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BOWLING · 2003-02-02 · UNITED STATES

U.S. Open 2003 PBA prize money

The U.S. Open paid £261,141 to 87 bowlers. Walter Ray Williams Jr won £75,188. Michael Haugen Jr took £37,669 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£261k
WINNER£75k
BOWLERS PAID87
PAYOUT BANDS83

Every cheque

87 bowlers paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each bowler at the U.S. Open.
PLACE BOWLER NATION PRIZE MONEY
1st Walter Ray Williams Jr United States £75,188£75k
2nd Michael Haugen Jr United States £37,669£38k
3rd Pete Weber United States £18,797£19k
4th Mika Koivuniemi United States £11,278£11k
5th Norm Duke United States £5,639£6k
6th Ryan Shafer United States £4,887£5k
7th Parker Bohn III United States £4,511£5k
8th Tom Baker United States £4,135£4k
9th Brad Angelo United States £3,759£4k
10th Justin Hromek United States £3,383£3k
11th Jeff Carter United States £3,008£3k
12th Steve Jaros United States £2,857£3k
13th Rick Steelsmith United States £2,707£3k
14th Ken Simard United States £2,556£3k
15th David Langer United States £2,406£2k
16th John May United States £2,256£2k
17th Patrick Allen United States £2,180£2k
18th Christopher Sand United States £2,105£2k
19th Brian Kretzer United States £2,030£2k
20th Kevin Mitchell United States £1,955£2k
21st Tommy Jones United States £1,880£2k
22nd Jason Duran United States £1,805£2k
23rd Marc Massie United States £1,729£2k
24th Danny Wiseman United States £1,654£2k
25th Randy Pedersen United States £1,429£1k
26th Eric Forkel United States £1,391£1k
T27 Mike DeVaney United States £1,338£1k
T27 Chris Barnes United States £1,338£1k
29th Jason Hurd United States £1,293£1k
30th Tyler Jensen United States £1,263£1k
31st Jason Queen United States £1,233£1k
32nd Wayne Webb United States £1,218£1k
33rd Kensteri Sami Finland £1,203£1k
34th Paul Fleming United States £1,188£1k
35th Mike Scroggins United States £1,173£1k
36th Lonnie Waliczek United States £1,158£1k
37th Ernie Schlegel United States £1,143£1k
38th Wes Malott United States £1,128£1k
39th Hugh Miller United States £1,113£1k
40th Tommy Delutz Jr United States £1,098£1k
41st Tim Criss United States £1,083£1k
T42 Ricky Ward United States £1,060£1k
T42 Dennis Horan Jr United States £1,060£1k
44th YH Byun South Korea £1,038£1k
45th Nathan Bohr United States £1,023£1k
46th Lee Vanderhoef United States £1,008£1k
47th James Wallace United States £992£992
48th Mike Aulby United States £977£977
49th Jeff Frankos United States £962£962
50th Steve Hoskins United States £947£947
51st Brian LeClair United States £932£932
52nd David Traber United States £925£925
53rd Sean Swanson United States £917£917
54th Richard Wolfe United States £910£910
55th Jess Stayrook United States £902£902
56th Brian Voss United States £895£895
57th Amleto Monacelli Venezuela £887£887
58th Jason Couch United States £880£880
59th Jouni Helminen Finland £872£872
60th Walter Schaub II United States £865£865
61st Brian Himmler United States £861£861
T62 David Ozio United States £855£855
T62 Ken Abner United States £855£855
64th Eugene McCune United States £850£850
65th Steven Gallegos United States £846£846
66th Gregg Zicha United States £842£842
67th Rick Lawrence United States £838£838
68th Jari Ratia Finland £835£835
69th Chris Grulke United States £831£831
70th Dave Husted United States £827£827
T71 Jeff Hartsfield United States £821£821
T71 Eddie Graham United States £821£821
73rd Mike Eaton JR United States £816£816
74th Steve Wilson United States £812£812
75th Mike Wolfe United States £808£808
76th Jeff Lizzi United States £805£805
77th Lee Johnson United States £801£801
78th Derek Hively United States £797£797
79th Jim Murtishaw United States £793£793
80th Bryan Goebel United States £789£789
81st Roger Bowker United States £786£786
82nd DJ Archer United States £782£782
83rd Don DuPree II United States £778£778
84th Brian Waliczek United States £774£774
85th Mike Danielson United States £771£771
86th Ralph Lewandowski United States £767£767
87th Robert Andersson Sweden £763£763

How the money splits

Each finishing band, what it paid each bowler, and what it paid in all

Prize money bands at the U.S. Open.
PLACE BOWLERS EACH BAND TOTAL
1st 1 £75,188£75k £75,188£75k
2nd 1 £37,669£38k £37,669£38k
3rd 1 £18,797£19k £18,797£19k
4th 1 £11,278£11k £11,278£11k
5th 1 £5,639£6k £5,639£6k
6th 1 £4,887£5k £4,887£5k
7th 1 £4,511£5k £4,511£5k
8th 1 £4,135£4k £4,135£4k
9th 1 £3,759£4k £3,759£4k
10th 1 £3,383£3k £3,383£3k
11th 1 £3,008£3k £3,008£3k
12th 1 £2,857£3k £2,857£3k
13th 1 £2,707£3k £2,707£3k
14th 1 £2,556£3k £2,556£3k
15th 1 £2,406£2k £2,406£2k
16th 1 £2,256£2k £2,256£2k
17th 1 £2,180£2k £2,180£2k
18th 1 £2,105£2k £2,105£2k
19th 1 £2,030£2k £2,030£2k
20th 1 £1,955£2k £1,955£2k
21st 1 £1,880£2k £1,880£2k
22nd 1 £1,805£2k £1,805£2k
23rd 1 £1,729£2k £1,729£2k
24th 1 £1,654£2k £1,654£2k
25th 1 £1,429£1k £1,429£1k
26th 1 £1,391£1k £1,391£1k
T27 2 £1,338£1k £2,677£3k
29th 1 £1,293£1k £1,293£1k
30th 1 £1,263£1k £1,263£1k
31st 1 £1,233£1k £1,233£1k
32nd 1 £1,218£1k £1,218£1k
33rd 1 £1,203£1k £1,203£1k
34th 1 £1,188£1k £1,188£1k
35th 1 £1,173£1k £1,173£1k
36th 1 £1,158£1k £1,158£1k
37th 1 £1,143£1k £1,143£1k
38th 1 £1,128£1k £1,128£1k
39th 1 £1,113£1k £1,113£1k
40th 1 £1,098£1k £1,098£1k
41st 1 £1,083£1k £1,083£1k
T42 2 £1,060£1k £2,120£2k
44th 1 £1,038£1k £1,038£1k
45th 1 £1,023£1k £1,023£1k
46th 1 £1,008£1k £1,008£1k
47th 1 £992£992 £992£992
48th 1 £977£977 £977£977
49th 1 £962£962 £962£962
50th 1 £947£947 £947£947
51st 1 £932£932 £932£932
52nd 1 £925£925 £925£925
53rd 1 £917£917 £917£917
54th 1 £910£910 £910£910
55th 1 £902£902 £902£902
56th 1 £895£895 £895£895
57th 1 £887£887 £887£887
58th 1 £880£880 £880£880
59th 1 £872£872 £872£872
60th 1 £865£865 £865£865
61st 1 £861£861 £861£861
T62 2 £855£855 £1,710£2k
64th 1 £850£850 £850£850
65th 1 £846£846 £846£846
66th 1 £842£842 £842£842
67th 1 £838£838 £838£838
68th 1 £835£835 £835£835
69th 1 £831£831 £831£831
70th 1 £827£827 £827£827
T71 2 £821£821 £1,642£2k
73rd 1 £816£816 £816£816
74th 1 £812£812 £812£812
75th 1 £808£808 £808£808
76th 1 £805£805 £805£805
77th 1 £801£801 £801£801
78th 1 £797£797 £797£797
79th 1 £793£793 £793£793
80th 1 £789£789 £789£789
81st 1 £786£786 £786£786
82nd 1 £782£782 £782£782
83rd 1 £778£778 £778£778
84th 1 £774£774 £774£774
85th 1 £771£771 £771£771
86th 1 £767£767 £767£767
87th 1 £763£763 £763£763

Where the money went, band by band

1st £75k
2nd £38k
3rd £19k
4th £11k
5th £5,639
6th £4,887
7th £4,511
8th £4,135
9th £3,759
10th £3,383
11th £3,008
12th £2,857
13th £2,707
14th £2,556

The rest of 2003

Every other bowling tournament we hold from 2003

Other bowling tournaments in 2003.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
PBA Dexter Tournament of Champions at Mohegan Sun Patrick Healey Jr £172,932£173k
PBA Cambridge Credit Classic Mika Koivuniemi £159,323£159k
PBA GEICO Open Patrick Healey Jr £150,602£151k
PBA Empire State Open Ryan Shafer £151,128£151k
PBA Greater Philadelphia Open Patrick Allen £150,451£150k
PBA Toledo Open Steve Jaros £150,376£150k
PBA Pepsi Open Jason Couch £150,376£150k
PBA Miller High Life Open Brian Himmler £150,827£151k
PBA Greater Kansas City Classic Norm Duke £150,376£150k
PBA Banquet Open Robert Smith £150,526£151k
Japan Cup 2003 Chris Barnes £115,353£115k
PBA Senior Days Inn Open Bob Chamberlain £65,150£65k
PBA Senior Lake County Horseshoe Casino Open Vince Mazzanti Jr £56,616£57k
PBA Senior Clarksville Open Ron Winger £50,000£50k
PBA Senior Manassas Open Don Sylvia £56,616£57k
PBA Senior Epicenter Classic Lee Snow £36,541£37k
PBA Senior Northern California Classic Ernie Schlegel £40,376£40k
PBA Senior Storm U.S. Open Dave Soutar £94,395£94k
ABC Senior Masters Dale Eagle £94,015£94k
PBA Senior Greater Detroit Open John Bennett £51,804£52k
PBA Senior Chillicothe Open Steve Neff £56,165£56k
PBA World Championship Walter Ray Williams Jr £329,549£330k
PBA Odor-Eaters Open Lonnie Waliczek £151,128£151k
PBA Tar Heel Open Pete Weber £150,376£150k
PBA VIA Bowling Open Chris Hayden £149,361£149k
PBA Days Inn Open Chris Barnes £151,128£151k
PBA Storm Las Vegas Classic Lonnie Waliczek £150,977£151k
ABC Masters Bryon Smith £207,474£207k
PBA Medford Open Bryan Goebel £151,128£151k
PBA Geico Earl Anthony Classic Mike DeVaney £158,647£159k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the U.S. Open get?

Walter Ray Williams Jr took £75,188.

How much did the runner-up get?

Michael Haugen Jr took £37,669, 50% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the U.S. Open?

£261,141, paid to 87 bowlers.

How does it compare with other years?

The Bowling's US Open paid £245,320, and the U.S. Open paid £263,866.

Where to next

Every edition is on the U.S. Open prize money page, and the whole year on bowling prize money in 2003. The edition before was the Bowling's US Open. The one after was the U.S. Open.