Quote Originally Posted by sheispoison
The hard part about leveling the playing field like you suggest is what do you do when guys come in from out of town? Where do they fall in if the club they came from still has the same kind of 3 tiered system? Just thinking...
Same rules apply - if they're a Novice in their club, they're a novice in our club - until they mark out as I've described. Wouldn't be any different whether it's a guy from out of state, or a local guy who starts at round 3... once he finishes top 5 twice, he's bumped up.

If they have an "amateur" or Provisional Expert designation with their club, then we'd put them in the Middle with our guys.