1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,159 Speaker 1: Words, lib Golf is headed our way. Officials have visited 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: the christ Yurch Golf Club. So it's possible that d 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: Chambeau and Kepka and Rahmen Co Are going to be 4 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 1: in the country next year, which could be exciting. Golf 5 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: New Zealand boss Jeff Latch is with us on this Jeff. 6 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 2: Morning, Good morning Mine. 7 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: Now you know old Koy with me and go I 8 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: don't know anything about her. Are you going to spill 9 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: the beans and tell us what's really going on? 10 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 2: I'll tell you what I know. Live events in Adelaide, 11 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 2: which has normally been April, has been a huge success. 12 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 2: It's really taken off and it's been massive. They argue 13 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 2: that's probably their best event around the world. They're looking 14 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 2: to move that event, we understand from April to February 15 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 2: next year, and so if they're down here doing that event, 16 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 2: there's potential for there to be events in New Zealand 17 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 2: as well adjacent to the Australian event. If there was 18 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 2: interest in New Zealand to hold. 19 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: It, fantastic. Why did christ Church and christ Church Club 20 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: specifically come up? Do you know? 21 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 2: No, I don't know why. It may be because I 22 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 2: think a number of people of approached love to see 23 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 2: whether or not they would host events in New Zealand, 24 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:06,320 Speaker 2: and I think they have said, yeah, look we're up 25 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 2: for that. But they're not cheap. Yeah, they cost millions 26 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 2: of dollars of you years if you actually want to 27 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 2: host an event. 28 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: But they bring in millions of dollars. 29 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 2: They do, they do, and they bring in huge interest 30 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 2: and profile for the sport at golf, and critically they 31 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 2: bring in a lot of young people. So if you 32 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 2: look at the group of people that actually went along 33 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 2: and watched the golf in Adelaide, it was a really 34 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 2: interesting mix. 35 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: So yeah, you would you would be involved Golf New 36 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: Zealand would be involved if they were coming or not necessarily. 37 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 2: Not necessarily but probably. 38 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: Right, So are you expecting to be involved, Jef? You guys, 39 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: have you cleared your diary? 40 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 2: I tell you what I love to playing with O. 41 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 2: Their events they looked at but. 42 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: Well there you go. So well as you said here 43 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: on a Friday morning, the chances of this happening are 44 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: reasonably good. Is that fair to say or not? 45 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 2: I think they're reasonably slim. It would be fantastic, I 46 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 2: think though, if we did have your whole other world's 47 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: best players play in New Zealand. Just imagine it. I 48 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 2: mean it would just be gold right, But I think 49 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 2: it's a lot of money to actually get the get 50 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 2: them out. 51 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: So the design might be there, the money might not 52 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: be correct. 53 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 2: And the context for this though is that golf is 54 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 2: going off right in New Zealand. The last four years, 55 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 2: the number of people in golf club members has actually 56 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 2: grown by thirty four percent. It started in COVID, kept 57 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 2: on going and it's still going now. Like our growth 58 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 2: last month was about five point eight percent and eighteen 59 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 2: percent growth for young people playing golf. Lots of young 60 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 2: people are pouring into the game. So yeah, it's fantastic. 61 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 2: At the moment, golf's just going off and it looks 62 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 2: like it's going to continue to great good stuff. 63 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: Well, let's hope we can stitch it together. Jeff Brere 64 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: Jeff Let's Golf New Zealand CEO. 65 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 2: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 66 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 2: news talks they'd be from six am we or follow 67 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.