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GumbyLearner said:
If he's that good why does he need public money? What? The well-to-do don't want him here??? ;) Heaven forbid! :eek:

DISCLOSURE: I'm not disputing the fact that he is the greatest golfer in the world at present.

P.S. If your game is so great fellas. Cough up! Otherwise shut-up!
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I have to agree with GumbyLearner.

It is an indictment on the state of golf in Australia when the World's greatest golfer cannot generate enough money from ticket sales, corporate activities etc to cover his own fee.

I am not questioning Tiger's fee, but if the organisers can't afford it then don't go asking Jo Public to cough up.

The Victorian Government paying Tiger Woods is effectively a form of social security for the wealthy.
 
Macquack said:
The Victorian Government paying Tiger Woods is effectively a form of social security for the wealthy.
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Spot on Macquack. It's a ridiculous situation. A major bank that has survived from bailouts from Joe Public and Tiger Woods obtaining money from Joe Public to play. A completely ludicrous situation. IMVHO!
 
Duckman#72 said:
Someone please tell me..... how else can a State Government possibly spend $1.5m to generate the same amount of advertising/publicity, additional income for the States thousands of local businesses, not to mention the lagging tourism effects.

Duckman
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Duckman, please demonstrate the additional income for the State.

As I said earlier, the bulk of the income for commercial operators would come from inside Victoria, realising no net increase in commercial dollars, just a redistribution of the current expenditure of Victoria's population

Publicity does not always end up with an increase profit or revenue, often it results in a loss.

I would be happy to be proven wrong with some facts.
 
Duckman#72 said:
This isn't about golf - it is all about marketing and advertising. The hundreds of cafe owners couldn't give a rats $%#@ about Tiger but they'll love the extra business.

Not only are the eyes of the sporting world looking at Victoria at the moment, but Melbourne has once again extended its brand and positioned itself as THE SPORTING CAPITAL of not only Australia, but arguably, the southern hemisphere.

Someone please tell me..... how else can a State Government possibly spend $1.5m to generate the same amount of advertising/publicity, additional income for the States thousands of local businesses, not to mention the lagging tourism effects.

Duckman
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Yep well said Duckman, all the business owners are smiling $$, and good on them.

There is alot more than just Melbournites here

Aaaah we love it :D
 
Krusty the Klown said:
Duckman, please demonstrate the additional income for the State.

As I said earlier, the bulk of the income for commercial operators would come from inside Victoria, realising no net increase in commercial dollars, just a redistribution of the current expenditure of Victoria's population

Publicity does not always end up with an increase profit or revenue, often it results in a loss.

I would be happy to be proven wrong with some facts.
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Bloody hell Krusty - do you want me to come down and count it for you!!! :)Are you in Melbourne? Look out your window, turn on the TV, listen to the radio, join society over the weekend. I'm in Qld and personally know of 8 people who have gone down to Melbourne for this. I know of 2 people who have come o/s for it.

You want a waste of money from a Govt - try living in Qld and watching year after year tens of millions of our tax $$$ go up in petrol fumes at the Gold Coast Indy (or whatever it is called these days). Good on the Vic Govt for having the smarts to know a real event to promote. I think you are underestimating the significance of the tournament Krusty.

I asked the first question and no one wants to answer. What is a better way for the State to spend $1.5M to promote itself?

I'm hearing a lot of objections towards so-called wealthy elitists, plenty of comments about the poor state of golf in Australia, heaps of comments about the character of Tiger himself.......but I'm not hearing anything on a practical level about how the State could have spent the money more effectively on other advertising.

Duckman
 
Duckman#72 said:
I think you are underestimating the significance of the tournament Krusty.
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I must be, I'm not into golf.

You know, this is the first time I've actually thought about State Govt expenditure on tourism promotion, and how, if anything, it benefits the actual state.

I lived in QLD and remember Tourism QLD, I know NSW has something similar, so all states must have them.

Sure commerce gains dollars, but the tax proceeds don't end up in state coffers, they go to Mr Rudd and Mr Swan.

So what does the state gain?

I asked the first question and no one wants to answer. What is a better way for the State to spend $1.5M to promote itself?
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How about giving a cheque for $100 to the next 15,000 tourists to Victoria??? :D

I'm hearing a lot of objections towards so-called wealthy elitists, plenty of comments about the poor state of golf in Australia, heaps of comments about the character of Tiger himself.......but I'm not hearing anything on a practical level about how the State could have spent the money more effectively on other advertising.
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See last response!:)

Now that I think more about it, I'm starting to come around to your point of view. If they HAVE to spend $1.5M it would just be wasted on TV or print advertising as no-one actually takes much notice of them.

Maybe Victoria should get Becks to come and play a soccer game!
 
I've actually been watching this some of this tournament on TV today, to see what the fuss is all about.

Now, I believe from media reports that Tiges is a very nice guy and I'm not trying to stir or anything....

but I saw Tiger hook a drive off the tee in to the crowd and he actually threw the driver in to the crowd in anger.

The sound was down, so I did not hear what was said, but I did see the crowd passing the club back to him.

Is that normal behaviour for him?

I don't think I've seen any professional sportsperson do something like that before.

Did anyone else see it?
 
Krusty the Klown said:
but I saw Tiger hook a drive off the tee in to the crowd and he actually threw the driver in to the crowd in anger.

The sound was down, so I did not hear what was said, but I did see the crowd passing the club back to him.

Is that normal behaviour for him?
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He is a human being like the rest of us and letting off the frustration is more healthy than letting it eat away inside.
I don't think I've seen any professional sportsperson do something like that before.
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It happens now and then, is normal (except if the innocent get hurt) and is cathartic.
 
Putty7 said:
You want to see a guy get p..sed off playing golf, watch John Daly having a bad day lol
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LOL. So true.

I remember as a kid using a CIG cardboard mirror telescope to watch above the gallery. It wasn't fun for the vertically challenged back then. But hey, Lee Trevino that guy was all class. Funniest and most entertaining bloke to ever to play golf. A true player for the crowds, even for the kids with cardboard telescopes. :D
 
Tiger is worth every penny he's being paid. He's a great golfer and is a legend in his own time.

I'm allergic to "Imperial Leather Soap" though so the advertisers will get little from me.

gg
 
Krusty the Klown said:
Of course I've seen sports people lose it before, but I mean actually throw things at spectators that could injure them.

Would make a juicy compo claim though.
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On the other side of the coin is in the Aust. v Oman soccer game where a spectator threw a flare near the player and ref. :(

Looks like Tiger is a certain for the tournament now. Very accurate today.
 
Wysiwyg said:
On the other side of the coin is in the Aust. v Oman soccer game where a spectator threw a flare near the player and ref. :(

Looks like Tiger is a certain for the tournament now. Very accurate today.
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The bloke that backed him to win, with a wager of $100k, must be happy.
 
Announcved today that Tiger's appearence in the masters generated $34million for the local economy. I think the $1million was worth it now...
 
bloomy88 said:
Announcved today that Tiger's appearence in the masters generated $34million for the local economy. I think the $1million was worth it now...
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Tiger got paid $3 mill, not $1 mill.

Did the rest of the field in the Australian Masters contributed nothing to the economy?

Next year Tiger will play by himself as this will generates the maximum amount of money for the economy as the rest of the field are just a drain.
 
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