The Australian state Victoria will pay half of Tiger Woods's $3 million appearance fee to play the Australian Masters
"At a time like this, when people are losing their jobs, it's hard to believe that the Victorian public would think that this is a good idea."
—TED BAILLIEU, VICTORIA ASSEMBLYMAN
"He is the Pied Piper for television and sports fans. I think it's money well spent, a no-brainer. The hardest thing wasn't going to be getting the money, it was getting Tiger to say yes."
—STUART APPLEBY