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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 1st OF 168

United States prize money

United States's sportspeople have won £5,459,695,071 in prize money across 35 sports, which puts United States 1st of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Scottie Scheffler has won the most, £159,647,428 in golf .

PRIZE MONEY WON £5.46bn
NATION RANK1st of 168
EARNERS8,674
SPORTS35
TOP SPORT · GOLF £4.47bn
SHARE OF WORLD43.1%

United States's highest earners

The top 60 of 8,674 people, every sport together

United States's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Scottie Scheffler Golf £159,647,428£159.6m
2 Dustin Johnson Golf £126,290,277£126.3m
3 Tiger Woods Golf £116,124,029£116.1m
4 Phil Mickelson Golf £88,688,486£88.7m
5 Xander Schauffele Golf £88,098,674£88.1m
6 Justin Thomas Golf £83,909,084£83.9m
7 Bryson DeChambeau Golf £82,153,508£82.2m
8 Brooks Koepka Golf £74,405,323£74.4m
9 Jordan Spieth Golf £73,900,980£73.9m
10 Patrick Cantlay Golf £67,959,988£68.0m
11 Collin Morikawa Golf £64,907,569£64.9m
12 Patrick Reed Golf £64,565,041£64.6m
13 Talor Gooch Golf £63,573,066£63.6m
14 Charles Howell III Golf £59,267,109£59.3m
15 Jim Furyk Golf £57,526,071£57.5m
16 Rickie Fowler Golf £54,959,455£55.0m
17 Bubba Watson Golf £54,659,599£54.7m
18 Matt Kuchar Golf £51,721,032£51.7m
19 Keegan Bradley Golf £51,155,610£51.2m
20 Tony Finau Golf £48,137,799£48.1m
21 Russell Henley Golf £45,174,696£45.2m
22 Wyndham Clark Golf £43,963,459£44.0m
23 Zach Johnson Golf £41,356,734£41.4m
24 Kevin Na Golf £41,199,535£41.2m
25 Brian Harman Golf £39,284,080£39.3m
26 Sam Burns Golf £38,786,201£38.8m
27 Harris English Golf £38,726,265£38.7m
28 Davis Love III Golf £38,308,586£38.3m
29 Pat Perez Golf £37,934,894£37.9m
30 Billy Horschel Golf £37,584,971£37.6m
31 Steve Stricker Golf £37,109,973£37.1m
32 Webb Simpson Golf £36,640,376£36.6m
33 Stewart Cink Golf £34,828,519£34.8m
34 Max Homa Golf £34,791,148£34.8m
35 Cameron Young Golf £34,420,418£34.4m
36 Brandt Snedeker Golf £34,316,700£34.3m
37 Lucas Glover Golf £34,082,232£34.1m
38 Jason Kokrak Golf £34,034,615£34.0m
39 David Toms Golf £32,896,172£32.9m
40 Gary Woodland Golf £32,762,641£32.8m
41 Pete Sampras Tennis £32,541,721£32.5m
42 Peter Uihlein Golf £31,057,007£31.1m
43 Harold Varner III Golf £30,382,369£30.4m
44 Chris Kirk Golf £27,922,884£27.9m
45 Charley Hoffman Golf £27,917,113£27.9m
46 J.J. Spaun Golf £27,350,850£27.4m
47 Justin Leonard Golf £27,327,992£27.3m
48 Hunter Mahan Golf £26,788,089£26.8m
49 Ryan Moore Golf £26,673,380£26.7m
50 Cameron Tringale Golf £26,649,912£26.6m
51 Ryan Palmer Golf £26,590,430£26.6m
52 Kevin Kisner Golf £26,227,148£26.2m
53 Sahith Theegala Golf £26,083,444£26.1m
54 Daniel Berger Golf £26,035,495£26.0m
55 Bill Haas Golf £24,448,591£24.4m
56 Fred Couples Golf £24,101,768£24.1m
57 Taylor Fritz Tennis £24,066,662£24.1m
58 Nick Watney Golf £23,932,156£23.9m
59 Jerry Kelly Golf £23,422,651£23.4m
60 Andre Agassi Tennis £23,421,815£23.4m

The top 12, side by side

Scottie Scheffler £160m Dustin Johnson £126m Tiger Woods £116m Phil Mickelson £89m Xander Schauffele £88m Justin Thomas £84m Bryson DeChambeau £82m Brooks Koepka £74m Jordan Spieth £74m Patrick Cantlay £68m Collin Morikawa £65m Patrick Reed £65m

Scottie Scheffler alone accounts for 2.9% of United States's total. The top ten between them hold 17.6%, and the other 8,664 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where United States's £5,459,695,071 came from

