Should probably be called the Stork rule because we certainly wouldn't want a 70-year old professional, PDGA #003, with an 816 rating hacking around on Jackson or trying to cross Lake Eureka in the MPO division.
I thought he already had a rule???
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Should probably be called the Stork rule because we certainly wouldn't want a 70-year old professional, PDGA #003, with an 816 rating hacking around on Jackson or trying to cross Lake Eureka in the MPO division.
If each manufacturer will pay me 10K, I will make sure that all their players get registered into all the largest events. I can be their personal assistants.
I will do it for 5 and throw in any random A-tiers they want along the way.
Disagree. If they didn't care, there wouldn't be any Am Majors. Or they'd restrict lower level players from playing in MPO at all levels.
Just think of it like you have to qualify for these events now. Do you think the PGA US Open just lets anyone play? Nope, gotta qualify.
Highest finishing sub-900 rated player was 178th in advanced division, so I'm not sure that is a great example. Again, we are talking about someone playing versus having unfilled spots.
Disagree. If they didn't care, there wouldn't be any Am Majors. Or they'd restrict lower level players from playing in MPO at all levels.
Just think of it like you have to qualify for these events now. Do you think the PGA US Open just lets anyone play? Nope, gotta qualify.
How does this rule apply to past usdgc champions who may be a bit older and possibly sub 900?
USDGC is slightly different in that they are a strictly invitation-only tournament as opposed to the semi-open registration for NT/PTs and other majors. Not sure of the answer, though.
PGA has qualifying standards because they have more players who could potentially meet the qualifying standards than they do places in the tournaments.
If we're going to emulate the PGA, we'd have to set the bar a lot higher than 900 rated to ensure that the elite events are only played by elite players. Minimum qualifying standards for US Open or competing for a PGA Tour card is roughly equivalent to having a 1000 rating. There aren't enough 1000+ rated players in the world to fill a series of tour events consistently. And even if they did, there's not enough money to sustain them all on tour as half of them would be winning nothing at each event. As it is now, with a percentage of the field filled by sub-1000 (heck sub-950) players, they're sucking up most of the non-cashing spots and ensuring that more touring players are earning something.
How does this rule apply to past usdgc champions who may be a bit older and possibly sub 900?
This would only apply to probably 5-10yrs down the road. As far as I can tell, the only past champ below 1k is Shusterick and he's just barely under. The rest are at least 1015+
what happened to this kid?
I'll do it for 2K/year, paid entry into any 3 tournaments of my choice, and 10 sampler packs from New Glarus
Don't you mean.. "merched" ? lol..
This is true! Almost froze to death for that $12 in merch.
In my time of running events I have come to realize that taking more shots is not usually what defines a group as slow. I would almost guarantee you that Nikko is slower than Lloyd...
Unless other players were being turned away due to these players registering i do not see the point at all.
There were other competitors rated under 900 who competed this year.