How much prize money does the winner get at the 2025 Masters at Augusta National? Updated payout amounts
Ahead of the final round of the Masters, Rory McIlroy is in pole position to end his long wait for the fifth major title of his career.
Sitting top of the leaderboard ahead of the final round of the 2025 Masters, Rory McIlroy stands to pocket more than $4 million in prize money if he can end his nearly 11-year wait for a major title today.
After consecutive rounds of 66 at Augusta National Golf Club, the Northern Irishman is two strokes clear heading into the final day of the Masters, with the American Bryson DeChambeau leading the chasing pack.
2025 Masters leaderboard - top 5 as it stands:
-12: Rory McIlroy
-10: Bryson DeChambeau
-8: Corey Conners
-6: Patrick Reed, Ludvig Aberg
How much is the prize purse at the 2025 Masters?
It was confirmed this weekend that the Masters prize purse has increased to $21 million in 2025, with a check for $4.2 million going to the winner of the Green Jacket.
The runner-up is in line for a $2.268 million payout, according to figures published by the PGA Tour, while a third-placed finish is worth $1.428 million.
Last year, Scottie Scheffler earned $3.6 million as Masters champion, as part of a $20 million overall prize pot in Georgia.
2025 Masters purse - prize amounts for top 10:
1st: $4.2m
2nd: $2.268m
3rd: $1.428m
4th: $1.008m
5th: $840,000
6th: $756,000
7th: $703,500
8th: $651,000
9th: $609,000
10th: $567,000
Can McIlroy end major hoodoo?
McIlroy is a four-time major winner, but the 35-year-old has never triumphed at the Masters - and hasn’t tasted victory in any of the big-four tournaments since winning the PGA Championship in August 2014.
As noted by PGATour.com’s Sean Martin, 2014’s PGA Championship was the last time McIlroy had an outright lead heading into the final round of a major.
Since lifting the Wanamaker Trophy over a decade ago, the world No. 2 has endured a number of painful near misses - the most recent of which came at the 2024 U.S. Open, when it was DeChambeau who pipped him to the title.
And McIlroy has led outright before Masters Sunday before. In 2011, he took a four-stroke advantage into the final round, only to score 80 and end up in a tie for 15th place, 10 shots behind winner Charl Schwartzel.
“I know what can happen on the final day here”
“I still have to remind myself that there’s a long way to go,” McIlroy said after yesterday’s third round, per Reuters, adding: “I, just as much as anyone else, know what can happen on the final day here.
“I came in here talking about being the most complete version of myself as a golfer, and you know, I just have to keep reminding myself of that and remind myself that no matter what situation or scenario I find myself in tomorrow, I’ll be able to handle it.”
He concluded: “I’m just going to have to settle in and really try to keep myself in my own little bubble and keep my head down and, you know, sort of approach tomorrow with the same attitude that I have tried to approach the last three days with.”
DeChambeau, meanwhile, said he’s relishing the challenge of chasing down McIlroy to beat him to another major title.
“It will be a fun test”
“I think it’s fun, feeling like you have to hit every single shot to the best of your ability, and you can’t let off the gas pedal,” the 31-year-old said, per Reuters. “You just have to focus and play the best - absolute best golf you possibly can.
“When you’re leading, it’s a little different. I’ve had those times, as well. You attack that a little differently. But for me, I’ll be chasing tomorrow. It will be a fun test.”
What time does the Masters final round begin? When do McIlroy and DeChambeau tee off?
The final round of the 2025 Masters kicks off at 9:40 p.m. ET/6:40 a.m. PT, when the U.S.’s Brian Campbell will be the first to tee off in Augusta. McIlroy and DeChambeau, who tee off last as the leading pairing, are scheduled to begin their round at 2:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. PT.
How to watch the final round of the 2025 Masters in the U.S.
Viewers in the U.S. can watch the final round on a combination of CBS, Paramount+ and Masters.com/the Masters app.
10:15 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. ET: Masters.com/Masters app
12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. ET: Paramount+ (simulcast on Masters.com/Masters App)
2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET: CBS (simulcast on Masters.com/Masters app)
CBS is available to watch on the online streaming platform fubo.
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