Frenchman’s Reserve Project

October 19, 2016 by Joy Ball

As everyone knows, there’s value in presentation. Today’s blog post is to show how to tie in colors and logo for a consistent look.

“The details are in everything that we touch..”

-Frenchman’s Reserve

18-hole, 6,855-yard, par-72 Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course in South Florida is complete with a driving range, 2 putting greens and a chipping area.

We kept the main color as copper vein, which is a 2 toned warm coppery brown speckled with black. We stayed true to their burgundy/gold/white logo colors.

To begin, we built a slanted topped starter’s podium with top and back storage.

The upright twisted bag stands have holes drilled for alignment rods. The base has prongs to insert in the ground for extra stability.

Next, are the range dividers and club washers that tie in nice with their bag stands.

On their driving range sign, we did 2 columns of yardage for a wider/shorter look.

For the broken tee boxes & trash can enclosures, Frenchman’s Reserve chose to skip the logo, but keep the same color theme.

On the golf instruction signs we kept it subtle in size and then went crest only on the back.

The RHI crew went simple/classy on the sand & seed racks.

The crew made a sand box with full logo because we had the room on the unit, and it gave variety to logos among the other items.

Next, is their scorecard box with post and attached pin location sign. Here’s 2 photos of this piece. I took the box off of the post because I’m not tall enough to take a photo of the top of the box..

On their in-ground yardage markers, we skipped the yardage and went logo only.

Last to share are their proximity markers and tee box announcements.

Golf Driving Range Equipment & Range Accessories

August 2, 2016 by Joy Ball

We have a few driving range projects that we’ve been working on, & want to share. Range accessories are an RHI specialty.

VICTORY RANCH PROJECT

Victory Ranch has a consistent and clean look for their range with matching bag stands, range dividers, and amenities tray for their range cart (cart not pictured). We also made 20 Gal. trash can enclosures with the same coloring and logo style.

TRINITY FOREST PROJECT

This is a new course in Dallas, Texas that has a modern look. We’re often asked for rustic like the Victory Ranch order, but then we get requests that are opposite.

We make insulated coolers and cooler boxes at various sizes. This Keystone Ranch cooler box is our largest; 120 qt.

For Manchester (NH), we made a custom range box that a spot for their divot bottles, and a small shoe cleaning station.

The Course Wente Vineyards is ready for their bag stands and range dividers. These are going to look amazing on their range.

Here’s also the range divider that we did for Entrada and the Sand & Seed Rack for Turning Stone.

We did several hanging signs for Lakewood CC of Dallas, Texas. Here’s one of them.

A few courses have asked for easels that they use as leader boards with a plasma tv. These are also used to display signs/promo signs.

These are the tee markers that have just gone out for Plantation, and Woodmont’s North course.

Lastly, are the trophies that we’ve done in the last week. Notice how different each can be. The first two are for Rock Creek Cattle Company.

These two are for Oak Hills CC overall champions and flight winners.

Below are a few more.

Driving Range Accessories Summer 2016

July 19, 2016 by Joy Ball

Hi, everyone. No matter how much more time is left in your season, there’s still time to ‘wow’ your members.

First on the blog, are the bag stands that we did for Wolf Creek.

Next, are Riverside’s club cleaning stations. These units have handles on either side so that you can attach your own brush onto for the cleanest experience. Inside the stations are grates to help with the cleaning process.

To help with pace of play, we made these driving range clocks for Rolling Hills, Stone Briar & The Cliffs.

Need a place for your putters? Here’s a twisted metal putter stand with logo.

Signs that will look good on your course:

For signs, let’s start with Rockwind’s directional signs. Here’s just a couple of the sign package that we did.

Rockwind also did “Yardage to the Pins” signs that they’ll be mounting to boulders.

Then there’s The Cliffs par 3 tree. These have been a good seller in the last year.

We also made Spring Hill College’s in-ground yardage plates that we used their school colors for the color scheme.

Let’s end today’s blog with tee markers. We love working on tee marker projects because they’re different every time. What do you want your players to tee off next to?

Below are tee markers for The Albany, NCAC, Stanwich, & the monkeys are for a private tournament.

Lastly, the first set for Plantation CC is done, then there’s tee markers for Minnewaska Golf Club and Camp Courant.

Golf Property Furnishings & Supplies

June 23, 2016 by Joy Ball

PRACTICE FACILITY IDEAS

Having a professional looking practice facility is a must in the golf course industry. Range dividers are an inexpensive way to freshen up your driving range. First to show are the range spacers for The National and Ponte Vedra Golf & Resort.

Also, for The National, the crew made 12″x 12″ A-frames for their Closest to the Pin and Longest Drives.

THE GREEN BROOK PROJECT

Having a consistent look with your property furnishings is important to give the best image at your private course. The RHI crew worked with Green Brook Country Club to do just this.

The 1st thing that we concentrated on was their large directional sign .

For their clock sign, we made a hanging clock sign that’s double sided.

Next, are their bag drops that each hold 4 bags per unit.

For the shag bag racks, we went away from the textured gray, and did a navy.

For tournaments, Green Brook has custom proximity markers, tee announcements, and a perpetual trophy.

TOURNAMENT IDEAS

Let’s start with Broadmoor Country Club’s tournament tee markers.

We’re known for our unique trophies for tournament prizes. We got extra creative this month with the 3D awards.

