Quick multiple-choice question for you:

What does Rory McIlroy get for winning the Masters?

A: A gold medal

B: A green jacket

C: You name engraved on the permanent Masters Trophy (a depiction of the Augusta National clubhouse)

D: A replica of the Masters Trophy

E: Spot in the Champions locker room

F: A lifetime exemption into the Masters

G: All of the above

If you said G, well, congrats on your Masters trivia knowledge. Indeed, the spoils of victory add up for winning at Augusta National, and we didn’t even include the intangible prize of being able to say you’re a Masters champion for THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!!. Oh, and in McIlroy’s case, also getting to claim the career Grand Slam.

However there is one other benefit that comes with a victory: An impressive first-place prize money payout.

As we have noted in the past, it says something about what it means to compete in the Masters that players aren’t thinking twice about the fact they have no idea what the prize money payouts are this week at Augusta National before teeing off in the opening round. Usually how the process works is the club waits until after a 36-hole cut has been made before announcing anything official.

And that’s what happened on Saturday, officials releasing around noon that this year’s winner will earn $4.2 million, the most in Masters history, from an overall purse that had been bumped to a record $21 million. That total purse is $6 million more than it was in 2022 and has jumped nearly $10 million from 2021. It also now exceeds the $20 million purses offered in the PGA Tour’s signature events as well as the $20 million paydays being played for individually on the LIV Golf circuit.

Currently, the top paying men’s major championship remains the U.S. Open, with the USGA paying $21.5 million in prize money during last year’s championship at Pinehurst. The PGA Championship bumped up its purse last year at Valhalla to $18.5 million, and the Open Championship paid $17 million at Royal Troon in 2024. All the majors are currently dwarfed by the Players Championship, which paid out $25 million in March with winner Rory McIlroy earning $4.5 million.

Below is the prize money payouts for everybody who made the cut this year at Augusta National. Come back shortly after the end of the event on Sunday and we’ll update the list with individual names and paydays.

PRIZE MONEY PAYOUTS

Win: Rory McIlroy, -11/277, $4,200,000

P-2: Justin Rose, -11/277, $2,268,000

3: Patrick Reed, -9/279, $1,428,000

4: Scottie Scheffler, -8/280, $1,008,000

T-5: Sungjae Im, -7/281, $798,000

T-5: Bryson DeChambeau, -7/281, $798,000

7: Ludvig Aberg, -6/282, $703,500

T-8: Xander Schauffele, -5/283, $588,000

T-8: Zach Johnson, -5/283, $588,000

T-8: Jason Day, -5/283, $588,000

T-8: Corey Conners, -5/283, $588,000

T-12: Harris English, -4/284, $462,000

T-12: Max Homa, -4/284, $462,000

T-14: Bubba Watson, -3/285, $336,000

T-14: Jon Rahm, -3/285, $336,000

T-14: Jordan Spieht, -3/285, $336,000

T-14: Tyrrell Hatton, -3/285, $336,000

T-14: Matt McCarty, -3/285, $336,000

T-14: Tom Hoge, -3/285, $336,000

T-14: Collin Morikawa, -3/285, $336,000

T-21: Hideki Matsuyama, -2/286, $210,000

T-21: Davis Riley, -2/286, $210,000

T-21: Tommy Fleetwood, -2/286, $210,000

T-21: Daniel Berger, -2/286, $210,000

T-21: Byeong Hun An, -2/286, $210,000

T-21: Viktor Hovland, -2/286, $210,000

T-27: Aaron Rai, -1/287, $158,550

T-27: Michael Kim, -1/287, $158,550

T-29: Sahith Theegala, E/288, $142,800

T-29: Denny McCarthy, E/288, $142,800

T-29: Joaquin Niemann, E/288, $142,800

T-32: Brian Campbell, +1/289, $121,538

T-32: Maverick McNealy, +1/289, $121,538

T-32: Rasmus Hojgaard, +1/289, $121,538

T-32: Max Gresyserman, +1/289, $121,538

T-36: Justin Thomas, +2/290, $101,063

T-36: Brian Harman, +2/290, $101,063

T-36: Patrick Cantlay, +2/290, $101,063

T-36: Charl Schwartzel, +2/290, $101,063

T-40: Matt Fitzpatrick, +3/291, $88,200

T-40: Nick Taylor, +3/291, $88,200

T-42: Akshay Bhatia, +4/292, $75,600

T-42: Danny Willett, +4/292, $75,600

T-42: J.T. Poston, +4/292, $75,600

T-42: Shane Lowry, +4/292, $75,600

T-46: Wyndham Clark, +5/293, $61,180

T-46: Sam Burns, +5/293, $61,180

T-46: Davis Thompson, +5/293, $61,180

49: Min Woo Lee, +6/294, $54,600

50: J.J. Spaun, +7/295, $52,920

51: Nico Echavarria, +8/296, $51,660

T-52: Tom Kim, +9/297, $49,980

T-52: Stephan Jaeger, +9/297, $49,980

All professionals who did not qualify for the final 36 holes will receive $25,000.

Main Image: Jamie Squire