Four consecutive days of fine weather, a bumper crowd, a New Zealand winner and a Japanese runner-up will suit the New Zealand Open boss just fine, thank you very much.
Glading cannot make the final putt for Ryan Fox or Michael Hendry but he is confident his organisers have done everything within their power to make the fifth Open at The Hills - the second to be co-hosted by Millbrook in the pro-am format - a success.
''I think we're in good shape. We just need the weather gods to behave,'' Glading told the Otago Daily Times from Arrowtown.
''But in terms of the field, and the organisation, we're all set to go. Ticket sales have been good, too.''
There are three reasonably significant changes from last year, when The Hills regained hosting rights to the Open.
The purse has been boosted from $900,000 to $1 million, Sky Television is providing 13 hours of live coverage, and there is no ''star signing'' along the lines of last year's special guest, Rocco Mediate.
Mediate was a mixed bag last year - he was fun to watch, but he did not exactly fire on the course and he pulled out of a Saturday round - and Glading said it was decided not to pursue a player like him this year.
''We've always thought we were happy to target players as long as we didn't have to write that big cheque. That strategy is flawed, long-term.
''We've had people like Rocco and Hale Irwin because they are a bit older, and they have wanted to travel.
''Having those guys was a great attraction, because they are real characters, but now we are really focusing on attracting players who are going to be competitive.''
With that in mind, the BMW-sponsored Open has bolstered its relationship with the Japan Tour, attracting seven of the top 30 players from the 2014 money list, including world No 67 Hiroshi Iwata.
''I have been to Japan three times in 12 months and seen some guys who can really play. We're very excited about some of these players,'' Glading said.
Sealing a deal for live television coverage showed the Open was ''batting in the big leagues'' again, he said.
The rebirth of the New Zealand PGA this week was a bonus for the Open as it ensured most of the top Australians would come to New Zealand, and it helped create some buzz around the game.
Speaking of buzz - Lydia Ko. She is the golfer everyone would love to watch, and it would be a massive boost if she ever decided to accept an invitation to play in the pro-am at The Hills, but it is now too difficult.
''I think the reality now - and rightly so - is that Lydia is the best player in the world and is making hay where the sun shines,'' Glading said.
''Her life is on the LPGA Tour. If she has a week off, she probably won't be playing golf.
''It would be fantastic, don't get me wrong. We'd have her here in a heartbeat. But we have been clear that we will not put any pressure on her.''
New Zealand's most prominent caddy, Steve Williams, will be at the Open for a coaching clinic and a guest appearance on the bag of an amateur for the first two rounds.
There is also a cricket link - appropriately, during a Cricket World Cup - with three of the sport's greats, Sir Viv Richards, Sir Ian Botham and Shane Warne, taking part.
