It was a joke. I'm 56 years old myself, except my knees, which are about 94.
I don't advocate single-division, and there's absolutely no danger of PDGA adopting it. I suspect that age-protected divisions are the fastest-growing part of the organization, not to mention a disproportionate share of the TDs who sanction with the PDGA.
I was stretching the very correct observation that, if we want to be treated the same as Open, we can play Open. It is, after all, "open". So an Open-only event would, by definition, give all of us the benefits you seek.
Hey, I have no problem with any group of players getting together, deciding which events suit them best, and sharing that information. Be that a group who seeks out low-entry events, or trophy-only Am events, or Junior-friendly, or female-friendly, or whatever, by whatever definitions they agree upon.
Nor do I have any problem with the PDGA's stance on the issues you outline, which is mostly to leave them to the TDs. And no problem with TDs deciding that, say, the lion's share of reward will go to the best players. Or a showcase final-9 for the best players, with a coerced gallery, is the trick (though they'll probably do this without my attendance).
I don't advocate single-division, and there's absolutely no danger of PDGA adopting it. I suspect that age-protected divisions are the fastest-growing part of the organization, not to mention a disproportionate share of the TDs who sanction with the PDGA.
I was stretching the very correct observation that, if we want to be treated the same as Open, we can play Open. It is, after all, "open". So an Open-only event would, by definition, give all of us the benefits you seek.
Hey, I have no problem with any group of players getting together, deciding which events suit them best, and sharing that information. Be that a group who seeks out low-entry events, or trophy-only Am events, or Junior-friendly, or female-friendly, or whatever, by whatever definitions they agree upon.
Nor do I have any problem with the PDGA's stance on the issues you outline, which is mostly to leave them to the TDs. And no problem with TDs deciding that, say, the lion's share of reward will go to the best players. Or a showcase final-9 for the best players, with a coerced gallery, is the trick (though they'll probably do this without my attendance).