Masters 2025 payout, purse: What to know about prize money at Augusta National
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Masters cut line 2025: Who made, missed cut at Augusta National
Top of the leaderboard is chock-full of superstars, a number of big names aren't going to make the weekend at the famed Augusta National Golf Club.
Winning the Masters Tournament is about more than money for the best golfers in the world. There's a green jacket that comes with it too, of course. But the prestige of being crowned champion during the season's first major at prestigious Augusta National Golf Club lasts forever, and the lifetime exemption to play in the Masters each winner earns serves as proof over the years.
There's nonetheless still a lot of money at stake for the contenders this weekend. The Masters announced Saturday that this year's purse will be $21 million, with the winner on Sunday earning $4.2 million. That's an increase from last year's record amount, when there was a total payout of $20 million for the golfers that made the cut and defending Masters champion Scottie Scheffler earned $3.6 million for winning his second green jacket.
Here's a breakdown of how this year's Masters purse will be doled out when the final round concludes on Sunday, as well as what the payouts and prize money have been in previous years at Augusta National Golf Club:
MASTERS 2025: Who made and missed the cut at Augusta National?
Masters prize money 2025: Winner payout, purse
Here's the prize money breakdown for the 2025 Masters as announced by tournament officials:
Winner: $4.2 million
2nd place: $2.268 million
3rd place: $1.428 million
4th place: $1.008 million
5th place: $840,000
6th place: $756,000
7th place: $703,500
8th place: $651,000
9th place: $609,000
10th place: $567,000
11th place: $525,000
12th place: $483,000
13th place: $441,000
14th place: $399,000
15th place: $378,000
16th place: $357,000
17th place: $336,000
18th place: $315,000
19th place: $294,000
20th place: $273,000
21st place: $252,000
22nd place: $235,200
23rd place: $218,400
24th place: $201,600
25th place: $184,800
26th place: $168,000
27th place: $161,700
28th place: $155,400
29th place: $149,100
30th place: $142,800
31st place: $136,500
32nd place: $130,200
33rd place: $123,900
34th place: $118,650
35th place: $113,400
36th place: $108,150
37th place: $102,900
38th place: $98,700
39th place: $94,500
40th place: $90,300
41st place: $86,100
42nd place: $81,900
43rd place: $77,700
44th place: $73,500
45th place: $69,300
46th place: $65,100
47th place: $60,900
48th place: $57,540
49th place: $54,600
50th place: $52,920
The remainder of the Masters field that made the cut for the weekend will receive prizes ranging downwards from $51,660. All golfers who did not make the cut receive $25,000.
In 2024, the total purse for the tournament was $20 million, distributed among the best-performing golfers. Here is a list of the past winners' earnings from the Masters:
2024 winner's share: $3.6 million (Scottie Scheffler)
$3.6 million (Scottie Scheffler) 2023 winner's share: $3.24 million (Jon Rahm)
$3.24 million (Jon Rahm) 2022 winner's share: $2.7 million (Scottie Scheffler)
$2.7 million (Scottie Scheffler) 2021 winner's share: $2.07 million (Hideki Matsuyama)
$2.07 million (Hideki Matsuyama) 2020 winner's share: $1.8 million (Dustin Johnson)
How to watch 2025 Masters: TV, streaming for golf's first major
Live coverage of this year's Masters tournament will be split by ESPN and CBS, with the final two rounds on CBS.
Saturday, Apil 12 - Sunday, April 13
TV: CBS, Paramount+
CBS, Paramount+ Time: 12-7 p.m. ET (12-2 p.m. streaming on Paramount+, 2-7 p.m. on both CBS and Paramount+ )
12-7 p.m. ET (12-2 p.m. streaming on Paramount+, 2-7 p.m. on both CBS and Paramount+ ) Streaming: Paramount+, ESPN+ Masters.com, the Masters YouTube page and Fubo, which offers a free trial subscription for new users. Coverage starts at 10 a.m. ET
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