2026 Masters Tournament prize money
Rory McIlroy won the 2026 Masters Tournament on 12 April 2026 and took $4,500,000. Below is every one of the 54 cheques paid that week, in finishing order, down to the $52,200 Charl Schwartzel collected for finishing 54.
Every cheque at the 2026 Masters Tournament
12 April 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | TOTAL | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | NIR | -12 | 276 | $4,500,000$4.5m |
| 2 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -11 | 277 | $2,430,000$2.4m |
| T3 | Cameron Young | USA | -10 | 278 | $1,080,000 |
| T3 | Justin Rose | ENG | -10 | 278 | $1,080,000 |
| T3 | Russell Henley | USA | -10 | 278 | $1,080,000 |
| T3 | Tyrrell Hatton | ENG | -10 | 278 | $1,080,000 |
| T7 | Collin Morikawa | USA | -9 | 279 | $725,625 |
| T7 | Sam Burns | USA | -9 | 279 | $725,625 |
| T9 | Max Homa | USA | -8 | 280 | $630,000 |
| T9 | Xander Schauffele | USA | -8 | 280 | $630,000 |
| 11 | Jake Knapp | USA | -7 | 281 | $562,500 |
| T12 | Brooks Koepka | USA | -5 | 283 | $427,500 |
| T12 | Hideki Matsuyama | JPN | -5 | 283 | $427,500 |
| T12 | Jason Day | AUS | -5 | 283 | $427,500 |
| T12 | Jordan Spieth | USA | -5 | 283 | $427,500 |
| T12 | Patrick Cantlay | USA | -5 | 283 | $427,500 |
| T12 | Patrick Reed | USA | -5 | 283 | $427,500 |
| T18 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG | -4 | 284 | $315,000 |
| T18 | Maverick McNealy | USA | -4 | 284 | $315,000 |
| T18 | Viktor Hovland | NOR | -4 | 284 | $315,000 |
| T21 | Keegan Bradley | USA | -3 | 285 | $252,000 |
| T21 | Ludvig Aberg | SWE | -3 | 285 | $252,000 |
| T21 | Wyndham Clark | USA | -3 | 285 | $252,000 |
| T24 | Adam Scott | AUS | -2 | 286 | $182,250 |
| T24 | Brian Campbell | USA | -2 | 286 | $182,250 |
| T24 | Chris Gotterup | USA | -2 | 286 | $182,250 |
| T24 | Matt McCarty | USA | -2 | 286 | $182,250 |
| T24 | Michael Brennan | AUS | -2 | 286 | $182,250 |
| T24 | Sam Stevens | USA | -2 | 286 | $182,250 |
| T30 | Alex Noren | SWE | -1 | 287 | $146,250 |
| T30 | Harris English | USA | -1 | 287 | $146,250 |
| T30 | Shane Lowry | IRL | -1 | 287 | $146,250 |
| T33 | Ben Griffin | USA | 0 | 288 | $121,500 |
| T33 | Brian Harman | USA | 0 | 288 | $121,500 |
| T33 | Dustin Johnson | USA | 0 | 288 | $121,500 |
| T33 | Gary Woodland | USA | 0 | 288 | $121,500 |
| T33 | Tommy Fleetwood | ENG | 0 | 288 | $121,500 |
| T38 | Haotong Li | CHN | 1 | 289 | $101,250 |
| T38 | Jon Rahm | ESP | 1 | 289 | $101,250 |
| T38 | Ryan Gerard | USA | 1 | 289 | $101,250 |
| T41 | Jacob Bridgeman | USA | 2 | 290 | $83,250 |
| T41 | Justin Thomas | USA | 2 | 290 | $83,250 |
| T41 | Kristoffer Reitan | NOR | 2 | 290 | $83,250 |
| T41 | Nick Taylor | CAN | 2 | 290 | $83,250 |
| T41 | Sepp Straka | AUT | 2 | 290 | $83,250 |
| 46 | Sungjae Im | KOR | 3 | 291 | $69,750 |
| 47 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | 4 | 292 | $65,250 |
| 48 | Aaron Rai | ENG | 5 | 293 | $61,650 |
| T49 | Corey Conners | CAN | 6 | 294 | $57,600 |
| T49 | Marco Penge | ENG | 6 | 294 | $57,600 |
| 51 | Kurt Kitayama | USA | 7 | 295 | $55,350 |
| 52 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | 8 | 296 | $54,000 |
| 53 | Rasmus Hojgaard | DEN | 10 | 298 | $53,100 |
| 54 | Charl Schwartzel | RSA | 12 | 300 | $52,200 |
The top of the ladder
The fifteen biggest cheques of the week took $16,233,750 between them, against $5,942,250 shared by the other 39 players paid.
The 54 cheques above come to $22,176,000 between them. We hold 85 players for the week in all, so 31 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place. A place written as T4 is a tie, and everyone tied for it was paid the same.
The other Masters Tournament years
29 editions, 1998 to 2026
The 2025 ladder is the edition before this one, won by Rory McIlroy. The Masters Tournament roll of honour carries every champion and what each win paid.
The rest of the 2026 golf year
31 other tournaments we hold a 2026 prize list for, in the order they were played.
The biggest cheque of 2026 was the $4,500,000 paid at the PLAYERS Championship, won by Cameron Young.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the 2026 Masters Tournament?
Rory McIlroy, on 12 April 2026. The win paid $4,500,000.
How much did the 2026 Masters Tournament pay out?
The 54 cheques on this page come to $22,176,000 between them, from $4,500,000 at the top down to $52,200.
What was the smallest cheque at the 2026 Masters Tournament?
$52,200, which Charl Schwartzel collected for finishing 54.
How many players were paid at the 2026 Masters Tournament?
54. We hold 85 players for that week in all, so 31 of them took no money: a missed cut, a withdrawal or an amateur place.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players by what they have won across their careers. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.