Significant coverage is likely to exist for golf figures if:
- They are enshrined in the World Golf Hall of Fame
- They have won the Order of Merit, Money List or equivalent on a tour offering world ranking points
- They have been ranked in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking, top 50 of the Women's World Golf Rankings, or number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
- They have won at least one individual tournament or seasonal award, or finished in the top 50 of the end of season rankings, on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, European Tour or PGA Tour Champions
- They have won either the The Amateur Championship (British Amateur) or U.S. Amateur
- They have finished in the top 10 in one of the four Men's major golf championships, one of the Women's major golf championships (past or present), or one of the Senior major golf championships (past or present)
- They have been selected as a player or captain in the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup or Solheim Cup
- They have held one of the following positions: