AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Twenty players will begin Sunday's final round of the Masters within six shots of the lead, and they will all be chasing a $4.5 million winner's check out of a majors-record $22.5 million prize purse.
The Augusta National Golf Club released the 2026 prize money breakdown on Saturday, with the winner's check increasing from $4.2 million out of a $21 million total prize purse last year. It remains the highest among the four golf majors.
The only other larger purse currently in professional
golf is The Players Championship. Cameron Young, who is tied for the 54-hole lead at the Masters with Rory McIlroy, won $4.5 million out of a $25 million total purse last month.
The second place finisher on Sunday will earn $2.43 million, followed by $1.53 million for third and $1.08 million for fourth.
2026 MASTERS PRIZE MONEY
1st: $4,500,000
2nd: $2,430,000
3rd: $1,530,000
4th: $1,080,000
5th: $900,000
6th: $810,000
7th: $753,750
8th: $697,500
9th: $652,500
10th: $607,500
11th: $562,500
12th: $517,500
13th: $472,500
14th: $427,500
15th: $405,000
16th: $382,500
17th: $360,000
18th: $337,500
19th: $315,000
20th: $292,500
21st: $270,000
22nd: $252,000
23rd: $234,000
24th: $216,000
25th: $198,000
26th: $180,000
27th: $173,250
28th: $166,500
29th: $159,750
30th: $153,000
31st: $146,250
32nd: $139,500
33rd: $132,750
34th: $127,125
35th: $121,500
36th: $115,875
37th: $110,250
38th: $105,750
39th: 101,250
40th: $96,750
41st: $92,250
42nd: $87,750
43rd: $83,250
44th: $78,750
45th: $74,250
46th: $69,750
47th: $65,250
48th: $61,650
49th: $58,500
50th: $56,700
Fifty-four of the 91 players in the field made the 36-hole cut. The remaining players will receive cash prizes ranging downward from $55,350 depending on their final score.
All players who did not make the cut will receive $25,000.
--Derek Harper, Field Level Media
