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BOWLING PRIZE MONEY · 1999 TO 2026

Bowling prize money

3,227 bowlers have been paid £70,433,498 across 662 tournaments from 1999 to 2026. Walter Ray Williams Jr has won the most, £3,704,417. A PBA prize fund is paid down the standings, with a guaranteed cheque for everyone who makes the cut and the title worth several times the runner-up.

PRIZE MONEY PAID£70m
BOWLERS PAID3,227
EDITIONS662
TOURNAMENTS249
PAID IN 2026£177k

The bowling money list

The top 100 of 3,227 bowlers by career prize money

Bowling bowlers ranked by career prize money.
# BOWLER NATION WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 Walter Ray Williams Jr United States 35 £3,704,417£3.7m
2 Pete Weber United States 27 £3,049,460£3.0m
3 Norm Duke United States 25 £2,843,715£2.8m
4 Parker Bohn III United States 27 £2,520,515£2.5m
5 Jason Belmonte Australia 26 £2,147,451£2.1m
6 Amleto A Monacelli Venezuela 12 £2,014,265£2.0m
7 Brian Voss United States 6 £1,934,389£1.9m
8 Chris Barnes United States 22 £1,922,151£1.9m
9 EJ Tackett United States 15 £1,795,783£1.8m
10 Tommy Jones United States 13 £1,594,946£1.6m
11 Tom Baker United States 11 £1,544,694£1.5m
12 Mike Aulby United States 1 £1,537,656£1.5m
13 Mika Koivuniemi United States 13 £1,462,834£1.5m
14 Anthony Simonsen United States 7 £1,381,945£1.4m
15 Bill O'Neill United States 7 £1,349,114£1.3m
16 Ryan Shafer United States 4 £1,315,173£1.3m
17 Sean Rash United States 13 £1,307,344£1.3m
18 Jason Couch United States 13 £1,245,465£1.2m
19 Wayne Webb United States 3 £1,158,106£1.2m
20 Kyle Troup United States 6 £1,156,796£1.2m
21 Mark Roth United States 2 £1,142,444£1.1m
22 Doug Kent United States 7 £1,130,602£1.1m
23 Danny Wiseman United States 5 £1,125,134£1.1m
24 Wes Malott United States 9 £1,095,931£1.1m
25 Steve Jaros United States 5 £1,061,794£1.1m
26 David Ozio United States 2 £1,058,617£1.1m
27 Bob Learn Jr. United States 5 £1,044,865£1.0m
28 Mike Scroggins United States 10 £1,011,968£1.0m
29 Patrick Allen United States 13 £953,622£954k
30 Mike Edwards United States 1 £946,341£946k
31 Dom Barrett England 5 £942,536£943k
32 Jesper Svensson Sweden 5 £896,635£897k
33 Del Ballard Jr. United States 0 £884,896£885k
34 Randy Pedersen United States 3 £870,941£871k
35 Dave D'Entremont United States 1 £855,892£856k
36 John Petraglia United States 4 £811,699£812k
37 Bryan Goebel United States 2 £807,561£808k
38 Jakob Butturff United States 4 £767,143£767k
39 Tom Daugherty United States 3 £717,935£718k
40 Dick Allen United States 2 £713,943£714k
41 Michael Haugen Jr. United States 7 £711,912£712k
42 Kris Prather United States 2 £710,367£710k
