AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters has raised its prize cash by $1 million for this 12 months, making the full purse $21 million with $4.2 million going to the winner.
The winner additionally will get one thing he would possibly discover extra beneficial: a Masters inexperienced jacket.
The Masters can pay $52,920 to fiftieth place and incrementally much less to the opposite three gamers under that who made the minimize.
The Masters additionally pays professionals $25,000 even when they miss the minimize. The U.S. Open final 12 months started paying professionals $10,000 in the event that they missed the minimize.
Scottie Scheffler received $3.6 million final 12 months.
Prize cash on the 4 majors has been growing in small quantities over the previous a number of years. Ten years in the past, Jordan Spieth earned $1.8 million for his Masters victory when the full prize fund was $10 million.
The Gamers Championship stays the richest event with a $25 million purse, with $4.5 million received by Rory McIlroy final month. The PGA Tour goes to the RBC Heritage in South Carolina subsequent week with a $20 million purse ($3.6 million for the winner) as a signature occasion.
