1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,320 Speaker 1: New Zealand Open Time team off at Millbrook today, one 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: hundred and fourth time they've done this. Tournament director Michael 3 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: Glading's whether it's Michael morning, day, am. I give me 4 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: the weather and track for the four days because she 5 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: can be beautiful and she can blow like buggery. What 6 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: are we expecting? 7 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 2: I think it's my thing to just give you two 8 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 2: days because they're never right after two days. 9 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 3: So the weekends not looking quite so sharp, but the 10 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 3: next two days are just fabulous, which is a great 11 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 3: way for us to get started, especially with such a 12 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 3: big field. 13 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 2: Getting everybody through in good weather is just crucial. 14 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: So indeed, when you say a big field, this pro 15 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: amateur mix of yours, would you argue it's working as 16 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 1: a thing. 17 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 3: It's undoubtedly working as a thing. There's no question it's working. 18 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 3: It's one of the one of the many reasons why 19 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 3: I think we've been able to operate with an eight 20 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 3: million dollar budget. You know, we bring in one hundred 21 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 3: and fifty six amaches alongside one hundred and fifty six pros. 22 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 3: It's a significant amount of money that we generate through 23 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 3: our amateur revenue. So and of course also what we 24 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 3: deliver is fin front and make sure they want to 25 00:00:58,240 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 3: come back. 26 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 2: And so far touched with they have. 27 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, as a tournament in the grand scheme of things, 28 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: there's a lot of golf and there's a lot of 29 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: sport out there these days. How does it attract people? Still? 30 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: Is it attracting people? 31 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 3: You know what, Mike, The number one attraction is Queen's Down. 32 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 2: I let's say it to me personally, but it's definitely 33 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 2: not It's just Queen's Down. 34 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:19,680 Speaker 3: Queens Own is such an attraction. And you know, I 35 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 3: work hard to get some of the pros to come here. 36 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 3: And if you get them here once, they are hooked 37 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 3: because they just love it. And as you will know, 38 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 3: it's the air as the people as it is just 39 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 3: everything about Queenstown and people just love it. You can 40 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 3: see their moods list when they when they sort of 41 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 3: get out of the taxi when they arrive. 42 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly, it's a beautiful place. Danny Lee, Are we 43 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: making too much of him? I mean, yes, he should 44 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: have been here. He is here now. That's good, isn't it. 45 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 3: It's absolutely fantastic. And he's come here with a really 46 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 3: great attitude and I'm just a love it. 47 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 2: But he's come back. 48 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 3: You know, you're right, he's been to some degree a 49 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 3: bit of beforeigner at some time, and I think he's 50 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 3: really chafty. He says, said he can't walk anywhere anywhere 51 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 3: without thirty people saying all those to him. And I 52 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 3: think he's really enjoying that, which is fabulous. 53 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: And what about our old mate Elka. I mean, given 54 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: what he's up to these days, you'd have to be 55 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: looking at him, wouldn't you. 56 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:10,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, you'd never count him out. I mean he would. 57 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 3: Brendan Jones won this torn at age forty eight two 58 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 3: years ago, so there's no way that that somebody of 59 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 3: that advantage is not capable of winning it, as Steve 60 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 3: certainly is. 61 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 2: And I think he's. 62 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 3: Just quietly confident this year. He came in a few 63 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 3: days earlier. In previous years he's sort of just flown 64 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 3: and you know, dusted off the clubs and out he goes. 65 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 2: Because he does play all over the world. 66 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 3: As you know, on Champions Tour, but this is really 67 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 3: I see him in a bit of it's certainly in 68 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 3: a bit of health condition. Last year he picked up 69 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 3: the cold and we're pretty damn miserable. So I think, 70 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 3: as christ there would be a dream. Resolved to have 71 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:45,519 Speaker 3: Steve run up there at the top. 72 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: Fantastic, go well with that. Michael Glading, who's the New 73 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 1: Zealand Open tournament director, and Mike have been walking around 74 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: been walking the dog around Millbrook for the last couple 75 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: of days. It's looking picture perfect for. 76 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 3: More from the Mic Asking Breakfast. Listen live to news 77 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 3: talks he'd be from x AM weekdays, or follow the 78 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 3: podcast on iHeartRadio.