Maybe a dumb question?

[LegoRules]

Ok this is probably a dumb question, but can a player be listed as a pro with the PDGA, but if said player has not accepted cash can they still compete in armature divisions?

Thanks,
Cindy

[bryan_luoma]

http://www.pdga.com/documents/divisions-ratings-points-factors

[Bullseye]

Originally Posted by LegoRules

Ok this is probably a dumb question, but can a player be listed as a pro with the PDGA, but if said player has not accepted cash can they still compete in armature divisions?

Thanks,
Cindy

Regardless of whether or not someone has accepted cash or not, ANY player with a rating lower than 970 can play amateur. They cannot, however, play any "majors" ie: Am Worlds as an amateur.

[tmiller]

Does this mean a player rated over 970 must play pro in events? The chart show 970+ as the suggested minimum rating for pro, but then down below under events it says <970 for the amateur rating requirement.

[Altophish]

Yikes! That's a confusing chart.

But I'm thinking someone better be broken almost in half if they're signing up as an AM with a 970 player rating. Not to many people on the planet are gonna let that slide without saying something.

[Magilla]

Originally Posted by tmiller

Does this mean a player rated over 970 must play pro in events? The chart show 970+ as the suggested minimum rating for pro, but then down below under events it says <970 for the amateur rating requirement.

As long as a player is registered with the PDGA as an Amateur AND has never accepted Cash in a Pro event...they may play as an AM, regardless of what their player rating is. There are AM players with ratings over 1000...lame as that is.
Once a player registers as a Pro OR has accepted cash(this automatically makes them Pro) they can use "the chart" to play as an AM IF thier player rating falls within the limitations.
Ill use myself as an example...I have been a registered Pro since 1995, have cashed multiple times BUT due to a serious lack of play, practice and just plain lameness my rating has fallen to 932ish. This would allow me to play in the Adv Master or Adv Mens division if I wanted too. But only in an A tier or lower event...No Majors. I dont see WHY I would ever want to stoop so low... BUT I could if I went insane or something of that nature.

[Bullseye]

Originally Posted by Magilla

As long as a player is registered with the PDGA as an Amateur AND has never accepted Cash in a Pro event...they may play as an AM, regardless of what their player rating is. There are AM players with ratings over 1000...lame as that is.

I suspect we will see this more often as the collegiate aspect of the sport grows.

Originally Posted by Magilla

Once a player registers as a Pro OR has accepted cash(this automatically makes them Pro) they can use "the chart" to play as an AM IF thier player rating falls within the limitations.
Ill use myself as an example...I have been a registered Pro since 1995, have cashed multiple times BUT due to a serious lack of play, practice and just plain lameness my rating has fallen to 932ish. This would allow me to play in the Adv Master or Adv Mens division if I wanted too. But only in an A tier or lower event...No Majors. I dont see WHY I would ever want to stoop so low...

I dunno... maybe so you could play a round with Sam?