According to the Augusta National Golf Club's website, the prize money breakdown is as follows:
1st: $1,305,000
2nd: $783,000
3rd: $493,000
4th: $348,000
5th: $290,000
6th: $261,000
7th: $242,875
8th: $224,750
9th: $210,250
10th: $195,750
11th: $181,250
12th: $166,750
13th: $152,250
14th: $137,750
15th: $130,500
16th: $123,250
17th: $116,000
18th: $108,750
19th: $101,500
20th: $94,250
21st: $87,000
22nd: $81,200
23rd: $75,400
24th: $69,600
25th: $63,800
26th: $58,000
27th: $55,825
28th: $53,650
29th: $51,475
30th: $49,300
31st: $47,125
32nd: $44,950
33rd: $42,775
34th: $40,963
35th: $39,150
36th: $37,338
37th: $35,525
38th: $34,075
39th: $32,625
40th: $31,175
41st:$29,725
42nd: $28,275
43rd: $26,825
44th: $25,375
The remainder of the professionals will receive cash prizes ranging downward from $23,925 depending on the scores.
Total prize money is $7,250,000.
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The total breakdown can be found at the site in the related link. The first six winners and the amounts they won are below (there were four third place winners).
1) Bubba Watson-$1,440,000
2) Louis Oosthuizen-$864,000
3) Peter Hanson-$384,000
Lee Westwood-$384,000
Matt Kuchar-$384,000
Phil Mickelson-$384,000
Same as 2011
Prize money list can be found at: http://www.augusta.com/stories/040807/mas_123892.shtml
In 2010, the winner of the Masters tournament won a prize money of $1.35 million. Phil Mickelson emerged as the champion that year, claiming both the coveted green jacket and the substantial cash prize.
$ 1,350,000 was the announced prize money for first place in the 2010 Masters Golf Tournament.
Prize money list can be found at: http://www.augusta.com/stories/040807/mas_123892.shtml
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The tournament committee decides what percentage of the total purse each position will get. A tie for second will each get half of the prize money for 2nd and 3rd place.
The Golfer receives the prize after the tournament ends.
Angel Cabrera will get $1,350,000. Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry will each get half of 2nd and 3rd place combined prize money.
Second place prize money is $810,000.
Prize money if you are asking about a tournament, in regular play it is called the pot.
Typically a tournament that has guaranteed prize money states that there is a guaranteed prize pool and often go on to say how much. For example: Guaranteed prize pool of $250,000. This means no matter what they take in for buyins, this much will be reserved for the prize money. The rest will go to costs of hosting the tournament be online or in a casino.