Ricky Wysocki

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Richard (Ricky) Wysocki
— Disc golfer —
Personal information
Full nameRichard Wysocki
NicknameRicky, Sockibomb
Born (1993-06-05) June 5, 1993 (age 31)
Brunswick, Ohio
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
NationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Scottsdale, Arizona
Career
StatusProfessional
Current tour(s)DGPT - Disc Golf Pro Tour
Professional wins125
Number of wins by tour
PDGA National Tour18
Disc Golf World Tour10
Disc Golf Pro Tour16
Best results in major championships
PDGA World Championships Won: 2016, 2017
USDGC 2nd: 2012, 2015, 2017
Aussie OpenWon: 2017
Achievements and awards
PDGA Male Rookie of the Year2011
PDGA Male Player of the Year2012, 2016, 2017, 2021
National Tour Series Champion2016, 2021
Disc Golf World Tour Points Champion2016
Disc Golf Pro Tour Points Champion2016, 2017, 2021

Richard Wysocki (born June 5, 1993, in Brunswick, Ohio) is an American professional disc golfer based in Fort Mill, South Carolina. [1] [2] Wysocki grew up in Medina, Ohio, near Roscoe Ewing Disc Golf Course. [3]

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Wysocki turned pro in 2010. [1] He is a 2-time PDGA World Champion and, as of July 2024, was the third highest rated player in the world. [4] On January 4, 2022, Wysocki signed a 4-year/$4 million contract with Dynamic Discs. Wysocki's contract pays him a base salary of $1 million a year with potential to reach $2 million per year depending on the amount of discs Dynamic Discs sells with Wysocki's name on it. Additionally, Wysocki's contract included a $250,000 signing bonus paid to Ricky in Bitcoin. [5]

Professional wins (128 total)

Wysocki won the PDGA Rookie of the Year Award in 2011 and the Male Player of the Year Award in 2012, the only male player to win the two back-to-back. [6] Wysocki won the PDGA-World Championship two times (2016-2017), defeating 6x World Champ Paul McBeth both times. Also in 2016, he won the PDGA National Tour Series, the Disc Golf World Tour Points series, and the Disc Golf Pro Tour points series.

Majors (6)

YearTournamentStroke MarginWinning ScoreRunner UpPrize Money
2011The PDGA Championship-2-50 (58-52-53-59-34=256)Nathan Doss$3,100
2014Japan Open-3-34 (60-51-51-55-52-31=300) Nikko Locastro $4,410
2016 PDGA Pro World Championships -6-58 (47-48-51-56-52-28=282) Paul McBeth $10,000
2016European Masters - Disc Golf World Tour-1-24 (54-55-56=165) Paul McBeth $5,001
2017Australian Open-1-48 (57-48-58-49=212) Eagle McMahon $4,000
2017PDGA Pro World Championship-8-41 (60-55-55-59=229) Paul McBeth $12,000

National Tour/DGPT Elite (23)

YearTournamentStroke MarginWinning ScoreRunner UpPrize Money
2012Brent Hambrick Memorial Open-6-30 (72-49-65-28=214)Gregg Barsby$1,800
2013Texas State Championships-10-33 (65-59-62=186)Paul McBeth$1,660
2013Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic-4-44 (53-62-55-58=228)Nikko Locastro$2,700
2013Great Lakes Open-9-32 (51-50-53=154)Garrett Gurthie$3,000
2014Texas State Championships-8-28 (55-56-62=173) Simon Lizotte $1,782
2014Fort Steilacoom Open-4-40 (49-49-47-45-29=219) Will Schusterick $1,800
2015 Vibram Maple Hill Open -3-26 (51-54-52-57=214)Gregg Barsby$3,700
2016Kansas City Wide Open-7-27 (52-52-56=160)Benjamin Wiggins$2,525
2016Masters Cup-1-25 (66-61-51=178)Paul McBeth$3,000
2016Beaver State Fling-3-33 (54-50-53-54=211)Philo Brathwaite$3,750
2017Gentlemen's Club Challenge-2-33 (48-51-49-54=202)Paul McBeth$3,000
2017Beaver State Fling0 (Playoff)-28 (52-60-50-54=202)Paul McBeth$4,000
2018Jonesboro Open-4-32 (52-54-54=160)Garrett Gurthie$3,000
2018Santa Cruz Masters Cup-2-20 (62-68-54=184)Joshua Anthon$4,000
2018Utah Open-4-25(49-56-44=149)Eagle McMahon$4,040
2020Ledgestone Insurance Open-8-35 (58-55-55-51=219)Paul McBeth$6,000
2021Texas State Disc Golf Championship-4-28 (55-52-51=158)Matthew Orum$5,000
2021Jonesboro Open-4-35 (51-53-53=157)Calvin Heimburg$6,000
2021Preserve Championship-1-35 (50-56-54=160)Eagle McMahon$7,250
2021Ledgestone Insurance Open0 (Tie)-17 (54-61-67=182)Calvin Heimburg$8,250
2022Texas State Disc Golf Championship-1-29 (55-52-53=160)Calvin Heimburg$8,000
2022Dynamic Discs Open-6-10 (62-60-68-60=250)Simon Lizotte$8,600
2022Discraft Ledgestone Open-4-26 (57-61-62-56=236)Paul McBeth$10,000
2022Discraft's Green Mountain Championship-3-34 (52-52-50-60=214)Matthew Orum$12,000
2022Tour Championship presented by BarbasolN/AN/AIsaac Robinson$35,000
2023Preserve Championship presented by Prodigy-5-37Cole Redalen, Calvin Hiemburg$8,000
2023Disc Golf Pro Tour Championship presented by Barbasol-1-15Kyle Klein$40,000

National Tour/DGPT Elite Wins: 25

Summary

Competition TierWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-25Events*
World Championships24071010
Majors433192224
National Tour18196537679

*As of May 2022

Annual statistics [7]

YearEventsWinsTop 3Earnings$ / EventRating†World
Ranking†
20091428$0$40969-
201033616$3,683$111.61100370
2011441526$17,529$398.39102116
2012411531$36,457$889.2010412
2013341824$31,755$933.9710474
2014351428$41,406$1,183.0310426
201522513$33,065$1,502.9510432
2016231320$56,923$2,474.9110481
2017291424$79,348$2,736.1410502
201826714$46,415$1,785.1910452
201922414$40,581$1,844.5910492
202016510$32,086$2,005.3810542
202125614$79,929$3,197.1610541
202220610$105,776$6,819.3010471
20231945$83,776$4,409.2610474
Career383125252$696,884.76$1,507.98--

*As of Jan 2023


†At Year End

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