By Daniel Bates To up the ante a bit, the Masters tournament announced a sizable increase to this year’s purse on Saturday. Per CBS Sports’ Kyle Porter, “Masters announces a massive increase in this year’s purse size.” Noting that this year’s tournament at Augusta National features a $3.5 million jump in payout. Making it the highest ever prize fund at a major. The winner of the Masters will reportedly receiver over $2.5 million, while second and third place will each walk away with $1.6 a $1 million respectively. The sum of the purse raises the Masters above last year’s U.S. Open; which featu…