Masters Prize Money 2017: Final Leaderboard, Total Purse and Payouts
Don't feel bad for any golfer who didn't win the 2017 Masters Tournament. They're still going to be paid handsomely.
Sergio Garcia won a nail-biter in a playoff Sunday against Justin Rose to win the Masters and earn the elusive green jacket that has eluded him throughout his 20-plus-year career. The Masters triumph is also his first win in a major in 74 tries, snapping the longest drought in golf history, per Golf Channel's Justin Rose.
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Playing in the Masters is not all about the money, however. As Jim Nantz of CBS would say, the competition at Augusta National is "a tradition unlike any other."
The history, the pageantry and the chance to be immortalized in golf history with the green jacket is what makes the Masters the sport's premier tournament.
Even if a golfer comes up short of winning the green jacket, he's still going home with a fat check in his back pocket, as this year's total payout came to $11 million.
Let's take a look at this year's top earners from the tournament, per Augusta.com:
| 1st | Sergio Garcia | $1,980,000 |
| 2nd | Justin Rose | $1,188,000 |
| 3rd | Charl Schwartzel | $748,000 |
| T-4th | Matt Kuchar | $528,000 |
| T-4th | Thomas Pieters | $440,000 |
| 6th | Paul Casey | $396,000 |
| T-7th | Kevin Chappell | $354,750 |
| T-7th | Rory McIlroy | $354,750 |
| T-9th | Adam Scott | $308,000 |
| T-9th | Ryan Moore | $308,000 |
The better the finish, the better the paycheck. Not only did Garcia win his first major, but he's also walking away with $1.98 million for four days of golf.
Matt Kuchar leapfrogged his way to No. 4, tied with the promising 25-year-old Thomas Pieters. For most of the weekend, Kuchar had no business being in the top five. Until Sunday, that is.
Similar to Louis Oosthuizen's hole-in-one back in 2016 on No. 16, Kuchar hit a splendid drive that touched down on the green in the perfect spot, as the ball spun backward in the hole.
It was an insane shot on an unforgettable Sunday at the Masters. The only golfer who may want to forget Sunday's fourth round would be, once again, Jordan Spieth. Just as he did last year, the 23-year-old struggled mightily on the 12th hole.
When Spieth splashed into the water at No. 12 in 2016, it submarined his chances of walking away with a green jacket. On Sunday, he again splashed into the water and finished with a double-bogey on the hole.
Spieth finished tied for 11th in the tournament, which earned him $275,000.
This year's Masters featured an incredible finish, with Garcia and Justin Rose going at it in a playoff on the 18th hole. Both men had opportunities to win, but it was Garcia's turn to taste victory at a major.
Although the win makes Garcia nearly $2 million richer, the victory goes far beyond monetary compensation for him.
At the end of the day, it's all about wearing that green jacket.
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