Masters Prize Money 2015: Complete Purse Earnings from Augusta
Jordan Spieth's early success in his career has left him no stranger to huge tournament paydays, but the 2015 Masters will be his biggest haul yet.
The 21-year-old carded a record-tying score of 18-under par to win his first major, finishing in the top two for his fourth straight tournament. An even-keel round of 70 Sunday left the field playing for second place—which Justin Rose and Phil Mickelson tied for.
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Per The Augusta Chronicle, the total purse for 2015 was set at $10 million. That means Spieth's $1.8 million haul will total almost $200,000 more than Bubba Watson took him in 2014 for his second green jacket.
Here's a complete breakdown of how the purse will be distributed and a closer look at three golfers who will leave Augusta with fat pockets.
| 1 | Jordan Spieth | $1.8 million |
| T-2 | Phil Mickelson | $880,000 |
| T-2 | Justin Rose | $880,000 |
| 4 | Rory McIlroy | $480,000 |
| 5 | Hideki Matsuyama | $440,000 |
| T6 | Paul Casey | $335,000 |
| T6 | Ian Poulter | $335,000 |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | $335,000 |
| T9 | Hunter Mahan | $270,000 |
| T9 | Zach Johnson | $270,000 |
| T9 | Charley Hoffman | $270,000 |
| T12 | Rickie Fowler | $196,000 |
| T12 | Ryan Moore | $196,000 |
| T12 | Bill Haas | $196,000 |
| T12 | Kevin Streelman | $196,000 |
| T12 | Kevin Na | $196,000 |
| T17 | Sergio Garcia | $155,000 |
| T17 | Tiger Woods | $155,000 |
| T19 | Henrik Stenson | $135,000 |
| T19 | Louis Oosthuizen | $135,000 |
Jordan Spieth
Spieth won a lot of money on the course this weekend, but his biggest winnings are likely to come.
Already one of the young stars of the game, the 21-year-old's dominant victory should push him into the forefront of the American sports scene. Ron Sirak of Golf Digest reported Sunday that his Masters victory is expected to more than triple his off-course income—which should already be pretty high with a big Under Armour endorsement deal.
As for winning money on the course, that's nothing new for Spieth, as ESPN's Darren Rovell noted:
In a new day and age, Spieth's winnings trump that of history's greats, as The Associated Press' Tim Reynolds showed:
Winning a cool $1.8 million is impossible to be overlooked by anyone, but it's safe to say that the money winnings—considering how much he's already won—will pale in comparison to the legacy he began to build at Augusta. His first major will never be forgotten, and without a bogey on hole No. 72, it would've gone down as the best performance ever at the Masters.
And even though he's already won more than $5 million on the course since January, he's only scratched the surface of his potential.
Phil Mickelson
Few golfers in the history of the game know second place better than Lefty.
While the No. 2 bug typically hits Mickelson at the U.S. Open, he notched his first second-place finish at Augusta on Sunday. That puts him in the double digits all time, giving him twice as many second-place finishes as major wins, as Golf Digest's Dan Jenkins noted:
Finishing in second is never easy, but it's safe to say Mickelson won't be as down on himself as he usually would be in such a situation—nor should he be. Even if the putts went down that he needed, catching Spieth Sunday proved to be nothing short of impossible.
The only break Mickelson got from the final pairing was Rose missing a putt on No. 18, which allowed him to tie for second and finish with a bit more cash.
Perhaps an $880,000 check will help numb the pain a bit. But for one of golf's winningest players ever, failing to secure a fourth green jacket will have the feeling of an expensive weekend.
Hideki Matsuyama
Talk about coming out of nowhere.
Hideki Matsuyama sputtered around par for the early parts of the tournament and only entered Sunday's final round five shots below par. He was doomed for a finish outside of the top 20 before rattling off a superb round of 66 to tie Rory McIlroy for the low score of the day.
His explosion wasn't enough to creep into contention with Spieth way out in front, but it did put him at 11 strokes under par to finish in fifth place outright. Matsuyama has flown under the radar virtually all of his young career, but not for PGA Tour player Joe Ogilvie:
For all of the hype and crazy statistics about Spieth's young age of 21, Matsuyama isn't far off. He's just 23, and now has a top-20 finish in each of the four majors, including his best finish in any major this weekend.
Matsuyama surprised by sneaking into the top of the leaderboard and raking in some big dollars, but don't expect it to be the last time he surprises folks over the coming years.
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