Masters prize money: How much could Tiger Woods, Patrick Reed, Rory McIlroy win at Augusta
MASTERS PRIZE MONEY - Express Sport reveals how much the winner of this year’s Masters tournament will make.
The world’s most famous golf tournament is underway.
The Masters - which takes place in Augusta, Georgia - kicked off on Thursday afternoon, with a slew of the usual suspects in contention to win the much-coveted Green Jacket.
Last year’s event was won by American Patrick Reed, who picked up his first major trophy.
The Masters is one of the most lucrative tournaments in golf with the winner pocketing a huge sum of money.
This year’s winner will earn a whopping £1,515,000 ($1,980,000), with the runner up earning £909,000 ($1,188,000).
The third-place finisher will leave Augusta with £572,000 ($748,000) to their name, with the fourth and fifth-placed golfers receiving £404,000 ($528,000) and £295,000 ($386,375) respectively.
The top 24 finishers will earn a minimum of £76,500 ($100,000), while those who miss the cut are given £7,500 ($10,000) for their efforts.
Rory McIlroy left Georgia last April with an extra £295,000 to his name as he finished joint fifth. Tiger Woods, however, earned a mere £48,800 ($63,663) for his efforts last year as he finished the tournament tied for 32nd place.
Below is a rundown of the payouts for last year’s Masters:
Masters prize money - 2018 Masters payouts
1 Patrick Reed: £1,515,000 ($1,980,000)
2 Rickie Fowler: £909,000 ($1,188,000)
3 Jordan Spieth: £572,000 ($748,000)
4 Jon Rahm: £404,000 ($528,000)
T5 Rory McIlroy: £295,000 ($386,375)
T5 Cameron Smith: £295,000 ($386,375)
T5 Henrik Stenson: £295,000 ($386,375)
T5 Bubba Watson: £295,000 ($386,375)
9 Marc Leishman: £244,100 ($319,000)
T10 Tony Finau: £218,900 ($286,000)
T10 Dustin Johnson: £218,900 ($286,000)
T12 Charley Hoffman: £176,760 ($231,000)
T12 Louis Oosthuizen: £176,760 ($231,000)
T12 Justin Rose: £176,760 ($231,000)
T15 Paul Casey: £146,900 ($192,500)
T15 Russell Henley: £146,900 ($192,500)
T17 Tommy Fleetwood: £130,470 ($170,500)
T17 Justin Thomas: £130,470 ($170,500)
19 Hideki Matsuyama: £117,840 ($154,000)
T20 Jason Day: £98,060 ($128,150)
T20 Francesco Molinari: £98,060 ($128,150)
T20 Webb Simpson: £98,060 ($128,150)
T20 Jimmy Walker: £98,060 ($128,150)
T24 Branden Grace: £71,760 ($93,775)
T24 Adam Hadwin: £71,760 ($93,775)
T24 Si Woo Kim: £71,760 ($93,775)
T24 Bernd Wiesberger: £71,760 ($93,775)
T28 Kevin Kisner: £58,500 ($76,450)
T28 Satoshi Kodaira:£58,500 ($76,450)
T28 Matt Kuchar: £58,500 ($76,450)
T28 Ryan Moore: £58,500 ($76,450)
T32 Daniel Berger: £48,800 ($63,663)
T32 Haotong Li: £48,800 ($63,663)
T32 Adam Scott: £48,800 ($63,663)
T32 Tiger Woods: £48,800 ($63,663)
T36 Zach Johnson: £42,300 ($55,275)
T36 Phil Mickelson: £42,300 ($55,275)
T38 Rafa Cabrera-Bello: £35,350 ($46,200)
T38 Fred Couples: £35,350 ($46,200)
T38 Bryson DeChambeau: £35,350 ($46,200)
T38 Matthew Fitzpatrick:£35,350 ($46,200)
T38 Bernhard Langer: £35,350 ($46,200)
T38 Jhonattan Vegas: £35,350 ($46,200)
T44 Kiradech Aphibarnrat:£26,940 ($35,200)
T44 Brian Harman: £26,940 ($35,200)
T44 Tyrrell Hatton: £26,940 ($35,200)
T44 Ian Poulter: £26,940 ($35,200)
48 Martin Kaymer: £23,060 ($30,140)
49 Vijay Singh: £21,880 ($28,600)
T50 Doug Ghim: - £21,210 ($27,720)
T50 Xander Schauffele: £21,210 ($27,720)
52 Kyle Stanley: £20,700 ($27,060)
53 Chez Reavie: £20,201 ($26,400)
T50 Doug Ghim: - £21,210 ($27,720)
T50 Xander Schauffele: £21,210 ($27,720)
52 Kyle Stanley: £20,700 ($27,060)
53 Chez Reavie: £20,201 ($26,400)