At the 2025 Masters, Rory McIlroy created history. Not only did the Northern Irishman win his first ever green jacket at Augusta National, but he also became the sixth golfer in history to win a career grand slam. This achievement was possible because of McIlroy's brilliant display in a sudden death playoff.After four rounds of golf, the 2025 Masters was decided by a sudden death playoff between McIlroy and Justin Rose. McIlroy completely outclassed his English rival in the playoff. Recently, during a press conference at the Quail Hollow Golf Club, Xander Schauffele spoke about what it's like to face McIlroy in a playoff.Detailing his own experience, Schauffele said (via ASAP Sport):"Yeah, thanks for bringing that up, Juan. The times I think about competing against him, I feel like he's gotten the best of me almost every time. Thinking back to Quail, you know, I got the brunt of firing Rory McIlroy hitting it further and straighter than everyone, chipping and putting it better than everyone, and we kind of saw what that looked like in birdieing, I don't know, what felt like every hole on the back nine. Looking back to China, played in a playoff against him. Lost. So I don't really know any other heads-up moments that we've had."You can check the video of Rory McIlroy's final round at the Masters below:Further in the press conference, Xander Schauffele mentioned that Rory McIlroy is going to go down as one of the greatest golfers of all time. He further added that any opportunity to play against the 2025 Masters champion always results in a good time.How much did Rory McIlroy earn for his 2025 Masters win?The 2025 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club had a total purse of $21 million. Rory McIlroy took home the lion's share of this purse as he earned $4,200,000 for his victory. Here is a detailed look at the payout for the 2025 Masters championship:1 Rory McIlroy -11 $4,200,0002 Justin Rose -11 $2,268,0003 Patrick Reed -9 $1,428,0004 Scottie Scheffler -8 $1,008,000T5 Sungjae Im -7 $798,000T5 Bryson DeChambeau -7 $798,0007 Ludvig Aberg -6 $703,500T8 Jason Day -5 $588,000T8 Corey Conners -5 $588,000T8 Xander Schauffele -5 $588,000T8 Zach Johnson -5 $588,000T12 Harris English -4 $462,000T12 Max Homa -4 $462,000T14 Bubba Watson -3 $336,000T14 Jon Rahm -3 $336,000T14 Jordan Spieth -3 $336,000T14 Tyrrell Hatton -3 $336,000T14 Matt McCarty -3 $336,000T14 Tom Hoge -3 $336,000T14 Collin Morikawa -3 $336,000T21 Hideki Matsuyama -2 $210,000T21 Davis Riley -2 $210,000T21 Tommy Fleetwood -2 $210,000T21 Daniel Berger -2 $210,000T21 Byeong Hun An -2 $210,000T21 Viktor Hovland -2 $210,000T27 Aaron Rai -1 $158,500T27 Michael Kim -1 $158,500T29 Sahith Theegala E $142,800T29 Denny McCarthy E $142,800T29 Joaquin Niemann E $142,800T32 Brian Campbell 1 $118,860T32 Maverick McNealy 1 $118,860T32 Rasmus Hojgaard 1 $118,860T32 Max Greyserman 1 $118,860T36 Justin Thomas 2 $118,860T36 Brian Harman 2 $96,600T36 Patrick Cantlay 2 $96,600T36 Charl Schwartzel 2 $96,600T40 Matt Fitzpatrick 3 $96,600T40 Nick Taylor 3 $84,000T42 Akshay Bhatia 4 $84,000T42 Danny Willett 4 $77,700T42 J.T. Poston 4 $77,700T42 Shane Lowry 4 $77,700T46 Wyndham Clark 5 $59,535T46 Sam Burns 5 $59,535T46 Davis Thompson 5 $59,53549 Min Woo Lee 6 $59,53550 J.J. Spaun 7 $52,92051 Nico Echavarria 8 $51,660T52 Stephan Jaeger 9 $51,660T52 Tom Kim 9 $51,660