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BOWLING PRIZE MONEY · 2012

Bowling prize money in 2012

Bowling paid £1,852,567 across 22 tournaments in 2012, to 375 bowlers. Sean Rash earned the most, £96,887.

PAID IN 2012£1.9m
TOURNAMENTS22
BOWLERS PAID375
TOP EARNER£97k

The 2012 money list

The top 50 bowlers by prize money won in 2012

Bowling bowlers ranked by prize money won in 2012.
# BOWLER NATION WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 Sean Rash United States 1 £96,887£97k
2 Jason Belmonte Australia 1 £85,312£85k
3 Mike Fagan United States 1 £79,428£79k
4 Mika Koivuniemi United States 1 £75,342£75k
5 Pete Weber United States 1 £62,412£62k
6 Osku Palermaa Finland 1 £55,154£55k
7 Parker Bohn III United States 1 £50,077£50k
8 Ryan Ciminelli United States 0 £39,991£40k
9 Bill O'Neill United States 1 £39,368£39k
10 Walter Ray Williams Jr United States 2 £35,527£36k
11 Rhino Page United States 0 £32,417£32k
12 Chris Barnes United States 0 £30,162£30k
13 Wes Malott United States 0 £28,254£28k
14 Dan MacLelland Canada 0 £27,548£28k
15 Chris Loschetter United States 0 £25,659£26k
16 Amleto A Monacelli Venezuela 1 £25,105£25k
17 Tom Daugherty United States 1 £23,744£24k
18 Scott Norton United States 1 £23,274£23k
19 Norm Duke United States 1 £22,288£22k
20 Hugh Miller United States 0 £20,259£20k
21 Mike Edwards United States 1 £20,111£20k
22 Bryon Smith United States 0 £19,674£20k
23 Brad Angelo United States 1 £19,156£19k
24 Tommy Jones United States 0 £18,126£18k
25 Eugene McCune United States 1 £18,089£18k
26 Ryan Shafer United States 0 £17,948£18k
27 Dom Barrett England 0 £15,405£15k
28 Mike Wolfe United States 0 £14,970£15k
29 Stu Williams United States 0 £14,659£15k
30 Lennie Boresch Jr. United States 1 £13,778£14k
31 Ron Mohr United States 1 £13,778£14k
32 Bob Learn Jr. United States 1 £13,148£13k
33 Josh Blanchard United States 0 £12,337£12k
34 Scott Newell United States 1 £12,063£12k
35 Tom Baker United States 0 £11,244£11k
36 Mike Dias United States 0 £11,085£11k
37 Chris J Warren United States 0 £10,804£11k
38 Ricky Beck United States 0 £10,778£11k
39 Nathan Bohr United States 0 £10,644£11k
40 Dave Wodka United States 0 £10,589£11k
41 Wayne Webb United States 0 £10,570£11k
42 Michael Machuga United States 0 £10,259£10k
43 Mike DeVaney United States 0 £9,956£10k
44 Andres Gomez Colombia 0 £9,859£10k
45 Ronnie Russell United States 0 £9,444£9k
46 John Petraglia United States 1 £9,126£9k
47 Jason Sterner United States 0 £9,078£9k
48 Eddie VanDaniker Jr. United States 0 £8,704£9k
49 Jesse Buss United States 0 £8,585£9k
50 Harry Sullins United States 0 £8,585£9k

The top 15 in 2012

Sean Rash £97k Jason Belmonte £85k Mike Fagan £79k Mika Koivuniemi £75k Pete Weber £62k Osku Palermaa £55k Parker Bohn III £50k Ryan Ciminelli £40k Bill O'Neill £39k Walter Ray Williams Jr £36k Rhino Page £32k Chris Barnes £30k Wes Malott £28k Dan MacLelland £28k Chris Loschetter £26k

Every tournament in 2012

By prize money paid

Bowling tournaments in 2012 with winner and total paid.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
PBA Tournament of Champions Sean Rash £254,067£254k
69th U.S. Open Pete Weber £217,956£218k
PBA World Championship Parker Bohn III £191,770£192k
Alka Seltzer Plus Liquid Gels USBC Masters Mike Fagan £185,185£185k
Round 1 Japan Cup Bowling 2012 Mika Koivuniemi £108,512£109k
Etonic PBA Senior U.S. Open Amleto Monacelli £85,378£85k
USBC Senior Masters Mike Edwards £71,963£72k
Alka Seltzer Plus Cold Cheetah Championship Bill O'Neill £67,430£67k
WSOB Viper Championship Brad Angelo £66,911£67k
WSOB Chameleon Championship Scott Norton £66,763£67k
Bowlers Journal PBA Scorpion Championship Tom Daugherty £66,763£67k
PBA Senior Sun Bowl In The Villages Lennie Boresch Jr. £56,222£56k
PBA Senior Mooresville Classic Bob Learn Jr. £55,963£56k
PBA Cheetah Open Eugene McCune £52,833£53k
PBA Detroit Open Norm Duke £51,722£52k
PBA Senior Dayton Classic John Petraglia £48,504£49k
PBA Senior Decatur Open Ron Mohr £44,593£45k
Ricart Ford Open Scott Newell £43,767£44k
PBA Senior Don Carter Memorial Open Walter Ray Williams Jr. £43,630£44k
PBA Senior Northern California Classic Walter Ray Williams Jr. £34,963£35k
Australian Masters Jason Belmonte £19,156£19k
Kuwait Open Osku Palermaa £18,519£19k

The richest tournaments of 2012

PBA Tournament of Champions £254k 69th U.S. Open £218k PBA World Championship £192k Alka Seltzer Plus Liquid Gels USBC Masters £185k Round 1 Japan Cup Bowling 2012 £109k Etonic PBA Senior U.S. Open £85k USBC Senior Masters £72k Alka Seltzer Plus Cold Cheetah Championship £67k WSOB Viper Championship £67k WSOB Chameleon Championship £67k Bowlers Journal PBA Scorpion Championship £67k PBA Senior Sun Bowl In The Villages £56k PBA Senior Mooresville Classic £56k PBA Cheetah Open £53k PBA Detroit Open £52k

Every year we hold

1999 £1.9m 2000 £1.7m 2001 £3.1m 2002 £3.9m 2003 £4.1m 2004 £3.5m 2005 £3.9m 2006 £4.3m 2007 £3.6m 2008 £3.5m 2009 £3.8m 2010 £1.8m 2011 £3.1m 2012 £1.9m 2013 £2.2m 2014 £1.8m 2015 £1.9m 2016 £1.8m 2017 £1.3m 2018 £1.5m 2019 £2.2m 2020 £412k 2021 £2.2m 2022 £2.8m 2023 £2.6m 2024 £2.7m 2025 £2.0m 2026 £174k

Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most bowling prize money in 2012?

Sean Rash, with £96,887 and 1 title. Jason Belmonte was next on £85,312.

How much prize money was paid in 2012?

£1,852,567 across 22 tournaments, to 375 bowlers.

Which tournament paid the most in 2012?

The PBA Tournament of Champions, at £254,067.

How does 2012 compare with 2011?

2011 paid £3,052,744 across 26 tournaments.

Where to next

Every year and every bowler is on bowling prize money. The year before is 2011. The year after is 2013.