Australian Masters

[iacas]

It may well have been a good investment but it doesn't alter the fact that it's obscene.

You do realize they get half of it right back, right?

[DavidFehertysBike]

I have no problem with the appearence fee. The tournament and taxpayers probably tripled their investment in Tiger with tickets concessions and advertising oppertunities. Now that he is contention, that place will be rocking this weekend.

And is it just me or do austrialian courses look like scottish links courses dropped into the middle of a desert..

[misty_mountainhop]

You do realize they get half of it right back, right?

No, I didn't. How does that work?

I've always had a problem with appearance fees in golf. Been around a long time and I doubt they'll go away. Just seems fundamentally wrong to me. I think Volvo, when sponsoring the European Tour some time ago, tried to do away with them and increase the event prize funds.....want to guess how that went down? A bit like a lead balloon I think.

[FHopper]

Those greens were acting like a pool table, I did see a couple good pitch marks but mostly just bang and roll.

[Caddyshack]

Those greens were acting like a pool table, I did see a couple good pitch marks but mostly just bang and roll.

Thats what makes the Australian "sandbelt" courses so good, the firm and fast putting surfaces, just wait for day 4 after 4 days of 30+ deg temperatures.

[mcfc_nick]

Tiger will blow away the field today and win by at least 4

[Grndslmhttr3]

"World No.1 Tiger Woods has given a strong indication that he wants to come back to defend his JBWere Masters title in 2010, putting the pressure on tournament promoter ING and the Victorian state government to lure golf's greatest drawcard back to the Melbourne sand-belt."

I'd want to come back too if I was offered $3million!

[michaeljames92]

Well he has confirmed he is coming back again this year. After they offered him another 1.5 mil to come back!

[Titleist_ProV1x]

Tiger could get 3 Million dollars every day for playing if he wanted it. The money which the STATE GOVERNMENT paid him has been widely recognised as being a great investment. The tournament was sold out a few days after his entry was confirmed. The interest in Tiger, the tournament and the amount of money being spent in Victoria in relation to it is huge.

Victorian taxpayer backing paid the fee http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news...0611-y2co.html , If this happened in the USA our GOVERNMENT would catch hell from us! and I'd be first in line to give it to them! I'm not against Tiger getting paid to appear, just in the way it is done Via the Australian government, when that money could be helping 100's of other people who really need it

[Easy]

You'll be surprised how by just Tiger being there stimulates the Victorian economy. It's a sound investment. We rarely get to see Tiger, so golf fanatics fly from all over the country to get a glimpse. You never know if it will be the last time. I'm going.

[Shanks A Million]

Victorian taxpayer backing paid the fee

You're talking about a country who does a very good job of taking care of its citizens. The United States wastes more money on crap that doesn't help anyone than any other nation on earth. %10 of every tax dollar goes to pay interest on debt. 42% goes to military spending of some kind, and our military has more money than every other military on earth, (including our allies)

combined . We could take enough money out of the military each year to fully fund special ed, medicaid, welfare, and several other major projects, and still have more money than all other militaries in the world combined. So, in light of that, this is fairly minimal. It's an investment to get the community more involved in golf, which is good for phsycial activity, and it also brings revenue into the nation.

[jamo]

Victorian taxpayer backing paid the fee

You have to read the rest of the thread. They make most (if not all) of it back in ticket sales, concession sales, memorabilia, etc...

[Titleist_ProV1x]

You're talking about a country who does a very good job of taking care of its citizens. The United States wastes more money on crap that doesn't help anyone than any other nation on earth. %10 of every tax dollar goes to pay interest on debt. 42% goes to military spending of some kind, and our military has more money than every other military on earth, (including our allies)

Only in America baby! but you know that if the US government paid some washed up has been golfer 3 mill to show up at PGA west to play, Heads would ROLL faster than the ball he was hitting, And no doubt straighter