Okay, so the Masters wrapped up recently, and honestly, one of the things I always get curious about right after is the prize money. It’s just fascinating how much they play for. So, I decided to look it up for 2024.
First thing I did was just open up my browser. Nothing fancy, just went to my usual search engine. Typed in something simple like “masters 2024 prize money” or maybe “how much did masters winner get 2024”. You know, the usual stuff.
Got a bunch of results back, naturally. Some sports sites, news articles. Had to click around a bit. Lots of headlines talk about the winner, Scottie Scheffler this year, and that he got a big check, but I wanted the specifics.
Finding the Numbers
Took a few clicks, maybe scrolled past an ad or two. Then I started seeing the actual figures confirmed across a couple of reputable sources. Consistency is key, right? Didn’t want to share some random number.
The main thing that popped out first was the total purse. They said it hit a record this year. Saw the figure $20 million mentioned quite a bit for the total pot. That’s a huge amount of money for one tournament.
Then, I looked for the winner’s share specifically. Found it pretty quickly after seeing the total purse. Scheffler’s take-home was confirmed as $3.6 million. Quite the payday.
I was also interested in how it broke down further, not just the winner. It usually cascades down pretty fast. So I kept digging on the same pages or maybe clicked one more link.
- Found the runner-up spot (Ludvig Åberg) got $2.16 million. Still massive.
- Third place, which was shared, meant guys like Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood, and Max Homa each got around $1.04 million based on the info I saw.
It’s pretty detailed how they split it all the way down the field, usually paying out the top 50 finishers or so who make the cut. Didn’t go through every single position, but got the main figures I was curious about.
So yeah, that was my little search mission. Started with curiosity, did some basic searching online, sifted through results, and pinned down the key numbers for the 2024 Masters prize money. Pretty straightforward process, just took a few minutes to get the reliable figures. Always interesting to see those amounts.