43 Chris J Warren United States 0 £705,885£706k
44 Eric Forkel United States 1 £701,658£702k
45 Steve Hoskins United States 2 £699,331£699k
46 Tom Smallwood United States 3 £689,632£690k
47 Ernie Schlegel United States 2 £688,495£688k
48 Mike Fagan United States 3 £671,543£672k
49 Hugh Miller United States 3 £667,937£668k
50 David Traber United States 0 £659,553£660k
51 Francois Lavoie Canada 2 £640,062£640k
52 Marshall Kent United States 5 £638,929£639k
53 Eugene McCune United States 4 £635,607£636k
54 Adam Apo United States 0 £630,410£630k
55 Jess Stayrook United States 0 £616,864£617k
56 Brad Angelo United States 3 £612,556£613k
57 Rick Steelsmith United States 0 £612,237£612k
58 Robert Smith United States 7 £596,886£597k
59 Dave Arnold United States 1 £594,577£595k
60 Brian Leclair United States 4 £587,172£587k
61 Ryan Ciminelli United States 6 £574,985£575k
62 Brian L Kretzer United States 2 £573,938£574k
63 Rhino Page United States 5 £562,115£562k
64 Tommy Delutz Jr. United States 1 £558,268£558k
65 Patrick Healey Jr. United States 3 £552,445£552k
66 Tim Criss United States 1 £549,809£550k
67 Nelson Burton Jr. United States 0 £544,679£545k
68 Brian Himmler United States 4 £539,220£539k
69 Jack Jurek United States 3 £525,994£526k
70 Jason Sterner United States 1 £507,454£507k
71 Mike DeVaney United States 2 £497,165£497k
72 Steve Wilson United States 2 £481,071£481k
73 Dennis Horan Jr. United States 1 £479,615£480k
74 Ronnie Russell United States 4 £472,893£473k
75 Henry Gonzalez United States 0 £466,353£466k
76 Ricky Ward United States 3 £463,024£463k
77 Michael Machuga United States 2 £462,025£462k
78 Dave Davis United States 0 £459,117£459k
79 Stu Williams United States 2 £451,345£451k
80 Chris Via United States 0 £449,041£449k
81 Andrew Anderson United States 4 £448,064£448k
82 Justin Hromek United States 0 £437,442£437k
83 Mike Wolfe United States 3 £432,687£433k
84 Osku Palermaa Finland 2 £418,492£418k
85 Mike Miller United States 1 £411,802£412k
86 Don Johnson United States 0 £407,003£407k
87 Chris Loschetter United States 2 £405,600£406k
88 Bryon Smith United States 1 £404,916£405k
89 Shawn Maldonado United States 2 £404,629£405k
90 DJ Archer United States 2 £383,900£384k
91 Lonnie Waliczek United States 2 £381,874£382k
92 AJ Johnson United States 0 £369,332£369k
93 Jeff Lizzi United States 0 £355,715£356k
94 Tony Reyes United States 1 £351,379£351k
95 Graham Fach United States 3 £340,677£341k
96 Ron Mohr United States 10 £336,041£336k
97 Robert Lawrence United States 0 £332,188£332k
98 Nathan Bohr United States 0 £312,293£312k
99 Sam Cooley Australia 2 £305,849£306k
100 Joe Ciccone United States 0 £298,075£298k

