Australia prize money
Australia's sportspeople have won £669,388,166 in prize money across 29 sports, which puts Australia 2nd of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Cameron Smith has won the most, £68,858,323 in golf .
Australia's highest earners
The top 60 of 611 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Smith | Golf | £68,858,323£68.9m |
| 2 | Adam Scott | Golf | £64,441,399£64.4m |
| 3 | Jason Day | Golf | £57,032,522£57.0m |
| 4 | Marc Leishman | Golf | £55,760,535£55.8m |
| 5 | Matt Jones | Golf | £27,880,553£27.9m |
| 6 | Geoff Ogilvy | Golf | £23,790,433£23.8m |
| 7 | Stuart Appleby | Golf | £22,818,937£22.8m |
| 8 | Robert Allenby | Golf | £21,889,852£21.9m |
| 9 | Alex de Minaur | Tennis | £19,284,308£19.3m |
| 10 | Aaron Baddeley | Golf | £18,114,497£18.1m |
| 11 | John Senden | Golf | £16,646,165£16.6m |
| 12 | Lleyton Hewitt | Tennis | £15,707,120£15.7m |
| 13 | Cameron Davis | Golf | £13,243,739£13.2m |
| 14 | Rod Pampling | Golf | £12,418,768£12.4m |
| 15 | Min Woo Lee | Golf | £11,324,417£11.3m |
| 16 | Nick Kyrgios | Tennis | £9,672,192£9.7m |
| 17 | Patrick Rafter | Tennis | £8,370,773£8.4m |
| 18 | Greg Chalmers | Golf | £8,351,798£8.4m |
| 19 | Neil Robertson | Snooker | £8,317,545£8.3m |
| 20 | Todd Woodbridge | Tennis | £7,569,038£7.6m |
| 21 | Alexei Popyrin | Tennis | £7,344,702£7.3m |
| 22 | Peter Lonard | Golf | £7,259,459£7.3m |
| 23 | Jordan Thompson | Tennis | £7,254,453£7.3m |
| 24 | Mark Woodforde | Tennis | £6,429,553£6.4m |
| 25 | Mark Philippoussis | Tennis | £5,253,686£5.3m |
| 26 | Steven Bowditch | Golf | £5,168,439£5.2m |
| 27 | Bernard Tomic | Tennis | £5,158,261£5.2m |
| 28 | Matthew Ebden | Tennis | £5,090,968£5.1m |
| 29 | Wade Ormsby | Golf | £4,577,189£4.6m |
| 30 | James Duckworth | Tennis | £4,188,249£4.2m |
| 31 | John Millman | Tennis | £4,159,651£4.2m |
| 32 | Cameron Percy | Golf | £4,114,443£4.1m |
| 33 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | Tennis | £3,857,422£3.9m |
| 34 | Lucas Herbert | Golf | £3,609,704£3.6m |
| 35 | Max Purcell | Tennis | £3,523,119£3.5m |
| 36 | Christopher O'Connell | Tennis | £3,327,144£3.3m |
| 37 | Rinky Hijikata | Tennis | £3,214,937£3.2m |
| 38 | Aleksandar Vukic | Tennis | £3,042,076£3.0m |
| 39 | Michael Brennan | Golf | £2,963,208£3.0m |
| 40 | Sandon Stolle | Tennis | £2,825,896£2.8m |
| 41 | Steve Allan | Golf | £2,774,675£2.8m |
| 42 | Wayne Arthurs | Tennis | £2,772,789£2.8m |
| 43 | Jason Stoltenberg | Tennis | £2,450,832£2.5m |
| 44 | Wally Masur | Tennis | £2,226,393£2.2m |
| 45 | Jason Kubler | Tennis | £2,222,832£2.2m |
| 46 | Jason Belmonte | Bowling | £2,147,451£2.1m |
| 47 | Tyler Wright | Surfing | £2,102,884£2.1m |
| 48 | John Fitzgerald | Tennis | £2,025,458£2.0m |
| 49 | Stephanie Gilmore | Surfing | £1,986,305£2.0m |
| 50 | Richard Fromberg | Tennis | £1,959,203£2.0m |
| 51 | Tia-Clair Toomey | CrossFit | £1,945,568£1.9m |
| 52 | Adam Walton | Tennis | £1,828,381£1.8m |
| 53 | John-Patrick Smith | Tennis | £1,766,252£1.8m |
| 54 | Mick Fanning | Surfing | £1,730,526£1.7m |
| 55 | Sally Fitzgibbons | Surfing | £1,726,575£1.7m |
| 56 | Marc Polmans | Tennis | £1,677,537£1.7m |
| 57 | Alex Bolt | Tennis | £1,673,577£1.7m |
| 58 | Karl Vilips | Golf | £1,587,196£1.6m |
| 59 | Julian Wilson | Surfing | £1,579,887£1.6m |
| 60 | Jett Lawrence | Motorsport | £1,503,759£1.5m |
The top 12, side by side
Cameron Smith alone accounts for 10.3% of Australia's total. The top ten between them hold 56.7%, and the other 601 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where Australia's £669,388,166 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | £458,572,974£458.6m | 68.5% | 32 | Cameron Smith |
| Tennis | £149,959,607£150.0m | 22.4% | 35 | Alex de Minaur |
| Surfing | £31,949,290£31.9m | 4.8% | 122 | Tyler Wright |
| Snooker | £8,735,034£8.7m | 1.3% | 12 | Neil Robertson |
| Motorsport | £3,732,237£3.7m | 0.6% | 8 | Jett Lawrence |
| Rodeo | £3,594,676£3.6m | 0.5% | 16 | Ky Hamilton |
| Athletics | £2,608,584£2.6m | 0.4% | 87 | Nicola Olyslagers |
| CrossFit | £2,521,196£2.5m | 0.4% | 21 | Tia-Clair Toomey |
| Bowling | £2,491,552£2.5m | 0.4% | 8 | Jason Belmonte |
| Freestyle skiing | £927,447£927k | 0.1% | 16 | Jakara Anthony |
| Swimming | £814,060£814k | 0.1% | 33 | Kaylee McKeown |
| Speedway | £805,983£806k | 0.1% | 4 | Jack Holder |
| Squash | £785,742£786k | 0.1% | 32 | Cameron Pilley |
| Snowboarding | £573,403£573k | 0.1% | 19 | Valentino Guseli |
| Table tennis | £488,382£488k | 0.1% | 18 | Yangzi Liu |
| Triathlon | £350,940£351k | 0.1% | 17 | Ashleigh Gentle |
