{"id":4266,"date":"2026-04-13T09:47:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=4266"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:52:08","slug":"rory-mcilroy-earns-4-5-million-for-2026-masters-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/rory-mcilroy-earns-4-5-million-for-2026-masters-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory McIlroy earns $4.5 million for 2026 Masters win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rory McIlroy retained his Masters Tournament crown after emerging victorious on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Irishman edged out Scottie Scheffler in a tightly contested final round at Augusta National to become just the fourth player to wear the Green Jacket in back-to-back years, joining Jack Nicklaus (1965 &amp; 1966), Nick Faldo (1989 &amp; 1990) and Tiger Woods (2001 &amp; 2002).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); 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font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXER-awlDV1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by SPOTV SEA (@spotvsea)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old pocketed a cool $4.5 million purse, which was a $300,000 increase over the prize money for his 2025 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Scheffler earned $2.43 million for his efforts, while a four-way tie for third place saw each player take home $1.08 million.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the full breakdown of prize money from the 2026 Masters.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 15%;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 60%;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 25%;\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px; text-align: left;\">Position<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px; text-align: left;\">Golfer<\/th>\n<th style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px; text-align: left;\">Earnings (each)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Rory McIlroy<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">$4,500,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Scottie Scheffler<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">$2,430,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">T3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Tyrrell Hatton, Russell Henley, Justin Rose, Cameron Young<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">$1,080,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">T7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">$725,625<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">T9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Max Homa, Xander Schauffele<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">$630,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Jake Knapp<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">$562,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">T12<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed, Patrick Cantlay, Jason Day<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">$427,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">T18<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Maverick McNealy, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">$315,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">T21<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Keegan Bradley, Ludvig \u00c5berg, Wyndham Clark<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">$252,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">T24<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Matt McCarty, Adam Scott, Sam Stevens, Brian Campbell, Michael Brennan, Chris Gotterup<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">$182,250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">T30<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 8px;\">Alex Noren, Harris English, Shane Lowry<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc; 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