How do I get a rating? Players who enter a PDGA event in a division tracked by the PDGA will automatically get their results entered into the rating system. However only ratings of current PDGA members will be published.
How many rounds do I have to play to get a rating? A preliminary rating will be calculated after only two valid rounds of tournament play.
Where can I see my rating? Ratings will be published here and at pdga.com. Disc Golf World News magazine may also publish ratings. All Tournament Directors of ratings-based events will receive the current PDGA member list with individual player ratings included.
How do I use my rating? Your rating will be used to determine which bracket(s) you may enter in PDGA X-tier events advertised as using ratings. You may also use your rating to handicap (adjust) your scores against other players in casual play. For example, if your rating is 30 points higher than your companion's, it means you're about three strokes better on average. Giving your buddy two or three throws per round would make the competition a little more fair.
Do I still earn PDGA points in Ratings events? Yes. You earn points to help qualify for the Am or Pro Worlds. Points for all Pro and Advanced divisions will be credited in the division you're registered under in the PDGA. Top Pro and Am players will notice little difference in ratings-based events. The top brackets have the top players. Ams not registered in an Advanced division will not earn points until they inform the PDGA of their upgrade to Advanced.
Will World Championships use ratings brackets? No. The existing men's and women's divisions -- including aged-based divisions -- will continue to be utilized.
Sometimes women want to play against only women, or Masters against only Masters. Don't rating events prevent this? First, there will still be many more traditional events than ratings events in 2000. In ratings bracket events, we've determined that most women will be in the same bracket with other women of similar skill and that most Masters in the same age range will end up in the same bracket. So you'll likely play in a group with your cohorts several times in a multi-round event.
