MEDIA REGISTRATION

Eligibility

Positions eligible for an editorial media badge include staff writers, editors, reporters, radio/television program talent/hosts, producers/directors, production crew (audio, camera, lighting), photographers, freelancers on assignment.

Documentation:

• Copy of valid press pass issued by a bona fide news organization, or
• Copy of a recent issue of a publication, with masthead listing of your editorial position, or
• Copy of a recent bylined story that identifies you as writer, reporter or contributor to a publication.
• Original letter of assignment from an established media outlet.
• URL of an established media outlet with identification of editorial staff.
• URL of an established website that reports/opines on relevant subjects related to PGA Shows, golf industry and/or participating exhibitors, with identification of the requesting writer/contributor.

Eligibility

Active golf content creators with an engaged following on an established social media platform may apply for an Influencer media badge to create golf/golf lifestyle content and promote their appearance at the event. (See additional Information here.)

Documentation

• URL to social platform(s) showing a combined following of 100,000 followers* or more across Instagram, “X”, TikTok, Facebook or YouTube.
  • *If your follower count is less than 100,000, but your content hits the mark, we encourage you to still APPLY. We love creators with a following of all sizes and enjoy helping you grow your audience. There’s still an opportunity for you to be approved depending on the volume of applications we receive.
• Previous posts must feature golf and golf lifestyle content.
• Meme accounts and people who only repost other creators’ content should not apply.

Eligibility

Positions eligible for a non-editorial media badge include professional non-reporting positions at a media outlet, media/PR professionals at an allied golf organization or professionals of an exhibitor-contracted media/PR agency (who are not exhibitor staff)

Documentation

• Company website (screenshot/PDF) identifying your company name and current business address, and which sufficiently demonstrates your company affiliation with the golf media outlet, allied golf organization or exhibitor-contracted media agency.
• Other appropriate documentation that clearly demonstrates, as solely determined by show management, you or your company is affiliated with the golf media outlet, allied golf organization or exhibitor-contracted media agency.

PGA Shows does not recognize Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat and certain other social media platforms as qualifying for non-editorial media badge credentials.