US Masters Prize Money: How Does It Compare To Other Sports?

This year's Masters champion will walk away over $2 million better off. How does that stack up against other major sporting events?

US Masters Prize Money: How Does It Compare To Other Sports?

The Green Jacket may be the only prize on the players' minds this week, but there are a few dollars to share around for a lofty finish, too.

This year's prize fund for the 2019 US Masters stands at a massive $11.5 million, with the winner set to receive over $2 million for the first ever time; even the runner-up will pocket over $1 million as the pot gets bumped up by an extra $500,000.

It may be a Masters record, but it's not the most lucrative event. Just last month, the prize fund for the Players Championship hit $12.5 million, with Rory McIlroy walking away with a tidy $2.25 million - the largest winner's cheque in PGA Tour history.

Last year, Patrick Reed took home $1,980,000 for his US Masters victory, but how do these sums compare against other individual sports?

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Away from the world of sport, playing cards can prove lucrative - as it was for John Cynn last year. The 33-year-old turned his $10,000 buy-into something substantially larger in winning the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Winners' cheques

FedEx Cup - $15 million (2019) The World Series of Poker - $8.8 million (2018) Australian Open (tennis) - £2.56 million (2019) Wimbledon - £2,250,000 (2018) French Open (tennis) - £1,990,000 (2019) The Open Championship - £1,426,000 (2018) World Snooker Championship - £500,000 (2019) PDC World Championship (darts) - £500,000 (2018/19) Tour de France - £440,626 (2018) London Marathon - £39,000 (2018)

Full US Masters Prize Money 2019 breakdown

1st $2,070,000 2nd $1,242,000 3rd $782,000 4th $552,000 5th $460,000 6th $414,000 7th $385,250 8th $356,500 9th $333,500 10th $310,500 11th $287,500 12th $264,500 13th $241,500 14th $218,500 15th $207,000 16th $195,500 17th $184,000 18th $172,500 19th $161,000 20th $149,500 21st $138,000 22nd $128,800 23rd $119,600 24th $110,400 25th $101,200 26th $92,000 27th $88,550 28th $85,100 29th $81,650 30th $78,200 31st $74,750 32nd $71,300 33rd $67,850 34th $64,975 35th $62,100 36th $59,225 37th $56,350 38th $54,050 39th $51,750 40th $49,450 41st $47,150 42nd $44,850 43rd $42,550 44th $40,250 45th $37,950 46th $35,650 47th $33,350 48th $31,510 49th $29,900 50th $28,980

The remaining professionals will receive cash prizes ranging downward from $28,290 depending on their scores.

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