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James Sutherland

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
124 total appearances

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Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

Rock solid deal, I hope, Tom.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

I saw his manager about an hour before Rory hit off and just confirmed that everything was on track, and he confirmed to me that he just had a fantastic time in Australia last

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

He said, we've got the blueprint.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

We know what to do.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

We love it down there and we can't wait to get down.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

I think one of the unique things about the Masters is that it is played at the same golf course every year, which is unlike any of the other majors.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

It's just sort of shared around.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

And that in itself, given, I guess, in many ways, Augusta National Golf Club was established with a view to hosting a championship every year.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

They've built a model and I guess a model of economic sustainability that allows them to continue to invest in the tournament.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

And just by way of example, there was quite a lot of

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

media coverage about the player facility that they built in the off-season that is quite extraordinary.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

I mean, it's a huge three-storey building that looks as though it's been there for 30 years, but was just, you know, it's absolutely brand new and all of the players, I didn't see it firsthand, but the players and coaches and others that did have access to it that I spoke to said it was just

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

like nothing else in world golf.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

What does this say?

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

I suppose that's the example, you know, that's just an example of things that are out of reach for us.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

Yeah.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

But it still sets a standard like no other that, you know, we just, we want players to want to come to our event.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

And I think, you know, the Masters is obviously the ultimate ticket.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

It's quite an exclusive event in terms of the number of players that get to play in it.

Whateley
James Sutherland | Golf Australia CEO (14.04.26)

But, yeah,