| Badminton | £120,625£121k | 0.0% | 65 | Setyana Mapasa |
| Pool | £82,647£83k | 0.0% | 32 | Justin Sajich |
| Enhanced Games | £75,188£75k | 0.0% | 1 | James Magnussen |
| Show jumping | £64,027£64k | 0.0% | 9 | Rowan Willis |
| Chess | £56,203£56k | 0.0% | 8 | Bobby Cheng |
| Figure skating | £29,323£29k | 0.0% | 2 | Anastasia Golubeva / Hektor Giotopoulos Moore |
| Sled dog racing | £13,910£14k | 0.0% | 1 | Christian Turner |
| 3x3 basketball | £12,030£12k | 0.0% | 1 | Melbourne |
| Gymnastics | £9,108£9k | 0.0% | 5 | Kate McDonald |
| Trail running | £4,701£5k | 0.0% | 1 | Lucy Bartholomew |
| Gravel racing | £4,511£5k | 0.0% | 2 | Brendan Johnston |
| Alpine skiing | £2,990£3k | 0.0% | 3 | Greta Small |
| Cross-country skiing | £1,795£2k | 0.0% | 1 | Rosie Fordham |
The split between sports
Golf is Australia's biggest earner at 68.5% of the total. We hold nobody from Australia in biathlon, ski jumping, Nordic combined, speed skating, handball, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, fencing.
The nations either side of Australia
Australia is 2nd of 168 on total prize money
| # | NATION | PRIZE MONEY | EARNERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | £5,459,695,071£5.46bn | 8,674 |
| 2 | Australia | £669,388,166£669.4m | 611 |
| 3 | Spain | £663,970,710£664.0m | 361 |
| 4 | England | £563,068,645£563.1m | 501 |
| 5 | Japan | £390,287,624£390.3m | 1,096 |
| 6 | South Africa | £314,076,130£314.1m | 179 |
| 7 | France | £305,041,501£305.0m | 858 |
| 8 | Germany | £271,136,762£271.1m | 1,185 |
| 9 | Canada | £260,437,000£260.4m | 833 |
| 10 | Sweden | £255,267,212£255.3m | 503 |
| 11 | South Korea | £219,895,727£219.9m | 401 |
| 12 | Italy | £217,798,638£217.8m | 702 |
| 13 | Argentina | £204,474,578£204.5m | 129 |
| 14 | Northern Ireland | £204,091,898£204.1m | 17 |
| 158 | Kosovo | £5,627£6k | 11 |
| 159 | Oman | £5,083£5k | 11 |
| 160 | South Sudan | £4,511£5k | 3 |
| 161 | Afghanistan | £3,977£4k | 3 |
| 162 | North Korea | £2,392£2k | 3 |
| 163 | Maldives | £1,530£2k | 4 |
| 164 | North Cyprus | £1,299£1k | 2 |
| 165 | Somalia | £752£752 | 1 |
| 166 | American Samoa | £503£503 | 1 |
| 167 | Curaçao | £376£376 | 1 |
| 168 | Honduras | £158£158 | 1 |
Australia against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Australia won?
£669,388,166 across 611 people in 29 sports. That ranks Australia 2nd of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is Australia's highest earning sportsperson?
Cameron Smith, with £68,858,323 in golf prize money: 10.3% of everything Australia has won. Next is Adam Scott on £64,441,399.
Which sport has earned Australia the most prize money?
Golf, at £458,572,974 across 32 players, ahead of tennis on £149,959,607.
Which nation is just above Australia?
United States, 1st on £5,459,695,071. Spain is 3rd, just below, on £663,970,710.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Australia's golf money has its own page: Australia in golf.Australia's tennis money has its own page: Australia in tennis.Australia's surfing money has its own page: Australia in surfing.Australia's snooker money has its own page: Australia in snooker.Australia's motorsport money has its own page: Australia in motorsport.Australia's rodeo money has its own page: Australia in rodeo.Australia's athletics money has its own page: Australia in athletics.Australia's CrossFit money has its own page: Australia in CrossFit.Australia's bowling money has its own page: Australia in bowling.Australia's freestyle skiing money has its own page: Australia in freestyle skiing.Australia's swimming money has its own page: Australia in swimming.Australia's speedway money has its own page: Australia in speedway.Australia's squash money has its own page: Australia in squash.Australia's snowboarding money has its own page: Australia in snowboarding.Australia's table tennis money has its own page: Australia in table tennis.Australia's triathlon money has its own page: Australia in triathlon.Australia's badminton money has its own page: Australia in badminton.Australia's pool money has its own page: Australia in pool.Australia's show jumping money has its own page: Australia in show jumping.Australia's chess money has its own page: Australia in chess.Australia's figure skating money has its own page: Australia in figure skating.Australia's gymnastics money has its own page: Australia in gymnastics.Australia's gravel racing money has its own page: Australia in gravel racing.Australia's alpine skiing money has its own page: Australia in alpine skiing. One place up is United States. One place down is Spain.