AUGUSTA, Georgia — Twenty players will begin the final round of the Masters PGA within six shots of the lead, and they will all be chasing a $4.5 million winner’s check out of a majors-record $22.5 million prize purse.
The Augusta National Golf Club released the 2026 prize money breakdown, with the winner’s check increasing from $4.2 million out of a $21 million total prize purse last year. It remains the highest among the four golf majors, Reuters reported.
The only other larger purse currently in professional golf is The Players Championship. Cameron Young, who is tied for the 54-hole lead at the Masters with Rory McIlroy, won $4.5 million out of a $25 million total purse last month.
The second-place finisher will earn $2.43 million, followed by $1.53 million for third and $1.08 million for fourth.
Fifty-four of the 91 players in the field made the 36-hole cut. The remaining players will receive cash prizes ranging downward from $55.350 depending on their final score.
All players who did not make the cut will receive $25.000.
2026 MASTERS PRIZE MONEY
1st: $4.500 000
2nd: $2.430 000
3rd: $1.530 000
