Gold Coast surfing prize money
The Gold Coast has paid £7,458,800 across 14 editions from 2008 to 2026. In 2026 Ethan Ewing and Stephanie Gilmore took £59,259 each.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the edition paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ethan Ewing, Stephanie Gilmore | £59,259£59k | £752,593£753k |
| 2025 | Filipe Toledo, Bettylou Sakura Johnson | £59,259£59k | £699,985£700k |
| 2019 | Italo Ferreira, Caroline Marks | £74,074£74k | £761,926£762k |
| 2018 | Julian Wilson, Lakey Peterson | £74,074£74k | £675,333£675k |
| 2017 | Owen Wright, Stephanie Gilmore | £74,074£74k | £643,333£643k |
| 2016 | Matt Wilkinson, Tyler Wright | £74,074£74k | £612,222£612k |
| 2015 | Filipe Toledo, Carissa Moore | £74,074£74k | £583,333£583k |
| 2014 | Gabriel Medina, Stephanie Gilmore | £74,074£74k | £555,556£556k |
| 2013 | Kelly Slater, Tyler Wright | £55,556£56k | £422,222£422k |
| 2012 | Taj Burrow, Stephanie Gilmore | £55,556£56k | £396,296£396k |
| 2011 | Kelly Slater, Carissa Moore | £55,556£56k | £377,778£378k |
| 2010 | Taj Burrow, Stephanie Gilmore | £37,037£37k | £370,370£370k |
| 2009 | Joel Parkinson, Stephanie Gilmore | £29,630£30k | £318,518£319k |
| 2008 | Kelly Slater, Sofía Mulánovich | £22,222£22k | £289,333£289k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | SURFERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Winner | 1 | £59,259£59k | £59,259£59k |
| Men's Runner-up | 1 | £29,630£30k | £29,630£30k |
| Men's 3rd | 2 | £14,815£15k | £29,630£30k |
| Men's 5th | 4 | £11,111£11k | £44,444£44k |
| Men's 9th | 8 | £10,370£10k | £82,963£83k |
| Men's 17th | 16 | £9,630£10k | £154,074£154k |
| Men's 33rd | 4 | £7,407£7k | £29,630£30k |
| Women's Winner | 1 | £59,259£59k | £59,259£59k |
| Women's Runner-up | 1 | £29,630£30k | £29,630£30k |
| Women's 3rd | 2 | £14,815£15k | £29,630£30k |
| Women's 5th | 4 | £11,111£11k | £44,444£44k |
| Women's 9th | 8 | £10,370£10k | £82,963£83k |
| Women's 17th | 8 | £9,630£10k | £77,037£77k |
Every cheque by name is on the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Gold Coast
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | SURFER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephanie Gilmore | Australia | 6 | £257,204£257k |
| 2 | Filipe Toledo | Brazil | 2 | £211,185£211k |
| 3 | Julian Wilson | Australia | 1 | £200,889£201k |
| 4 | Kelly Slater | United States | 3 | £198,630£199k |
| 5 | Taj Burrow | Australia | 2 | £174,296£174k |
| 6 | Carissa Moore | Hawaii | 2 | £166,000£166k |
| 7 | Matt Wilkinson | Australia | 1 | £165,185£165k |
| 8 | Joel Parkinson | Australia | 1 | £154,630£155k |
| 9 | Gabriel Medina | Brazil | 1 | £152,222£152k |
| 10 | Sally Fitzgibbons | Australia | 0 | £145,185£145k |
| 11 | Jordy Smith | South Africa | 0 | £144,889£145k |
| 12 | Owen Wright | Australia | 1 | £140,630£141k |
| 13 | Tyler Wright | Australia | 2 | £133,593£134k |
| 14 | Italo Ferreira | Brazil | 1 | £131,007£131k |
| 15 | Lakey Peterson | United States | 1 | £129,889£130k |
| 16 | Adriano de Souza | Brazil | 0 | £129,074£129k |
| 17 | Adrian Buchan | Australia | 0 | £125,370£125k |
| 18 | Kolohe Andino | United States | 0 | £123,519£124k |
| 19 | Caroline Marks | United States | 1 | £105,167£105k |
| 20 | Mick Fanning | Australia | 0 | £104,593£105k |
| 21 | Michel Bourez | France | 0 | £93,704£94k |
| 22 | John John Florence | Hawaii | 0 | £87,037£87k |
| 23 | Malia Manuel | Hawaii | 0 | £81,296£81k |
| 24 | Jeremy Flores | France | 0 | £79,852£80k |
| 25 | Ethan Ewing | Australia | 1 | £75,267£75k |
The top 12 here
Other surfing events
The events either side of the Gold Coast by prize money paid
| # | EVENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mundaka | 2 | £478,444£478k |
| 28 | Beachley Classic | 5 | £413,333£413k |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 1 | £370,370£370k |
| 30 | San Francisco | 1 | £314,815£315k |
| 31 | Santa Cruz | 1 | £314,815£315k |
| 32 | Peru | 3 | £192,222£192k |
| 1 | Bells Beach | 17 | £9,666,771£9.7m |
| 2 | Saquarema | 15 | £8,665,037£8.7m |
| 3 | Portugal | 15 | £8,261,808£8.3m |
| 4 | Margaret River | 13 | £8,163,956£8.2m |
| 5 | Pipeline | 17 | £7,992,623£8.0m |
| 6 | Teahupoo | 17 | £7,676,815£7.7m |
| 7 | Gold Coast | 14 | £7,458,800£7.5m |
| 8 | Jeffreys Bay | 13 | £6,137,185£6.1m |
| 9 | France | 12 | £5,887,482£5.9m |
| 10 | Trestles | 12 | £5,695,112£5.7m |
| 11 | Fiji | 9 | £4,688,223£4.7m |
| 12 | El Salvador | 5 | £3,462,948£3.5m |
| 13 | Surf Ranch | 4 | £2,698,741£2.7m |
| 14 | Sunset Beach | 5 | £2,343,748£2.3m |
| 15 | Bali | 4 | £1,996,667£2.0m |
| 16 | Maui | 7 | £1,401,630£1.4m |
| 17 | Huntington Beach | 8 | £1,275,111£1.3m |
| 18 | New Zealand | 5 | £1,071,111£1.1m |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro?
Ethan Ewing and Stephanie Gilmore took £59,259 each. The whole edition paid £752,593 across 60 surfers.
How much prize money has the Gold Coast paid?
£7,458,800 across 14 editions from 2008 to 2026. The richest was the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, at £761,926.
Who has won the most money at the Gold Coast?
Stephanie Gilmore, with £257,204 and 6 wins. Filipe Toledo is next on £211,185.
Who has won the Gold Coast the most times?
Stephanie Gilmore, 6 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Gold Coast rank for prize money?
7th of the 32 surfing events we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every surfing event and surfer is ranked on surfing prize money. The latest edition is the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro, and the one before it the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's surfing prize money.