Golf vs Boston Marathon 2019: Big Disparity in Winnings!

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Tiger Woods collected his 15th major win, and his fifth Masters, at the 2019 Masters Tournament on Sunday. The 43-year-old hadn't won a major championship since 2008 when he triumphed at the U.S. Open.

Besides donning the coveted green jacket, Woods earned a sizable paycheck: $2.07 million, which is the standard 18 percent of the total pot. When Woods won the tournament in 2001 and earned $1 million, he became the first winner to earn seven figures. Now, he's the first Masters champion to earn more than $2 million.

The total payout hit a record high of $11.5 million, up from $11 million in 2018.

The prize money, which is split among the 87-player field, is distributed depending on final rank.

Here's how it would normally get divided up between the top eight finishers:

First place: $2.07 million (18% of the total purse)
Second place: $1.24 million (10.8% of the total purse)
Third place: $782,000 (6.8% of the total purse)
Fourth place: $552,000 (4.8% of the total purse)
Fifth place: $460,000 (4% of the total purse)
Sixth place: $414,000 (3.6% of the total purse)
Seventh place: $385,250 (3.35% of the total purse)
Eighth place: $356,500 (3.1% of the total purse)

This year, however, there was a three-way tie for second place, meaning Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka will take home $858,667 each. There was also a four-way tie for fifth place, meaning Jason Day, Webb Simpson, Francesco Molinari, and Tony Finau earned $403,938 each.

After two rounds of play, the field gets narrowed down to players within either the top 50 or 10 shots of the lead. This year, 65 competitors made the cut, all of whom receive a percentage of the purse. The three competitors who tied for a 62nd place each earned $25,415.

Those who didn't make the 36-hole cut earn the least but are still paid something: $10,000.

Men’s winner Lawrence Cherono and women’s winner Worknesh Degefa hold up the trophy at the finish line ceremony at the 123rd Boston MarathonBoston Globe | Boston Globe | Getty Images
Men’s winner Lawrence Cherono and women’s winner Worknesh Degefa hold up the trophy at the finish line ceremony at the 123rd Boston Marathon.

In the open division, which Degefa and Cherono won, the top 15 men and women walk away with prize money. Here’s exactly how much they earn:

First place: $150,000
Second place: $75,000
Third place: $40,000
Fourth place: $25,000
Fifth place: $15,000
Sixth place: $12,000
Seventh place: $9,000
Eighth place: $7,400
Ninth place: $5,700
10th place: $4,200
11th place: $2,600
12th place: $2,100
13th place: $1,800
14th place: $1,700
15th place: $1,500

In the wheelchair division, the top 10 finishers take home prize money.
First place gets $25,000,
Second place gets $15,000,
Third place gets $7,500.

For the masters' division, the top five finishers collect paychecks, with the top male and female each earning $10,000.

The number eight golfer could have paid all the winning marathoners with his cut and still keep change!!

GOLF is for the RICH, while Marathon is for the POOR!