Competition Manual for Disc Golf Events

2.02 Exceptions

Last updated: Thursday, August 1, 2024 - 12:15

Players are allowed to enter a ratings-based division they would otherwise be ineligible to participate in only under the following circumstances:
1. If approved before the event by the PDGA Director of Event Support.
2. Players who have become ineligible for a division due to a ratings update may participate for two weeks following the update, provided they are pre-registered for the event in question, at the discretion of the Tournament Director.
3. If competing in an applicable points Series (see 2.02.B).
Players may be allowed to enter a ratings-based division they would otherwise be ineligible to participate in as part of a points Series provided that:
1. The Series Director has contacted the PDGA and received prior approval from the PDGA Director of Event Support.
2. The Series allows players to stay in the division for the entire Series.
3. The player has not competed in a higher division at any time during the Series.
4. The player’s rating does not exceed 20 points above the rating ceiling for the division they wish to compete in.
Nothing in ~~this section~~ 2.02.A or 2.02.B shall apply to Professional-class players competing in Amateur divisions.
Tournament Directors may exclude otherwise-eligible players from a division under the circumstances outlined in the Banning a Player from a PDGA-Sanctioned Event policy.