Ricky Wysocki Explained

Richard (Ricky) Wysocki
Fullname:Richard Wysocki
Nickname:Ricky, Sockibomb
Birth Date:1993 6, mf=yes
Birth Place:Brunswick, Ohio
Height:6 ft 4 in
Residence:Scottsdale, Arizona
Status:Professional
Tour:DGPT - Disc Golf Pro Tour
Prowins:125
Pdgawins:18
Dgwtwins:10
Dgptwins:16
Worlds:Won: 2016, 2017
Usdgc:2nd: 2012, 2015, 2017
Aussie:Won: 2017
Award1:PDGA Male Rookie of the Year
Year1:2011
Award2:PDGA Male Player of the Year
Year2:2012, 2016, 2017, 2021
Award3:National Tour Series Champion
Year3:2016, 2021
Award4:Disc Golf World Tour Points Champion
Year4:2016
Award5:Disc Golf Pro Tour Points Champion
Year5:2016, 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]

Wysocki turned pro in 2010.[1] He is a 2-time PDGA World Champion and,, 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
2016PDGA 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
2015Vibram 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/A Isaac Robinson$35,000
2023Preserve Championship presented by Prodigy-5-37 Cole 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 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

Annual statistics[7]

Year Events Wins Top 3 Earnings $ / Event Rating World
Ranking
2009 142 8 $0 $40 969 align=center-
2010 33 6 16 $3,683 $111.61 100370
2011 44 15 26 $17,529 $398.39 102116
2012 41 15 31 $36,457 $889.20 10412
2013 34 18 24 $31,755 $933.97 10474
2014 35 14 28 $41,406 $1,183.03 10426
2015 22 5 13 $33,065 $1,502.95 10432
2016 23 13 20 $56,923 $2,474.91 10481
2017 29 14 24 $79,348 $2,736.14 10502
2018 26 7 14 $46,415 $1,785.19 10452
2019 22 4 14 $40,581 $1,844.59 10492
2020 16 5 10 $32,086 $2,005.38 10542
2021 25 6 14 $79,929 $3,197.16 10541
2022 20 6 10 $105,776 $6,819.30 10471
2023 19 4 5 $83,776 $4,409.26 10474
Career 383 125 252 $696,884.76 $1,507.98 --

*As of Jan 2023

At Year End

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ricky Wysocki - Team Latitude 64º . 2016-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160706090322/http://www.teamlatitude64.com/ricky-wysocki.html . 2016-07-06 . dead .
  2. https://discgolf.ultiworld.com/2017/06/24/pro-worlds-notebook-wysocki-family-matters-lizottes-literal-circus/ Pro Worlds Notebook: Wysocki Family Matters; Lizotte's Literal Circus | Ultiworld Disc Golf
  3. News: Miller. Pamela. 2011-04-14. Disc Drivers: Champion Creek Challenge draws pro, amateur disc golfers to Medina. The Medina Post.
  4. Web site: July 3, 2024 . MPO World Rankings - July 3, 2024 . pdga.com . July 6, 2024.
  5. Web site: Klavon . Ken . February 13, 2022 . A case for Ricky Wysocki as the world's best golfer* . si.com . July 6, 2024.
  6. Web site: PDGA Award Winners. 16 March 2021 .
  7. Web site: Richard Wysocki #38008 .