RHI Golf

Custom Golf Course Accessories

You are here: Home / Archives for Joy Ball

Trophy Ideas

by

Setting up your prize table is another change to step up your presentation. It brands your tournament, so have fun with it. One of my favorites is what The Gallery (Troon) did awhile back. They had a shootout theme and you can tell that they had fun with it, because they included a saddle, rope, a western style blanket, etc. along with the pistol trophies that we made for them. Presentation truly is all about the details.

You can also use floral elements to dress up the look like Wyoming Valley and The Bridges at Santa Fe did; they both look good.

Or you can keep it simple with a custom table-cloth on the table like Pete Dye did.

And of course, having custom trophies from us at RHI Golf is a must.  We make you look good by creating high-quality and creative awards that you can’t get anywhere else. These awards tie in to the identity of your tournament and further the branding of your club. Generic crystal is something that everyone has seen, so setting yourself apart with creative awards that are unique to your club is an absolute must for a private country club in my humble opinion.

Here’s a look at the awards that we have made lately. First one is for University of Missouri and then the Superintendent’s Revenge trophy is for Squire Creek Country Club. 

Sunset CC’s players liked the awards that we did last year so much that they did a re-order. Here’s their double pistol shootout award and horseshoe award.

Squire Creek CC also did a par 3 award in the shape of their home state; Louisiana. I think that these location shaped trophies are a great idea. It’s great for the player who loves their state, and for the player who is from out-of-town. Good way to make the trophy from your club and destination stand out.. 

The pro from LedgeRock went to The Legacy and called us up about a last minute trophy. We were happy to make this. We tried out our black engraving plate on black trophy base with silver engraving. i think that it turned out great, and I really like the new flat black that we ordered (BK-08). It’s not so flashy like our gloss black that we have. 

Then there’s the Hillcat trophy that we built with multi-layers. 

Here are the eagle awards that we made for Stone Eagle and Ferris State University. 

The Old Course at Broken Sound did a re-order of their bridge trophies, but this time we made them smaller than past years and freshened up the design a little. Sometimes you don’t want to change a beloved award completely, but instead make a small change to give it a ‘new look’. 

Next, are the plaques that we did for The Cliffs at Keowee Springs, and the awards that we made for Duffing for Dollars tournament in Florida. 

Here soon we’ll be living and breathing trophies as spring season kicks in to full gear. If you have a last minute (a month away) event, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We’ll be happy to get your event deadline booked. 

 

Getting Ready for Spring at RHI Golf

by

While you may have been at the PGA Show in Orlando, we stayed back and got as many custom projects out the door as possible!

 

We sent out tee markers for TaylorMade to use on Demo Day at the show on Tuesday. 

 

We also made tee markers for Teton Springs and re-orders for Westin Kierland. 

Lastly, for tee markers made sets for GSGA. I like how nice their logo stands out against the white powder coat. 

For tournament awards, we made a re-order for University of Missouri and shootout awards for Sunset Country Club. 

Louisville Country Club will soon be getting their bag stands, club cleaners, and half barrel ball baskets. I love the green that they chose; it’s GN220 and has a durable hammer texture to it, so it won’t scratch easily.  It’s a great powder coat for driving range furniture. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next up is the custom easel that we made for PGA West. 

 

That’s all to share for now. We have several big projects in the works that we’ll soon be sharing. Have a great weekend!

Increase Tournament Registration -Easy Tip!

by

Ordering your 2018 Spring & Summer tournament awards in January is good because: 1) LESS STRESS -There’s less stress for everyone when you have your trophies in-hand before your event. 2) PROMOTION -Trophies can create a buzz if you share a photo of it to your members through social media, etc. or have the champion awards in the golf shop for display.. I’ve heard that promoting the prizes increases registration numbers. 3) SAVE ON SHIPPING -It may seem obvious, but when you order early, we can use Ground shipping, which costs less than expedited shipping… Our clients know that they can count on us to help for a last-minute trophy order (within reason of course), but if you can, why not order early?

Here’s a look at the tournament prizes that we shipped out this past week: 

 

Spanish Oaks Golf Club in Bee Cave, Texas did a bulk order for their 2018 tournament prizes (smart idea). 

 

 Travis Matthew is giving out these awards next week at the 2018 PGA Show in Orlando, Florida for their top sales reps:

Here’s a few more trophies that have come out of our shop this past couple of weeks. As you can see clubs are gearing up for tournament season!!

 

 

 

 

Getting Ready for Spring with Driving Range Supplies

by

We won’t be at the 2018 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando this month, but we’d love to set up a time to talk over the phone about your next project!

Contact us at 208.635.5203 Ext 102 or info@rhigolf.com 

 

Here at RHI Headquarters it may be snowing outside and freezing, but we’re in-gear for Spring Opening Day. Our clients are ordering early, and we’re getting their custom projects out the door! We’re going to give you the ‘rundown’ today on what we’ve been building lately so that you can get inspiration and then get started with us on the design/order process. 

Talking Rock put in an order for the barrel ball buckets. These hold about 150 balls and give their driving range a unique presentation that traditional ball pyramids just don’t give..

The Country Club at Winter Haven was our ‘guinea pig’ with our new ball tray design. Yesterday, I received at email from our contact there, and Josh said that they really like these trays. As a custom shop, we make things for the ‘first time’ weekly. It keeps things creative and interesting. 

Another custom project that we were asked to do was for San Jose CC. We built a custom sand & seed table with sections for amenities like tees, divot repair tools, ball marks, etc. Then we did a divot mix box for Pine Canyon CC. 

