PDGA divisions and ratings
Posted by curly2284
DIVISIONS:
| Class | Division Name | Code | Ages | Minimum Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amateur | Advanced | MA1 | All | Any (Required for 935+) |
| Amateur | Intermediate | MA2 | All | < 935 |
| Amateur | Recreation | MA3 | All | < 900 |
| Amateur | Novice | MA4 | All | < 850 |
| Amateur | Advanced Master | MM1 | 40+ | Any |
| Amateur | Advanced Grandmaster | MG1 | 50+ | Any |
| Amateur Women | Advanced | FW1 | Any | Any (Required for 800+) |
| Amateur Women | Intermediate | FW2 | Any | < 800 |
| Amateur Women | Advanced Master | FM1 | 40+ | Any |
If you are a PDGA member and have a rating you can easily see what divisions you qualify to play in by comparing your rating to the following chart. If you do not have a PDGA rating then you can determine your approximate rating a couple ways. The best way is to compare your score at a previous tournament to other rated players at that tournament. If this is your first tournament then you can compare your average score at a course with previous tournaments at that course. To find this information you can go to www.pdga.com use the search function for the course. However, it is important to note that normally a course plays more difficult during a tournament due to additional OB lines, slower play and the pressure of competition.
RATING SYSTEM:
Now on to the rating system. The PDGA rating system calculates each player’s skill level and also the difficulty rating of each course played in PDGA events. Your Player Rating is a number that shows how close your average round scores are compared to the World Class Par (WCP) of the courses you’ve played in competition. Players who average WCP on courses played will have a rating of 1000. If they average even lower scores, their rating is over 1000.Most competition players average scores higher than WCP so their ratings range somewhere between 700-999. Every 10 points equals one throw on an 18-hole course. If you average 5 throws over WCP, your rating will be 950. Everyone has a few bad rounds. The system uses at least 85% of a player’s best rounds relative to the course WCPs from PDGA events that have been entered into the system.
Hopefully this sheds some lite on Ratings and Divisions. I personally use this as a guide im still only an 800 rated player but I will go to a tournament and compete even if it doesn’t have a novice division. I really enjoy playing rec division as a challenge, You will never be better if you don’t play against better opponents.
~stephen
October 16, 2012 | Categories: Tips, Uncategorized | Tags: PDGA, pdga divison/rating, Pdga member, rating | Leave A Comment »
