The Masters 2025: How to watch, prize money, schedule and everything you need to know

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It’s major championship season! The Golfing Gazette has everything you need to know about the 2025 Masters Tournament.

With no disrespect to recent events, all eyes have been on Augusta National since Rory McIlroy won The Players Championship four weeks ago.

Now, it’s finally time for all golf fans – hardcore, casuals and everything in between – to enjoy one of the greatest sporting events on the calendar.

Here is all the important information about The Masters, from how to watch to prize money.

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The Masters 2025 dates and schedule

Masters week starts on Monday, April 7 and ends on Sunday, April 13. There are events on all seven days, but the tournament takes place from Thursday to Sunday.

• Monday: Practice Round
• Tuesday: Practice Round, Champion’s Dinner
• Wednesday: Practice Round, Par-3 Contest
• Thursday: Honorary Starters, First Round
• Friday: Second Round
• Saturday: Third Round
• Sunday: Fourth Round, Green Jacket Ceremony

Where is The Masters 2025?

The Masters is the only major championship with the same venue every season. It’s always at the beautiful Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.

Augusta National

• Location: Augusta, Georgia
• Established: 1932
• Architects: Alister Mackenzie & Bobby Jones Jr.
• Par: 72
• Yardage: 7,555

How to watch The Masters 2025

ESPN will show live TV coverage of The Masters to fans in the United States on Wednesday (Par 3 Contest), Thursday and Friday afternoons.

Paramount+ and CBS will broadcast the play from Augusta National on Saturday and Sunday.

Which players are in The Masters 2025?

Every professional golfer wants to play in The Masters, so the field is as good as it gets. It includes the best players from the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and some legendary former champions.

The top contenders include: Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Bryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Aberg, Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele.

Here are some of the past winners in the field: Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples, Bernhard Langer, Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia and Jose Maria Olazabal.

What is The Masters 2025 prize money?

The prize money at The Masters is $20 million in total. The only PGA Tour events with more are The Players Championship ($25m) and the Tour Championship ($100m).

Here is what the top five in the Masters leaderboard will earn:

• Winner: $3.6m
• Runner-up: $2.16m
• 3rd: $1.36m
• 4th: $960k
• 5th: $800k