# Ricky Wysocki

Richard Wysocki (born June 5, 1993, in Brunswick, Ohio) is an American professional disc golfer based in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Wysocki grew up in Medina, Ohio, near Roscoe Ewing Disc Golf Course.
After winning the 2010 PDGA Amateur Disc Golf World Championship, Wysocki turned pro. He is a 2-time PDGA World Champion and, as of July 2024, was the third highest rated player in the world. 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.

## Professional wins (130 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. 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)

| 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 |

### National Tour/DGPT Elite (23)

| 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

### Annual statistics

| Year | Events | Wins | Top 3 | Earnings | $ / Event | Rating$^†$ | World Ranking$^†$ |
| 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