Rick Shiels, a British golf professional and YouTuber, is known for his in-depth analysis of golf gear, such as clubs and balls, on his Rick Shiels Golf YouTube channel. His channel's content includes reviews of golf equipment, tips for beginners, golf stories, and other golf-related subjects. Shiels also hosts a podcast called The Rick Shiels Golf Show. His channel expanded to YouTube's largest golf channel in June 2019 with 561K subscribers, which reached 1 million by June 2020. He has more than 2.89 million members as of October 2024. He has worked with PGA Tour professionals like Jason Day, Min Woo Lee, Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, and Tyrell Hatton.
Shiels was born on July 3, 1986, in Bolton, England. He completed his golf studies diploma at Myerscough College. After becoming a professional, he worked at Cheshire's Mere Golf and Country Club. Following that, he worked at Trafford Golf Centre, where he shot most of his YouTube channel videos, according to Golf Monthly. Although he declared a split with Nike in 2021, Shiels still collaborates with other big brands, including Mastercard, PXG, Lyle & Scott, ECCO, and Garmin. He has been featured on the cover and YouTube channel of Golf Monthly as well as in the magazine's list of the Top 50 golf coaches.
Rick Shiels’ YouTube Earnings
Social Blade reports that as of October 2024, Rick Shiels estimated monthly earnings are between $2.9K and $46.6K, and his estimated annual earnings range between $34.9K and $559.2K. His weekly average profits range from $680K to $10.9K, while his daily average earnings range from $97 to $1.6K. Moreover, he has 2.89 million subscribers, 2,365 videos uploaded, and 854 million views on his channel overall.
His YouTube stat summary of subscribers, views, and estimated earnings, according to Social Blade, is as follows:
| Date | Subs | Est. views | Est. Earnings |
| 2024-09-26 | 2.89M | 514,386 | 850,502,785 |
| 2024-09-27 | 2.89M | 164,959 | 850,667,744 |
| 2024-09-28 | 2.89M | 373,565 | 851,041,309 |
| 2024-09-29 | 2.89M | 348,188 | 851,389,497 |
| 2024-09-30 | 2.89M | 320,230 | 851,709,727 |
| 2024-10-01 | 2.89M | 290,413 | 852,000,140 |
| 2024-10-02 | 2.89M | 561,220 | 852,561,360 |
| 2024-10-03 | 2.89M | - | 852,561,360 |
| 2024-10-04 | 2.89M | 387,597 | 852,948,957 |
| 2024-10-05 | 2.89M | 336,184 | 853,285,141 |
| 2024-10-06 | 2.89M | 625,112 | 853,910,253 |
| 2024-10-07 | 2.89M | 299,019 | 854,209,272 |
| 2024-10-08 | 2.89M | 270,308 | 854,479,580 |
| 2024-10-09 | 2.89M | 24,956 | 854,504,536 |
FAQs on Rick Shiels
A. Rick Shiels estimated annual earnings from YouTube are between $34.9K and $559.2K, as of October 2024.
A. Rick Shiels declined to renew the partnership because he did not want to follow Nike's "paid to post" model, which would have required him to encourage viewers to buy Nike clothing.
A. Rick Sheils' golf clubs are a Ping driver, Callaway fairway woods, Honma irons, Callaway wedges, Odyssey putter, and Titleist ball.
A. Rick Sheils is 38 years old as of October 2024, having been born on July 3, 1986.