Every tournament

249 tournaments, by the prize money each has paid

Every bowling tournament with its editions, latest winner and total prize money paid.
TOURNAMENT EDITIONS LATEST WINNER PAID
PBA World Championship 23 EJ Tackett £5,979,057£6.0m
PBA Tournament of Champions 23 Jesper Svensson £5,005,429£5.0m
U.S. Open 17 Jason Belmonte £3,732,406£3.7m
USBC Masters 14 Jakob Butturff £2,885,711£2.9m
PBA Players Championship 12 Brandon Bonta £2,259,587£2.3m
PBA Japan Cup 14 Jason Belmonte £1,703,851£1.7m
Senior U.S. Open 20 John Janawicz £1,695,237£1.7m
USBC Senior Masters 15 Amleto Monacelli £1,322,808£1.3m
PBA Scorpion Championship 13 Rasmus Edvall £992,023£992k
PBA Playoffs 4 Kyle Troup £889,564£890k
PBA Cheetah Championship 11 Deo Benard £860,515£861k
PBA United States Bowling Congress Masters 4 Jason Belmonte £856,337£856k
PBA Chameleon Championship 9 Tun Ameerul Luqman Al Hakim £739,624£740k
PBA Shark Championship 8 EJ Tackett £700,271£700k
PBA Viper Championship 8 Darren Ong £667,808£668k
PBA50 Northern California Classic 15 ss-Mike Dias £658,915£659k
PBA Empire State Open 6 Ryan Shafer £653,905£654k
PBA Roth/Holman Doubles Championship 7 Jason Belmonte, Bill O'Neill £635,173£635k
PBA Earl Anthony Medford Classic 4 Wes Malott £595,412£595k
PBA Dick Weber Open 5 Mike Fagan £586,272£586k
PBA Cambridge Credit Classic 3 Tommy Jones £489,421£489k
PBA50 World Championship 5 Mario Quintero £483,270£483k
PBA Players Championship Regional Rounds 5 Jason Belmonte £482,113£482k
PBA Pepsi Open 3 Jason Hurd £479,323£479k
PBA Pepsi Championship 3 Mike Scroggins £476,049£476k
PBA Great Lakes Classic 3 Walter Ray Williams Jr. £470,677£471k
PBA Detroit Open 5 Sean Rash £470,222£470k
PBA Geico Classic 3 Tommy Jones £465,184£465k
PBA Medford Open 3 Pete Weber £452,632£453k
PBA Miller High Life Open 3 Brian Himmler £449,594£450k
PBA50 National Championship 6 Parker Bohn III £432,771£433k
PBA Oklahoma Open 5 Sean Rash £431,169£431k
PBA Orleans Casino Open 4 Brian Voss £413,361£413k
PBA50 Dayton Classic 8 Tom Baker £409,556£410k
PBA Earl Anthony Memorial Classic 3 Ryan Ciminelli £400,417£400k
PBA50 South Shore Classic 9 John Janawicz £395,346£395k
PBA Tar Heel Open 3 Pete Weber £377,376£377k
PBA Atlanta Classic 2 Tommy Jones £362,361£362k
PBA Johnny Petraglia Open 3 Danny Wiseman £356,850£357k
PBA National Championship 4 ss-Brian Voss £336,451£336k
PBA Baby Ruth Real Deal Classic 2 Mika Koivuniemi £333,053£333k
PBA Uniroyal Tire Classic 2 Walter Ray Williams Jr £329,737£330k
PBA Banquet Open 2 Tommy Jones £329,662£330k
PBA Dallas Open 2 Patrick Allen £329,478£329k
PBA Geico Open 2 Mika Koivuniemi £329,196£329k
PBA50 Jackson Open 6 Ron Mohr £324,436£324k
PBA Ace Hardware Championship 2 Tommy Jones £322,493£322k
PBA50 Johnny Petraglia Bvl Open 6 John Janawicz £318,455£318k
