Discmania Presents Welcome to the Jungle VI - Am

Thought this was interesting while browsing the PDGA site. Depending on whether events are sanctioned as Pro/Am, Pro only, or Amateur only, a Tournament Director (TD) may offer all or a subset of the ... show more ›

Thought this was interesting while browsing the PDGA site.
Depending on whether events are sanctioned as Pro/Am, Pro only, or Amateur only, a Tournament Director (TD) may offer all or a subset of the possible divisions. Some specialized events will only offer very specific subsets of divisions – Junior Only events, Senior Only events, etc. PDGA guidelines stipulate that events offering registration for a specific division must hold that division if there are four or more registered competitors. TDs will often make exceptions for the Women’s and Junior divisions to encourage attendance as participation may typically be less than four players.

How exactly does hole sponsorship work? Do we need a full card to sign up as sponsors for the players to be eligible to play together? Can only one person sponsor and pick a player from the regular po ... show more ›

How exactly does hole sponsorship work? Do we need a full card to sign up as sponsors for the players to be eligible to play together? Can only one person sponsor and pick a player from the regular pool? Or is it "anyone who pays extra is in a pool of people who can organize cards among themselves"? Hoping to make the mad rush for registration for my first tourney, so thanks for answering my noob questions!