19th Annual Wildcat Open- sponsored by Natural State Disc Golf

The last time the PDGA changed the non-member fee was in 2008, from $5 to $10. Deprivation of PDGA ratings/points/insurance/statistics due to the non-member fee increasing for the first time in 17 yea ... show more ›

The last time the PDGA changed the non-member fee was in 2008, from $5 to $10. Deprivation of PDGA ratings/points/insurance/statistics due to the non-member fee increasing for the first time in 17 years is extremely disappointing.

The $1 increase of the per-player fee is lame, however I play tournaments as a challenge to increase my rating just as much as winning payouts/prizes. Losing ratings for a bit more payout just isn't worth it for me.

I can appreciate the good intention of saving non-members some money, but at the moment only 8 of 25 players are non-members. Appeasing a few at the expense of the many is a bad look for such an established event. I'm happy to be proven wrong, but for now it looks like the event's been fettered by the whims of a handful of entitled old locals.

I am grateful for a fun local event, and glad to support it again this year, but moving forwards Wildcat Open should remain sanctioned.