Quick question on playing in a sanctioned tournament as a non pdga member...

A friend of mine mentioned that paying the extra 5 bones to play in a sanctioned tournament (or whatever the fee may be) actually buys you a temporary membership for 3 months, at which you get a 5 dollar discount if you join the pdga within your temporary membership. Being the broke college kid that I am, I was going to wait a little bit to join, but if I'm going to have to pay the extra 5 bucks at every tourney I play in this summer, I might as well do it now. Thanks ahead for any clarification.

I think that the $5 membership you are talking about is the developmental membership. It is good for C and D tier events. It is for new members and members who have a lapsed membership (3 years, I believe).

To play in B tier and above, you will need the full price membership or pony up the $5 each time. You must be a member to enter events above B tier.