Tiger "Shotgun" Tour @ Oakland Bottom

Hello Bryan, Under the PDGA Tour Standards on page 12, X-Tier designation requires, “..some material variance from the Official Rules of Disc Golf and/or Competition Manual that goes beyond a bas ... show more ›

Hello Bryan,

Under the PDGA Tour Standards on page 12, X-Tier designation requires, “..some material variance from the Official Rules of Disc Golf and/or Competition Manual that goes beyond a basic waiver.” On page 6 on the Standard Chart under C-tiers, you can find that the minimum payout requirement for the net entry fees is 85%. It is against the rules for me to go below that amount. Given that the amount we are taking does not go below this required amount, it does not require an X-tier classification. I also discussed this with our PDGA State Coordinator, Jack Lowe, to make sure this was all correct.

To clarify, X-tiers designations simply need to deviate enough from the rules beyond a waiver for a tournament to be one. The net entry fee is the gross entry fee minus the pass-through fees (PDGA per player fee).

The Mizzou Disc Golf Club uses the 15% to help fund college tournaments the team will travel to.

If you are curious as to why we have limited payouts versus no payouts:
1.) It’s simply easier to get a C-tier sanctions than an XC-tier
2.) More people tend to show up for C-tiers with some payout than an XC-tier with no payouts, and that increase in people offsets the decrease in per person revenue

This question had come up on Facebook and thought I'd share it here for clarification on these events. I notice the events say “limited payout”. Could you clarify? My understanding is fundra ... show more ›

This question had come up on Facebook and thought I'd share it here for clarification on these events.

I notice the events say “limited payout”. Could you clarify? My understanding is fundraisers would be XC tiers because that classification would be necessary to justify not having payouts for sanctioned events. But I’m of the impression that if payouts happen at all and the events are not classified as XC tiers and just C tiers, then the regulations of minimum % payouts must be adhered to. In other words, I’m unfamiliar with hosts of a c tier being able to choose what percentage they plan to pay out under the claim it’s a fundraiser if it is not categorized as such, so some clarification as to how this will work would be helpful.