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BOWLING PRIZE MONEY · 2018

Bowling prize money in 2018

Bowling paid £1,512,658 across 24 tournaments in 2018, to 361 bowlers. Andrew Anderson earned the most, £61,719.

PAID IN 2018£1.5m
TOURNAMENTS24
BOWLERS PAID361
TOP EARNER£62k

The 2018 money list

The top 50 bowlers by prize money won in 2018

Bowling bowlers ranked by prize money won in 2018.
# BOWLER NATION WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 Andrew Anderson United States 2 £61,719£62k
2 Jason Belmonte Australia 1 £53,630£54k
3 Stu Williams United States 1 £38,393£38k
4 Matt O'Grady United States 1 £37,111£37k
5 Michael Haugen Jr. United States 2 £34,315£34k
6 Tom Smallwood United States 1 £33,741£34k
7 EJ Tackett United States 1 £33,263£33k
8 ss-Ron Mohr United States 2 £30,593£31k
9 Walter Ray Williams Jr United States 1 £29,919£30k
10 Norm Duke United States 1 £29,148£29k
11 Anthony Simonsen United States 1 £29,052£29k
12 Jesper Svensson Sweden 0 £27,948£28k
13 Brian L Kretzer United States 1 £24,652£25k
14 Kris Prather United States 0 £24,341£24k
15 Lennie Boresch Jr. United States 1 £20,278£20k
16 Marshall Kent United States 0 £18,750£19k
17 n-Alexander Hoskins United States 0 £18,519£19k
18 Bob Learn Jr. United States 0 £15,974£16k
19 Ryan Shafer United States 0 £15,685£16k
20 Amleto A Monacelli Venezuela 0 £15,352£15k
21 s-Chris Warren United States 1 £14,815£15k
22 Parker Bohn III United States 0 £14,711£15k
23 ss-Harry Sullins United States 0 £14,407£14k
24 Bill O'Neill United States 0 £14,356£14k
25 Richie Teece England 0 £14,096£14k
26 Brian Voss United States 1 £12,378£12k
27 Sean Rash United States 0 £12,326£12k
28 Tom Daugherty United States 0 £12,200£12k
29 Wes Malott United States 0 £11,259£11k
30 n-Steve Kloempken United States 0 £11,111£11k
31 Kyle Troup United States 0 £10,733£11k
32 Darren Tang United States 0 £10,322£10k
33 Pete Weber United States 0 £10,222£10k
34 Dom Barrett England 0 £9,830£10k
35 Matt Sanders United States 0 £9,333£9k
36 Ronnie Russell United States 0 £8,889£9k
37 ss-Mike Dias United States 0 £8,796£9k
38 ss-Christopher Keane United States 0 £8,767£9k
39 Mika Koivuniemi United States 1 £8,630£9k
40 Patrick Girard Canada 0 £8,593£9k
41 Tommy Jones United States 0 £8,407£8k
42 Chris Barnes United States 0 £8,148£8k
43 Dick Allen United States 1 £8,148£8k
44 BJ Moore United States 0 £8,148£8k
45 Joe Paluszek United States 0 £8,148£8k
46 Keith Lesko United States 0 £8,037£8k
47 n-Eugene McCune United States 1 £7,778£8k
48 Francois Lavoie Canada 0 £7,778£8k
49 Eddie L Graham United States 0 £7,693£8k
50 Josh Blanchard United States 0 £7,667£8k

The top 15 in 2018

Andrew Anderson £62k Jason Belmonte £54k Stu Williams £38k Matt O'Grady £37k Michael Haugen Jr. £34k Tom Smallwood £34k EJ Tackett £33k ss-Ron Mohr £31k Walter Ray Williams Jr £30k Norm Duke £29k Anthony Simonsen £29k Jesper Svensson £28k Brian L Kretzer £25k Kris Prather £24k Lennie Boresch Jr. £20k

Every tournament in 2018

By prize money paid

Bowling tournaments in 2018 with winner and total paid.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
2018 USBC Masters Andrew Anderson £199,222£199k
PBA Tournament of Champions Matt O'Grady £146,704£147k
Barbasol PBA Players Championship Tom Smallwood £131,667£132k
USBC Senior Masters s-Chris Warren £113,563£114k
FloBowling PBA Fall Swing Tulsa Open Stuart Williams £95,852£96k
Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open Mika Koivuniemi £73,370£73k
PBA50 National Championship Lennie Boresch Jr. £72,278£72k
2018 PBA Tour Finals Jason Belmonte £55,556£56k
PBA50 Lucas Magazine Classic n-Warren Eales £54,185£54k
PBA50 Mooresville Open Brian Voss £49,815£50k
PBA Xtra Frame Port Property Management Maine Shootout Dick Allen £46,000£46k
PBA50 Cup Brian Kretzer £41,948£42k
PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Open Michael Haugen Jr. £41,444£41k
PBA50 Northern California Classic ss-Ron Mohr £40,778£41k
PBA Xtra Frame Greater Jonesboro Open Andrew Anderson £39,893£40k
PBA50 Dave Small's Championship Lanes Classic John Marsala £39,815£40k
Brunswick Euro Challenge £39,548£40k
PBA50 South Shore Open n-Eugene McCune £37,963£38k
PBA50 Security Federal Championship Norm Duke £37,074£37k
PBA60 Dick Weber Championship ss-Ron Mohr £36,874£37k
PBA50 River City Extreme Open Michael Haugen Jr. £36,259£36k
FloBowling PBA Fall Swing Wolf Open Anthony Simonsen £28,630£29k
FloBowling PBA Fall Swing Bear Open EJ Tackett £28,407£28k
PBA50 Storm Invitational Walter Ray Williams Jr. £25,815£26k

The richest tournaments of 2018

2018 USBC Masters £199k PBA Tournament of Champions £147k Barbasol PBA Players Championship £132k USBC Senior Masters £114k FloBowling PBA Fall Swing Tulsa Open £96k Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open £73k PBA50 National Championship £72k 2018 PBA Tour Finals £56k PBA50 Lucas Magazine Classic £54k PBA50 Mooresville Open £50k PBA Xtra Frame Port Property Management Maine Shootout £46k PBA50 Cup £42k PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Open £41k PBA50 Northern California Classic £41k PBA Xtra Frame Greater Jonesboro Open £40k

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 2018?

Andrew Anderson, with £61,719 and 2 titles. Jason Belmonte was next on £53,630.

How much prize money was paid in 2018?

£1,512,658 across 24 tournaments, to 361 bowlers.

Which tournament paid the most in 2018?

The 2018 USBC Masters, at £199,222.

How does 2018 compare with 2017?

2017 paid £1,282,101 across 14 tournaments.

Where to next

Every year and every bowler is on bowling prize money. The year before is 2017. The year after is 2019.