
Masters 2018 Payout: Prize Money and Purse Breakdown for Top Golfers
Professionals participating in the 2018 Masters split an $11 million purse, with winner Patrick Reed taking home a cool $1,980,000 after shooting a 15-under 273.
Even players who didn't make the cut took home a nice check, as they each earned $10,000, with the exception of amateurs, who do not receive prize money.
Here's a look at the prize-money breakdown for the top 20 plus ties (via Augusta.com), which includes each golfer who earned six figures for their efforts at Augusta National. In addition, you can find some notes on three players who impressed with top-10 finishes this year.
Prize Money: Top 20 (Plus Ties)
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
T12. Charley Hoffman: $231,000
T12. Louis Oosthuizen: $231,000
T12. Justin Rose: $231,000
T15. Paul Casey: $192,500
T15. Russell Henley: $192,500
T17. Tommy Fleetwood: $170,500
T17. Justin Thomas: $170,500
19. Hideki Matsuyama: $154,000
T20. Jason Day: $128,150
T20. Francesco Molinari: $128,150
T20. Webb Simpson: $128,150
T20. Jimmy Walker: $128,150
Cameron Smith
If you look at the names of players who finished in the top 10 of the Masters, one of them may be a bit more unrecognizable than the others. However, that may not be the case for long.
After finishing tied for fifth at the Masters, 24-year-old Australian Cameron Smith is someone to watch for the rest of the season. He shot six-under on the back nine on Sunday, including four straight birdies from the 12th through 15th holes. Smith shot at or below par in every round and has now qualified for next year's Masters by virtue of finishing top-10 in 2018.
He has fared well on the PGA Tour this year, making the quarterfinals of the WGC-Dell Match Play, taking sixth in the Genesis Open and only missing the cut once in nine stroke-play events. Smith's short game has been fantastic, as he ranks 24th on Tour in strokes gained around the green.
Ultimately, Smith is someone to watch for the remainder of the season.
Tony Finau
This year's Masters will primarily be remembered for Patrick Reed's phenomenal play, big Sunday charges from Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth, and Tiger Woods' Augusta return, but Tony Finau's performance after dislocating his ankle during the par-three contest is arguably the most remarkable outing of any golfer at the Masters this year.
Finau hit an ace and ran toward the hole to celebrate. He then started lightly jogging backwards before tripping and dislocating his left ankle, which turned at a sharp angle. Finau then appeared to pop his ankle back into place and finished the par-three tournament. Thankfully, he was somehow well enough to play the Masters, and he started out with an opening-round 68.
Finau shot over par on his next two days, which knocked him out of Masters contention, but a closing six-under 66 vaulted him into the top 10. The highlights were six straight birdies on the back nine: His approach shots on that back stretch were phenomenal, so much so that he never had to make a birdie putt over 10 feet.
The 28-year-old has already enjoyed a fantastic season, ranking 12th in strokes gained from tee to green and finishing top 10 in three tournaments. It won't be a surprise if Finau is in strong contention on the final day of a major this year.
Marc Leishman
With a ninth-place finish at the Masters, Marc Leishman has now finished inside the top 10 in five majors over the past six years, with his best result occurring in the 2015 Open Championship (he and Louis Oosthuizen lost in a playoff to Zach Johnson).
The 34-year-old found himself on top of the leaderboard for parts of the tournament's first and second days, and his seven-under 137 put him in the final grouping with Reed, who was nine under through Friday, on the tournament's third day.
Struggles over the next 29 holes dropped him to three under, but Leishman finished strong with five birdies through the 12th through 18th holes on Sunday to card an eight-under 280.
Leishman has played well all year, earning top-10 results in four out of his eight stroke-play events. He's 33rd in weighted scoring average and 45th in strokes gained from tee to green.
Leishman has been knocking on the door of a major title, and it seems like he will break through sooner rather than later.

.jpg)







