Golfers aim to take home big money at the Masters

The purse for the 2015 Masters is $9 million – the same as it was in 2014 – with the winner taking home more than $1.6 million. The last time the Augusta National Golf Club’s signature tournament saw a purse increase was when it jumped from $8 million in 2013 to $9 million in 2014. In 1934, Horton Smith, who won first and third Masters, was paid $1,500 out of the $5,000 purse. In 2014, The University of Georgia alumnus Gerry Lester “Bubba” Watson Jr. took home $1.62 million while Jordan…