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BOWLING PRIZE MONEY · 2023

Bowling prize money in 2023

Bowling paid £2,598,493 across 26 tournaments in 2023, to 311 bowlers. EJ Tackett earned the most, £201,241.

PAID IN 2023£2.6m
TOURNAMENTS26
BOWLERS PAID311
TOP EARNER£201k

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 £201,241£201k
2 Jason Belmonte Australia 1 £143,327£143k
3 Anthony Simonsen United States 1 £133,459£133k
4 Jakob Butturff United States 1 £112,218£112k
5 Kevin McCune United States 1 £84,060£84k
6 Matt Ogle United States 1 £67,669£68k
7 Packy Hanrahan United States 2 £58,459£58k
8 Dom Barrett England 1 £54,511£55k
9 Santtu Tahvanainen Finland 0 £50,414£50k
10 Bill O'Neill United States 0 £50,301£50k
11 Chris Barnes United States 1 £48,045£48k
12 Sam Cooley Australia 1 £44,229£44k
13 Troy W Lint United States 2 £42,105£42k
14 Chris Via United States 0 £41,504£42k
15 Jesper Svensson Sweden 0 £34,925£35k
16 Tom Hess United States 2 £33,383£33k
17 Sean Lavery-Spahr United States 0 £28,797£29k
18 Marshall Kent United States 0 £28,346£28k
19 Keven Williams United States 0 £27,970£28k
20 Pete Weber United States 1 £27,162£27k
21 John Janawicz United States 1 £25,639£26k
22 Brad Angelo United States 0 £25,489£25k
23 AJ Johnson United States 0 £23,812£24k
24 Stu Williams United States 0 £23,647£24k
25 Kyle Troup United States 0 £23,045£23k
26 Tom Adcock United States 1 £22,895£23k
27 Nathan Bohr United States 0 £22,782£23k
28 Matt Russo United States 0 £22,575£23k
29 Tommy Jones United States 0 £22,180£22k
30 Shawn Maldonado United States 0 £20,451£20k
31 Tomas Kayhko Finland 0 £20,263£20k
32 Jason Sterner United States 0 £18,947£19k
33 Jake Peters United States 0 £18,797£19k
34 DJ Archer United States 0 £17,256£17k
35 Kris Prather United States 0 £17,068£17k
36 Walter Ray Williams Jr United States 1 £16,692£17k
37 BJ Moore United States 0 £16,504£17k
38 Parker Bohn III United States 0 £16,429£16k
39 Jon Rakoski United States 1 £16,053£16k
40 Tom Daugherty United States 0 £15,451£15k
41 Joseph Grondin United States 0 £15,038£15k
42 Graham Fach United States 0 £14,436£14k
43 Michael Haggitt United States 1 £14,135£14k
44 Andrew Anderson United States 0 £13,459£13k
45 AJ Chapman United States 0 £13,214£13k
46 Zac Tackett United States 0 £12,782£13k
47 Dan Knowlton United States 1 £12,481£12k
48 Ryan Shafer United States 0 £12,180£12k
49 Patrick Dombrowski United States 1 £12,030£12k
50 Mitch Hupe Canada 1 £11,992£12k

The top 15 in 2023

EJ Tackett £201k Jason Belmonte £143k Anthony Simonsen £133k Jakob Butturff £112k Kevin McCune £84k Matt Ogle £68k Packy Hanrahan £58k Dom Barrett £55k Santtu Tahvanainen £50k Bill O'Neill £50k Chris Barnes £48k Sam Cooley £44k Troy W Lint £42k Chris Via £42k Jesper Svensson £35k

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 £350,226£350k
PBA Players Championship Kevin McCune £302,707£303k
PBA Tournament of Champions Jason Belmonte £244,624£245k
PBA50 World Championship Chris Barnes £132,504£133k
PBA Wichita Classic Anthony Simonsen £113,177£113k
PBA Jackson Classic EJ Tackett £113,008£113k
PBA Springfield Classic Sam Cooley £112,947£113k
PBA Shawnee Classic EJ Tackett £112,947£113k
PBA Kokomo Classic Packy Hanrahan £112,782£113k
Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship Pete Weber £92,684£93k
PBA Senior US Open Troy W Lint £85,203£85k
PBA50 The Villages Classic Tom Adcock £77,932£78k
Roth/Holman PBA Doubles Championship Patrick Hanrahan, Mitch Hupe £77,180£77k
Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIV Shark Championship Matt Ogle £73,684£74k
Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIV Scorpion Championship Jakob Butturff £73,684£74k
Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIV Cheetah Championship EJ Tackett £73,617£74k
PBA50 South Shore Classic Michael Haggitt £59,699£60k
PBA Regional Players Invitational 2022 Patrick Dombrowski £59,399£59k
PBA50 Fort Myers Lightning Strikes Lanes Classic Tom Hess £54,925£55k
PBA50 Johnny Petraglia BVL Tournament of Champions John Janawicz £54,286£54k
PBA60 Tristan's T.A.P.S. Memorial Walter Ray Williams Jr £48,271£48k
PBA50 Morgantown Classic Troy W Lint £45,639£46k
PBA Skill Ball Challenge Dom Barrett £37,594£38k
PBA50 Petraglia Championship Tom Hess £29,925£30k
PBA50 Monacelli Championship Jon Rakoski £29,925£30k
PBA50 Ballard Championship Dan Knowlton £29,925£30k

The richest tournaments of 2023

Guaranteed Rate PBA World Championship £350k PBA Players Championship £303k PBA Tournament of Champions £245k PBA50 World Championship £133k PBA Wichita Classic £113k PBA Jackson Classic £113k PBA Springfield Classic £113k PBA Shawnee Classic £113k PBA Kokomo Classic £113k Bud Moore PBA50 Players Championship £93k PBA Senior US Open £85k PBA50 The Villages Classic £78k Roth/Holman PBA Doubles Championship £77k Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIV Shark Championship £74k Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIV Scorpion Championship £74k

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 2023?

EJ Tackett, with £201,241 and 4 titles. Jason Belmonte was next on £143,327.

How much prize money was paid in 2023?

£2,598,493 across 26 tournaments, to 311 bowlers.

Which tournament paid the most in 2023?

The Guaranteed Rate PBA World Championship, at £350,226.

How does 2023 compare with 2022?

2022 paid £2,818,124 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.