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Flippy Flopper
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I've thought for a long time that proper ID should be required when checking into a tournament.
The reason
John Doe is a PDGA member from Florida and is rated 980. He has accepted cash.
He travels to a B tier event in California and while John is a good player, he certainly is not at the level in terms of "oh this guy is a pro" like a Climo, Feldberg, etc.
Seeing a very small and tough open field, John decides to register as an advanced player without a PDGA numberand a fake name. John then pays the 10 dollar fee and plays the event in advanced.
This goes unrecognized because no one ever questions his identity or his status. And this is unable to figured out because he states he isn't a member and therefore, you don't track his results.
The PDGA gets his results and sees just another name on the tournament report without a PDGA number.
This scenario also applies to suspended members and such.
It's almost impossible to prove this has happened, but I bet at some point it has.
What would your thoughts be if you were required to produce ID at an event?
The reason
John Doe is a PDGA member from Florida and is rated 980. He has accepted cash.
He travels to a B tier event in California and while John is a good player, he certainly is not at the level in terms of "oh this guy is a pro" like a Climo, Feldberg, etc.
Seeing a very small and tough open field, John decides to register as an advanced player without a PDGA numberand a fake name. John then pays the 10 dollar fee and plays the event in advanced.
This goes unrecognized because no one ever questions his identity or his status. And this is unable to figured out because he states he isn't a member and therefore, you don't track his results.
The PDGA gets his results and sees just another name on the tournament report without a PDGA number.
This scenario also applies to suspended members and such.
It's almost impossible to prove this has happened, but I bet at some point it has.
What would your thoughts be if you were required to produce ID at an event?