Okay, so, the Masters 2024, huh? What a tournament! I was glued to my screen the whole time. It got me thinking, just how much money are these guys playing for? So, I started digging around.
First, I checked out the official Masters site, but it wasn’t really clear there. Then, I read a bunch of articles from different sports news sites. It took a bit of searching, but I eventually found out that the total prize money this year was a whopping $20 million! That’s a $2 million bump from last year. Can you believe it? A 25% increase from just two years ago when it was at $15 million.
Now, the winner, Scottie Scheffler, he walked away with $3.6 million. That’s his second Masters win, by the way. What a legend! The guy in second place, Ludvig Aberg, he got $2.16 million. Not bad for a runner-up, right?
- Winner: $3,600,000 (Scottie Scheffler)
- 2nd Place: $2,160,000 (Ludvig Aberg)
And get this, even the guys who tied for third place, Max Homa and Tommy Fleetwood, they each got over a million bucks – $1.04 million to be exact. Imagine making that much money in just one tournament!
- T3: $1,040,000 (Max Homa, Tommy Fleetwood)
I also learned something interesting about how the caddies get paid. They get a weekly wage, plus a percentage of what their player earns. The winner’s caddie? They get a cool 10% of the prize money. So, Scheffler’s caddie probably took home around $360,000! It’s not just about playing; everyone working hard deserves a good share.
Figuring out the payouts for ties was a bit tricky. What I found out is that they basically add up the prize money for all the tied positions and then split it equally among the tied players. So, if two guys tie for second, they add up the money for second and third place and divide it by two.
It was quite a journey figuring all this out, reading through all those articles and doing the math. But hey, now we know just how much these pro golfers are raking in! It’s a lot of money, that’s for sure.
