million overall prize purse.<\/p>\n
McIlroy entered the third round of the Masters on Saturday with a six-stroke lead over Patrick Reed and Sam Burns. He is seeking to become only the fourth player to win back-to-back championships at Augusta National and the first since Tiger Woods nearly 25 years ago (2001-02).<\/p>\n
The top four finishers at the Masters will each make at least $1 million.<\/p>\n
The runner-up is set to take home $2.43 million, while the third-place finisher will receive $1.53 million and fourth place gets $1.08 million.<\/p>\n
All professionals who did not make the cut at the Masters will get $25,000. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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