On Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, the 2025 Masters will be decided in the first major of the year on the 2025 PGA Tour schedule.
The winner's share of Masters Tournament purse is a lot of money, and the first-place payout is commensurate with winning the biggest event in the world of golf.
The 2025 Masters purse is $21 million, which $1,000,000 higher than in 2024.
How much money does the 2025 Masters winner get?
The Masters now pays 20 percent of the total purse to the winner, so the 2025 Masters winner's share is $4,200,000 as the first-place payout.
Scottie Scheffler won $3,600,000 last year in winning a second Masters title.
Jon Rahm won $3,240,000 as the 2023 Masters winner, marking his first win in the event and second major title.
The year prior, Scottie Scheffler won $2,700,000 as the 2022 Masters winner's share in winning the event for his first Masters title.
In this event, every player finishing the event earns official prize money, with the last-place finishing professional earning $49,140. Every player making the cut also earns FedEx Cup points, with the winner receiving 750 points. The winner receives 100 Official World Golf Ranking points.
The biggest purse in professional golf belongs to Masters, which is currently at $25 million. The first two FedEx Cup playoff events and nine PGA Tour Signature events are tied for second best with a $20 million purse each.
The tournament with the highest first-place payout in all of professional golf is also Masters, whose 2025 champion will win $4,500,000, making it the biggest first-place payout in all of golf.
The three player-hosted Signature events -- The Genesis Invitational, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial Tournament -- all offer $4 million first-place prizes to the champions.
