The purse for the winner of the 2006 Masters Tournament will be unchanged from last year. The winner will get a check for $1,260,000, out of a total purse of $7 million.

As of now, the Masters has the second-largest purse of the four major championships, and the highest among the three played in the United States. The majors traditionally don't announce their purses until the week of the tournament.

Last year, the U.S. Open and PGA Championship paid out $6.5 million total and $1,170,000 to the winner, and the British Open (in U.S. dollars, at the exchange rate when the tournament was played), paid $7,008,800, with $1,261,584 to the winner.

The Players Championship ($8 million) and the three World Golf Championship events ($7.5 million) pay more than the majors.

Here is the breakdown of Masters prize money:

1. $1,260,000

2. $756,000

3. $476,000

4. $336,000

5. $280,000

6. $252,000

7. $234,500

8. $217,000

9. $203,000

10. $189,000

11. $175,000

12. $161,000

13. $147,000

14. $133,000

15. $126,000

16. $119,000

17. $112,000

18. $105,000

19. $98,000

20. $91,000

21. $84,000

22. $78,400

23. $72,800

24. $67,200

25. $61,600

26. $56,000

27. $53,900

28. $51,800

29. $49,700

30. $47,600

31. $45,500

32. $43,400

33. $41,300

34. $39,550

35. $37,800

36. $36,050

37. $34,300

38. $32,900

39. $31,500

40. $30,100

41. $28,700

42. $27,300

43. $25,900

44. $24,500

45. $23,100

46. $21,700

47. $20,300