Masters prize money: How much McIlroy, Rose, Schwartzel won at Augusta

Rory McIlroy didn’t only win the one title he wanted the most, the Masters green jacket, at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday, but a whole lot of money as well.

McIlroy’s victory in a playoff against Justin Rose ensured the Northern Irishman the Grand Slam of golf, winning every one of the Majors at least once — the Masters, PGA Championship, US Open and (British) Open Championship.

The 35-year-old McIlroy had previously won two PGA titles, and one each of the US Open and Open trophies.

Masters triumph

On Sunday at Augusta, McIlroy gave up a four-shot lead on the back nine at one stage to finish at 11-under-par alongside Rose, forcing the two Ryder Cup team-mates from Europe into a playoff. McIlroy birdied the first playoff hole, while Rose could only manage a par.

With the win, McIlroy was awarded a first prize of $4.2 million — in Rand terms, a whopping R79.4 million.

The total prize money up for grabs this year at the Masters was $21 million — in Rand terms, R397 million.

Second placed Rose took home $2.268 million (R42.9 million), while the two players at the bottom of the field, following the halfway cut, who finished tied for 52nd, Stephan Jaeger and Tom Kim, each banked $51.66 million, or R977,000.

Schwartzel also smiling

The only South African to make the halfway cut, Charl Schwartzel, who won the tournament in 2011, finished in a tie for 36th place and won $96.600 — in Rand terms R1.8 million.

When Schwartzel won his title 15 years ago he was awarded $1.440 million.

Surprisingly even the players who missed the cut at the Masters this last weekend (of which there were 42) received a payout of $25,000 each (R472.750), so Thriston Lawrence and Christiaan Bezuidenhout, the two other South Africans in the field, didn’t leave Georgia completely empty handed.

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