Masters Payout & Prize Money Breakdown – How Much Does the Winner Make? | BookieBrawler

Complete Masters Tournament payout breakdown: total purse, winner's prize money, place-by-place payouts, historical purse growth, and how prize money compares to other...

Masters Total Purse & Winner's Prize Money

The 2025 Masters Tournament featured a record total purse of <strong>$20 million</strong>, with the winner taking home <strong>$3.6 million</strong>. This represented another increase from 2024, continuing the trend of rapidly escalating prize money across major championships.

Beyond the cash, the Masters winner receives the iconic <strong>Green Jacket</strong>, a lifetime invitation to the tournament, and exemptions into all other major championships for five years.

Masters Payout Breakdown by Place (2025)

Here's the estimated payout structure for the Masters based on a $20 million purse:

• <strong>1st Place:</strong> $3,600,000 (18%)
• <strong>2nd Place:</strong> $2,160,000 (10.8%)
• <strong>3rd Place:</strong> $1,360,000 (6.8%)
• <strong>4th Place:</strong> $960,000 (4.8%)
• <strong>5th Place:</strong> $800,000 (4%)

Masters Prize Money History

The Masters purse has grown enormously over the decades:

• <strong>2025:</strong> $20 million ($3.6M to winner)
• <strong>2024:</strong> $20 million ($3.6M to winner)
• <strong>2023:</strong> $18 million ($3.24M to winner)
• <strong>2022:</strong> $15 million ($2.7M to winner)
• <strong>2020:</strong> $11.5 million ($2.07M to winner)

Do All Masters Participants Get Paid?

Only players who make the cut (typically top 50 and ties after 36 holes) earn official prize money. Players who miss the cut do receive a small stipend from Augusta National (reported to be around $10,000), but this is not counted as official PGA Tour earnings.