The Disc Golf Pro Tour will consider Media Credential Requests for its events, and all other events where it is designated as the regulatory authority or media rights owner.

• Applications for any Credential must be submitted through DGPT’s Credentialing Process. All requests must be submitted at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the first day of Tournament competition. The DGPT reserves the right not to consider late credential requests. Credential requests must include all information requested in the application. The Application must include a statement as to whether the purpose of the media recorded will be Commercial or Non-Commercial.
• Anyone seeking a Red or Yellow Credential must fill out a media credential request via the form found on this page. If you’d like to open the credential application in a separate window, you can click here.
• The DGPT only grants Green Credentials as a part of season-long agreements or as a condition of individual event agreements set forth separate from these media regulations. Contact the DGPT directly to discuss questions related to gaining access to a Green Media Credential. 

Access to Green Credentials for Event Teams

At each DGPT Event, the DGPT will reserve two (2) Green Credentials for members of the Event Team. If you represent an event team, please use this form to expedite your credential request process. 

Access to Green Credentials for Event Presenting Partners

At each DGPT Event, the DGPT will reserve two (2) Green Credentials for the Event’s Presenting Partners. Presenting Partner Green Credentials are distributed by the Event Teams. Presenting Partners should inquire about a Green Credential with their contact(s) at the event(s) they sponsor. If you represent an event’s presenting partner, please use this form to expedite your credential request process. 

Access to Green Credentials for PDGA Media At each DGPT Event, the DGPT will reserve two (2) Green Credentials for PDGA media members. At PDGA Pro Majors, the PDGA may receive up to six (6) credentials. If you represent the PDGA, please use this form to expedite your credential request process.

The DGPT categorizes all Credential Holders and their Affiliated Entiities by the following categories.

Affiliated Entity means the organization, company, or proprietorship for which the Credential Holder is developing media content.

• Media Outlet means an organization primarily focused on journalistic endeavors, including but not limited to organizations primarily engaged in the business of producing disc golf media content, whether written, pictorial or audio/visual.
• Tour Partner means an organization, other than those who qualify as a Media Outlet under that definition, which have entered into an agreement with the tour in which the organization has purchased an advertising or promotional package from the Tour or who is engaged primarily in the business of selling goods and services to the viewers of DGPT Events.
• Credentialed Commercial Entity means an organization, other than those who qualify as a Media Outlet and Tour Partners under those definitions, primarily focused on the promotion of a player, multiple players, partnership, event, brand, or tour primarily with advertising of a good or service. This includes but is not limited to sponsors such as disc manufacturers, player management groups, equipment producers, apparel producers, commemorative item producers, trophy producers, and retailers of any kind.
• Third Party Content Creator means a person or organization, other than those who qualify as a Media Outlet, Tour Partner, or Credential Commercial Entity, under those definitions, who owns a media account (blog, YouTube channel, or similar) either personal or for a small business, who develops content related to disc golf, but not at the journalistic or professional level akin to a Media Outlet.

The DGPT Media Policy recognizes two kinds of media displays. When you’re submitted your credential request, you will need to let us know what your planned display is.

• A Non-Commercial Display is a display primarily made for an editorial purpose, for the purpose of promotion of the sport as a whole, or of a player, multiple players, partnership, charity, event, or tour, pictured or described, and not primarily for the purpose of advertising for the sale of a good or service.
• A Commercial Display is a display made primarily for the purpose of enticing a viewer to purchase a product or service on in the promotion of a brand.  Or a display made which contains advertising, or which is displayed on a platform in which the Affiliated Entity receives payment for views. Displays with mixed purposes shall be considered Commercial Displays. In determining whether a display as a whole is a commercial display, the Tour will determine whether the media contains a call to action for the viewer to engage in a commercial transaction, or whether the displays contains embedded or platform advertising.

New in 2023 is the standardization of site access fees at DGPT events. These fees operate on a sliding scale based on Credential Holder / Affiliated Entity type as well as the planned use for the media to be captured at the event.

After you submit your credential request, the DGPT will inform you of any site access fees that would accompany your credential approval.

Site Access Fees (split between the DGPT and Event Teams)

1. At all DGPT events, an approved Credential Holder intending to capture media must pay a site access fee according to the table below. Payment of this fee must be made prior to the start of the event and will be invoiced from the DGPT. Site access fees may be waived at the sole discretion of the DGPT.
2. Up to 50% of these fees may be set against any media use credits held by DGPT Partners as a condition of their agreement with the DGPT.
3. At all DGPT Events, the presenting partner(s) of the Event is exempt from all site access fees.

SITE ACCESS FEE TABLE

• Commercial Licensing of Photos & Video Generated by DGPT MediaThe DGPT allows for non-exclusive commercial licensing of images from its photography department and video footage from Disc Golf Network. 
  1. DGPT Photos: $50 each. You can license photos easily at https://discgolfprotour.smugmug.com/ 
  2. Disc Golf Network Video: $1,000 per minute billed incrementally with a $250 minimum. Please reach out to production@dgpt.com to begin a video license request. 

• Commercial Licensing of Photos & Video Generated by a Credential Holder

1. 1. Credential Holders or their Affiliated Entities must also pay a commercial license fee for any media they capture at an event that is used in a Commercial Display. The DGPT may, at its sole discretion, waive these fees. These fees may be set against any commercial use credits held by DGPT Partners as a condition of their agreement with the DGPT. Site access fees may be waived at the sole discretion of the DGPT.
   2. If a Credential Holder or their Affiliated Entity captures media at an event with the intent to use said media for a Non-Commercial Display, they must inform the DGPT if they desire to use that media for Commercial Display in the future. Upon notification of intent for use in a Commercial Display, the Credential Holder or Affiliated Entity must license the images or video footage for commercial use and pay the associated fee. The DGPT may, at its sole discretion, waive these fees.
   3. If a Credential Holder or their Affiliated Entity knows that they intend to capture media at a DGPT Event for the purpose of Commercial Display and indicates such intent upon application for a credential, the DGPT the DGPT shall consider a waiver of some or all commercial license fees and only charge the Affiliated Entity or Credential Holder a site access fee.