And we're back! We hope you can join us and enjoy a great day of golf benefiting CIA Officers Memorial Foundation on Friday, September 13 at Reston National Golf Course in Reston, VA! The event will include a 4-person scramble, breakfast sandwich bar (new this year!), taco bar (also new this year!) lunch after golf, beverage cart service all day, fun contests, and prizes.
All event details can be found here and some levels include a foursome: https://lnkd.in/ee-DPYHf
☕ Happy International Coffee Day! ☕
Whether it's a quick espresso, a creamy latte, or a classic black coffee, there's nothing like a cup of coffee to kickstart your day on the greens. ☀️🏌️♂️
We know every golfer has their go-to brew before hitting the course, so tell us—what's your favorite coffee before a round of golf? 👀
Share your coffee routine in the comments below! 👇
#InternationalCoffeeDay#CoffeeLovers#GolfAndCoffee#MorningBrew#GolfLife#GolfCommunity#TeeTime#GolfLifestyle"
Beer Committees - A Cornerstone of Governance
I’ve been thinking about a conversation with a Beer Committee friend at a rugby club.
You can’t underestimate how important that role is.
- you are there the fulfil the club mission (keep beer drinkers happy to generate the profits that keep the club running)
-collectively making good decision is challenging (agreeing on beer choices and prices where opinions run deep requires skillful negotiation)
-monitoring and evaluation (you live with the consequences of your decisions every time you stand at the bar, and people tell you exactly what they think)
People preforming governance activities exist in lots of communities.
Doing lots of effective governance, but it’s not spoken about as ‘governance’.
It’s worth looking at what already exists.
Beer Committees might be a good place to start.
Here’s a story about it ⬇️
When is National Pie Day? This holiday is always observed on January 23
National Pie Day is today, a January 23 holiday. Today is a special day that is set aside to bake all of your favorite pies. On this day, you are also encouraged to bake a few new pie recipes. And most importantly, it’s a day to eat pies! The American Pie Council created this day simply to celebrate them.
A great way to celebrate National Pie Day is to bake some pies and give them away to friends, neighbors, and relatives. You never know, you may be starting a tradition of pie giving between your friends and family.
The American Pie Council sponsors the National Pie Championships. Some of the best pie makers in the world enter their pies. Perhaps you will enter and win the “American Pie Council’s Best Pie in America” award.
Ways to Participate in National Pie Day
Bake a pie, any kind will do.
Buy one.
Then, enjoy a slice or two.
Bake a pie for someone who needs cheering up. deliver it to them.
Share or trade pie recipes.
Enter a pie-making contest.
"That problem's on the other side," said the operator when I was asking about a concern that was a big more "F&B" than "Golf." I paused, curious. "Which side signs your paycheck?" I asked. While I am not sure they completely understood my rhetorical question, it was still a fair one. Golf/F&B. Sales/Operations. Grounds/Golf. Are there areas of concentration? Of course. But wouldn't you agree that having "sides" should never be aspirational. Golf provides our restaurants 25,000... 35,000 (or more) walk-by guests every year. Every restaurant guest is a potential event host, bride-to-be, or meeting planner. And that wedding guest or restaurant diner could be deciding to take a lesson or learn golf TODAY. Where should they go? Like our bodily systems are largely symbiotic and intertwined, so are our golf course's systems. One can either strengthen the other, or begin to kill it. #clubs#countryclubs#golf#golfindustry#golfconsulting
Discover the freshest trends and tips in our latest issue of The Quintessentials. Learn how to elevate your palette, your golf game and your complexion, just in time for summer. #LansdowneResort#DiscoverYourSelf#Quintessentials
Stephen Wolfram says live streaming your work elevates your quality in a few ways. Since you know you are sharing to the world, it encourages you to hold yourself to a higher standard. The audio is muted for the privacy of the patrons of our restaurant but if you have the ability to put the song “week end a rome - etienne Daho” on repeat, it’s the song I find myself humming.
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You can streamline the raw bar of any restaurant by putting the ice machine next to your plating station.
The second strategy is make your raw bar plate “plateable” without taking a single step.
On a raw bar Tuesday at Benjamin’s Raw Bar in Newport, Rhode Island, on a double shift (10AM-2AM) you’ll open between 2,000 & 3,000 pieces of raw bar. Extra steps is the difference between a great experience for patrons and a good experience.
Third strategy, have your plating station streamlined for your “shucker,” but also have a reserve of essentials (lemons, mignonette, sauce, shrimp) for servers in your restaurant to access. Each time you have to put that knife down to fulfill a task for someone else, your ticket times keep going up.
4. Pre opening oysters may make things slightly easier in the long run, but in the short run it doesn’t make sense. You sacrifice the quality of the oyster. Anyone who knows what a freshly opened oyster tastes and feels like will know the difference immediately.
Secondly, the time it takes to put the oyster on a tray and pick up in the future is time wasted.
Thirdly when you put an oyster on a tray to be served in the future, you lose the precious juices that are in essense what patrons are paying for.
🏆 Celebrating Excellence in Golf Course Management 🌿
Congratulations to Henry "Skip" Heinz, CTEM, on being named the recipient of the 2024 Edwin Budding Award by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)!
This prestigious accolade recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the golf course management industry, continuing the legacy of innovation set by Edwin Budding, inventor of the first mechanical lawn mower.
Key Takeaways:
• Heinz's dedication and innovative approaches in turfgrass management have significantly impacted the field.
• The award highlights the importance of continuous innovation in golf course maintenance.
• Recognition from GCSAA underscores the value of expertise and leadership in the industry.
As we celebrate this achievement, let's discuss:
1. How can we foster more innovation in turfgrass management?
2. What emerging technologies do you see shaping the future of golf course maintenance?
3. How can industry professionals collaborate to advance sustainable practices in golf course management?
Share your thoughts and let's continue to grow this important conversation!
#GolfCourseManagement#Turfgrass#Innovation#Sustainability#GCSAA
Henry “Skip” Heinz, CTEM, equipment and facilities manager at Royal Poinciana Golf Club, is the winner of the 2024 Edwin Budding Award. Heinz will formally receive the award during the 2025 #GCSAAConference in San Diego. Read more from Golf Course Management Magazine:
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