


Custom Golf Course Accessories
by Joy Ball
We use hand-carved wooden wheels that we also hand-stain for a really nice look. Sometimes clients choose a roof while others opt out. 99% of the time we’re asked to include a 50 qt insulated cooler. There’s several layouts to choose from for the dividers to fit the amenities that you need on-hand. Here’s a look at the carts that we’ve made recently.
This River Club wanted to store amenities in an enclosed space. Because of the weather over there, this was an important design feature.
The same client then wanted a cooler only on wagon wheels. I absolutely love this portable cooler design. It’s a unique way to display and move around your cooler.
by Joy Ball
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.
by Joy Ball
First off are the 5 sets of tee markers that we made for The Meadows at Mystic Lake.
We also made tournament markers for an event held at the Lake Forest CC. Their event had a tournament logo and a sponsor logo. We thought about making a double sided tee marker, but after thinking about it, we all decided to do 18 with one logo and 18 of the other logo for a sleeker presentation.
Then we made A-frame tee markers for the Remission Foundation event. This is particularly a great style if you need to stack and store them (perfect for event markers).
We’ve made trophies for Eagle Bend for years, but this year they wanted to add-on tournament tee markers to ramp up the presentation.
For awards we made juniper tree trophies for Pronghorn, mammoths for Snowmass and cowboys for The Club at Olde Hawthorne. You can tell that we make a wide variety of awards.. Each one is designed for our particular client to fit what works for them best.
We also make perpetual boards, here’s one we shipped for Toscana.
On the range accessory front, let’s start with signs:
Then there’s insulated coolers like the ones that we did for Sonoma.
Also for water solutions, we built a metal version of a teak beverage station.
Last to share today is the custom bench that we made for Pronghorn.
by Joy Ball
Here is a look at the RHI Teak Collection in computerized renderings. Above shows how beautiful and classic that the ‘teak’ looks like in real-life.
Today’s blog starts with the accessories that we built for the University of Arizona at their home course, Sewailo. They chose from our new line of custom insulated coolers that was our best selling new product of 2016. Next, is a club cleaning station and a divot mix box with a hinged lid.
For the benches, we used a light colored trex, which is much more comfortable and durable than wood. The logo looks really nice on the panels on this 6′ bench.
We had a family who worked with us to design a sand & seed box with a memorial poem dedicated to their loved family member. They donated it to their home course here locally; Coeur d’Alene Public Golf Course. This unit holds 14 bottles, and has bottom storage for empty bottles, which is accessible from a backdoor. For more sand and seed options, check out our section under the tab, ‘Driving Range.’
PGA West worked with us again for their legends event this month. We made driving range targets and table center pieces drawn from the silhouettes of Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf.
Here’s the driving range sign that we made Boonsborro, the teaching sign A-frame that we made for Carmel Valley Ranch. and a A-frame cart sign that we made for Sun City Grand
Last, on signage is the clock sign that we made for The Vintage Club.
For perpetual awards built an oil rig trophy for ExonMobile.
We also made a driftwood inspired perpetual trophy. Real driftwood has durability issues through the years, so our client chose a metal ‘driftwood’ instead.
Lastly for awards, are the individual trophies that we made for Southern Dunes and for University of Oklahoma.
Besides awards, a must-have for tournament supplies is custom proximity markers with your logo and club colors. These greatly increase the speed of play and add another level of professionalism to your events.
To end today’s blog, here’s a peak at a custom prototype that we’re working on.
by Joy Ball
“The details are in everything that we touch..”
-Frenchman’s Reserve
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.
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.
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.
Next up is Galloway National’s insulated cooler on a stand.
Below is The Links’ bag stand with the cutout logo and Union League’s driving range sign.
Lastly, is one of our best selling products, the 1/2 barrel driving range basket for The Cliffs.