Masters Champion to Earn $4.5M from Record Purse

The Masters champion will receive a winner's check of $4.5 million from a record total purse of $22.5 million, as announced by Augusta National Golf Club. The prize money breakdown reveals that the winner's check has increased from $4.2 million last year, contributing to a total purse of $21 million, which remains the highest among the four major golf tournaments.

Cameron Young currently holds the 54-hole lead going into the final round, with Rory McIlroy having won $4.5 million from a $25 million total purse last month. The second-place finisher on Sunday will earn $2.43 million, while the third and fourth places will receive $1.53 million and $1.08 million, respectively.

This significant increase in prize money highlights the growing financial stakes in professional golf.