AUGUSTA, Ga. — There will be a lot on the line Sunday at the 2022 Masters, and while a cash prize is not at the top of the list for most of the best golfers in the world, there’s still a significant sum on the line available to be claimed over the final 18 holes at Augusta National. Golfers will play for a green jacket, a major championship and also a big check.
The 2022 Masters purse has been set at a record $15 million, paying out a total of $3.5 million more than it has in any prior edition of the tournament. The winner will bring home 18% of that sum ($2.7 million) for winning at Augusta National and taking down an extraordinarily talented Masters field.
While the runner-up will not receive the coveted green jacket, the new second-place prize of $1.62 million is not too shabby, either. That’s more than the winner’s share at nearly every professional golf tournament around the globe in any given year. In fact, 2022 will also be the first Masters in which the third-place finisher receives a seven-figure payday. That person will earn more than the entire field did when Jack Nicklaus won the 1986 Masters.
So while one of the last thing a green jacket-earner will be thinking about come Sunday evening (or Monday morning) is how much money will hit his bank account next week, it’s still tremendous money for the work.
2022 Masters prize money, purse, payouts
Total purse: $15 million
1st (Winner): $2.7 million
2nd: $1,620,000
3rd: $1,020,000
4th: $720,000
5th: $600,000
6th: $540,000
7th: $502,500
8th: $465,000
9th: $435,000
10th: $405,000
11th: $375,000
12th: $345,000
13th: $315,000
14th: $285,000
15th: $270,000
16th: $255,000
17th: $240,000
18th: $225,000
19th: $210,000
20th: $195,000
21st: $180,000
22nd: $168,000
23rd: $156,000
24th: $144,000
25th: $132,999
26th: $120,000
27th: $115,500
28th: $111,000
29th: $106,500
30th: $102,000
31st: $97,500
32nd: $93,000
33rd: $88,500
34th: $84,750
35th: $81,000
36th: $77,250
37th: $73,500
38th: $70,500
39th: $67,500
40th: $64,500
41st: $61,500
42nd: $58,500
43rd: $55,500
44th: $52,500
45th: $49,500
46th: $46,500
47th: $43,500
48th: $41,100
49th: $39,000
50th: $37,800
When golfers tie for a position, their share of the purse is an average of what those competitors would be paid if they were positioned in order. Every professional golfer who finishes lower than 50th will receive cash prizes ranging downward from $36,900 depending on their scores and finishes among the field. A total of 52 golfer made the cut this year.