2019 Santa Cruz Masters Cup (Am) - Presented by Innova

Hey Dan, no, we did not have a tiered system for entry last years event. The reason why we have adde ... show more ›

Hey Dan, no, we did not have a tiered system for entry last years event. The reason why we have added tiered entry stems from our goal of maintaining the Masters Cup as one of the pinnacle amateur events in the world. Over the last several years, registration into the event has largely come down to whoever had the fastest fingers with the fastest internet connection when registration went live. We thought about numerous ways to improve the process, using the Las Vegas Challenge and the Beaver State Fling (among others) as examples of events addressing the same issue. Ultimately, there are pros and cons to virtually every method imaginable, primarily because there will always be a large number of people that won’t get in. So, we reduced it down to our primary objective: making the Masters Cup a crowning achievement on the amateur disc golf tour. To do that, we need to first accommodate players that have earned higher ratings, ensuring the most competitive field possible (similar what we do for the Pro A-Tier and NT events). The 935+ rating levels were chosen for MA1 due to the PDGA designation as being the floor for that division. We understand this will affect players both positively & negatively (depending on rating), but we hope you can appreciate the impossibility of a perfect solution. No system guarantees getting in, and certainly no system makes everyone happy. However, for those that do get in, we promise you a fantastic experience!