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1954 Masters Tournament payout Major

Sam Snead won $5,000 from a $25,000 purse. 55 players were paid, and the smallest check was $250.

Augusta National Golf Club

$25KPurse
$5KWinner's share
$250Smallest check
55Players paid
52%To the top 10
—Missed the cut

Sam Snead finished +1 and took 20% of the purse. That $5,000 is worth about $61,870 in 2026 dollars.

How the 1954 Masters Tournament purse was split

Every paid player in finishing order. The top 10 took 52% of the money, and the dashed line marks the smallest check.

$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$5K2$3KT4T6T12T12T16T22T22T29T33T33T38T38T46T46T53T58T6072Smallest check $250

1954 Masters Tournament prize money for every player

Final positions and prize money, with what the same untied position paid the year before.

PosPlayerTo parLast yearPrize money
2Ben Hogan+1$2,500$3,125 +25%
1Sam Snead+1$4,000$5,000 +25%
3Billy Joe Patton Amateur+2$1,700Not known
T4Dutch Harrison+3$1,400$1,938
T4Lloyd Mangrum+3$1,400$1,938
T6Jerry Barber+4$1,042
T6Jack Burke, Jr.+4$1,042
T6Bob Rosburg+4$1,042
T9Al Besselink+6$600$781
T9Cary Middlecoff+6$600$781
11Dick Chapman Amateur+7Not known
T12Tommy Bolt+8$631
T12Chick Harbert+8$631
T12Byron Nelson+8$631
T12Lew Worsham+8$631
T16Julius Boros+9$443$563
T16Jay Hebert+9$443$563
T16Peter Thomson+9$443$563
T16Ken Venturi Amateur+9$443Not known
T20Charles Coe Amateur+10Not known
T20Harvie Ward Amateur+10Not known
T22Walter Burkemo+11$443
T22Pete Cooper+11$443
T22Marty Furgol+11$443
T22Gene Littler+11$443
T22Ed Oliver+11$443
T22Earl Stewart+11$443
T22Bob Toski+11$443
T29Jimmy Demaret+12$200$333
T29Vic Ghezzi+12$200$333
T29Dick Mayer+12$200$333
32Gardner Dickinson+13$250
T33Jimmy Clark+14$250
T33George Fazio+14$250
T33Doug Ford+14$250
T33Fred Haas+14$250
T33Johnny Palmer+14$250
T38Clarence Doser+15$200$250
T38Lawson Little+15$200$250
T38Al Mengert+15$200$250
T38Skee Riegel+15$200$250
T38Horton Smith+15$200$250
T43Billy Maxwell+16$250
T43Frank Stranahan Amateur+16Not known
T43Felice Torza+16$250
T46Skip Alexander+17$250
T46Bruce Cudd Amateur+17Not known
T46Leland Gibson+17$250
T46Bud Holscher+17$250
T46Bill Nary+17$250
T51William C. Campbell Amateur+18$200Not known
T51Ted Kroll+18$200$250
T53Arnold Blum Amateur+19$200Not known
T53Dave Douglas+19$200$250
T53Claude Harmon+19$200$250
T53Jack Isaacs+19$200$250
T53Gene Sarazen+19$200$250
T58Don Cherry Amateur+21$200Not known
T58Fred Hawkins+21$200$250
T60Bill Ogden+22$250
T60Johnny Revolta+22$250
T60Jim Turnesa+22$250
63Robert Sweeny Jr. Amateur+24$200Not known
T64Jimmy Jackson Amateur+26Not known
T64Bobby Kuntz Amateur+26Not known
66Jim McHale Jr. Amateur+27Not known
67Don Albert Amateur+28Not known
T68Angelo Santilli Amateur+29Not known
T68Denny Shute+29$250
70Ray Palmer Amateur+31Not known
71Craig Wood+32$250
72Sam Parks Jr.+36$250
WDDale Morey Amateur+18Not known
WDJim Ferrier+12Not known
WDJess Sweetser Amateur+7Not known
WDChandler Harper+11Not known
WDFrank Souchak Amateur+18Not known
WDJock HutchisonNot known
WDFred McLeodNot known

Masters Tournament winner's share over time

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$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M$5.0M343740464952$5K55586164677073767981838689929497000306091215182126

1954 Masters Tournament payout FAQ

How much did the winner of the 1954 Masters Tournament get?

Sam Snead won $5,000 from a $25,000 purse.

What was the 1954 Masters Tournament purse?

$25,000.

How much did last place get at the 1954 Masters Tournament?

The smallest check was $250, to Sam Parks Jr. (72).

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