On Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, the 2026 Masters will be decided in the first major of the year on the 2026 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.
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The 2026 Masters purse is $22.5 million, which $1,500,000 higher than in 2025.
How much money does the 2026 Masters winner get?
The Masters now pays 20 percent of the total purse to the winner, so the 2026 Masters winner's share is $4,500,000 as the first-place payout.
Rory McIlroy won $4,200,000 in 2025 in winning his first green jacket and completing the career Grand Slam.
Scottie Scheffler won $3,600,000 in 2024 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 $51,300. 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 the Tour Championship, which has a single-event purse of $40 million since returning to an official-money event in 2025.
The Players, whose purse is currently at $25 million, has the second-highest purse. The Masters has the highest purse among the four men's major championships, with the US Open second at $21.5 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 the Tour Championship, whose 2026 champion will win $10,000,000, 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.
