The 2022 Tupelo Bay Invitational Presented by Innova

There does not appear to be a resolution. The only way around it is to delete everyone from the even ... show more ›

There does not appear to be a resolution. The only way around it is to delete everyone from the event and let them try to get in at the same time online. No preferences for those that have supported the event for years and in many cases for more than a decade. I have refused that as a resolution. I am sorry for those that are concerned about the event losing its sanctioning. I have to agree as I would prefer that it were a PDGA sanctioned event. Maybe this is how the long standing event ends.

A quick search for 2022 PDGA events yields 29 tournaments with \"invitational\" in the title and whi ... show more ›

A quick search for 2022 PDGA events yields 29 tournaments with "invitational" in the title and while I've not exhausted the entire search yet, I've not found one yet that has restricted registration process including Invitations. I'm sure there are some as the PDGA does support this format. So the name of the tournament is really irrelevant it would appear Bobby.

This is exactly why we made changes in 2022 to limit the number of spots a TD can reserve because we ... show more ›

This is exactly why we made changes in 2022 to limit the number of spots a TD can reserve because we want ALL members to have fair access to sanctioned tournaments UNLESS they are advertised as Invite ONLY. PDGA will sanction Invitation only tournaments if advertised as such with very clear designation on how this works. Example: Plano DGC Annual Members Only is a valid tournament.

As a member of the PDGA Competition Committee, I would expect a more professional communication wit ... show more ›

As a member of the PDGA Competition Committee, I would expect a more professional communication with the TD of this event. Communications of this nature should be brought directly to their attention and not put on a tournament message board.

Scott, this event has been and always will be an invitational. The invites are given to those that h ... show more ›

Scott, this event has been and always will be an invitational. The invites are given to those that have supported the event year after year. Quite a few of the players that are registered have been coming to this event for more than a decade. As for myself I have been a PDGA TD since the mid 1990's. I am a former board member. I am a former state coordinator. I have been a TD for 1 major, 2 National Tours, more than a dozen A-tiers and an unknown number of B & C-tiers. I am well aware of the 2022 guidelines. If it is a problem I will be more than happy to unsanction the event. It will still be full and we will still have a great time. If you believe it should be unsanctioned please let me know as I will need to request a refund from the PDGA for the sanctioning agreement and the insurance for the event.

Hey. Just an ordinary PDGA member here, can’t claim any TD experience and I don’t know the ins ... show more ›

Hey. Just an ordinary PDGA member here, can’t claim any TD experience and I don’t know the ins and outs of the competition committee. But I have to agree it’s not inclusive to have the tournament filled and have a wait list two weeks before registration opens to the general public. I get it that you’re rewarding previous competitors and labeling it an invitational, but it certainly seems like there should be a civil discussion about whether this complied with PDGA sanctioning guidelines, rather than dismissing the issue and castigating the person that raised it. My two cents

I did not castigate anyone. I was merely pointing out that I have been doing this for a very long ti ... show more ›

I did not castigate anyone. I was merely pointing out that I have been doing this for a very long time and that I was well aware of the 2022 guidelines. If you bothered to read my entire post I also offered to let the PDGA remove the sanctioning agreement. Your two cents are unnecessary..