 

 We shipped out mini-flags for Teton Springs yesterday, and then some for Vasari last week. 

 

Now for Golf Course Signage,  Mirabel had us make new pool signs for them. They turned out nice in my humble opinion..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s the driving range clock sign that we did for Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club, and the parking log sign that we did for Troon Country Club (show without the post). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s the trash enclosure, yardage sign and driving range ALL IN ONE COMBO that Fiddler’s Elbow had us custom design for them. This was produced from a sketch that they emailed us..

 

 

We’re starting on the Roaring Forks Club driving range project, but here’s a sneak peak at one of their products; club cleaners. They are using a textured hammer color called ‘Bronze Hammer’. It’s a new powder coat that we’ve been using for a couple of clubs, and it looks really nice..

Even though it’s January NOW IS THE TIME to start putting in your trophy orders if you can for Spring and Summer. It’s good having your trophies early because 1) less stress 2) trophies can create a buzz if you share a photo of it to your members and/or have the champion awards in the golf shop for display.. Here’s a look at the trophies that we made for The Crosby Club, Southern Dunes and a Hole-in-One award. 

 

More tournament supplies that came out this past week were the proximity markers for Annandale Club + starter boxes & trays for Capital City. 

Thanks for reading our blog. The SPRING SEASON IS COMING, so there will be much more to post very soon!!

 

HOUSTON PROJECTS!!!

by

What’s new:

We just shipped a divot bottle table for Golf Club of Houston. We started this style about 4 years ago, which gives a clean look and is simple to use. Sometimes simple is best, right? 

Since we look at the ‘whole picture’ and not just one product’s presentation, we also built their insulated cooler. Just ‘food for thought’, we also make a sand box that looks just like this, but of course isn’t insulated. 

For their tournaments, we made a custom starters box and proximity markers. 

Our shipping department was too fast, and I didn’t get a chance to snap a photo, so here’s the rendering that looks just like the finished product. The RHI Shipping Crew has fast bubble wrapping skills.. 

Another client of ours who we built for this month was the Country Club of Houston. We’re very excited to unveil the finalized tee markers soon (stay tuned) that we’re in production on right now on. Here’s the demos that we worked on before fine-tuning the details. As all of you know, it’s all about the details. The details is what makes your presentation stand out from the competition. 

And then of course, we made Houston National’s Steel Trap Awards, and Blue Jack National’s Hurricane Harvey + AVM tournament trophies. 

Northwood Club Project

by

We recently built the driving accessories for Northwood Club in Dallas, Texas. We worked closely with their team to design custom made driving range accessories. Every detail was carefully thought out to give the best presentation possible. Notice how each product has a beautiful copper vein powder coat and symbols from their logo. 

Here’s what their driving range looks like this month with their new rhi setup. 

 

We designed the bagstands so that the could use the trays for a bottle of water, alignment rods, tees and either a towel or a range finder.

This driving range sign has removable flags on it in case there’s any changes down the road. 

Here’s an up-close photo of their range dividers. Because there’s a small space on the dividers, the course name often works better than the icon logo. 

Because of how much activity is on their driving range, we built their ball staging baskets larger than we do on average. We’re custom, so we’re happy to work with the dimensions that you think would work best at your particular facility. 

Broken tee boxes continue with the presentation, so we kept a high-level of detail on these for Northwood Club. 

Below is the customer designed scorecard box/amenity box. It’s 100% custom, and perfect for their needs. 

Then there’s the beverage caddie. In this case, we all felt that a ball cap looked better than adding a logo. Sometimes simple is best. It continues the presentation with the same coloring as the other products. 

Here’s a couple of photos of their driving range box that we took at our shop. Half of its designed for towels, while the other half has custom dividers for amenities that they need on hand like bug spray, sun screen, athletic tape, aspirin, etc. 

This Amenity Table actually comes from our driving range cart designs, but our customer didn’t need the wheels or cooler so we designed their product with just the ‘bed’ portion. 

Lastly, is their bag drops, which they call their ‘Sunday Bag Rack’. 

We’re excited to be in the works of another custom build for them. They have a beautiful course, and we’re happy to have had the opportunity to build their range accessories and signs. 

Moving away from the apple crates..

by

 

We’ve noticed the fad of the apple crates, but when we use them, we just got frustrated with the balls getting stuck in the crate.. And then we just dumped the balls out onto the grass and then went to hitting balls. This made the crew get to thinking,, there has to be a ball box that balls easily come out without getting stuck, right? What use is a box that balls get stuck in? 

So we went to designing and came up with different baskets and boxes. Here’s my personal favorite, the half barrel ball basket. You can position it on its side for a casual look with balls overflowing the side like Verde River Golf & Social Club did, or keep it upright. When its upright, the player tips the basket towards them and scoops the balls out with his/her club and then let’s go letting the basket go back into position. These are priced usually between $160 to $175 depending on the final design & quantity. You’ll love these!!!

We also make the smooth version of this basket. Above is the barrel look, but with Troon North we went with a more modern look.

 

Another alternative to the applecrate is the ball boxes that we build that have a movable door. This ball crate has the option of a slanted ramp in the bottom or corner ‘bumps’ that prevent the balls from getting stuck..

We also make the ball corral since some clients rather have an open door…

And you could always go against the grain and come up with something completely custom with us like Aldarra did last summer with their silo ball dispensers… Let your creative flag fly!!