How much did Rory McIlroy win at Masters? Prize money from record purse revealed
Rory McIlroy took his career earnings to £79million after receiving a record payout for winning the Masters. McIlroy finally secured the Green Jacket after beating Justin Rose in a play-off at August National on Sunday night.
That victory also clinched the golf career Grand Slam of winning the Masters, USPGA, US Open and The Open. He ended an 11-year wait to become only the sixth person to win all four major championships, joining Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Gene Sarazen, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
The latter remains the only golfer to have earned more on the PGA Tour than McIlroy. Woods has made £92million during his career, but the now five-time major winner is an increasingly distant second from Phil Mickelson on £73million.
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Earning over £3million on Sunday helped to establish that clear advantage. McIlroy won around £455,000 more than Scottie Scheffler did at Augusta last year after the overall purse increased to almost £16million.
However, he is due to lose nearly half of that amount. As sport finance expert Professor Rob Wilson has explained to OLBG, "federal and state taxes in the US could see McIlroy lose around 45-50 per cent of his winnings.
"Even after tax, a first-place prize of around £2.7million ($3.6million) would still leave McIlroy with approximately £1.5million ($2million) in take-home earnings.
Wilson, however, acknowledged that completing the career grand slam unlocks "major off-course earnings and further endorsements from the likes of Nike.
"The longer-term commercial upside from sponsors, branding and new markets is far more valuable than the prize cheque itself."
"If McIlroy continues playing competitively into his mid-to-late 40s, his on-course earnings should exceed $200m (£151.97m), assuming a continued uptick in prize purses.
"Off the course, however, endorsement and equity deals could push his total career earnings toward the $800m (£607m) range, and, who knows, if he can maintain a level of winning performance, then we could be talking about a $1bn (£759.85m) athlete."
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