PBA Greater Kansas City Classic 2 Norm Duke £309,850£310k
PBA Earl Anthony Classic 2 Walter Ray Williams Jr £309,023£309k
PBA Flagship Open 3 Steve Wilson £302,827£303k
PBA Odor-Eaters Open 2 Robert Smith £302,331£302k
PBA Days Inn Open 2 Steve Jaros £301,504£302k
PBA Miller High Life Masters 1 Danny Wiseman £298,985£299k
PBA50 Decatur Open 6 Ron Mohr £293,722£294k
PBA Motor City Classic 2 Walter Ray Williams Jr. £288,210£288k
PBA50 Miller High Life Classic 5 Jack Jurek £286,560£287k
PBA Pete Weber Missouri Classic 2 EJ Tackett £285,902£286k
PBA Delaware Classic 2 Graham Fach £285,451£285k
PBA Owens Illinois Classic 2 Santtu Tahvanainen £285,451£285k
PBA Lake County Indiana Classic 2 Michael Haugen Jr. £280,398£280k
PBA Etonic Championship 2 Mike Wolfe £280,375£280k
PBA Bayer Classic 2 Chris Barnes £280,023£280k
PBA Go Rving Classic 2 Rhino Page £279,429£279k
PBA Go Rving Match Play Championship 2 Brian Kretzer £278,902£279k
PBA50 David Small's Championship Lanes Open 6 Chris Barnes £268,579£269k
PBA Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship 2 Jason Couch £248,481£248k
PBA50 Epicenter Classic 6 Hugh Miller £242,748£243k
PBA Jonesboro Open 4 Matt Russo £241,395£241k
PBA50 Sun Bowl In the Villages 4 Walter Ray Williams Jr. £225,984£226k
PBA50 Players Championship 3 John Janawicz £219,094£219k
PBA Wichita Open 2 Dave D'Entremont £213,451£213k
PBA50 Mooresville Open 4 Parker Bohn III £209,624£210k
PBA60 Dick Weber Classic 5 Ron Mohr £205,387£205k
PBA50 Lake County Open 4 Harry Sullins £202,344£202k
PBA Don Carter Classic 3 Jason Sterner £201,598£202k
PBA Battle At Little Creek 2 Parker Bohn III £189,474£189k
PBA Tour Finals 3 Jason Belmonte £184,211£184k
PBA Lake County Indiana Championship 2 Timothy Kauble £183,692£184k
PBA50 Unitedhealthcare Sun Bowl In the Villages 3 Pete Weber £182,729£183k
PBA Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Classic 1 Brian Voss £181,883£182k
PBA Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Open 1 Amleto Monacelli £180,624£181k
PBA Motel 6 Phoenix Classic 1 Ritchie Allen £180,421£180k
PBA West Virginia Championship 1 Sean Rash £180,165£180k
PBA Orange County Classic 1 Brian Voss £179,605£180k
PBA Chicago Open 1 Brian Himmler £179,436£179k
PBA Mile High Classic 1 Wes Malott £179,305£179k
PBA Bowlersparadise.com Classic 1 Pete Weber £179,293£179k
PBA Birmingham Open 1 Patrick Allen £179,211£179k
PBA El Paso Classic 1 Parker Bohn III £179,173£179k
PBA Greater Omaha Classic 1 Michael Machuga £179,098£179k
PBA Keystone State Championship 1 Patrick Allen £179,079£179k
PBA Chicago Classic 1 Jason Couch £179,060£179k
PBA Tulsa Championship 1 Tommy Jones £178,835£179k
PBA Denver Open 1 Tommy Jones £178,798£179k
PBA Empire State Classic 1 Mike Wolfe £177,632£178k
PBA Bowlersparadise.com Open 1 Rick Lawrence £176,993£177k
