Ricky Wysocki #38008

tough call. Initially I think that yes, Ricky is POTY.

But, if you were told you could have either season as an option, winning a major (Worlds in particular) would certainly be hard to pass up for the season Ricky had.

Regardless, I think Ricky had the better overall season, by a slim margin.
I think Rick would take World's or USDGC over any combination of his non-DGPT championship wins. Contrary to his complaints about the prestige of Worlds.
 
tough call. Initially I think that yes, Ricky is POTY.

But, if you were told you could have either season as an option, winning a major (Worlds in particular) would certainly be hard to pass up for the season Ricky had.

Regardless, I think Ricky had the better overall season, by a slim margin.

5 > 2

:popcorn:
 
Should Rick get player of the year? 4 elite series plus the pro tour championship just about trumps a major right? Paul won Worlds and Waco and Gannon won USDGC and a Silver Series so you they may be in the running. Simon had a good year too but Ricky's was still better

DGPT POTY more likely, PDGA POTY has McBeth out ahead due to better results at the Majors https://www.pdga.com/pdga-player-rookie-year/2022.

Head to head Wysocki/McBeth DGPT comparison
Average finish between Majors + DGPT Championship (33% of DGPT POTY):
Wysocki - 3rd, average place 6.6, 1 win @ DGPT Championship
Buhr - 2nd, average place 5.75, 1 win @ USDGC, did not travel/compete in EO
McBeth - 1st, average place 4, 1 win @ Worlds

DGPT Point totals (33% of DGPT POTY):
Wysocki - 1st, 1040.08 (4 DGPT Wins, lowest DGPT event place not dropped T10th @ Jonesboro, lowest overall result T57th @ DMC & missed cash, 1 Silver series result included)
McBeth - 2nd, 1035.63 (1 DGPT Win, lowest DGPT event place not dropped T9th @ Preserve, lowest overall result 51st @ DDO & missed cutline, 3 Silver series results included)

Final 33% is Media vote

Unsure if USDGC results or the events dropped from DGPT season points total will be completely ignored. There are a few ways the media folks could look at the results/stats. IMO with 4 wins on DGPT (including one of the playoff events) + winning the DGPT Championship Wysocki is deserving of the DGPT POTY.
https://www.dgpt.com/announcements/dgpt-announces-points-and-awards-structure-for-the-2022-season/
 
DGPT POTY more likely, PDGA POTY has McBeth out ahead due to better results at the Majors https://www.pdga.com/pdga-player-rookie-year/2022.

Head to head Wysocki/McBeth DGPT comparison
Average finish between Majors + DGPT Championship (33% of DGPT POTY):
Wysocki - 3rd, average place 6.6, 1 win @ DGPT Championship
Buhr - 2nd, average place 5.75, 1 win @ USDGC, did not travel/compete in EO
McBeth - 1st, average place 4, 1 win @ Worlds

DGPT Point totals (33% of DGPT POTY):
Wysocki - 1st, 1040.08 (4 DGPT Wins, lowest DGPT event place not dropped T10th @ Jonesboro, lowest overall result T57th @ DMC & missed cash, 1 Silver series result included)
McBeth - 2nd, 1035.63 (1 DGPT Win, lowest DGPT event place not dropped T9th @ Preserve, lowest overall result 51st @ DDO & missed cutline, 3 Silver series results included)

Final 33% is Media vote

Unsure if USDGC results or the events dropped from DGPT season points total will be completely ignored. There are a few ways the media folks could look at the results/stats. IMO with 4 wins on DGPT (including one of the playoff events) + winning the DGPT Championship Wysocki is deserving of the DGPT POTY.
https://www.dgpt.com/announcements/dgpt-announces-points-and-awards-structure-for-the-2022-season/

There's an argument to be made for Paul winning it. It reminds me of the old Brady vs Manning days when Peyton would light up the regular season and win MVP but Brady always showed up when it mattered and won the Super Bowl.
 
Seems like the DGPT organizers had a feeling that he would drop since they left him out of any of the feature cards.

Sounds like he is dealing with a wrist injury.
Lyme's flare up affecting his wrist mobility/grip.
 
