There’s a change to the 2025 Masters purse, as it’s now not at $20 million.
On Saturday, Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership introduced it elevated the purse to $21 million, with $4.2 million going to the winner.
Not solely does the winner get a trophy and Inexperienced Jacket, however $600,000 greater than the $3.6 million Scottie Scheffler received final yr and virtually one million greater than what 2023 champ Jon Rahm made at $3.24 million.
From 2022 to now, the winner’s purse has elevated by $1.5 million.
The Masters doesn’t have the most important purse in golf as a result of that title goes to The PLAYERS Championship, which pays out $25 million. Rory McIlroy received $4.5 million that week.
Final yr, the U.S. Open had a $21.5 million purse, so the Masters is now second among the many majors.
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Here’s what the 4 majors paid out to the winners 2024:
1. Masters: $20 million, $3.6 million winner’s share — Scottie Scheffler received
2. PGA Championship: $18.5 million, $3.3 million winner’s share — Xander Schauffele received.
3. U.S. Open: $21.5 million, $4.3 million winner’s share — Bryson DeChambeau received.
4. The Open: $17 million, $3.1 million winner’s share — Xander Schafuffele received
For the previous 4 years, The Masters has elevated its purse. From 2021 to 2019, it was $11.5 million, and in 2018 and 2017, it was $11 million. That proven fact that the quantity continues to extend dramatically is a good indicator of a rising sport.
The 2016 champion Danny Willett and 2015 champ Jordan Spieth received $1.8 million out of a $10 million purse.
So in eight years, the cash has greater than doubled for gamers competing in The Masters. The primary individual to win one million {dollars} along with his Inexperienced Jacket was Tiger Woods in 2001, successful $1,008,000 out of the $5.6 million pot.
How a lot does the sphere win with the brand new $21 million complete?
1st — $4.2 million
2nd — $2.268 million
third — $1.428 million
4th — $ 1.008 million
fifth — $840,000
sixth — $756,000
seventh — $703,500
eighth — $651,000
ninth — $609,000
tenth — $567,000
eleventh — $525,000
twelfth — $483,000
thirteenth — $441,000
14th — $399,000
fifteenth — $378,000
sixteenth — $357,000
seventeenth — $336,000
18th — $315,000
nineteenth — $294,000
twentieth — $273,000
twenty first — $252,000
twenty second — $235,200
twenty third — $218,400
twenty fourth — $201,600
twenty fifth — $184,800
twenty sixth — $168,000
twenty seventh — $161,700
twenty eighth — $155,400
twenty ninth — $149,100
thirtieth — $142,800
thirty first — $136,500
thirty second — $130,200
thirty third — $123,900
thirty fourth — $118,650
thirty fifth — $113,400
thirty sixth — $108,150
thirty seventh — $102,900
thirty eighth — $98,700
thirty ninth — $94,500
fortieth — $90,300
forty first — $86,100
forty second — $81,900
forty third — $77,700
forty fourth — $73,500
forty fifth — $69,300
forty sixth — $65,100
forty seventh — $60,900
forty eighth — $57,540
forty ninth — $54,600
fiftieth — $52,920
The primary 4 locations will likely be awarded over $1 million.
Augusta Nationwide famous that the rest of the professionals will obtain their earnings from the $51,660 primarily based on their scores.
However that isn’t all.
It was additionally introduced that those that missed the lower and didn’t qualify for the weekend would nonetheless obtain $25,000 every. That quantity greater than doubled from the earlier $10,000 lately, however that cash just isn’t official PGA Tour earnings.
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