AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters has raised its prize cash by $1 million for this yr, making the entire purse $21 million with $4.2 million going to the winner.
The winner additionally will get one thing he may discover extra worthwhile: a Masters inexperienced jacket.
Scottie Scheffler gained $3.6 million final yr.
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The Masters pays $52,920 to fiftieth place and incrementally much less to the opposite three gamers beneath that who made the lower.
The Masters additionally pays professionals $25,000 even when they miss the lower. The U.S. Open final yr started paying professionals $10,000 in the event that they missed the lower.
Prize cash on the 4 majors has been growing in small quantities during the last a number of years. Ten years in the past, Jordan Spieth earned $1.8 million for his Masters victory when the entire prize fund was $10 million.
The Gamers Championship stays the richest event with a $25 million purse, with $4.5 million gained 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.