PBA Columbia 300 Open 2 Danny Wiseman £175,512£176k
PBA50 Chillicothe Open 3 Tom Baker £168,210£168k
PBA50 Pasco County Florida Open 3 Brian LeClair £166,842£167k
PBA Wolf Open 5 Sean Rash £162,481£162k
PBA50 Granville Financial Open 3 Tom Hess £159,801£160k
PBA50 the Villages Classic 2 Parker Bohn III £156,617£157k
PBA Bear Championship 5 Anthony Simonsen £154,361£154k
PBA Regional Players Invitational 3 Randy Weiss £153,384£153k
PBA Etonic Marathon Open 1 Wes Malott £151,744£152k
PBA Storm Las Vegas Classic 1 Lonnie Waliczek £150,977£151k
PBA Banquet Classic 1 Eugene McCune £150,677£151k
PBA Reno Open 1 Mika Koivuniemi £150,677£151k
PBA Greater Philadelphia Open 1 Patrick Allen £150,451£150k
PBA Memphis Open 1 Brian Voss £150,451£150k
PBA Dream Bowl 1 Hugh Miller £150,376£150k
PBA Greater Louisville Open 1 Pete Weber £150,376£150k
PBA Greater Nashville Open 1 Chris Barnes £150,376£150k
PBA Long Island Open 1 Tommy Delutz Jr £150,376£150k
PBA Peoria Open 1 Kurt Pilon £150,376£150k
PBA Toledo Open 1 Steve Jaros £150,376£150k
PBA Super Slam 1 Francois Lavoie £150,376£150k
PBA Nevada Classic 1 Andrew Anderson £150,000£150k
PBA Greater Cincinnati Classic 1 Walter Ray Williams Jr £149,624£150k
PBA Via Bowling Open 1 Chris Hayden £149,361£149k
PBA50 Dehayes Insurance Group Championship 3 Pete Weber £147,669£148k
PBA50 David Small's Jax60 Open 3 Chris Barnes £146,710£147k
PBA60 Tristan's T.a.p.s. Memorial Open 3 James Goergen £142,895£143k
PBA Beltway Classic 1 Sean Rash £142,444£142k
PBA Carmen Salvino Classic 2 Andres Gomez £142,429£142k
PBA50 Cup 3 Parker Bohn III £141,944£142k
PBA Discover® Card Windy City Classic 1 Wes Malott £141,887£142k
PBA Columbia 300 Classic 1 Norm Duke £141,526£142k
PBA Don Johnson Buckeye State Eliminator 1 Chris Barnes £141,474£141k
PBA Lumber Liquidators Championship 1 Patrick Allen £141,293£141k
PBA the Bowling Foundation Long Island Classic 1 Jason Belmonte £141,293£141k
PBA Ultimate Scoring Championship 1 Mike Wolfe £141,034£141k
PBA Chattanooga Open 2 Parker Bohn III £140,669£141k
PBA Clr Windy City Classic 1 Robert Smith £140,428£140k
PBA Etonic Don Johnson Eliminator 1 Mike Scroggins £140,308£140k
PBA Motel 6 Classic 1 Jason Couch £140,211£140k
PBA Geico Plastic Ball Championship 1 Jeff Carter £139,699£140k
PBA Spartanburg Classic 1 Parker Bohn III £139,440£139k
PBA Don Johnson Buckeye State Classic 1 Chris Barnes £139,331£139k
PBA H&r Block Classic 1 Patrick Allen £138,947£139k
PBA Exempt Doubles Classic 1 Danny Wiseman, Michael Fagan £138,677£139k
PBA Kuwait Open 3 Thomas Larsen £138,083£138k
PBA National Bowling Stadium Championship 1 Patrick Allen £137,692£138k
PBA Constructionjobs.com Championship 1 Tommy Jones £136,737£137k
PBA Indianapolis Open 2 Doug Kent £136,677£137k
PBA Sun City Classic 1 Mika Koivuniemi £136,541£137k
