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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 36th OF 168

New Zealand prize money

New Zealand's sportspeople have won £41,710,442 in prize money across 22 sports, which puts New Zealand 36th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Danny Lee has won the most, £11,583,068 in golf .

PRIZE MONEY WON £42m
NATION RANK36th of 168
EARNERS152
SPORTS22
TOP SPORT · GOLF £25m
SHARE OF WORLD0.3%

New Zealand's highest earners

The top 60 of 152 people, every sport together

New Zealand's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Danny Lee Golf £11,583,068£11.6m
2 Ryan Fox Golf £9,607,332£9.6m
3 Michael Venus Tennis £4,005,795£4.0m
4 Tim Wilkinson Golf £3,343,250£3.3m
5 Brett Steven Tennis £1,834,371£1.8m
6 Scott McLaughlin Motorsport £1,520,301£1.5m
7 Scott Dixon Motorsport £1,391,729£1.4m
8 Marcus Armstrong Motorsport £1,363,910£1.4m
9 Paul Coll Squash £1,153,665£1.2m
10 Alice Robinson Alpine skiing £790,780£791k
11 Kelly Evernden Tennis £669,838£670k
12 Steven Alker Golf £640,477£640k
13 Joelle King Squash £522,018£522k
14 Paige Hareb Surfing £376,072£376k
15 Tom Walsh Athletics £351,880£352k
16 Valerie Adams Athletics £271,805£272k
17 Daniel Hillier Golf £270,262£270k
18 Hayden Wilde Triathlon £215,038£215k
19 Ricardo Christie Surfing £170,000£170k
20 Hamish Kerr Athletics £168,985£169k
21 Zoi Sadowski Synnott Snowboarding £124,280£124k
22 Jamie Simmonds CrossFit £106,767£107k
23 Luca Harrington Freestyle skiing £81,096£81k
24 Kyle Smith Triathlon £80,827£81k
25 Finley Melville Ives Freestyle skiing £67,017£67k
26 Geordie Beamish Athletics £65,789£66k
27 Campbell Grayson Squash £55,120£55k
28 Erika Fairweather Swimming £49,323£49k
29 Luke Harrold Freestyle skiing £34,887£35k
30 Jaclyn Hawkes Squash £34,068£34k
31 Hannah Berry Triathlon £33,835£34k
32 Sarah Mason Surfing £32,707£33k
33 Eliza McCartney Athletics £31,297£31k
34 Maddi Wesche Athletics £31,203£31k
35 Nico Porteous Freestyle skiing £28,244£28k
36 Nicole Van der Kaay Triathlon £27,444£27k
37 Ruth Croft Trail running £27,350£27k
38 Nick Willis Athletics £26,316£26k
39 Zoe Hobbs Athletics £24,624£25k
40 Imogen Ayris Athletics £24,436£24k
41 Tori Peeters Athletics £21,805£22k
42 Matt Edwards Pool £21,689£22k
43 Olivia McTaggart Athletics £19,925£20k
44 Tiarn Collins Snowboarding £17,675£18k
45 Bayley Martin CrossFit £17,481£17k
46 Ella Williams Surfing £17,293£17k
47 Stuart Farquhar Athletics £17,293£17k
48 Ruby Star Andrews Freestyle skiing £16,963£17k
49 Amelia Watkinson Triathlon £16,917£17k
50 Amanda Landers-Murphy Squash £16,870£17k
51 Dene O'Kane Snooker £16,850£17k
52 Campbell Melville Ives Snowboarding £13,010£13k
53 Martin Knight Squash £12,512£13k
54 Jacko Gill Athletics £12,218£12k
55 Ben Barclay Freestyle skiing £11,408£11k
56 Josh Geary Golf £10,673£11k
57 Alani Morse Surfing £9,774£10k
58 Mischa Thomas Freestyle skiing £9,435£9k
59 Lewis Clareburt Swimming £9,323£9k
60 Rocco Jamieson Snowboarding £8,211£8k

The top 12, side by side

Danny Lee £12m Ryan Fox £9.6m Michael Venus £4.0m Tim Wilkinson £3.3m Brett Steven £1.8m Scott McLaughlin £1.5m Scott Dixon £1.4m Marcus Armstrong £1.4m Paul Coll £1.2m Alice Robinson £791k Kelly Evernden £670k Steven Alker £640k

Danny Lee alone accounts for 27.8% of New Zealand's total. The top ten between them hold 87.7%, and the other 142 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where New Zealand's £41,710,442 came from

