The Masters gave fans so much drama on Sunday as it took extra holes to declare a winner.
After 11 years, Rory McIlroy completed the career grand slam and slipped on the Green Jacket in what may go down as one of the best Championship Sundays in the 89 years of the tournament.
When the ball rolled into the hole, McIlroy’s emotions flooded out of him. He could not contain himself as he finally made history.
As he walked off the course, the emotions continued.
It was not easy, though.
McIlroy and Justin Rose went head to head after the Northern Irishman missed a short putt on 18 to claim a one-shot victory.
The Englishman was seven shots back at the start of the day and made 10 birdies to get into the playoff against his Ryder Cup teammate. However, his luck ran out as he settled for par and McIlroy sank his short birdie putt.
McIlroy not only gets a Green Jacket but a hefty $4.2 million check.
Rose’s runner-up finish earned him a $2,268,000 share of the $21 million purse. It is the second major in a row where he was in that second-place spot.
LIV Golf’s Patrick Reed finished solo third and won $1,428,000. It is his best finish in a major championship since he won his Green Jacket in 2018.
The 2024 champ, Scottie Scheffler, claimed solo fourth at 8-under. He won 1,008,000.
How much money did the rest of the field make this week? Here is a full breakdown of the 89th Masters Tournament payout.
2025 Masters Tournament Payout:
1. Rory McIlroy (-11*): $4,200,000
2. Justin Rose (-11): $2,268,000
3. Patrick Reed (-9): $1,428,000
4. Scottie Scheffler (-8): $1,008,000
T5. Sungjae Im, Bryson DeChambeau (-7): $798,000
7. Ludvig Åberg (-6): $703,500
T8. Jason Day, Corey Conners, Xander Schauffele, Zach Johnson (-5): $588,000
T12. Harris English, Max Homa (-4): $462,000
T14. Bubba Watson, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth, Tyrrell Hatton, Matt McCarty, Tom Hoge, Collin Morikawa (-3): $336,000
T21. Hideki Matsuyama, Davis Riley, Tommy Fleetwood, Daniel Berger, Byeong Hun An, Viktor Hovland (-2): $210,000
T27. Aaron Rai, Michael Kim (-1): $158,500
T29. Sahith Theegala, Denny McCarthy, Joaquin Niemann (E): $142,800
T32. Maverick McNealy, Rasmus Højgaard, Max Greyserman (+1): $118,860
T36. Justin Thomas, Brian Harman, Patrick Cantlay, Charl Schwartzel(+2): $96,600
T40. Matt Fitzpatrick, Nick Taylor (+3): $84,000
T42. Akshay Bhatia, Danny Willett, J.T. Poston, Shane Lowry (+4): $77,700
T46. Wydham Clark, Sam Burns, Davis Thompson (+5): $59,535
49. Min Woo Lee (+6): $59,535
50. J.J. Spaun (+7): $52,920
51. Nico Echavarria (+8): $51,660
T52. Stephan Jaeger, Tom Kim (+9):$51,660
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