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BOWLING PRIZE MONEY · 2023

Bowling prize money in 2023

Bowling paid £2,559,996 across 26 tournaments in 2023, to 311 bowlers. EJ Tackett earned the most, £198,259.

PAID IN 2023£2.6m
TOURNAMENTS26
BOWLERS PAID311
TOP EARNER£198k

The 2023 money list

The top 50 bowlers by prize money won in 2023

Bowling bowlers ranked by prize money won in 2023.
# BOWLER NATION WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 EJ Tackett United States 4 £198,259£198k
2 Jason Belmonte Australia 1 £141,204£141k
3 Anthony Simonsen United States 1 £131,481£131k
4 Jakob Butturff United States 1 £110,556£111k
5 Kevin McCune United States 1 £82,815£83k
6 Matt Ogle United States 1 £66,667£67k
7 Packy Hanrahan United States 2 £57,593£58k
8 Dom Barrett England 1 £53,704£54k
9 Santtu Tahvanainen Finland 0 £49,667£50k
10 Bill O'Neill United States 0 £49,556£50k
11 Chris Barnes United States 1 £47,333£47k
12 Sam Cooley Australia 1 £43,574£44k
13 Troy W Lint United States 2 £41,481£41k
14 Chris Via United States 0 £40,889£41k
15 Jesper Svensson Sweden 0 £34,407£34k
16 Tom Hess United States 2 £32,889£33k
17 Sean Lavery-Spahr United States 0 £28,370£28k
18 Marshall Kent United States 0 £27,926£28k
19 Keven Williams United States 0 £27,556£28k
20 Pete Weber United States 1 £26,759£27k
21 John Janawicz United States 1 £25,259£25k
22 Brad Angelo United States 0 £25,111£25k
23 AJ Johnson United States 0 £23,459£23k
24 Stu Williams United States 0 £23,296£23k
25 Kyle Troup United States 0 £22,704£23k
26 Tom Adcock United States 1 £22,556£23k
27 Nathan Bohr United States 0 £22,444£22k
28 Matt Russo United States 0 £22,241£22k
29 Tommy Jones United States 0 £21,852£22k
30 Shawn Maldonado United States 0 £20,148£20k
31 Tomas Kayhko Finland 0 £19,963£20k
32 Jason Sterner United States 0 £18,667£19k
33 Jake Peters United States 0 £18,519£19k
34 DJ Archer United States 0 £17,000£17k
35 Kris Prather United States 0 £16,815£17k
36 Walter Ray Williams Jr United States 1 £16,444£16k
37 BJ Moore United States 0 £16,259£16k
38 Parker Bohn III United States 0 £16,185£16k
39 Jon Rakoski United States 1 £15,815£16k
40 Tom Daugherty United States 0 £15,222£15k
41 Joseph Grondin United States 0 £14,815£15k
42 Graham Fach United States 0 £14,222£14k
43 Michael Haggitt United States 1 £13,926£14k
44 Andrew Anderson United States 0 £13,259£13k
45 AJ Chapman United States 0 £13,019£13k
46 Zac Tackett United States 0 £12,593£13k
47 Dan Knowlton United States 1 £12,296£12k
48 Ryan Shafer United States 0 £12,000£12k
49 Patrick Dombrowski United States 1 £11,852£12k
50 Mitch Hupe Canada 1 £11,815£12k

The top 15 in 2023

EJ Tackett £198k Jason Belmonte £141k Anthony Simonsen £131k Jakob Butturff £111k Kevin McCune £83k Matt Ogle £67k Packy Hanrahan £58k Dom Barrett £54k Santtu Tahvanainen £50k Bill O'Neill £50k Chris Barnes £47k Sam Cooley £44k Troy W Lint £41k Chris Via £41k Jesper Svensson £34k

Every tournament in 2023

By prize money paid

Bowling tournaments in 2023 with winner and total paid.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
Guaranteed Rate PBA World Championship EJ Tackett £345,037£345k
PBA Players Championship Kevin McCune £298,222£298k
PBA Tournament of Champions Jason Belmonte £241,000£241k
PBA50 World Championship Chris Barnes £130,541£131k
PBA Wichita Classic Anthony Simonsen £111,500£111k
PBA Jackson Classic EJ Tackett £111,333£111k
PBA Shawnee Classic EJ Tackett £111,274£111k
PBA Springfield Classic Sam Cooley £111,274£111k
PBA Kokomo Classic Packy Hanrahan £111,111£111k
Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship Pete Weber £91,311£91k
PBA Senior US Open Troy W Lint £83,941£84k
PBA50 The Villages Classic Tom Adcock £76,778£77k
Roth/Holman PBA Doubles Championship Patrick Hanrahan, Mitch Hupe £76,037£76k
Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIV Shark Championship Matt Ogle £72,593£73k
Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIV Scorpion Championship Jakob Butturff £72,593£73k
Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIV Cheetah Championship EJ Tackett £72,526£73k
PBA50 South Shore Classic Michael Haggitt £58,815£59k
PBA Regional Players Invitational 2022 Patrick Dombrowski £58,518£59k
PBA50 Fort Myers Lightning Strikes Lanes Classic Tom Hess £54,111£54k
PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Tournament of Champions John Janawicz £53,481£53k
PBA60 Tristan's T.A.P.S. Memorial Walter Ray Williams Jr £47,556£48k
PBA50 Morgantown Classic Troy W Lint £44,963£45k
PBA Skill Ball Challenge Dom Barrett £37,037£37k
PBA50 Petraglia Championship Tom Hess £29,481£29k
PBA50 Monacelli Championship Jon Rakoski £29,481£29k
PBA50 Ballard Championship Dan Knowlton £29,481£29k

The richest tournaments of 2023

Guaranteed Rate PBA World Championship £345k PBA Players Championship £298k PBA Tournament of Champions £241k PBA50 World Championship £131k PBA Wichita Classic £112k PBA Jackson Classic £111k PBA Shawnee Classic £111k PBA Springfield Classic £111k PBA Kokomo Classic £111k Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship £91k PBA Senior US Open £84k PBA50 The Villages Classic £77k Roth/Holman PBA Doubles Championship £76k Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIV Shark Championship £73k Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIV Scorpion Championship £73k

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 2023?

EJ Tackett, with £198,259 and 4 titles. Jason Belmonte was next on £141,204.

How much prize money was paid in 2023?

£2,559,996 across 26 tournaments, to 311 bowlers.

Which tournament paid the most in 2023?

The Guaranteed Rate PBA World Championship, at £345,037.

How does 2023 compare with 2022?

2022 paid £2,776,374 across 33 tournaments.

Where to next

Every year and every bowler is on bowling prize money. The year before is 2022. The year after is 2024.