I'm starting to play some sanctioned tournaments, and I'm looking at MN amateurs, which is being played on a course I know well, and isn't far from home. World Masters comes to Minnesota, and if I make some rather large breakthroughs in my game, I have a stretch goal of qualifying.
Regarding the MN Amateurs, so far there are 3 women registered in FA40+, and zero in FA55+, for which I qualify. Would I be better off going into the more populated division? I'm new and I don't have enough rounds for a rating yet, so I'm more interested in where I could pick up a few points if I played well. Not really fun to be rewarded for being best in a division of 1, but maybe it makes sense if I'm thinking about masters in the future?
Regarding the MN Amateurs, so far there are 3 women registered in FA40+, and zero in FA55+, for which I qualify. Would I be better off going into the more populated division? I'm new and I don't have enough rounds for a rating yet, so I'm more interested in where I could pick up a few points if I played well. Not really fun to be rewarded for being best in a division of 1, but maybe it makes sense if I'm thinking about masters in the future?