Masters 2022 prize money: How much does golf winner take home, and is it the richest major?

THE MASTERS has RETURNED to our screens for it’s 86th edition and all golfers will be out to steal Hideki Matsuyama’s crown at Augusta National Golf Course.

Matsuyama, 30, became the first male Japanese player to EVER win a major Championship with a score of 278 (-10) and he’ll be eager to double his success.

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But what is the purse for winning the Masters and is it the highest paid tournament in golf?

How much is the Masters 2022 prize money?

The Masters will not officially announce the winners share for 2022 until Saturday April 9, but in the last edition, the total prize was around £8.7 million ($11.5m).

However, Matsuyama,- the winner, took home an estimated amount of £1.4m ($2m) due to the standard 18 percent pay-out of the Masters prize money distribution chart.

The full breakdown of prize money is as follows:

1st: £1.41m ($1.98 m)
2nd: £840,000 ($1.188 m)
3rd: £530,000 ($748,000)
4th: £375,000 ($528,000)
5th: £312,000 ($440,000)
6th: £281,000 ($396,000)
7th: £261,000 ($368,500)
8th: £242,000 ($341,000)
9th: £227,000 ($319,000)
10th: £211,000 ($297,000)
11th: £196,000 ($275,000)
12th: £180,000 ($253,000)
13th: £164,000 ($231,000)
14th: £149,000 ($209,000)
15th: £141,000 ($198,000)
16th: £133,000 ($187,000)
17th: £125,000 ($176,000)
18th: £117,000 ($165,000)
19th: £110,000 ($154,000)
20th: £102,000 ($143,000)
21st: £93,000 ($132,000)
22nd: £87,000 ($123,000)
23rd: £81,000 ($114,400)
24th: £75,000 ($105,600)
25th: £69,000 ($96,800)
26th: £62,000 ($88,000)
27th: £60,000 ($84,700)
28th: £58,000 ($81,400)
29th: £55,000 ($78,100)
30th: £53,000 ($74,800)
31st: £51,000 ($71,500)
32nd: £48,000 ($68,200)
33rd: £46,000 ($64,900)
34th: £43,000 ($62,150)
35th: £42,000 ($59,400)
36th: £40,000 ($56,650)
37th: £38,000 ($53,900)
38th: £37,000 ($51,700)
39th: £35,000 ($49,500)
40th: £34,000 ($47,300)
41st: £32,000 ($45,100)
42nd: £30,000 ($42,900)
43rd: £29,000 ($40,700)
44th: £27,000 ($38,500)
45th: £26,000 ($36,300)
46th: £24,000 ($34,100)
47th: £23,000 ($31,900)
48th: £21,000 ($30,140)
49th: £20,000 ($28,600)
50th: £20,000 ($27,720)

Is the Masters the richest major?

No. Golf’s richest major is the US Open, followed by The Open.

The Masters edges out the PGA Championship, giving its winner the third most lucrative prize pot.