James Sutherland
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Rock solid deal, I hope, Tom.
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
He said, we've got the blueprint.
We know what to do.
We love it down there and we can't wait to get down.
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.
It's just sort of shared around.
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.
They've built a model and I guess a model of economic sustainability that allows them to continue to invest in the tournament.
And just by way of example, there was quite a lot of
media coverage about the player facility that they built in the off-season that is quite extraordinary.
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
like nothing else in world golf.
What does this say?
I suppose that's the example, you know, that's just an example of things that are out of reach for us.
But it still sets a standard like no other that, you know, we just, we want players to want to come to our event.
And I think, you know, the Masters is obviously the ultimate ticket.
It's quite an exclusive event in terms of the number of players that get to play in it.