1) Pete Dye’s 3D coal carts on tracks for their flight winners. 2). The Bridges 3D bridge trophies. We etched the stone work on these to make them look as close as possible to their bridge at their course.

HillCrest has an oil derrick on their property, which explains the theme of their trophies. Everyone at RHI hq’s loves these. They turned out better than we could have hoped for and are sure to get an amazing response from the winners.

We have more trophies to show: 1) Wolf Creek’s overall champion trophies that we engraved their trees into the base. 2). Radley Run’s Revolution Flag trophies. 3). The Cliffs at Walnut Cove did plaques with stands for their Men’s Member-Guest awards.

Then there’s Detroit Country Club who we made trophies out of their logo. TPC Riverbend has given away crystal the last 14 years, but this year they gave dimensional skyline trophies (Big Easy skyline). These trophies will be something extra special for the winners.

Oakwood Country Club did leaf trophies for their Knickerbocker event and 3D acorn trophies for their Acorn Classic. Notice how we can make very different looking trophies so that each tournament can have it’s own identity.

That’s all we have for today!

Taking Trophy Orders

May 23, 2016 by Joy Ball

TOURNAMENT GIVE-AWAYS

You can tell that we’ve been extremely busy with tournament awards last May. Here’s a run down on the custom trophies that built for the clubs’ special events. 1. Skagit. 2. Merion’s wicker baskets. 3. Roaring Fork’s fish trophies. 4. Whipporwill’s steam shovel trophies.

For the Big Sky Bird & Birdie, we did these 2 trophies that a little different from each other, but it ties in together with coloring and base shape.

For Rib Crib’s event, we did several smaller awards that will fit perfectly on the winners’ desk of mantle. Bigger isn’t always better in this case..

Lastly, we have Westchesters’ ladies’ barn trophies. The bases are designed to resemble like barn wood. Also, notice the new engraving that we are doing.

COURSE SIGNAGE

Looking for signs for your course? We make any and every kind that you can think of with your club colors and logo.

First up today are the custom par 3 signs for White Beeches and The Cliffs at Valley. Each of these has slide-in numbers and their own unique look.

THE DRIVING RANGE

The other signs that went out were the driving range signs for The Alamo and Druid Hills. Each of these signs was built based on what the clubs needed.

Next, are the range dividers that went out again for Sycamore Hills.

Here’s the bag stands that we modified the design for Forest Highlands to accommodate their players’ water bottles.

And then Happy Hollow’s bag stands that we cut their logo out on the front panels. The powder coat on this is BR47, which is the powder coat version of rust.

TEE MARKERS

For tee markers, we did A-frame tee markers for Black Bull. These will be easy to store and to see from the cart path.

Then there’s the tournament tee markers that we did for Byron Electric’s event.

STARTER’S PODIUMS

Colonial Country Club is getting their starter’s podium delivered soon. We custom built it for them with the slanted & hinged top, and back storage space.

Driving Range Supplies

April 20, 2016 by Joy Ball

The crew will work hard to create high-quality and custom range accessories that will make your practice facility look its best. The first necessity are bag stands. Below are the new stands that we made for Bloomfield in copper vein powder coat.

Baton Rouge chose the upright twisted metal style in hunter green powder coat with a textured finish.

Golf Club Cleaners can give a consistent look with your bag stands with logo and colors. The firs 2 photos are BlackHawks’ club cleaning station and club wash bucket. The 3rd photo is Citrus Club’s cleaning station.

For Driving Range Signs, we did a colorful one for Southern California Golf Academy.

Next are the putting green flagsticks for Reynold’s Lake Oconee. We made these each in their own color.

I climbed on the ladder for this photo; Rhode Island CC’s scorecard box on post in the watertight version.

Driving Range Boxes can be personalized for your needs and you can rearrange the dividers in the design if needed. Below is the one that we made for Troon CC, which they’re using for a water bucket, towels, and trinkets.

Golf Property Furnishings need to be of high-quality so that they can last many years on the course looking nice. Like with any of our products, we create that durability and longevity with our custom podiums. Blackhawk ordered a small version (the guys shipped it before I could take a photo..) and the large version (below).

Trash Can Enclosures are a necessity on the course, and below is a lid version for LegacyRidge.

Here are the tee markers that we made for Kapalua and Rolling Hills. Kapalua needed taller tee markers because of the elevation at their course can make it tricky to see the markers. That wasn’t the case for RH, so a different style was chosen for their needs.

Lastly, are the proximity markers that we made for Phoenixville and Mira Vista.

Thank you to all of RHI customers who continue to create innovative products and support us through the years!

Tournament Tee Markers & Awards

March 30, 2016 by Joy Ball

Tournament Tee Markers can get really creative and give your tournament a special look. A great example of this is the tournament markers that will be at The Concession.

The RHI Crew has a few trophies that have gone out the door in the last day. 1) Golf Writer’s Association has new themed awards every year & we love to rise to the occasion to ‘wow’ the winners. 2) LedgeRock strayed away from the usually circle or rectangle base with this ‘stacked’ look. 3) Horse Race Trophies for Whispering Pines. 4) Children’s Hospital Awards.

The Links at Summerly created a new multi-colored logo that was fun to work with. Each color of the logo is a separate piece of aluminum that we have pemmed together like a jigsaw puzzle. Below are their waste enclosures and club cleaning stations.