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Old Jan 27 2013, 12:48 PM   #9
jconnell
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Originally Posted by PhattD View Post
Well, since John Smith is my imaginary creation, I already know he doesn't want his previous rounds rated.

Seriously though, what I was addressing was a player being able to register as an AM after cashing as a pro prior to joining the PDGA. the point of my post was that if a player wants to there isn't anything the PDGA can do to stop it.
That's true. But it's not like it's going to be a long-lived thing even if John Smith "gets away with it". If he's good enough to cash in a pro division, I can't see why he'd stay all that long in the amateur ranks. And if he's not good enough to cash in a pro division, perhaps that one instance before he joined was a fluke and shouldn't be held against him.

Besides, there's also nothing the PDGA can do if this registered AM plays all kinds of non-sanctioned tournaments in Pro and wins cash there either. The PDGA can only control what is under their purview. Before a player joins, he's not under their purview, simple as that.
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