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- Patrick Reed won the Masters, holding off challenges from some of golf’s biggest names.
- Reed won the green jacket, but will also take home nearly $ 2 million.
- The Masters’ purse overall is $ 11.0 million, second only to the U.S. Open.
Patrick Reed won the Masters, holding off challenges from some of golf’s biggest names.
Winning The Masters is one of the most prestigious achievements in golf. The winner gets the iconic green jacket, cements himself in the annals of sporting history forever — and takes home quite a bit of money as well. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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