Rory McIlroy’s 2026 Masters Dinner is Most Expensive of the Past Decade

Rory McIlroy has expensive taste. His 2026 Masters Champions Dinner menu has just been revealed, and it comes in at an eye-watering $318 per plate. That’s the most expensive menu selection ever recorded, costing nearly triple what Scottie Scheffler’s did in 2025.

The price jump appears all the more significant because last year’s Champions Dinner was actually the cheapest we’d seen in 10 years. But McIlroy has spared no expense with his choices, which include a luxurious first course of Yellowfin Tuna Carpaccio with Foie Gras followed by a main of Wagyu Filet Mignon.

Masters Champions Dinner average cost rankings (since 2016)

Masters Champions Dinner average cost by year (since 2016)

Key Takeaways:

• The newest entry to the Champions Dinner cost rankings is by far the most expensive. Rory McIlroy’s menu comes in at an astonishing $318 per plate. That’s almost a 200% increase compared to the menu in 2025
• McIlroy’s options represent a decided shift toward fine dining, with luxurious ingredients like foie gras and Wagyu beef accompanied by a selection of vintage wines. As a result, the cost of his menu far exceeds what we’ve seen over the past 10 years
• Non-Americans occupy the top three spots on the list of most costly Masters Champions Dinners. Of the U.S. winners, Patrick Reed (who won in 2018) chose the priciest menu since 2016, with an average cost per plate of $170

Masters Champions Dinner menus, 2016-26

2016: Jordan Spieth

Seeing a Texan win the Masters has to make the following year's dinner guests feel pretty good. Spieth did this tradition right, bringing in the very best from Franklin Barbecue in Austin (highlighted by a carnivore's dream main course). Spieth's sleep-inducing meal came in at an average per-plate cost of $140.

2017: Danny Willett

In honor of the day of the week that provided the greatest moment of his career, it's only fitting that Willett opted for a Sunday roast special as his Masters Champions Dinner. With Rules Restaurant – the oldest dining establishment in London – providing the inspiration, Willett's uber-traditional English feast came in at a reasonable $110 per plate.

2018: Sergio Garcia

Garcia kept his Masters Champions Dinner menu right and tight – and I'm guessing that his guests didn't mind at all. Jaleo by Jose Andres in Washington, D.C., provided the three-course meal, featuring international salad, Spanish lobster rice in a simmering broth and a tres leches cake with ice cream. The cost of this Spanish decadence: $150 per person.

2019: Patrick Reed

While Garcia's menu was as condensed as it gets for a Masters Champions Dinner, no one offered more variety than Reed, whose menu featured multiple options for appetizers, main courses and desserts. Peter Luger Steak House in New York City provided the goods for this mammoth meal, which came in at a sturdy $170 per plate.

2020: Tiger Woods

Jose Andres appears to know a thing or two about feeding golf's finest. Two years after heading up Garcia's landmark meal, Andres' Bazaar Meat in Las Vegas was called upon to provide for Woods, whose diverse menu surely appealed to a wide range of palates. And at $140 per plate, the price tag was quite reasonable as far as Masters meals go.

2021: Dustin Johnson

Dustin Johnson is a simple man who also happens to be one of the greatest golfers on the planet. And his down-to-Earth nature is sublimely captured in his choice of Masters meal options, which offered some nice variety but were squarely rooted in American classics from Le Bernardin in NYC. The cost was slightly on the higher side at $160 per person.

2022: Hideki Matsuyama

If you're a fan of Japanese cuisine, it really doesn't get much better than this. Matsuyama no doubt won over his 2022 dinner guests with some of the most decadent choices Augusta National has ever seen, highlighted by that Wagyu beef ribeye. It's no wonder the Nobu-fueled meal came in at a jaw-dropping $220 per plate.

2023: Scottie Scheffler

We finally have soup! Okay, so that probably shouldn't be the focal point of Scheffler's first Masters Champions Dinner menu, but surely even you were wondering when a soup choice was going to show up. Scheffler did a great job of honoring his Texas roots, fashioning this $150-per-plate masterpiece with help from Pappas Bros. Steakhouse in Houston.

2024: Jon Rahm

How could anyone not want to fill up on appetizers here? Rahm no doubt tested the self-control of every one of his dinner guests with a stunning array of pre-main options – then made the struggle worth it by serving Basque ribeye and turbot from Mercado Little Spain in NYC. This one was well worth the $180-per-person price tag.

2025: Scottie Scheffler 

Aside from two appetizers and the warm skillet cookie dessert, Scheffler's second Masters dinner menu scarcely resembles his first. And if we're being frank, I like this one better: meatball and ravioli bites sound fantastic, while the choice of cowboy ribeye or redfish (from Texas Steakhouse) provide grade-A choices for both meat and seafood lovers. The cost per plate: just $108.

2026: Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy’s 2026 menu is a real pivot to high-end dining, and we like what we see! There are a few nods to Augusta, in the form of his Georgia peach and ricotta flatbread and crispy Vidalia onion rings, but otherwise it’s a definite departure from the comfort food we’ve seen in previous years.

An almost 200% increase in cost from 2025 buys the very best, though, with yellowfin tuna carpaccio, foie gras and Wagyu filet mignon all on offer. And for those who still have room for dessert, there’s the “crowd-pleaser,” that is sticky toffee pudding.