The purse is the amount of official money, it is shared out between all the participants.
The master's purse, often referring to the prize money awarded at a golf tournament like The Masters, is funded primarily by the tournament's organizers, which include the Augusta National Golf Club. Revenue from ticket sales, sponsorships, and broadcast rights contributes to this purse. Additionally, the overall financial health of the event and its popularity play a significant role in determining the size of the purse.
This is the amount of official money, than is shared between the players, depending on their finish.
The 2008 Masters golf tournament has a purse of $7.5 million, $250,000 more than last year. Of that, the winner (Trevor Immelman) takes home $1.35 million.
It depends on the purse for that year, but usally just short of $1 million
It is different every year, usually going up a bit, check out the following link. http://www.usopen.com/pdf/moneyList.pdf
Oakmount golf course is located in PA just outside of Pittsburgh OAKMONT, Pa. in western Pennsylvania Site: Oakmont, Pa. Status: Finished Course: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont Golf Course (7,355 yards, par 70) Purse: $6,800,000.00
The 2008 Masters Golf tournament has a purse of $7.5 million, $250,000 more than last year. Of that, the winner (Trevor Immelman) takes home $1.35 million.
The total purse for the tournament was $7,500,000. Graeme McDowell received $1,350,000 as champion.
It is this lady's purse.
The purse
because it's a purse, you can also call it a wallet........
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