Rick Shiels Explained

Rick Shiels
Birth Date:3 July 1986
Birth Place:Bolton, England, UK
Years Active:2011–present
Known For:YouTube channel, Rick Shiels Golf

Rick Shiels (born 3 July 1986) is a British YouTuber and golf professional, best known for his YouTube channel, Rick Shiels Golf.[1] In June 2019, his channel became the largest golf channel on YouTube after surpassing 561,500 subscribers. As of February 2024, he has over 2.75 million subscribers.

Biography

Shiels was born in Bolton, England on 3 July 1986.[2] He began playing golf at Hart Common Golf Club in Westhoughton at the age of 11.[3] He earned a diploma in golf studies at Myerscough College. Ten years after he began playing golf, he started working at Mere Golf and Country Club in Cheshire, England after completing his PGA training and becoming a qualified pro.[4] [5] He then worked at Trafford Golf Centre where, in 2011, he started his YouTube channel, posting videos related to golf as an attempt to gain more customers. In June 2020, he became the first golf vlogger to amass 1 million subscribers.[6] [7] [8] In 2019, Shiels helped host the first YouTube Golf Day, which raised over £15,000 for Prostate Cancer UK.[9] The event gathered 44 creators with over 19 million combined followers.[10] He has also partnered with many large brands like Nike, Inc., Garmin, and Mastercard to create multiple mini-series on his YouTube channel.

His videos have included celebrities like Robbie Williams and Eddie Hall. By April 2021, he had over 1.54 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, with over 374 million views.[11] His channel's content covers many aspects of golf, including golf equipment reviews, instructional tips, golf stories, and more.[12] Shiels also presents a podcast called The Rick Shiels Golf Show and a second YouTube channel of the same name.[13] In February 2021, Shiels announced on his podcast that he had ended his partnership with Nike, but Nike hoped to get Shiels to switch to a 'paid to post' model with Shiels encouraging viewers to buy Nike apparel; not wanting to do this, Shiels decided not to renew the partnership.[14] [15]

As of July 2022, Shiels has a new apparel partnership with the clothing brand Lyle & Scott and Danish shoe brand ECCO.[16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Shiels - Tournament Results The PGA. 2021-03-29. pgagbi.bluegolf.com.
  2. Web site: Matt Cradock . 2022-01-30 . 15 Things You Didn't Know About Rick Shiels . 2024-06-27 . Golf Monthly Magazine . en.
  3. Web site: 2020-09-24. Golf coach Rick Shiels from Bolton is helping more than a million people develop their game. 2021-03-28. Great British Life. en-UK.
  4. Web site: Where is PGA Professional Rick Shiels from?. 2021-03-28. www.whywelovegolf.com. en.
  5. Web site: Rick Shiels – GolfWRX. 2021-04-04. en-US.
  6. News: Golfer attains YouTube one million followers first. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-03-28.
  7. Web site: Rick Shiels – A Top PGA Teacher. 2021-03-28. en.
  8. Web site: GolfBusinessNews.com. Rick Shiels hits 1 million subscribers on YouTube. 2021-04-04. GolfBusinessNews.com. en.
  9. Web site: YouTube star Rick Shiels enjoys unrivalled year of growth – PGA Publishing. 2021-03-28. en-US. 28 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228040545/http://pgapublishing.com/connect-25/youtube-star-rick-shiels-enjoys-unrivalled-year-of-growth/. dead.
  10. Web site: GolfBusinessNews.com. Rick Shiels Becomes World's Most Subscribed Golf YouTuber. 2021-03-28. GolfBusinessNews.com. en.
  11. Web site: Rick Shiels Golf - YouTube. 2021-03-28. www.youtube.com.
  12. Web site: WATCH - EXCLUSIVE webinar with YouTube star Rick Shiels. 2021-03-28. www.pga.info.
  13. Web site: Jonny Leighfield . 2024-02-20 . YouTube Giant Rick Shiels Celebrates New Milestone . 2024-06-27 . Golf Monthly Magazine . en.
  14. Web site: Rick Shiels reveals why he has SPLIT with Nike Golf GolfMagic. 2021-04-04. www.golfmagic.com. 16 February 2021 .
  15. Web site: When did Rick Shiels end his sponsorship deal with Nike?. 2021-04-04. www.whywelovegolf.com. en.
  16. Web site: Matt Cradock . 2024-04-22 . Ecco Releases Limited Edition Rick Shiels Biom C4 Golf Shoe . 2024-06-27 . Golf Monthly Magazine . en.
  17. Web site: Jeff Kimber . 2022-07-08 . Rick Shiels Announces New Sponsor . 2024-06-27 . Golf Monthly Magazine . en.