Rory McIlroy won the 2026 Masters Tournament, earning a record $4.5 million winner’s share from the event’s record $22.5 million purse.
His longtime caddie Harry Diamond is expected to receive approximately $450,000 from this payout alone.
Caddies typically earn around 10% of the player’s prize money for a major win.
McIlroy wins second straight Masters
The world No. 2 from Northern Ireland secured his sixth major title and a second consecutive Green Jacket at Augusta National, becoming just the fourth player to win back-to-back Masters titles.
McIlroy overcame an uneven start in the final round, including a double bogey at the fourth and a bogey at the sixth, before steadying himself with four birdies over the next seven holes.
Despite wayward tee shots late in the round, he held on to finish at 12-under-par 276, edging world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler by one stroke.
With the victory, McIlroy joins Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo as the only players to win consecutive Masters titles.
A tense finish awaited on the 18th hole, where McIlroy’s tee shot sailed right over the trees toward the adjacent 10th fairway.
From there, he produced a remarkable recovery, shaping his approach around the pines into a greenside bunker.
He then blasted out to 12 feet and two-putted for bogey, enough to seal the win.
McIlroy, 36, celebrated emotionally on the 18th green, raising his arms before embracing his wife Erica and daughter Poppy.
