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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 27th OF 168

Scotland prize money

Scotland's sportspeople have won £75,977,257 in prize money across 6 sports, which puts Scotland 27th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Martin Laird has won the most, £17,619,366 in golf .

PRIZE MONEY WON £76m
NATION RANK27th of 168
EARNERS94
SPORTS6
TOP SPORT · GOLF £49m
SHARE OF WORLD0.6%

Scotland's highest earners

The top 60 of 94 people, every sport together

Scotland's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Martin Laird Golf £17,619,366£17.6m
2 Robert MacIntyre Golf £16,780,988£16.8m
3 Russell Knox Golf £13,375,165£13.4m
4 John Higgins Snooker £8,964,018£9.0m
5 Stephen Maguire Snooker £3,715,072£3.7m
6 Graeme Dott Snooker £2,664,373£2.7m
7 Stephen Hendry Snooker £2,374,076£2.4m
8 Anthony McGill Snooker £1,554,530£1.6m
9 Alan McManus Snooker £1,259,770£1.3m
10 Jayson Shaw Pool £1,068,318£1.1m
11 Scott Donaldson Snooker £758,924£759k
12 Marcus Campbell Snooker £512,234£512k
13 Jamie Burnett Snooker £502,044£502k
14 Bruce Mouat Curling £396,158£396k
15 Marc Warren Golf £375,641£376k
16 Chris Small Snooker £335,760£336k
17 Drew Henry Snooker £314,275£314k
18 Ross Muir Snooker £254,335£254k
19 Grant Forrest Golf £242,989£243k
20 Ewen Ferguson Golf £242,281£242k
21 Greg Lobban Squash £207,160£207k
22 Ross Whyte Curling £202,374£202k
23 Richie Ramsay Golf £155,405£155k
24 Connor Syme Golf £153,654£154k
25 Billy Snaddon Snooker £118,225£118k
26 Kirsty Gilmour Badminton £112,352£112k
27 Alan Clyne Squash £109,346£109k
28 Fraser Patrick Snooker £104,449£104k
29 Georgia Adderley Squash £94,981£95k
30 Eve Muirhead Curling £89,646£90k
31 Scott Jamieson Golf £85,089£85k
32 Lisa Aitken Squash £80,286£80k
33 Liam Graham Snooker £70,100£70k
34 Scott MacKenzie Snooker £57,722£58k
35 Chris Totten Snooker £57,500£58k
36 Dean Young Snooker £55,500£56k
37 Calum Hill Golf £55,337£55k
38 Julie MacPherson Badminton £52,026£52k
39 Rhys Clark Snooker £51,750£52k
40 Euan Henderson Snooker £51,115£51k
41 Martin Dziewialtowski Snooker £48,580£49k
42 David Law Golf £45,235£45k
43 Calum Hill Golf £41,889£42k
44 Ross Paterson Curling £41,870£42k
45 Alexander Dunn Badminton £40,553£41k
46 Hugh Abernethy Snooker £36,685£37k
47 Rory Stewart Squash £33,374£33k
48 Kyle Waddell Curling £31,134£31k
49 Adam Hall Badminton £29,849£30k
50 James Craik Curling £26,303£26k
51 Kyle Smith Curling £26,035£26k
52 James McBain Snooker £24,650£25k
53 Michael Leslie Snooker £22,865£23k
54 Ciara Torrance Badminton £20,849£21k
55 Pat Holtz Pool £20,206£20k
56 David Murdoch Curling £17,983£18k
57 David McLellan Snooker £17,205£17k
58 Euan Walker Golf £15,669£16k
59 Del Sim Pool £15,105£15k
60 Gary Thomson Snooker £14,365£14k

The top 12, side by side

Martin Laird £18m Robert MacIntyre £17m Russell Knox £13m John Higgins £9.0m Stephen Maguire £3.7m Graeme Dott £2.7m Stephen Hendry £2.4m Anthony McGill £1.6m Alan McManus £1.3m Jayson Shaw £1.1m Scott Donaldson £759k Marcus Campbell £512k

Martin Laird alone accounts for 23.2% of Scotland's total. The top ten between them hold 91.3%, and the other 84 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Scotland's £75,977,257 came from

Scotland'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 £49,201,905£49.2m 64.8% 14 Martin Laird
Snooker £23,992,633£24.0m 31.6% 43 John Higgins
Pool £1,118,050£1.1m 1.5% 9 Jayson Shaw
Curling £850,828£851k 1.1% 11 Bruce Mouat
Squash £528,144£528k 0.7% 6 Greg Lobban
Badminton £285,696£286k 0.4% 11 Kirsty Gilmour

The split between sports

Golf £49m Snooker £24m Pool £1.1m Curling £851k Squash £528k Badminton £286k

Golf is Scotland's biggest earner at 64.8% of the total. We hold nobody from Scotland in tennis, athletics, table tennis, biathlon, chess, show jumping, surfing, bowling, 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, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Scotland

Scotland is 27th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Scotland by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
15 Serbia £192,341,463£192.3m 70
16 Switzerland £175,242,501£175.2m 495
17 Russia £171,438,092£171.4m 274
18 Great Britain £132,729,494£132.7m 1,024
19 Chile £129,169,944£129.2m 46
20 Austria £128,425,687£128.4m 358
21 Norway £119,256,606£119.3m 432
22 Croatia £95,781,973£95.8m 93
23 Czechia £93,824,901£93.8m 238
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

Scotland against its neighbours

Serbia £192m Switzerland £175m Russia £171m Great Britain £133m Chile £129m Austria £128m Norway £119m Croatia £96m Czechia £94m 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

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Scotland won?

£75,977,257 across 94 people in 6 sports. That ranks Scotland 27th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Scotland's highest earning sportsperson?

Martin Laird, with £17,619,366 in golf prize money: 23.2% of everything Scotland has won. Next is Robert MacIntyre on £16,780,988.

Which sport has earned Scotland the most prize money?

Golf, at £49,201,905 across 14 players, ahead of snooker on £23,992,633.

Which nation is just above Scotland?

Ireland, 26th on £77,644,567. Netherlands is 28th, just below, on £74,805,657.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Scotland's golf money has its own page: Scotland in golf.Scotland's snooker money has its own page: Scotland in snooker.Scotland's pool money has its own page: Scotland in pool.Scotland's curling money has its own page: Scotland in curling.Scotland's squash money has its own page: Scotland in squash.Scotland's badminton money has its own page: Scotland in badminton. One place up is Ireland. One place down is Netherlands. Scotland's football team was paid £8,333,333 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.