Rick Shiels
Rick Shiels (born 3 July 1986) is a British YouTuber and golf professional, best known for his YouTube channel, Rick Shiels Golf. In June 2019, his channel became the biggest golf channel on YouTube after surpassing 561,500 subscribers. As of March, 2023, he now has over 2.70 million subscribers. Biography Shiels was born in Bolton, England on 3 July 1986. He began playing golf at Hart Common Golf Club in Westhoughton at the age of 11. He earned a diploma in golf studies at Myerscough College. Ten years after he began playing golf, he started working at Mere Golf and Country Club in Cheshire, England after completing his PGA training and becoming a qualified pro. He then worked at Trafford Golf Centre where, in 2011, he started his YouTube channel, posting videos related to golf as an attempt to gain more customers. In June 2020, he became the first golf vlogger to amass 1 million subscribers. In 2019, Shiels helped host the first YouTube Golf Day which raised over £15,000 for Prostate Cancer UK. The event gathered 44 creators with over 19 million combined followers. He has also partnered with many large brands like Nike, Inc., Garmin, and Mastercard to