Ricky Wysocki became the first professional disc golfer to surpass $1 million in career tournament earnings, crossing the historic mark with a runner-up finish at the 2026 DGPT Powerball Cup in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Nine back, a milestone forward
Gannon Buhr started the final round holding a 10-stroke cushion, having built his lead with a -12 opening round and a -13 in round two that tied Wysocki for the hot round of the weekend. Wysocki opened more slowly but matched that -13 pace on day two.
Buhr led the field in birdie percentage at 64 percent, hit 88 percent of fairways and recorded the fewest bogeys. He won wire to wire by nine strokes at -46. Wysocki finished at -37. The $25,000 second-place payday carried his career ledger past the million-dollar line, a threshold no other PDGA-sanctioned player had touched.
Podiums built over a decade
The sum crowns a career of quiet accumulation. Wysocki is a two-time world champion and a four-time PDGA Player of the Year. His 111 Major and Elite Series podium finishes equal Paul McBeth for the most in history, and his 185 top‑10 finishes stand alone as a record.
In 2026 he recorded eight Tour podiums in 20 starts, including wins at the Discraft Supreme Flight Open, the Ale Open and the MVP Open at Maple Hill.
Still on the card
The milestone arrived at a playoff event Wysocki had won twice before, in 2022 and 2023. He began his PDGA membership in 2009 and was named Rookie of the Year in 2011, building his game on a wooded course near his Ohio hometown.
The Tour describes the moment not as a farewell lap but as a checkpoint in a career still running at elite pace. The number will tick higher. No other disc golfer has yet joined him at seven figures.
