The Masters is all about prestige. Few events in world sport provide a moment anywhere close to matching the satisfaction of sliding a green jacket over the winner's shoulders.
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However, let's be frank: a green jacket isn't paying the bills, keeping the lights on, or helping you construct a few greens in your back garden.
The Masters offers more than honour and glory, it offers a massive pay cheque to anyone who dares to creep into contention during the final round.
Rory McIlroy didn't just win The Masters in 2025, he didn't just complete a career slam with that final putt, he earned over $4 million in the process.
RadioTimes.com brings you all the details for The Masters 2026 prize money.
The Masters 2026 prize money
The Masters prize money purse was worth $21,000,000 in 2025.
The full breakdown is yet to be confirmed, but we have rounded up last year's split below based on finishing position.
We will update this page as soon as The Masters confirms the prize pot.
$4.2 million (£3.1m)
$2.3 million (£1.7m)
$1.4 million (£1.1m)
$1 milllion (£750,000)
$840,000 (£626,000)
$756,000 (£563,000)
$703,500 (£524,000)
$651,000 (£485,000)
$609,000 (£453,000)
$567,000 (£422,000)
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How to watch The Masters 2026 on TV and live stream
You can watch The Masters 2026 live on Sky Sports from 2pm on Thursday and Friday and 3pm over the weekend days.
Sky Sports can be added to any Sky TV package for just £22 per month for all nine sports channels, or you can pick up the complete sports package plus Netflix for £43 per month.
Sky Sports customers can live stream the tournament via the Sky Go app on a variety of devices including most smartphones and tablets as part of their subscription.
Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.
