Ricky Wysocki Last updated February 21, 2025 American disc golfer
Richard (Ricky) Wysocki Full name Richard Wysocki Nickname Ricky, Sockibomb Born (1993-06-05 ) June 5, 1993 (age 31) Brunswick, Ohio Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) Nationality United States Residence Scottsdale, Arizona Status Professional Current tour(s) DGPT - Disc Golf Pro Tour Professional wins 125 PDGA National Tour 18 Disc Golf World Tour 10 Disc Golf Pro Tour 16 PDGA World Championships Won : 2016, 2017 USDGC 2nd: 2012, 2015, 2017 Aussie Open Won : 2017PDGA Male Rookie of the Year 2011 PDGA Male Player of the Year 2012, 2016, 2017, 2021 National Tour Series Champion 2016, 2021 Disc Golf World Tour Points Champion 2016 Disc Golf Pro Tour Points Champion 2016, 2017, 2021
Ricky Wysocki 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]
After winning the 2010 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championship, Wysocki turned pro. [ 1] He is a 2-time PDGA World Champion and, as of July 2024 [ update] [ 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]
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.
Year Tournament Stroke Margin Winning Score Runner Up Prize Money 2011 The PDGA Championship -2 -50 (58-52-53-59-34=256) Nathan Doss $3,100 2014 Japan 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 2016 European Masters - Disc Golf World Tour -1 -24 (54-55-56=165) Paul McBeth $5,001 2017 Australian Open -1 -48 (57-48-58-49=212) Eagle McMahon $4,000 2017 PDGA Pro World Championship -8 -41 (60-55-55-59=229) Paul McBeth $12,000
Year Tournament Stroke Margin Winning Score Runner Up Prize Money 2012 Brent Hambrick Memorial Open -6 -30 (72-49-65-28=214) Gregg Barsby $1,800 2013 Texas State Championships -10 -33 (65-59-62=186) Paul McBeth $1,660 2013 Disc Golf Hall of Fame Classic -4 -44 (53-62-55-58=228) Nikko Locastro $2,700 2013 Great Lakes Open -9 -32 (51-50-53=154) Garrett Gurthie $3,000 2014 Texas State Championships -8 -28 (55-56-62=173) Simon Lizotte $1,782 2014 Fort 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 2016 Kansas City Wide Open -7 -27 (52-52-56=160) Benjamin Wiggins $2,525 2016 Masters Cup -1 -25 (66-61-51=178) Paul McBeth $3,000 2016 Beaver State Fling -3 -33 (54-50-53-54=211) Philo Brathwaite $3,750 2017 Gentlemen's Club Challenge -2 -33 (48-51-49-54=202) Paul McBeth $3,000 2017 Beaver State Fling 0 (Playoff) -28 (52-60-50-54=202) Paul McBeth $4,000 2018 Jonesboro Open -4 -32 (52-54-54=160) Garrett Gurthie $3,000 2018 Santa Cruz Masters Cup -2 -20 (62-68-54=184) Joshua Anthon $4,000 2018 Utah Open -4 -25(49-56-44=149) Eagle McMahon $4,040 2020 Ledgestone Insurance Open -8 -35 (58-55-55-51=219) Paul McBeth $6,000 2021 Texas State Disc Golf Championship -4 -28 (55-52-51=158) Matthew Orum $5,000 2021 Jonesboro Open -4 -35 (51-53-53=157) Calvin Heimburg $6,000 2021 Preserve Championship -1 -35 (50-56-54=160) Eagle McMahon $7,250 2021 Ledgestone Insurance Open 0 (Tie) -17 (54-61-67=182) Calvin Heimburg $8,250 2022 Texas State Disc Golf Championship -1 -29 (55-52-53=160) Calvin Heimburg $8,000 2022 Dynamic Discs Open -6 -10 (62-60-68-60=250) Simon Lizotte $8,600 2022 Discraft Ledgestone Open -4 -26 (57-61-62-56=236) Paul McBeth $10,000 2022 Discraft's Green Mountain Championship -3 -34 (52-52-50-60=214) Matthew Orum $12,000 2022 Tour Championship presented by Barbasol N/A N/A Isaac Robinson $35,000 2023 Preserve Championship presented by Prodigy -5 -37 Cole Redalen, Calvin Hiemburg $8,000 2023 Disc Golf Pro Tour Championship presented by Barbasol -1 -15 Kyle Klein $40,000
National Tour/DGPT Elite Wins: 25
Summary Competition Tier Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-25 Events* World Championships 2 4 0 7 10 10 Majors 4 3 3 19 22 24 National Tour 18 19 6 53 76 79
* As of May 2022
[ 7] Year Events Wins Top 3 Earnings $ / Event Rating† World† 2009 14 2 8 $0 $40 969 - 2010 33 6 16 $3,683 $111.61 1003 70 2011 44 15 26 $17,529 $398.39 1021 16 2012 41 15 31 $36,457 $889.20 1041 2 2013 34 18 24 $31,755 $933.97 1047 4 2014 35 14 28 $41,406 $1,183.03 1042 6 2015 22 5 13 $33,065 $1,502.95 1043 2 2016 23 13 20 $56,923 $2,474.91 1048 1 2017 29 14 24 $79,348 $2,736.14 1050 2 2018 26 7 14 $46,415 $1,785.19 1045 2 2019 22 4 14 $40,581 $1,844.59 1049 2 2020 16 5 10 $32,086 $2,005.38 1054 2 2021 25 6 14 $79,929 $3,197.16 1054 1 2022 20 6 10 $105,776 $6,819.30 1047 1 2023 19 4 5 $83,776 $4,409.26 1047 4 2024 23 3 13 $128,090 $5,569.13 1054 2 Career 383 125 252 $824,974.76 $1,941.12 - -
* As of Jan 2025
† At Year End
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