England prize money
England's sportspeople have won £563,068,645 in prize money across 7 sports, which puts England 4th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Justin Rose has won the most, £64,643,699 in golf .
England's highest earners
The top 60 of 501 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Rose | Golf | £64,643,699£64.6m |
| 2 | Paul Casey | Golf | £55,001,689£55.0m |
| 3 | Tommy Fleetwood | Golf | £49,787,550£49.8m |
| 4 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | Golf | £40,502,157£40.5m |
| 5 | Ian Poulter | Golf | £35,057,365£35.1m |
| 6 | Luke Donald | Golf | £31,422,699£31.4m |
| 7 | Lee Westwood | Golf | £31,087,141£31.1m |
| 8 | Tyrrell Hatton | Golf | £21,190,729£21.2m |
| 9 | Richard Bland | Golf | £15,356,016£15.4m |
| 10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Snooker | £13,239,883£13.2m |
| 11 | Aaron Rai | Golf | £13,195,310£13.2m |
| 12 | Brian Davis | Golf | £10,671,809£10.7m |
| 13 | Sam Horsfield | Golf | £10,463,142£10.5m |
| 14 | Judd Trump | Snooker | £10,275,071£10.3m |
| 15 | Mark Selby | Snooker | £9,570,189£9.6m |
| 16 | Harry Hall | Golf | £7,942,360£7.9m |
| 17 | Matt Wallace | Golf | £7,916,798£7.9m |
| 18 | Laurie Canter | Golf | £7,586,941£7.6m |
| 19 | Shaun Murphy | Snooker | £7,238,227£7.2m |
| 20 | Danny Willett | Golf | £6,725,059£6.7m |
| 21 | Greg Owen | Golf | £6,249,914£6.2m |
| 22 | Kyren Wilson | Snooker | £5,345,301£5.3m |
| 23 | Barry Hawkins | Snooker | £4,438,472£4.4m |
| 24 | Stuart Bingham | Snooker | £4,349,913£4.3m |
| 25 | Ali Carter | Snooker | £4,096,596£4.1m |
| 26 | Alex Fitzpatrick | Golf | £3,639,326£3.6m |
| 27 | Joe Perry | Snooker | £2,663,085£2.7m |
| 28 | Peter Ebdon | Snooker | £2,390,894£2.4m |
| 29 | Callum Tarren | Golf | £2,218,082£2.2m |
| 30 | Ricky Walden | Snooker | £2,125,266£2.1m |
| 31 | Jack Lisowski | Snooker | £2,105,391£2.1m |
| 32 | Ross Fisher | Golf | £2,038,847£2.0m |
| 33 | David Gilbert | Snooker | £2,022,844£2.0m |
| 34 | David Skinns | Golf | £1,960,248£2.0m |
| 35 | Jordan Smith | Golf | £1,926,266£1.9m |
| 36 | Ben Taylor | Golf | £1,898,538£1.9m |
| 37 | Robert Milkins | Snooker | £1,740,300£1.7m |
| 38 | Tom Ford | Snooker | £1,728,756£1.7m |
| 39 | Gary Wilson | Snooker | £1,698,208£1.7m |
| 40 | Marco Penge | Golf | £1,559,150£1.6m |
| 41 | Mark Davis | Snooker | £1,558,420£1.6m |
| 42 | Mark King | Snooker | £1,523,895£1.5m |
| 43 | Stephen Lee | Snooker | £1,490,126£1.5m |
| 44 | Michael Holt | Snooker | £1,490,018£1.5m |
| 45 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Squash | £1,455,489£1.5m |
| 46 | Chris Wakelin | Snooker | £1,377,890£1.4m |
| 47 | Tom Lewis | Golf | £1,367,204£1.4m |
| 48 | Jimmy White | Snooker | £1,336,951£1.3m |
| 49 | Martin Gould | Snooker | £1,309,055£1.3m |
| 50 | Paul Hunter | Snooker | £1,280,700£1.3m |
| 51 | Anthony Hamilton | Snooker | £1,276,152£1.3m |
| 52 | Matthew Selt | Snooker | £1,218,213£1.2m |
| 53 | John Parry | Golf | £1,216,242£1.2m |
| 54 | Jimmy Robertson | Snooker | £1,093,459£1.1m |
| 55 | Eddie Pepperell | Golf | £1,070,706£1.1m |
| 56 | Ben Woollaston | Snooker | £1,048,814£1.0m |
| 57 | Steve Davis | Snooker | £975,286£975k |
| 58 | Dom Barrett | Bowling | £942,536£943k |
| 59 | Andy Sullivan | Golf | £882,452£882k |
| 60 | Andrew Higginson | Snooker | £859,526£860k |
The top 12, side by side
Justin Rose alone accounts for 11.5% of England's total. The top ten between them hold 63.5%, and the other 491 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where England's £563,068,645 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | £438,396,395£438.4m | 77.9% | 44 | Justin Rose |
| Snooker | £114,540,921£114.5m | 20.3% | 300 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Squash | £7,761,235£7.8m | 1.4% | 74 | Mohamed El Shorbagy |
| Bowling | £1,164,005£1.2m | 0.2% | 10 | Dom Barrett |
| Badminton | £862,766£863k | 0.2% | 48 | Ben Lane |
| Table tennis | £177,910£178k | 0.0% | 19 | Liam Pitchford |
| Chess | £165,414£165k | 0.0% | 6 | Nikita Vitiugov |
The split between sports
Golf is England's biggest earner at 77.9% of the total. We hold nobody from England in tennis, athletics, biathlon, show jumping, surfing, pool, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, swimming, trail running, motorsport, handball, gymnastics, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.
The nations either side of England
England is 4th 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 |
| 15 | Serbia | £192,341,463£192.3m | 70 |
| 16 | Switzerland | £175,242,501£175.2m | 495 |
| 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 |
England against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has England won?
£563,068,645 across 501 people in 7 sports. That ranks England 4th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is England's highest earning sportsperson?
Justin Rose, with £64,643,699 in golf prize money: 11.5% of everything England has won. Next is Paul Casey on £55,001,689.
Which sport has earned England the most prize money?
Golf, at £438,396,395 across 44 players, ahead of snooker on £114,540,921.
Which nation is just above England?
Spain, 3rd on £663,970,710. Japan is 5th, just below, on £390,287,624.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. England's golf money has its own page: England in golf.England's snooker money has its own page: England in snooker.England's squash money has its own page: England in squash.England's bowling money has its own page: England in bowling.England's badminton money has its own page: England in badminton.England's table tennis money has its own page: England in table tennis.England's chess money has its own page: England in chess. One place up is Spain. One place down is Japan. England's football team was paid £20,726,494 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.