PBA Indiana Classic 1 Kyle Troup £135,564£136k
PBA Lubbock Sports Open 2 Jason Belmonte £130,459£130k
PBA50 Spectrum Lanes Open 3 Parker Bohn III £128,752£129k
PBA Ac-Delco Challenge 1 Mark Mosayebi £126,835£127k
PBA Badger Open 4 Sean Rash £120,526£121k
PBA Motor City Open 1 Walter Ray Williams Jr. £117,872£118k
PBA50 Lightning Strikes Lanes Open 2 Brad Angelo £117,196£117k
PBA Brunswick Euro Challenge 3 £115,162£115k
PBA Wichita Classic 1 Anthony Simonsen £113,177£113k
PBA50 Treasure Island Resort & Casino Open 3 Parker Bohn III £113,120£113k
PBA Jackson Classic 1 EJ Tackett £113,008£113k
PBA Springfield Classic 1 Sam Cooley £112,947£113k
PBA Shawnee Classic 1 EJ Tackett £112,947£113k
PBA Kokomo Classic 1 Packy Hanrahan £112,782£113k
PBA50 Fort Myers Classic 2 Tom Hess £112,143£112k
PBA50 Tournament of Champions 2 Tom Hess £111,241£111k
PBA50 Lake County Indiana Open 2 Mark Williams £110,376£110k
PBA50 Manassas Open 2 David Ozio £110,075£110k
PBA Pepsi Red, White And Blue Open 1 Mike Scroggins £109,015£109k
PBA Tucson Open 2 Dave Soutar £107,921£108k
PBA Team Challenge 2 Ronnie Russell, Rhino Page, E.J. Tackett, Marshall Kent, Chris Loschetter £107,444£107k
PBA Lumber Liquidators Marathon Open 1 Pete Weber £104,774£105k
PBA50 Tucson Open 2 Ross Packard £100,150£100k
PBA Fall Swing Tulsa Open 1 Stuart Williams £97,293£97k
PBA50 Bud Moore Classic 2 Dave Johnson £95,790£96k
PBA Maine Shootout 2 Dick Allen £93,459£93k
PBA the Villages Open 1 Jason Couch £91,308£91k
PBA50 Morgantown Classic 2 Dan Knowlton £89,380£89k
PBA50 Fountain Valley Open 2 Amleto Monacelli £87,406£87k
PBA National Bowling Stadium Open 1 Ricky Ward £84,399£84k
PBA Brunswick Ballmaster Open 2 Mika Koivuniemi £82,940£83k
PBA Msn Open 1 Norm Duke £81,451£81k
PBA Track Canandaigua Open 1 Walter Ray Williams Jr £80,722£81k
PBA Showboat Invitational 1 Parker Bohn III £78,203£78k
PBA Lone Star Open 1 Steve Hoskins £77,955£78k
PBA Track/Dexter Open 1 Parker Bohn III £76,624£77k
PBA Colorado Springs Open 1 Dom Barrett £76,316£76k
PBA50 River City Extreme Open 2 Brian LeClair £75,229£75k
PBA David Small's Best of the Best 1 Jesper Svensson £75,188£75k
PBA David Small's Kokomo Open 1 Jason Belmonte £75,188£75k
PBA Brunswick Pro Source Open 1 Rick Lawrence £71,556£72k
PBA Silicon Valley Open 1 Mike Aulby £71,282£71k
PBA50 Odessa Open 2 Walter Ray Williams Jr £69,598£70k
PBA Brunswick Long Island Open/New York City Exper 1 Eric Forkel £67,962£68k
PBA King of the Lanes 1 Parker Bohn III £67,669£68k
PBA Albuquerque Open 1 Brian Himmler £65,511£66k
PBA50 Days Inn Open 1 Bob Chamberlain £65,150£65k
PBA Milwaukee Open 1 Chris Barnes £64,188£64k
PBA/PBA50 South Shore Doubles 2 Bob Learn Jr. £64,060£64k
Lucky Larsen Masters 1 Carsten Hansen £63,047£63k
PBA50 Mooresville Ford Open 1 Pete Weber £60,150£60k
