The 2026 Masters purse is $22.5 million, with the winner’s share set at $4.5 million. The total purse marks a record for the tournament.
Overview
- Total purse: $22.5 million
- Winner’s share: $4.5 million (roughly 20% of the purse)
- Other notable payouts: the rest of the top 15 shares are highly weighted toward the top finishers, with smaller amounts down to players who miss the cut
Context
- This follows a pattern of gradual purse growth at Augusta National, continuing the event’s trend of offering one of the richest prize pools in golf history.
If you’d like, I can pull exact breakdowns for each placing (2nd through 50th and ties) and present them in a compact table. I can also compare this year’s numbers to 2025 and to other majors for perspective.
Sources
The 2026 Masters purse is $22.5 million, with the winner's share coming in at $4,500,000 -- based on a new 20 percent payout according to the Masters prize money distribution chart. The Masters purse was formally announced on Saturday of tournament week, after the 36-hole cut was made to the top 50 players and ties through two rounds. The purse was increased by $1.5 million in 2026 after a $1 million increase in 2025. The winner's share was increased in 2025 from 18 percent of the purse to 20...
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