Rory McIlroy shoots 73 to tie for lead heading into final round of Masters
Rory McIlroy shot a 73 in Game 3 to move into a tie for the lead after a roller coaster day at Augusta.
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Masters Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club is over, but it was a great day of golf.
After clutch play on the back nine of the final round on Sunday, April 12, Rory McIlroy became the first back-to-back Masters champion since Tiger Woods more than 20 years ago. This was also the sixth major win of McIlroy’s career.
McIlroy was in the driver’s seat after the first two days, but an eventful third round left him tied for first place on the leaderboard with Cameron Young at 11 under for the tournament heading into Sunday’s final round. While other golfers such as Justin Rose and Scottie Scheffler moved up the rankings, a double bogey on the fourth hole (which Jack Nicklaus hated) and a bogey on the sixth hole caused him to briefly fall from the lead.
But McIlroy learned last year how to withstand pressure on the final day of the Masters. The 36-year-old Northern Irishman regained his composure and regained the lead, holding on on the final hole to win by one stroke.
A crowded top of the leaderboard meant some fun golf and a shot or putt between a “very good” payday and a “great payday” from the Masters purse, once again setting a new payout record.
Here’s what you need to know about the prize money golfers took home at the 90th Masters Sunday.
Here’s the top of the 2026 Masters Tournament leaderboard.
- 1. Rory McIlroy -12 (F)
- 2. Scottie Scheffler: -11 (F)
- T3. Tyrrell Hatton: -10 (F)
- T3. Russell Henry: -10 (F)
- T3. Justin Rose: -10 (F)
- T3. Cameron Young: -10 (F)
How much is this year’s Masters wallet?
This season’s Masters purse totals $22.5 million. That’s a $1.5 million increase from last season’s purse.
Here’s a breakdown of the prize money for the 2026 Masters Tournament (all contestants who missed out received $25,000):
- 1. Rory McIlroy (-13) — $4,500,000
- 2. Scottie Scheffler (-11) — $2,430,000
- T3. Tyrrell Hatton (-10) — $1,080,000
- T3. Russell Henry (-10) — $1,080,000
- T3. Justin Rose (-10) — $1,080,000
- T3. Cameron Young (-10) — $1,080,000
- 7. Collin Morikawa (-9) — $725,625
- T7. Sam Barnes (-9) — $725,625
- 9. Max Homa (-8) — $630,000
- T9. Xander Schauffele (-8) — $630,000
- 11. Jake Knapp (-7) — $562,500
- T12. Jordan Spieth (-5) — $427,500
- T12. Hideki Matsuyama (-5) — $427,500
- T12. Brooks Koepka (-5) — $427,500
- T12. Patrick Reed (-5) — $427,500
- T12. Patrick Cantlay (-5) — $427,500
- T12. Jason Day (-5) — $427,500
- T18. Viktor Hovland (-4) — $315,000
- T18. Maverick McNeely (-4) — $315,000
- T18. Matt Fitzpatrick (-4) — $315,000
- T21. Keegan Bradley (-3) — $252,000
- T21. Ludwig Oberg (-3) — $252,000
- T21. Windham Clark (-3) — $252,000
- T24. Matt McCarty (-2) — $178,071
- T24. Adam Scott (-2) — $178,071
- T24. Sam Stevens (-2) — $178,071
- T24. Chris Gotterup (-2) — $178,071
- T24. Michael Brennan (-2) — $178,071
- T24. Brian Campbell (-2) — $178,071
- T24. Shane Lowry (-2) — $178,071
- T31. Alex Nolen (-1) — $142,875
- T31. Harris English (-1) — $142,875
- T33. Gary Woodland (even) — $121,500
- T33. Dustin Johnson (even) — $121,500
- T33. Brian Harman (even) — $121,500
- T33. Tommy Fleetwood (even) — $121,500
- T33. Ben Griffin (even) — $121,500
- T38. Jon Rahm (+1) — $101,250
- T38. Ryan Gerard (+1) — $101,250
- T38. Haotong Li (+1) — $101,250
- T41. Justin Thomas (+2) — $83,250
- T41. Sepp Straka (+2) – $83,250
- T41. Jacob Bridgman (+2) — $83,250
- T41. Christopher Reitan (+2) — $83,250
- T41. Nick Taylor (+2) — $83,250
- T46. Im Sung Jae (+3) — $69,750
- 47. Siu Kim (+4) — $65,250
- 48. Aaron Rye (+5) — $61,650
- T49. Corey Connors (+6) — $57,600
- T49. Marco Money (+6) — $57,600
- 51. Kurt Kitayama (+7) — $55,350
- 52. Sergio Garcia (+8) — $54,000
- 53. Rasmus Hojgaard (+10) — $52,650
- 54. Charles Schwartzel (+12) — $51,300
How much does the winner of the Masters get?
The Masters announced Saturday that the winner of the 90th major will receive the $4.5 million prize after completing 18 holes on Sunday or winning a playoff.
The $4.5 million prize money for winning the 2026 Masters is an increase of $300,000 from what McIlroy won last year as the 2025 Masters champion. He has earned $8.7 million for winning the Masters the past two years.
Payment of Masters winners, distribution of prize money
Here’s how much the last five Masters winners have won:
- 2020 Winner Share: $1.8 million (Dustin Johnson)
- 2021 Winner’s Share: $2.07 million (Hideki Matsuyama)
- 2022 Winner’s Share: $2.7 million (Scotty Scheffler)
- 2023 Winner’s Share: $3.24 million (Jon Rahm)
- 2024 Winner’s Share: $3.6 million (Scotty Scheffler)
- 2025 Winner’s Share: $4.2 million (Rory McIlroy)
- 2026 Winner’s Share: $4.5 million (Rory McIlroy)
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