2010 WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN MEDIA CREDENTIALS
The Waste Management Phoenix Open, February 22-28 at the TPC Scottsdale, is now accepting media credential requests through the PGA TOUR’s media website, www.pgatourmedia.com. If you have never used www.pgatourmedia.com, you will need to register by creating a username and password before gaining access to the site. Once on the site, select media credentials from the menu bar on the left side of the screen and follow steps 1-4 to complete the application process. The deadline for applying for media credentials is February 11, 2010. Please contact Ryan Woodcock at ryan@commlinks.com or 480-348-7540 for more information.
MEDIA CREDENTIALS ELIGIBILITY
Media credentials will be issued only to full-time personnel of recognized daily and local weekly newspapers, news services, publications that regularly cover golf, national radio and television networks, local radio and television stations as space permits. Since only working credentials are issued, please do not request credentials for employees who will not be directly involved with the coverage of the event.
Freelance reporters and photographers may reserve credentials only through a recognized news agency and only if they are assigned to provide daily coverage or are working on a specific assignment.
The PGA TOUR’s media credential requirements for 2010, call for mandatory photo ID credentials for those media members who will be:
1. Interviewing players in the Media Center or on the golf course
2. Shooting video or taking photographs of players on the driving range or inside the ropes.
No photo IDs will be taken of freelancers unless they have been retained by a recognized media outlet for the week. PGA TOUR Media Officials will still issue photo armbands on a day-by-day basis during tournament week.
Holders of a PGA TOUR-issued media photo credential will be admitted to the tournament and will need no other credentials. However, they are expected to fill out the application form in order for us to make allowances for working space.