PBA Oregon Open 1 Chris Barnes £60,038£60k
PBA50 Mooresville Miller High Life Classic 1 Dale Eagle £57,519£58k
PBA50 Pennsylvania Open 1 Bob Chamberlain £57,495£57k
PBA50 Lake County Horseshoe Casino Open 1 Vince Mazzanti Jr £56,616£57k
PBA50 Ballard Classic 2 Chris Barnes £56,353£56k
PBA50 Petraglia Classic 2 John Janawicz £56,353£56k
PBA50 Race City Open 1 Norm Duke £56,241£56k
PBA Bay City Classic 1 Jason Couch £56,027£56k
PBA Detroit Winter Swing - Mark Roth Classic 1 Michael Haugen Jr. £55,128£55k
PBA50 Lucas Magazine Classic 1 n-Warren Eales £55,000£55k
PBA50 Monacelli Classic 2 Tom Hess £54,850£55k
PBA50 Hawthorn Lanes Tour Open 1 Chuck Pierce £53,592£54k
PBA Seattle Open 1 Mark Roth £53,411£53k
PBA50 Pennsylvania Tour Open 1 Robert Glass £52,679£53k
PBA50 Greater Syracuse Open 1 Robert Glass £52,625£53k
PBA50 Greater Detroit Open 1 John Bennett £51,804£52k
PBA50 Mark Roth Allentown Open 1 Walter Ray Williams Jr. £51,729£52k
PBA Northwest Classic 1 Bob Chamberlain £51,128£51k
PBA50 Miller Lite Knockout Classic 1 Robert Flaws £50,376£50k
PBA50 Tar Heel Open 1 Bob Chamberlain £50,260£50k
PBA50 Hamtramck Singles Classic 1 Jason Couch £50,150£50k
PBA50 Clarksville Open 1 Ron Winger £50,000£50k
PBA50 Hammond Open 1 Robert Glass £49,448£49k
PBA50 Pasco County Open 1 Amleto Monacelli £49,399£49k
PBA50 Pasco County Suncoast Open 1 Bob Learn Jr. £49,173£49k
PBA50 Pepsi Open 1 Tom Baker £48,271£48k
PBA Epicenter Classic 1 John Petraglia £47,748£48k
PBA50 Northern Illinois Classic 1 Sam Zurich £47,669£48k
PBA50 Don Carter Open 1 Mike Dias £47,293£47k
PBA50 Dick Weber Open 1 Ron Mohr £45,602£46k
PBA Lubbock Sports Shootout 1 Jakob Butturff £44,974£45k
PBA Chesapeake Open 1 Sean Rash £44,962£45k
PBA50 Dick Weber Super Classic 1 Bill McCorkle £44,962£45k
PBA50 Hamilton Lanes Open 1 Joel Carlson £44,684£45k
PBA50 Council Bluffs Open 1 Dave Patchen £44,602£45k
PBA60 Dick Weber Super Open 1 ss-Bill Henson £44,436£44k
PBA Ricart Ford Open 1 Scott Newell £44,425£44k
PBA50 Don Carter Memorial Open 1 Walter Ray Williams Jr. £44,286£44k
PBA Northern California Classic 1 Larry Laub £43,237£43k
PBA50 Pro Bowl West Fort Wayne Classic 1 Pete Weber £42,895£43k
PBA50 Greater Birmingham Open 1 Tom Baker £42,782£43k
PBA50 Dick Weber Invitational 1 Tom Baker £40,895£41k
PBA60 Killer 'b' Open 1 ss-Tom Baker £38,571£39k
PBA50 Security Federal Championship 1 Norm Duke £37,632£38k
PBA Skill Ball Challenge 1 Dom Barrett £37,594£38k
PBA50 Grants Pass Open 1 Mike Dias £35,338£35k
PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open 1 Ryan Ciminelli £35,090£35k
PBA Xtra Pair 1 Darren Tang £34,248£34k
PBA50 Highland Park Lanes Open 1 Tom Hess £29,011£29k
PBA50 Storm Invitational 1 Walter Ray Williams Jr. £26,203£26k
PBA Australian Masters 1 Jason Belmonte £19,444£19k

