Rory McIlroy survived a chaotic finish to win the Masters on Sunday afternoon for the first time in his career. (Michael Madrid-Imagn Images)
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — At long last, Rory McIlroy has finally won at Augusta National.
McIlroy survived a chaotic finish and beat out Justin Rose in a playoff to grab his first career win at the Masters and complete the career grand slam. His final putt sent him into an emotional whirlwind on the green after he tapped in a 4-foot putt for the win.
That ended his major championship drought that stretched back to 2014 and gave him his first career green jacket. He is also now just the sixth golfer in history, and the first since Tiger Woods, to win the career grand slam.
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While this is likely far less important to McIlroy, considering what the win means for his career, McIlroy is also walking away from Augusta National with a $4.2 million check. That is part of a record $21 million purse this week.
The Masters offered a $20 million purse last year, which set a record for the event and matched most of the other top events on the PGA Tour’s schedule. Scottie Scheffler then earned a $3.6 million check for his win at Augusta National last April. Only The Players Championship, at $25 million, topped the Masters’ purse. That event offered the same purse this year, which sent McIlroy home with a $4.5 million check after his playoff win at TPC Sawgrass.
By comparison, the U.S. Open set the record last season among the four major championships with its $21.5 million purse at Pinehurst. The PGA Championship offered an $18.5 million purse, and the British Open had $17.5 million up for grabs. All four major championships offered record purses at their respective events, and will likely follow suit this year.
McIlroy, despite making two double bogeys on the day and nearly giving away a massive lead on the back nine, edged out Rose in the playoff to escape with the win. McIlroy is now the first person to have two double bogeys in his final round and still win the Masters in the tournament’s history. Rose, who led for much of the week, fought back to finish alone in second at 11-under. He’s now lost in a playoff twice at the Masters in his career. Bryson DeChambeau, who was in the final pairing with McIlroy, stumbled and finished five-shots back.
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Here’s a look at how much McIlroy and the rest of the field earned this week at Augusta National.
1. Rory McIlroy — $4.2 million
2. Justin Rose — $2.268 million
3. Patrick Reed — $1.428 million
4. Scottie Scheffler — $1.008 million
T5. Bryson DeChambeau, Sungjae Im — $798,000
7. Ludvig Åberg — $703,500
T8. Xander Schauffele, Zach Johnson, Jason Day, Corey Conners — $588,000
T12. Harris English, Max Homa $462,000
T14. Bubba Watson, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth, Tyrrell Hatton, Matt McCarty, Tom Hoge, Collin Morikawa — $336,000
T21. Hideki Matsuyama, Davis Riley, Tommy Fleetwood, Daniel Berger, Ben An, Viktor Hovland — $210,000
T27. Aaron Rai, Michael Kim — $158,550
T29. Sahith Theegala, Denny McCarthy, Joaquin Niemann — $142,800
T32. Brian Campbell, Maverick McNealy, Rasmus Højgaard, Max Greyserman, — $121,537
T36. Justin Thomas, Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay, Charl Schwartzel — $101,062
T40. Matt Fitzpatrick, Nick Taylor $88,200
T42. Akshay Bhatia, Danny Willett, J.T. Poston, Shane Lowry — $75,600
T46. Wyndham Clar,, Sam Burns, Davis Thompson — $60,900
49. Min Woo Lee — $54,600
50. J.J. Spaun — $52,920
51. Nico Echavarria — $51,240
T52. Stephan Jaeger, Tom Kim — $48,720
Those who did not make the cut will receive $25,000 each. The five amateurs in the field, who all missed the cut, are not eligible for that prize.
