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More Blue-Ribbon Ideas
Prestwick Country Club took home the granddaddy of prizes—the “Overall Judges’ Award”—at the CMAA’s 2007 Idea Fair for its Prestwick Regatta. The inspiration behind the event had GM/COO Paul N. Kornfeind III falling off his couch with laughter. Find out why, plus read more innovative techniques and concepts that you can apply to all aspects of club and resort management.
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Have you got a great idea you'd like to share?

Send a description of an idea you've implemented at your facility, along with the specific results you achieved (ie. an increase in membership, participation or revenue) to editor@clubandresortbusiness.com. Or share your success stories, interact with your peers and post comments or questions online in our Idea Exchange forum.

Exclusive
Golf Industry Show Highlights
Check out C&RB’s photographic coverage of February’s Golf Industry Show (GIS) in Anaheim, California.
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McMahon/C&RB Awards Dinner
C&RB and the McMahon Group, Inc. honored recipients of the Excellence in Club Management Award at a special reception and dinner held on Feb. 22 at the Summit House in Fullerton, California.
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Extra Helpings
New recipes available exclusively online include:

Smoked Haddock and Leek Tart
Angus Beef and Onion Suet Pudding On Haggis Disc With Port Jus


Great Ideas That Work and Why
Coming up with a steady flow of good ideas is just the start—determined follow-through is what really produces glowing results.

Thomas Edison failed at least a thousand times before he successfully found the right filament that, when placed in an oxygen-free glass container, would glow for hours without burning up. No wonder Edison was the one who said: "There is a way to do it better—find it."
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Super to Super: A Super Achiever
Ricky Heine lives today in the same small Texas town where he grew up. But while he's called the same place home for 44 years, Ricky's life and career has been anything but routine or predictable.

Most recently, Ricky was elected as the 71st President of the Golf Course Superin-tendents Association of America (GCSAA). In taking this role, he became the first president of the organization to have achieved the status of being a club General Manager.
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Today's Manager: Show of Strength?
Club GMs weigh in on the first all-purpose Golf Industry Show.

As managers of clubs and resorts, it is our responsibility to question everything through a focus on constant improvement and continually reevaluating our properties. Over the years, I have found it is too easy to slip into a routine and do the same things over and over. But I have also learned, over the course of my 37-year career, that every club or resort is very different in many ways—and that each new property needs to be managed with this in mind.
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C&RB April Poll
Who is primarily responsible for membership marketing at your club?
General Manager
Membership/Marketing Director
Golf Professional
Administrative Assistant
Members who are on Membership Committee

News Briefs:
CUTTER & BUCK INC. TO BE ACQUIRED BY NEW WAVE GROUP AB (PUBL) FOR $156.5M IN CASH
Cutter & Buck Inc., a leading designer and marketer of upscale golf and sportswear in the United States, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by New Wave Group AB (publ). New Wave is a leader in the design and marketing of consumer products for the corporate promotional and consumer retail markets in Europe. The combination of the two companies provides Cutter & Buck Inc. a significantly expanded product offering for the United States market and gives New Wave Group AB an upscale golf & sportswear brand to distribute in Europe.

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SOUTHWORTH DEVELOPMENT EXPANDS INTO SCOTLAND
Southworth Development has signed three new long-term management contracts in Scotland, through its new Southworth Europe Limited subsidiary.

The first contract is to manage a new 18-hole oceanfront links course designed by world-renowned golf architect and Scotsman David McLay Kidd of Bandon Dunes fame. Machrihanish Dunes will be the first championship links course built in Scotland on a Site of Special Scientific interest (SSSi) in over 100 years.

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May 6-8
2007 Food Marketing Institute Show
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Hospitality Design 2007
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National Restaurant Association Show 2007
Chicago
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