Season by season

What bowling paid each year, and who earned the most

Bowling prize money paid by year, with the top earner of each year.
YEAR TOP EARNER TOURNAMENTS PAID
2026 Brandon Bonta 1 £176,692£177k
2025 EJ Tackett 12 £1,983,309£2.0m
2024 EJ Tackett 27 £2,787,270£2.8m
2023 EJ Tackett 26 £2,598,493£2.6m
2022 Jason Belmonte 33 £2,818,124£2.8m
2021 Kyle Troup 27 £2,222,967£2.2m
2020 Kyle Troup 4 £417,775£418k
2019 Jason Belmonte 27 £2,279,540£2.3m
2018 Andrew Anderson 24 £1,535,406£1.5m
2017 Jason Belmonte 14 £1,301,381£1.3m
2016 EJ Tackett 23 £1,805,531£1.8m
2015 Ryan Ciminelli 27 £1,923,671£1.9m
2014 Jason Belmonte 27 £1,800,018£1.8m
2013 Pete Weber 30 £2,219,883£2.2m
2012 Sean Rash 22 £1,880,426£1.9m
2011 Mika Koivuniemi 26 £3,098,651£3.1m
2010 Walter Ray Williams Jr 16 £1,834,184£1.8m
2009 Rhino Page 32 £3,856,317£3.9m
2008 Norm Duke 29 £3,592,980£3.6m
2007 Pete Weber 32 £3,655,022£3.7m
2006 Walter Ray Williams Jr 30 £4,320,163£4.3m
2005 Patrick Allen 20 £3,912,769£3.9m
2004 Walter Ray Williams Jr 20 £3,513,818£3.5m
2003 Walter Ray Williams Jr 31 £4,114,860£4.1m
2002 Doug Kent 30 £3,980,131£4.0m
2001 Walter Ray Williams Jr 32 £3,124,459£3.1m
2000 Norm Duke 18 £1,710,870£1.7m
1999 Jason Couch 22 £1,968,787£2.0m

Prize money paid per year

Bowling prize money by country

33 nations, by what their bowlers have won

Bowling prize money by nation.
# NATION BOWLERS PRIZE MONEY
1 United States 2893 £112,820,929£112.8m
2 Australia 8 £2,491,552£2.5m
3 Venezuela 6 £2,083,348£2.1m
4 Canada 45 £1,498,929£1.5m
5 Sweden 32 £1,439,577£1.4m
6 England 10 £1,164,005£1.2m
7 Finland 19 £718,256£718k
8 Japan 120 £495,180£495k
9 Colombia 14 £358,413£358k
10 Denmark 5 £302,209£302k
11 Puerto Rico 4 £166,466£166k
12 Mexico 8 £156,355£156k
13 Malaysia 12 £117,862£118k
14 Norway 5 £95,449£95k
15 Germany 6 £80,365£80k
16 South Korea 14 £59,709£60k
17 Ireland 2 £46,420£46k
18 Thailand 4 £32,060£32k
19 Singapore 2 £22,556£23k
20 South Africa 1 £22,161£22k
21 Dominican Republic 1 £7,970£8k
22 Argentina 1 £7,857£8k
23 Indonesia 4 £7,114£7k
24 Netherlands 2 £3,474£3k
25 China 1 £3,271£3k
26 Russia 1 £1,639£2k
27 Saudi Arabia 1 £1,504£2k
28 France 1 £1,278£1k
29 Bermuda 1 £1,154£1k
30 Costa Rica 1 £867£867
31 Poland 1 £782£782
32 Spain 1 £714£714
33 Guatemala 1 £383£383

Frequently asked questions

Who has won the most prize money in bowling?

Walter Ray Williams Jr, with £3,704,417 and 35 titles. Pete Weber is second on £3,049,460.

What is the biggest winner's cheque in bowling?

Mika Koivuniemi took £187,970 for winning the PBA Tournament of Champions, the largest single first prize we hold.

How much prize money was paid in bowling in 2025?

£1,983,309 across 12 tournaments. EJ Tackett earned the most that year, £170,789.

Which tournament pays the most?

PBA World Championship has paid £5,979,057 across 23 editions. The richest single edition was the PBA Tournament of Champions, at £693,158.

Which country has won the most bowling prize money?

United States, with £112,820,929 across 2893 bowlers.

Where to next

For every country's prize money across bowling and every other sport we hold, see prize money by nation. The richest tournament here is PBA World Championship, and the latest year is 2026. Every sport's richest competitions are ranked on prize money in sport, and what each winner keeps of the pot on the winner's share of prize money.