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YOUR GUIDE TO COMPLIMENTARY MEDIA RESOURCES AT THE
PGA BUYING & EDUCATION SUMMIT

Attending Media

As a curated industry event, a select number of highly relevant golf trade media are invited to attend the PGA Buying & Education Summit. In recent years, the event has hosted VIP journalists from the Golf Channel, Golf Digest, GOLF, Sports Illustrated, PGA.com and PGA Magazine. Additional event partnerships with The Golf Wire and First Call Golf provide complimentary submissions of exhibitor news announcements related to participation in the event. 

Please learn more about event media resources below.

The Exhibitor Directory

The online exhibitor directory at PGABuyingSummit.com is an important resource for PGA Professionals, retailers, and MEDIA to learn more about your company. At absolutely no cost, your company can showcase the following for free in your exhibitor listing: company name, description, brands, product categories and listings, booth number, address, phone number, Web site URL, press releases and more. Log in to the exhibitor hub to add/update your company show information.

If you have any problems accessing the exhibitor hub, please contact your Customer Success Coordinator at any time.

Nicholas Gioffre
(475) 470-6002
[email protected]

Exhibitor News Release Template

A PGA Buying & Education Summit exhibitor news release template has been designed for you to easily insert your company and product information for distribution to media regarding your Summit participation and product announcements at the upcoming event. Add news release to the “Upload Documents” section of your exhibitor profile and share with media partners identified below.

Exhibitor Press Kit Template

An exhibitor press kit template has been designed for you to easily add all the pertinent media materials for use by attending media. Upload to the “Upload Documents” section of your exhibitor profile. 

Exhibitor Social Media Toolkit

Access PGA Show social images, web banners, sample posts and tips to increase brand exposure through your social media channels.

FREE News Release Submission to The Golf Wire

The PGA Show partnership with The Golf Wire, golf's daily electronic newsletter reaching 100,000 golf industry executive subscribers, provides PGA Buying & Education Summit exhibitors with one free news release submission regarding Summit participation, available between May 15, 2023, through August 2, 2023. The release must include details of participation in the Summit within the press release text; use an e-mail subject heading of "Wire: PGA Summit 2023" & be sent to [email protected].

  • News release should be attached as a word document and any images as jpegs. Limit one release per exhibiting company; one release per email.
  • The Golf Wire is offering a 25% discount for One-Year Basic or Preferred News Release Packages to Summit exhibitors who are new TGW subscribers. For more information about The Golf Wire corporate subscription rates and packages, visit www.thegolfwire.com or contact Larry Olah at [email protected].

FREE News Release Submission to The First Call

The PGA Show partnership with The First Call, golf’s daily digital newsletter reaching thousands of consumers and golf industry executives, provides PGA Buying & Education Summit exhibitors with one (1) free news release submission regarding Summit participation, available through May 15 through Aug. 2, 2023. The release will run in The First Call newsletter and be posted online (firstcallgolf.com) and must include details of participation in the Summit within the press release text; use an email subject line of "PGA Summit 2023" and be sent to [email protected]

  • News release should be attached as a word document and any images as jpegs. Limit one release per exhibiting company; one release per email.
  • The First Call is offering a 20% discount for a year-long subscription to submit unlimited press releases to any exhibitor that signs up prior to July 31, 2023. For information, contact Mike Donovan at [email protected]

PGA Magazine & PGA.com

Submit your company product news to the PGA of America's influential media properties:

  • PGA Magazine - PGA Magazine will provide comprehensive event coverage in PGA Magazine and PGAMagazine.com. All exhibitor media materials should be sent to [email protected] with the subject of “PGA Summit 2023.”
  • PGA.com – The PGA digital team will provide extensive coverage of the event at PGA.com and on PGA of America social channels.  Send exhibitor media announcements to [email protected] with the subject of “PGA Summit 2023.”

Know Your PGA Show Media Badge Classifications

  • The registration system for ALL attendees is designed to preserve the business-to-business environment of the PGA Show floor. All attendees have been asked to supply golf industry business/media credentials in the registration process.
  • Editorial media badges are available to reporting media professionals representing broadcast, print, digital or social media platforms.  Media must provide supporting press credentials/documentation upon application.
  • Non-editorial media badges are available for professionals representing a media outlet in a non-reporting capacity or media/PR professionals representing an allied golf organization or contracted by an exhibiting company.  Supporting credentials must be provided upon application.