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BOWLING PRIZE MONEY · 2012

Bowling prize money in 2012

Bowling paid £1,880,426 across 22 tournaments in 2012, to 375 bowlers. Sean Rash earned the most, £98,344.

PAID IN 2012£1.9m
TOURNAMENTS22
BOWLERS PAID375
TOP EARNER£98k

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 £98,344£98k
2 Jason Belmonte Australia 1 £86,595£87k
3 Mike Fagan United States 1 £80,623£81k
4 Mika Koivuniemi United States 1 £76,475£76k
5 Pete Weber United States 1 £63,351£63k
6 Osku Palermaa Finland 1 £55,983£56k
7 Parker Bohn III United States 1 £50,830£51k
8 Ryan Ciminelli United States 0 £40,593£41k
9 Bill O'Neill United States 1 £39,960£40k
10 Walter Ray Williams Jr United States 2 £36,061£36k
11 Rhino Page United States 0 £32,905£33k
12 Chris Barnes United States 0 £30,615£31k
13 Wes Malott United States 0 £28,679£29k
14 Dan MacLelland Canada 0 £27,962£28k
15 Chris Loschetter United States 0 £26,045£26k
16 Amleto A Monacelli Venezuela 1 £25,482£25k
17 Tom Daugherty United States 1 £24,102£24k
18 Scott Norton United States 1 £23,624£24k
19 Norm Duke United States 1 £22,623£23k
20 Hugh Miller United States 0 £20,564£21k
21 Mike Edwards United States 1 £20,414£20k
22 Bryon Smith United States 0 £19,970£20k
23 Brad Angelo United States 1 £19,444£19k
24 Tommy Jones United States 0 £18,399£18k
25 Eugene McCune United States 1 £18,361£18k
26 Ryan Shafer United States 0 £18,218£18k
27 Dom Barrett England 0 £15,637£16k
28 Mike Wolfe United States 0 £15,195£15k
29 Stu Williams United States 0 £14,880£15k
30 Lennie Boresch Jr. United States 1 £13,985£14k
31 Ron Mohr United States 1 £13,985£14k
32 Bob Learn Jr. United States 1 £13,346£13k
33 Josh Blanchard United States 0 £12,523£13k
34 Scott Newell United States 1 £12,244£12k
35 Tom Baker United States 0 £11,414£11k
36 Mike Dias United States 0 £11,252£11k
37 Chris J Warren United States 0 £10,966£11k
38 Ricky Beck United States 0 £10,940£11k
39 Nathan Bohr United States 0 £10,805£11k
40 Dave Wodka United States 0 £10,748£11k
41 Wayne Webb United States 0 £10,729£11k
42 Michael Machuga United States 0 £10,414£10k
43 Mike DeVaney United States 0 £10,105£10k
44 Andres Gomez Colombia 0 £10,008£10k
45 Ronnie Russell United States 0 £9,586£10k
46 John Petraglia United States 1 £9,263£9k
47 Jason Sterner United States 0 £9,214£9k
48 Eddie VanDaniker Jr. United States 0 £8,835£9k
49 Harry Sullins United States 0 £8,714£9k
50 Jesse Buss United States 0 £8,714£9k

The top 15 in 2012

Sean Rash £98k Jason Belmonte £87k Mike Fagan £81k Mika Koivuniemi £76k Pete Weber £63k Osku Palermaa £56k Parker Bohn III £51k Ryan Ciminelli £41k Bill O'Neill £40k Walter Ray Williams Jr £36k Rhino Page £33k Chris Barnes £31k Wes Malott £29k 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 £257,887£258k
69th U.S. Open Pete Weber £221,233£221k
PBA World Championship Parker Bohn III £194,654£195k
Alka Seltzer Plus Liquid Gels USBC Masters Mike Fagan £187,970£188k
Round 1 Japan Cup Bowling 2012 Mika Koivuniemi £110,143£110k
Etonic PBA Senior U.S. Open Amleto Monacelli £86,662£87k
USBC Senior Masters Mike Edwards £73,045£73k
Alka Seltzer Plus Cold Cheetah Championship Bill O'Neill £68,444£68k
WSOB Viper Championship Brad Angelo £67,917£68k
Bowlers Journal PBA Scorpion Championship Tom Daugherty £67,767£68k
WSOB Chameleon Championship Scott Norton £67,767£68k
PBA Senior Sun Bowl In The Villages Lennie Boresch Jr. £57,068£57k
PBA Senior Mooresville Classic Bob Learn Jr. £56,804£57k
PBA Cheetah Open Eugene McCune £53,628£54k
PBA Detroit Open Norm Duke £52,500£53k
PBA Senior Dayton Classic John Petraglia £49,233£49k
PBA Senior Decatur Open Ron Mohr £45,263£45k
Ricart Ford Open Scott Newell £44,425£44k
PBA Senior Don Carter Memorial Open Walter Ray Williams Jr. £44,286£44k
PBA Senior Northern California Classic Walter Ray Williams Jr. £35,489£35k
Australian Masters Jason Belmonte £19,444£19k
Kuwait Open Osku Palermaa £18,797£19k

The richest tournaments of 2012

PBA Tournament of Champions £258k 69th U.S. Open £221k PBA World Championship £195k Alka Seltzer Plus Liquid Gels USBC Masters £188k Round 1 Japan Cup Bowling 2012 £110k Etonic PBA Senior U.S. Open £87k USBC Senior Masters £73k Alka Seltzer Plus Cold Cheetah Championship £68k WSOB Viper Championship £68k Bowlers Journal PBA Scorpion Championship £68k WSOB Chameleon Championship £68k PBA Senior Sun Bowl In The Villages £57k PBA Senior Mooresville Classic £57k PBA Cheetah Open £54k PBA Detroit Open £53k

Every year we hold

1999 £2.0m 2000 £1.7m 2001 £3.1m 2002 £4.0m 2003 £4.1m 2004 £3.5m 2005 £3.9m 2006 £4.3m 2007 £3.7m 2008 £3.6m 2009 £3.9m 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 £2.3m 2020 £418k 2021 £2.2m 2022 £2.8m 2023 £2.6m 2024 £2.8m 2025 £2.0m 2026 £177k

Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most bowling prize money in 2012?

Sean Rash, with £98,344 and 1 title. Jason Belmonte was next on £86,595.

How much prize money was paid in 2012?

£1,880,426 across 22 tournaments, to 375 bowlers.

Which tournament paid the most in 2012?

The PBA Tournament of Champions, at £257,887.

How does 2012 compare with 2011?

2011 paid £3,098,651 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.