United States'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 £4,469,965,675£4.47bn 81.9% 470 Scottie Scheffler
Tennis £385,962,900£386.0m 7.1% 91 Pete Sampras
Rodeo £360,177,218£360.2m 6.6% 1,397 Stetson Wright
Bowling £112,820,929£112.8m 2.1% 2,893 Walter Ray Williams Jr
Pool £31,995,030£32.0m 0.6% 2,045 Shane Van Boening
Athletics £21,460,245£21.5m 0.4% 659 Kenny Bednarek
Motorsport £19,940,995£19.9m 0.4% 128 David Malukas
Surfing £17,933,412£17.9m 0.3% 51 Kelly Slater
Alpine skiing £13,543,779£13.5m 0.2% 68 Mikaela Shiffrin
CrossFit £5,893,266£5.9m 0.1% 96 Mathew Fraser
Sled dog racing £2,423,304£2.4m 0.0% 91 Jessie Holmes
Freestyle skiing £2,216,850£2.2m 0.0% 91 Jaelin Kauf
Squash £2,138,236£2.1m 0.0% 51 Amanda Sobhy
Figure skating £1,801,504£1.8m 0.0% 37 Madison Chock / Evan Bates
Show jumping £1,733,718£1.7m 0.0% 66 McLain Ward
Swimming £1,375,301£1.4m 0.0% 48 Kate Douglass
Enhanced Games £1,334,586£1.3m 0.0% 7 Cody Miller
Cross-country skiing £1,167,904£1.2m 0.0% 28 Jessie Diggins
Chess £957,707£958k 0.0% 37 Levon Aronian
3x3 basketball £907,519£908k 0.0% 7 Miami
Snowboarding £775,760£776k 0.0% 59 Chloe Kim
Badminton £651,624£652k 0.0% 61 Beiwen Zhang
Triathlon £462,218£462k 0.0% 19 Taylor Knibb
Table tennis £455,662£456k 0.0% 55 Lily Zhang
Speed skating £436,880£437k 0.0% 12 Jordan Stolz
Curling £293,093£293k 0.0% 12 John Shuster
Biathlon £287,286£287k 0.0% 10 Campbell Wright
Trail running £171,966£172k 0.0% 36 Ben Dhiman
Ski jumping £151,089£151k 0.0% 11 Tate Frantz
Fencing £116,541£117k 0.0% 11 Lee Kiefer
Nordic combined £92,261£92k 0.0% 8 Alexa Brabec
Gravel racing £24,060£24k 0.0% 8 Cecily Decker
Gymnastics £19,780£20k 0.0% 9 Jayla Hang
Speedway £4,274£4k 0.0% 1 Luke Becker
Snooker £2,500£3k 0.0% 1 Ahmed Aly Elsayed

The split between sports

Golf £4.47bn Tennis £386m Rodeo £360m Bowling £113m Pool £32m Athletics £21m Motorsport £20m Surfing £18m Alpine skiing £14m CrossFit £5.9m Sled dog racing £2.4m Freestyle skiing £2.2m Squash £2.1m Figure skating £1.8m Show jumping £1.7m Swimming £1.4m Enhanced Games £1.3m Cross-country skiing £1.2m Chess £958k 3x3 basketball £908k Snowboarding £776k Badminton £652k Triathlon £462k Table tennis £456k Speed skating £437k Curling £293k Biathlon £287k Trail running £172k Ski jumping £151k Fencing £117k Nordic combined £92k Gravel racing £24k Gymnastics £20k
Speedway £4,274
Snooker £2,500

Golf is United States's biggest earner at 81.9% of the total. We hold nobody from United States in handball, Go, shogi, keirin.

The nations either side of United States

United States is 1st of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around United States by total prize money won.
# 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
157 Benin £8,609£9k 5
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

United States against its neighbours

United States £5.46bn Australia £669m Spain £664m England £563m Japan £390m South Africa £314m France £305m Germany £271m Canada £260m Sweden £255m South Korea £220m Italy £218m Argentina £204m Benin £8,609 Kosovo £5,627 Oman £5,083 South Sudan £4,511 Afghanistan £3,977 North Korea £2,392 Maldives £1,530 North Cyprus £1,299 Somalia £752 American Samoa £503 Curaçao £376 Honduras £158

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has United States won?

£5,459,695,071 across 8674 people in 35 sports. That ranks United States 1st of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is United States's highest earning sportsperson?

Scottie Scheffler, with £159,647,428 in golf prize money: 2.9% of everything United States has won. Next is Dustin Johnson on £126,290,277.

Which sport has earned United States the most prize money?

Golf, at £4,469,965,675 across 470 players, ahead of tennis on £385,962,900.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. United States's golf money has its own page: United States in golf.United States's tennis money has its own page: United States in tennis.United States's rodeo money has its own page: United States in rodeo.United States's bowling money has its own page: United States in bowling.United States's pool money has its own page: United States in pool.United States's athletics money has its own page: United States in athletics.United States's motorsport money has its own page: United States in motorsport.United States's surfing money has its own page: United States in surfing.United States's alpine skiing money has its own page: United States in alpine skiing.United States's CrossFit money has its own page: United States in CrossFit.United States's sled dog racing money has its own page: United States in sled dog racing.United States's freestyle skiing money has its own page: United States in freestyle skiing.United States's squash money has its own page: United States in squash.United States's figure skating money has its own page: United States in figure skating.United States's show jumping money has its own page: United States in show jumping.United States's swimming money has its own page: United States in swimming.United States's Enhanced Games money has its own page: United States in Enhanced Games.United States's cross-country skiing money has its own page: United States in cross-country skiing.United States's chess money has its own page: United States in chess.United States's 3x3 basketball money has its own page: United States in 3x3 basketball.United States's snowboarding money has its own page: United States in snowboarding.United States's badminton money has its own page: United States in badminton.United States's triathlon money has its own page: United States in triathlon.United States's table tennis money has its own page: United States in table tennis.United States's speed skating money has its own page: United States in speed skating.United States's curling money has its own page: United States in curling.United States's biathlon money has its own page: United States in biathlon.United States's trail running money has its own page: United States in trail running.United States's ski jumping money has its own page: United States in ski jumping.United States's fencing money has its own page: United States in fencing.United States's Nordic combined money has its own page: United States in Nordic combined.United States's gravel racing money has its own page: United States in gravel racing.United States's gymnastics money has its own page: United States in gymnastics. One place down is Australia.