Golf’s largest event has actually improved its own general bag once more. Augusta National Golf Club revealed on Sunday the overall 2026 Professional prize will certainly be actually $22.5 thousand, up $1.5 thousand coming from in 2014’s $21 thousand.
The Professional champion’s award has actually additionally improved, coming from $4.2 thousand in 2014 to $4.5 thousand this year. That brings in the Professional payment the largest in significant champion background.
The top-four finishers all take away over a thousand bucks, along with the runner-up obtaining $2.43 thousand, 3rd area $1.53 thousand and also 4th $1.08 thousand.
After 54 openings at Augusta National, Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young are actually connected for the top at 11 under.
McIlroy, the speaking up for champ, led through 6 after 36 openings yet fired 73 on Friday. Youthful, that succeeded the Athletes Champion final month, fired 65 on Friday.
“I’d like to presume that I’ll participate in a bit freer [Sunday] and also I’ll participate in, you understand, like I’ve actually obtained an environment-friendly coat, which I perform,” McIlroy claimed. “Occasionally I perhaps merely need to tell on my own of that, yet I presume at the same time that the risks in relations to, like, the coupling will certainly be actually merely a bit less complicated. You understand, the environment around will certainly be actually a bit less complicated. I’m certainly not stressed over that in all. I prefer I was actually a couple of gos a lot better off, yet I’m comfortable. I had fun with Webcam the 1st pair of times. Enjoying with him once again [Sunday]. I presume it’s a relaxed team for each people.”
Sam Burns is actually alone at 10 under, Shane Lowry at 9 under and also Jason Time and also Justin Flower both 8 under. Lastly, at 7 under and also 4 spine is actually World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.
The ultimate coupling of McIlroy and also Youthful embarks on at 2:25 p.m. ET Sunday. You can easily check out on CBS, and also click here to see all the other ways you can watch the final round.
You can easily discover the 2026 Professional payment break down listed below. The continuing to be experts that made it will certainly get payments varying downward coming from $55,350, plus all experts that missed out on the reduce get $25,000.
2026 Professional payment break down, overall money
1st — $4,500,000
2nd — $2,430,000
3rd — $1,530,000
4th — $1,080,000
5th — $900,000
6th — $810,000
7th — $753,750
8th — $697,500
9th — $652,500
10th — $607,500
11th — $562,500
12th — $517,500
13th — $472,500
14th — $427,500
15th — $405,000
16th — $382,500
17th — $360,000
18th — $337,500
19th — $315,000
20th — $292,500
21st — $270,000
22nd — $252,000
23rd — $234,000
24th — $216,000
25th — $198,000
26th — $180,000
27th — $173,250
28th — $166,500
29th — $159,750
30th — $153,000
31st — $146,250
32nd — $139,500
33rd — $132,750
34th — $127,125
35th — $121,500
36th — $115,875
37th — $110,250
38th — $105,750
39th — $101,250
40th — $96,750
41st — $92,250
42nd — $87,750
43rd — $83,250
44th — $78,750
45th — $74,250
46th — $69,750
47th — $65,250
48th — $61,650
49th — $58,500
50th — $56,700