The thing is with a non PDGA member accepting cash is there is no way for the PDGA to track it. For example non member John Smith Cashes in a pro tournament one week, and then next week John Smith signs up as an amateur with the PDGA. Is that the same John Smith or a different one? Now if new PDGA member John Smith shows up at the next tournament and want to play AM1 with a 980 rating and the TD recognizes him as the same John Smith that cashed in open at the previous tournament, can he force him to play Open? What if he claims to have an identical twin? It seems to me that until someone signs up for a # they are neither pro or am and it's up to the TD to keep an eye out for people trying to game the system. As far as I know TD's are in no way obligated to allow non PDGA members to play in a tournament. Once they sign up then the PDGA rules apply and nothing they did before matters.
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