Fred Vocino › Michigan Masters & More August 1, 2014 at 5:49am
I neglected to identify the potentially competing tournaments this year. That may have been less critical due to the schedules for PDGA events. Craig points to another possible function of the MM&M club; that is, giving players improved probability for age divisions when they consider their choice of tournaments over a season. This would involve a 2015 pre-season review of the choices and some consensus building among club members. There will be different levels of readiness to travel and other real-world considerations. Alternative views about where the focus should be will need to be tolerated. I'll "get the disc rolling" with a couple ideas for identifying tournaments next year: 1) find two A-tier tournaments you could attend, 2) find four B-tier tournaments, 3) find two C-tier tournaments, and 4) find one unsanctioned tournament and make your case as to why members should attend. Bear in mind that 2015 world amateur championships is in the Kalamazoo area. We will hopefully focus on that for a good showing of MM&M members.
Great idea Fred. Nothing more frustrating than signing up for a tournament as a grand and ending up tournament day deciding to play Rec or moving up to play the long tees. Is there a list available of 2015 tournaments or are you proposing we use 2014 as a guide in chosing the above?
We will probably need to wait for Late Februuary 2015 to see the available choices. This year's tournaments can be good guide for 2015. We might look back through the results pages and note where the age divisions were populated. That may indicate a likely repeat in 2015. If you would like to l ... more
We will probably need to wait for Late Februuary 2015 to see the available choices. This year's tournaments can be good guide for 2015. We might look back through the results pages and note where the age divisions were populated. That may indicate a likely repeat in 2015. If you would like to look at this year and speculate as to the existing "magnet" tournaments and the long-running tournaments that appeal to you, we can start wrapping our heads around the process. That may put us in a good position in early 2015.