New Zealand's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Golf £25,455,064£25.5m 61.0% 6 Danny Lee
Tennis £6,510,005£6.5m 15.6% 3 Michael Venus
Motorsport £4,281,955£4.3m 10.3% 4 Scott McLaughlin
Squash £1,832,993£1.8m 4.4% 19 Paul Coll
Athletics £1,076,974£1.1m 2.6% 18 Tom Walsh
Alpine skiing £791,424£791k 1.9% 2 Alice Robinson
Surfing £624,267£624k 1.5% 8 Paige Hareb
Triathlon £386,090£386k 0.9% 9 Hayden Wilde
Freestyle skiing £262,287£262k 0.6% 15 Luca Harrington
Snowboarding £178,650£179k 0.4% 8 Zoi Sadowski Synnott
CrossFit £128,008£128k 0.3% 3 Jamie Simmonds
Swimming £58,647£59k 0.1% 2 Erika Fairweather
Trail running £36,325£36k 0.1% 3 Ruth Croft
Pool £30,311£30k 0.1% 8 Matt Edwards
Snooker £18,972£19k 0.0% 3 Dene O'Kane
Badminton £16,518£17k 0.0% 24 Abhinav Manota
Chess £11,090£11k 0.0% 4 Allen Chi Zhou Fan
Gravel racing £4,511£5k 0.0% 1 Cameron Jones
Show jumping £3,294£3k 0.0% 5 Melody Matheson
Table tennis £1,801£2k 0.0% 3 Alfred Dela Pena
Speed skating £752£752 0.0% 1 Peter Michael
Gymnastics £506£506 0.0% 3 Courtney McGregor

The split between sports

Golf £25m Tennis £6.5m
Motorsport £4.3m
Squash £1.8m Athletics £1.1m Alpine skiing £791k Surfing £624k Triathlon £386k Freestyle skiing £262k Snowboarding £179k CrossFit £128k Swimming £59k Trail running £36k Pool £30k Snooker £19k
Badminton £17k
Chess £11k
Gravel racing £4,511
Show jumping £3,294 Table tennis £1,801
Speed skating £752
Gymnastics £506

Golf is New Zealand's biggest earner at 61.0% of the total. We hold nobody from New Zealand in biathlon, bowling, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, figure skating, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, speedway.

The nations either side of New Zealand

New Zealand is 36th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around New Zealand by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
24 China £80,084,813£80.1m 967
25 Mexico £79,918,824£79.9m 100
26 Ireland £77,644,567£77.6m 250
27 Scotland £75,977,257£76.0m 94
28 Netherlands £74,805,657£74.8m 1,143
29 Brazil £69,364,403£69.4m 236
30 India £66,204,277£66.2m 587
31 Belgium £59,672,697£59.7m 329
32 Slovakia £58,690,691£58.7m 76
33 Fiji £56,400,033£56.4m 7
34 Colombia £54,307,165£54.3m 79
35 Denmark £45,356,277£45.4m 246
36 New Zealand £41,710,442£41.7m 152
37 Chinese Taipei £36,871,037£36.9m 437
38 Poland £36,459,824£36.5m 375
39 Greece £32,009,197£32.0m 79
40 Bulgaria £26,820,967£26.8m 85
41 Zimbabwe £24,416,046£24.4m 7
42 Kazakhstan £24,398,287£24.4m 102
43 Wales £22,440,638£22.4m 54
44 Finland £20,813,301£20.8m 253
45 Venezuela £20,750,802£20.8m 104
46 Ukraine £19,869,537£19.9m 176
47 Egypt £19,486,543£19.5m 199
48 Portugal £17,907,261£17.9m 110

New Zealand against its neighbours

China £80m Mexico £80m Ireland £78m Scotland £76m Netherlands £75m Brazil £69m India £66m Belgium £60m Slovakia £59m Fiji £56m Colombia £54m Denmark £45m New Zealand £42m Chinese Taipei £37m Poland £36m Greece £32m Bulgaria £27m Zimbabwe £24m Kazakhstan £24m Wales £22m Finland £21m Venezuela £21m Ukraine £20m Egypt £19m Portugal £18m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has New Zealand won?

£41,710,442 across 152 people in 22 sports. That ranks New Zealand 36th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is New Zealand's highest earning sportsperson?

Danny Lee, with £11,583,068 in golf prize money: 27.8% of everything New Zealand has won. Next is Ryan Fox on £9,607,332.

Which sport has earned New Zealand the most prize money?

Golf, at £25,455,064 across 6 players, ahead of tennis on £6,510,005.

Which nation is just above New Zealand?

Denmark, 35th on £45,356,277. Chinese Taipei is 37th, just below, on £36,871,037.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. New Zealand's golf money has its own page: New Zealand in golf.New Zealand's tennis money has its own page: New Zealand in tennis.New Zealand's squash money has its own page: New Zealand in squash.New Zealand's athletics money has its own page: New Zealand in athletics.New Zealand's alpine skiing money has its own page: New Zealand in alpine skiing.New Zealand's surfing money has its own page: New Zealand in surfing.New Zealand's triathlon money has its own page: New Zealand in triathlon.New Zealand's freestyle skiing money has its own page: New Zealand in freestyle skiing.New Zealand's snowboarding money has its own page: New Zealand in snowboarding.New Zealand's CrossFit money has its own page: New Zealand in CrossFit.New Zealand's swimming money has its own page: New Zealand in swimming.New Zealand's trail running money has its own page: New Zealand in trail running.New Zealand's pool money has its own page: New Zealand in pool.New Zealand's snooker money has its own page: New Zealand in snooker.New Zealand's show jumping money has its own page: New Zealand in show jumping.New Zealand's table tennis money has its own page: New Zealand in table tennis.New Zealand's gymnastics money has its own page: New Zealand in gymnastics. One place up is Denmark. One place down is Chinese Taipei.