Masters Payout 2018: Overview of Final Prize-Money Payouts from Augusta
Glamour, glory and history are some of the great byproducts that go along with winning the Masters.
However, it's very hard to measure what that means. It's different to each and every green jacket winner. But when it comes to tangible advantages, it's easy to measure the prize money that is distributed at the end end of the championship.
Patrick Reed did not have an easy time of it in Sunday's final round at Augusta National, and he felt the pressure when Jordan Spieth tied him on the back nine and Rickie Fowler got within one stroke after a birdie on the 18th hole.
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However, when it looked like the tournament might slip away, Reed steadied his grip and won his first major championship with a final-round score of 71 that gave him a one-stroke victory over Fowler and a two-stroke triumph over Spieth. Reed's four-round total was 273.
Reed made a clutch two-putt on the final hole to clinch the title.
"It's almost impossible to put it into words," Reed said, during the televised green jacket ceremony at Butler Cabin. "This is the goal I set for myself, to not only contend for a major but to win one."
The victory not only gave Reed the green jacket, it gave a spectacular $1,980,000 payday. Here's how the prize money was distributed at the conclusion of the tournament, per GNN:
Top 10 finishers in Masters (ties included)
1. Patrick Reed, $1,980,000
2. Rickie Fowler, $1,188,000
3. Jordan Spieth, $748,000
4. Jon Rahm, $528,000
T5. Rory McIlroy, $368,375
T5. Cameron Smith, $368,375
T5. Henrik Stenson, $368,375
T5. Bubba Watson, $368,375
9. Marc Leishman, $319,000
T10. Tony Finau, $286,000
T10. Dustin Johnson, $286,000
Fowler congratulated Reed as he entered the clubhouse and prepared to sign his winning scorecard. The two men embraced and kidded each other. "You had to birdie 18," Reed said within earshot of the CBS cameras and microphones, referencing the pressure he felt on the final hole.
Fowler later added, "I had to keep him honest."
Spieth put together a remarkable 64 in the final round and was within one stroke as he was on the green of the 72nd hole. However, his par putt slid by the edge, and he was forced to settle for a third-place finish.
Spieth fired an opening-round 66 and had his strong closing round, but he struggled in the second and third rounds with a 74 and 71, respectively. It seems he could have had a chance to command the Masters and earn his second green jacket if he could have done just a little bit better in the middle two rounds.
Rahm was on track to put his imprint on the closing holes, but he bogeyed the par-five 15th hole when he inexplicably found the water. Rahm has exceptional power and could have had an eagle or a birdie on that hole. The bogey basically ended his chances of winning the tournament.
McIlroy had high hopes of winning the Masters and completing the career Grand Slam, but his two-over 74 took him out of the running by the middle of the round.
Overall, the Masters once again produced a stellar finish, and Reed now joins the other young superstars at the top of the golf world.
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