The Masters 2026 prize money: How much does the winner of the green jacket earn?

Rory McIlroy still leads and remains in contention to defend his title at the Masters despite his rivals erasing a commanding lead on Saturday.

A storming round of 65 from Cameron Young, a winner at The Players Championship this year, led a series of contenders chasing the grand slam winner, with both players level on -11.

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Sam Burns, Shane Lowry, off the back of a hole-in-one, Jason Day and Justin Rose are all within three shots, while Scottie Scheffler is just one shot further behind after a scintillating 65 of his own.

The prestige of the green jacket is a timeless accolade for those at the top, but winning the Masters is nevertheless an extremely lucrative achievement - more so than previous years.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Masters 2026 prize money:

What is the Masters 2026 prize money?

The Masters 2026 purse is $22.5m (£16.7m), up from $21m (£15.6m) last year.

The winner is getting $4.5m (£3.3m), up from $4.2m (£3.1m) in 2025.

The runner-up will earn $2.43m (£1.81m) while third and fourth will also bag more than a million dollars, with third taking $1.53m (£1.14m) and fourth securing $1.08m (£802,940).

Any player who missed the cut gets paid $25,000 (£18,580) too, which included top contender Bryson DeChambeau as well as former US Open holder J.J. Spaun.

Rory McIlroy was pegged back on Saturday but will hope to retain his Masters title (AP)

Masters tee times

Round four: Sunday 12 April

All times BST; nationality American unless stated

2:06pm Aaron Rai (England); Charl Schwartzel (S. Africa)

2:17pm Gary Woodland; Kurt Kitayama

2:28pm Jon Rahm (Spain); Sergio Garcia (Spain)

2:39pm Si Woo Kim (Korea); Rasmus Hojgaard (Denmark)

2:50pm Keegan Bradley; Dustin Johnson

3:01pm Matt McCarty; Corey Conners (Canada)

3:12pm Viktor Hovland (Norway); Justin Thomas

3:23pm Alex Noren (Sweden); Maverick McNealy

3:45pm Adam Scott (Australia); Marco Penge (England)

3:56pm Harris English; Samuel Stevens

4:07pm Brian Harman; Jordan Spieth

4:18pm Sungjae Im (Korea); Hideki Matsuyama (Japan)

4:29pm Sepp Straka (Austria); Jacob Bridgeman

4:40pm Chris Gotterup; Kristoffer Reitan (Norway)

4:51pm Michael Brennan; Max Homa

5:13pm Nick Taylor (Canada); Matt Fitzpatrick (England)

5:24pm Ludvig Aberg (Sweden); Brian Campbell

5:35pm Tyrrell Hatton (England); Tommy Fleetwood (England)

5:46pm Brooks Koepka; Wyndham Clark

5:57pm Ryan Gerard; Xander Schauffele

6:08pm Jake Knapp; Ben Griffin

6:30pm Patrick Reed; Collin Morikawa

6:41pm Patrick Cantlay; Russell Henley

6:52pm Scottie Scheffler; Haotong Li (China)

7:03pm Jason Day (Australia); Justin Rose (England)

7:14pm Sam Burns; Shane Lowry (Ireland)

7:25pm Cameron Young; Rory McIlroy (N. Ireland)

How can I watch The Masters 2026?

Fans in the UK can watch The Masters on Sky Sports, with coverage underway with Masters breakfast from 2.30pm BST. Featured Group action and updates around the course are available on Sky Sports Golf until 5pm BST, when the global broadcast window opens up.

Sky Sports+ will have live coverage of the Featured Holes/Amen Corner from 5pm BST on Saturday and 4:45pm BST on Sunday.

Fans can subscribe to Sky, or use NOW with a day or month pass. Independent Sport will also have a live blog with all the latest scores, news and reaction.