The Masters Tournament began in 1934, with Horton Smith becoming the ... In 1947, Frank Stranahan finished T-2, two shots behind winner Jimmy Demaret. In 1954, Billy Joe Patton finished one stroke out ...

On Saturday, Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters announced that this year's purse will total $21 million and that the winner of the 2025 Masters Tournament will receive $4.2 million.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters winner just got a pay raise. Augusta National released it’s 2025 Prize Money Breakdown on Saturday, and the top spot has jumped from $3.6 million US to $4.2 million.