Masters Payout 2017: Prize-Money Payout for Top Players on Final Leaderboard

The Masters duel at the Augusta National Golf Club went to Spaniard Sergio Garcia.

The 37-year-old engaged in a memorable battle with playing partner Justin Rose, and the two golfers exchanged big-time shots like a pair of heavyweight boxers throughout the round.

When both golfers missed birdie putts on the 18th hole, they went back to the 18th again for a sudden-death playoff. Both finished the 72 regulation holes tied at nine-under par with a cumulative score of 279.

On the extra hole, Rose pushed his tee shot to the right near a tree and could only punch out to the fairway. Garcia hit a smashing drive and a scintillating second shot that left him with a legitimate birdie putt.

He drained the 12-foot putt as the ball fell into the hole on its final turn, and then the celebration began. It was Garcia's first major triumph of his career, and while he has had a brilliant career since emerging as a 19-year-old at the 1999 PGA Championship, he was never able to close the door on a championship at the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open or PGA Championship prior to Sunday at the Masters.

In gaining the victory, Garcia joined Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal as the only Spanish-born Masters champions. 

Garcia has said that his golf idols are those two Spaniards, and he recorded the triumph on what would have been the late Ballesteros' 60th birthday.

The 37-year-old earned a huge payday for the victory. While the green jacket and the major triumph will stay with him for a lifetime, the prize money is also substantial.

Garcia earned a record $1.98 million for the victory, as the previous two Masters triumphs were worth $1.8 million to the winners.

Rose also received a major payoff for his performance, earning $1,188,000 for ending as the runner-up in the tournament.

Former champion Charl Schwartzel shot a 68 in the final round and finished third in the tournament. That allowed him to pick up a check for $748,000. 

Matt Kuchar had a memorable final outing as he tied Hideki Matsuyama with a 67 for the low round of the day. The 38-year-old's round was highlighted by a hole-in-one on the par-three 16th hole.

Kuchar and Germany's Thomas Pieters finished tied for fourth with four-round totals of 283. Both golfers brought home $484,000.

Other golfers in the top 10 included Paul Casey (sixth place), Kevin Chappel and Rory McIlroy (tied for seventh) and Ryan Moore and Adam Scott (tied for ninth).