How is masters purse divided

Ryan Palmer. Victor Perez. Ian Poulter. Jon Rahm. Patrick Reed. Justin Rose. Xander Schauffele. Scottie Scheffler. Charl Schwartzel.

Adam Scott. Webb Simpson. Vijay Singh. Cameron Smith. Jordan Spieth. Henrik Stenson. Tyler Strafaci. Robert Streb. Hudson Swafford. Justin Thomas. Michael Thompson. Brendon Todd. Jimmy Walker. Matt Wallace. Bubba Watson. Mike Weir. Lee Westwood. Bernd Wiesberger. The Masters purse is so impressive that the third-place finisher in this case finishers, as Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele tied will receive as much as the entire field did when Jack Nicklaus won the Masters.

So while one of the last thing a green jacket-earner will be thinking about come Sunday evening or Monday morning is how much money will hit his bank account next week, it's still tremendous money for the work. When golfers tie for a position, their share of the purse is an average of what those competitors would be paid if they were positioned in order. A total of 54 golfer made the cut this year. Projected and official earnings for the PGA Championship are allocated to the top 70 and ties.

If golfers are tied, they split the earnings awarded to all finishing positions from their finisihing position plus the number of golfers golfers with whom they are tied. For example, two golfers tie for second, they split the money paid out to 2nd place and 3rd place. Amateurs do not receive earnings. Amateurs are not paid, including the two who made the cut. This tournament started with 92 players, and there was a hole cut made this week to the top 50 and ties.

Beyond money, there are important points, perks and benefits on the line for the field -- in particular, the tournament winner. The winner of this event will get FedEx Cup points.