No spoilers but not surprising to see Ricky did well this weekend. Glad he's back healthy as he brings a lot of laughs and amazing talent.

One question (from Reddit) that I thought some of the more knowledgeable old tossers here might be able to help with - what's his putting grip here called? Looks odd.

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No spoilers but not surprising to see Ricky did well this weekend. Glad he's back healthy as he brings a lot of laughs and amazing talent.

One question (from Reddit) that I thought some of the more knowledgeable old tossers here might be able to help with - what's his putting grip here called? Looks odd.

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Pixelated Grip?
 
Ricky currently stands at $826k in career tournament earnings and a ~$40k lead over McBeth going into this next tour season. Barring injury, I don't see him being surpassed as the current highest career earner this season.

Wysocki has sustained a 1040+ rating going back to July 2015 so coming up on 10 years - looks like ~6 months more to go. McBeth broke his streak last year with the March 2024 update after just under 11 years so Ricky needs to sustain 1040+ through this season to keep on pace for setting a new record (~74 weeks to match).

Feels like their rivalry has thawed a bit with the emergence of a few other contenders - Dickerson, Heimburg, McMahon, Klein, Buhr, Barela, and I. Robinson all have hung around and won multiple bigger events over the last 5 years (when healthy). I don't really think anything will prevent Ricky from throwing any McBeth discs but I'd expect him to try most of the Discraft lineup, DGA, and even Climo discs to fill out his bag before resorting to that.
 
Feels like their rivalry has thawed a bit with the emergence of a few other contenders
Yep. Its not just between like 3-5 dudes anymore. There is like 30 different people that can realistically win any event at any time.

Their advantage was consistency, but when one of 50 people can shoot a couple hot rounds and suddenly contending, if you're consistently 2nd-4th, you'll only win if no one gets hot. The field caught up to them ability-wise a while ago, lucky for them, most 'pros' still don't take it seriously.
 
I disagree somewhat. One guy won a third of the Elite/Major events last year. He won 3 events including the Tour Championship while shooting under his rating. If Gannon is on there are only a couple guys who have any chance (AB and Ricky primarily). He's also probably still 5 years from his athletic prime.
 
I disagree somewhat. One guy won a third of the Elite/Major events last year. He won 3 events including the Tour Championship while shooting under his rating. If Gannon is on there are only a couple guys who have any chance (AB and Ricky primarily). He's also probably still 5 years from his athletic prime.
PLUS MISTER TWO TIME
 
Gannon would have won 24 Worlds if he had shot his current rating.
It's almost like Gannon's game and rating is reflective of a particular type of course that is over-selected for on the pro tour...

Which is all to say Gannon is a lock for 2025 Worlds.
 
It's almost like Gannon's game and rating is reflective of a particular type of course that is over-selected for on the pro tour...

Which is all to say Gannon is a lock for 2025 Worlds.
That sounds good and all until you look at the actual courses he won on:
Waco: woods course and open course
Portland: golf course
Beaver State: Milo
European Open: mixed
Ledgestone: woods course and open course
DGLO: pretty open
Green Mountain: woods course and open course
USDGC: open
DGPT Champs: woods

I think if anything the golf courses are where the other guys have a better chance.
 
I think if anything the golf courses are where the other guys have a better chance.
ALL of them have better chances at open golf courses. That's why its boring to me, they all do the same thing each hole.

I think I figured out WHY I, personally, find them boring. Its like in WoW, ever played WoW?, you know how when you first get into raiding, you look over your build and make sure you know what you're doing. You're clearing raids and having fun, but now you want to go deeper and raid more.
But now, there are a lot of raiders all doing their own thing, but if you follow the meta and use a cookie cutter build, you too can be among the top...
Only its no fun anymore. You don't feel like you're actually playing a game, but just putting round peg in round hole, then square peg into square hole, etc. Over and over and over and over and that is now the game. That is how you play now. Because it is 10% more effective than the fun way.

Throwing hyzers on open holes is the meta, and only a fool or noob would do anything different. No longer seeing someone step up and throw a fun turnover, thumber, or frozen ropes. Just boring ass safe hyzer after boring ass safe hyzer. Don't get me wrong, those can be impressive, but they ARE boring.

Its like watching a TAS run of a disc golf round.
 
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