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- SA golfer Charl Schwartzel earned R5.7 million for finishing tied for 10th at the Masters.
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout bagged R743 000 for finishing tied for 44th.
- American champion Scottie Scheffler took home the equivalent of R39 million.
He may have fallen short in his quest for a second green jacket, but South African golfer Charl Schwartzel is laughing all the way to the bank after his efforts at the Masters over the weekend.
Schwartzel, who won the Masters in 2011, was the best performing SA golfer at the year's opening major at Augusta National.
Schwartzel finished even par in a tie for 10th spot but still pocketed a handy $390 000 (R5.7 million).
World No 1 Scottie Scheffler, who won his first major championship, earned $2.7 million (R39 million).
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, the other South African golfer who made the weekend cut, finished tied for 44th and earned $51 000 (R743 000).
All the professional golfers who failed to make the cut - which included SA trio Erik van Rooyen, Garrick Higgo and Louis Oosthuizen (who withdraw ahead of the second round) - earned $10 000 (R146 000).
American Tiger Woods, who stole headlines after returning from a long injury layoff, finished 47th and earned $43 500 (R633 000).
1: Scottie Scheffler, -10, $2,700,000
2: Rory McIlroy, -7, $1,620,000
T-3: Shane Lowry, -5, $870,000
T-3: Cameron Smith, -5, $870,000
5: Collin Morikawa, -4, $600,000
T-6: Will Zalatoris, -3, $521,250
T-6: Corey Conners, -3, $521,250
T-8: Justin Thomas, -1, $450,000
T-8: Sungjae Im, -1, $450,000
T-10: Cameron Champ, E, $390,000
T-10: Charl Schwartzel, E, $390,000
T-12: Dustin Johnson, +1, $330,000
T-12: Danny Willett, +1, $330,000
T-14: Kevin Na, +2, $225,333
T-14: Matt Fitzpatrick, +2, $225,333
T-14: Min Woo Lee, +2, $225,333
T-14: Harry Higgs, +2, $225,333
T-14: Lee Westwood, +2, $225,333
T-14: Talor Gooch, +2, $225,333
T-14: Hideki Matsuyama, +2, $225,333
T-14: Tommy Fleetwood, +2, $225,333
T-14: Jason Kokrak, +2, $225,333
T-23: Robert MacIntyre, +3, $138,000
T-23: Harold Varner III, +3, $138,000
T-23: Sergio Garcia, +3, $138,000
T-23: J.J. Spaun, +3, $138,000
T-27: Jon Rahm, +4, $111,000
T-27: Seamus Power, +4, $111,000
T-27: Viktor Hovland, +4, $111,000
T-30: Russell Henley, +5, $93,150
T-30: Sepp Straka, +5, $93,150
T-30: Hudson Swafford, +5, $93,150
T-30: Lucas Glover, +5, $93,150
T-30: Marc Leishman, +5, $93,150
T-35: Joaquin Niemann, +6, $75,563
T-35: Tony Finau, +6, $75,563
T-35: Patrick Reed, +6, $75,563
T-35: Webb Simpson, +6, $75,563
T-39: Patrick Cantlay, +7, $63,000
T-39: Bubba Watson, +7, $63,000
T-39: Tom Hoge, +7, $63,000
T-39: Si Woo Kim, +7, $63,000
43: Billy Horschel, +8, $55,500
T-44: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, +9, $51,000
T-44: Kevin Kisner, +9, $51,000
46: Cameron Davis, +12, $46,500
47: Tiger Woods, +13, $43,500
T-48: Adam Scott, +14, $40,050
T-48: Max Homa, +14, $40,050
T-50: Mackenzie Hughes, +15, $37,350
T-50: Daniel Berger, +15, $37,350
52: Tyrrell Hatton, +17, $36,000
