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Updating your range in 2020

June 30, 2020 by Joy Ball

Start with what’s essential when updating your range or course accessories…

The Summer of 2020 might not be the time that your club is wanting to update the entire driving range, especially if you are in the North or East Coast. But you still need things… COVID-19 did not change the fact that your recycled plastic bag stands aren’t holding up to the weather and need to be replaced badly…
It’s a good idea to write down EVERYTHING that needs to be updated on the course and the range on a piece of paper. Then prioritize it and write a new list for 2020 with the ‘must haves’ and then the ‘would like to haves’ for 2021. This advice could really apply to personal life as well as a way of cutting spending and focusing on what matters most in life instead of the distractions…
At RHI Golf we’re seeing that many projects are being done in multiple steps. For example, some of our clients are ordering bags stands only instead of the range dividers, club cleaners, ball crates, etc. Or maybe all of the signage needs to be updated, but for now the most important thing is to get signs out there so people aren’t riding their rvs or walking their dogs where they potentially could be hit by golf balls, so a partial signage order is placed with the intention that more signs will be ordered in the near future. There are still full range orders being placed and capital funds are being released more and more. But don’t stress if there’s pressure to keep spending to a minimum. So start with the essentials and go from there. Not everything has to be done all at once. Breathe. You got this.

Here’s a look at some of the driving range & course supplies that have been going out our doors lately.

This is the mini-cart that we made for Tributary Club in Driggs, Idaho. Usually we made large carts, but sometimes a little smaller is just right!!

Range Dividers for Lubbock Country Club. We also made bag stands and trash can enclosures for them, but with their tree logo. For the dividers, we wanted to mix it up a little.

These are the clean & simple yardage markers that we made for Soule Park Golf Course in California.

At Champions Retreat we made them 5 sets of tee markers for their course in Georgia. The tee markers are naturally rusted steel with a low-gloss clear coat over the logos’ powder coat. They’re going for a low-key rustic look. Accomplished!!!

We did a few essential signs for Blackstone Country Club.

As states start to re-open, tournaments are going back on the calender (below are a few trophies).

Trophies for every event!

May 11, 2018 by Joy Ball

The first week of June is the biggest week for tournament deadlines. Here’s a few of the trophies that are on their way to prize tables across the nation!

Wolf Creek’s players have liked their champion trophy that we did a re-order this year.

Elmcrest CC will be giving out this tree trophy for their Member-Member awards.

Champions Run asked for a rustic tree trophy for their Cottonwood Classic champion, and then a more polished look for their Member-Member champion.

Skagit Golf & Country Club re-ordered their ‘Skagit Open’ awards for 2018.

Pine Canyon took the shootout theme to the next level with these trophies. They turned out amazing!!

Warner Truck worked with us on the design of these fun event themed trophies.

Sometimes tournaments are food themed/named which is the case for The Tuxedo Club’s PIG ROAST awards.

Here’s a few awards that we did for Children’s Hospital Foundation, The Cliffs and horse race awards for Martis Camp & Windsong Farms

Here’s the Azalea Awards that Blue Jack National will be giving out, and the bear trophies for Toscana Country Club.

Below are a handful more that went out:

We also build custom perpetual trophies and plaques.

HOUSTON PROJECTS!!!

December 15, 2017 by Joy Ball

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

December 1, 2017 by Joy Ball

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.

RHI Products on ESPN

March 3, 2016 by Joy Ball

We’re on ESPN! This is a video of an 11-year-old making the first Hole-In-One at Tiger Woods’ course Blue Jack National. Our whole team was excited to see the tee markers that we made on ESPN. Also, see the red amenity stands (behind Tiger) and red directional arrows that we worked hard on!

Practice Facility Ideas

January 26, 2016 by Joy Ball

Hi! It was great seeing existing customers and meeting new courses at the 2016 PGA Show in Orlando! Thanks everyone for a great show!

First up are Bag Drops that we made for Troon Country Club. We based the design off their railings at their clubhouse to give a look that fits their image.

Time to update your practice facility? We make it easy and affordable to update your pf with custom range accessories.

Below are bag stands for Troon CC, Union League & Bloomfield.

We make club cleaning station with handles, but sometimes courses want to go ‘old school’ and do club cleaning buckets that hold 5 GAL of water. Also, Turning Stone Resort & Casino chose our 20″x20″ A-frames with clocks & logo for their Atunyote Course.

For Encanterra CC, we did our 1/2 barrel ball baskets. Doesn’t their logo look amazing cut out like that? Kudos to our water jet machine that can handle detail like that!

Below the basket are A-Frame Range Targets with yardage & logo. Notice how we’re using hinges now, which work store easily.

For Overbrook, we built a 2 arm Shag Bag Rack and a Putter Stand. These both give Overbrook a clean & consistent look.

Garbage Can Enclosures are something that every course needs & we make them at prices that can’t be beat! Below is a 32 GAL & 20 GAL trash can enclosures for Troon CC & then a 32 GAL enclosure with lid for Old Hawthorne.

We have a lot to show you for tournament accessories today. Let’s start with proximity markers. We did A-frame proximity markers for Spanish Peaks. For Waverly we did standard proxies (used for SD & LD contests) and A-frame tee announcements that will sit on the tee box.

Tournament Awards: We make trophies that are special and creative. Because of the care that we put into these, please give us 8 weeks of lead time. Thanks!

Derby Horseshoe Trophies -Anthem.

2. Locust Hill asked for replica 3D cannons on their awards. Aren’t these cool? It’d be fun to when one of these and have it on a display shelf at home or the office.

3. These are blue crab trophies with the base being shaped like a mallet. This was a fun project to work on.

4. Shootout Trophies for River Forest

5. 3D Bridge Trophy for The Bridges. I love how the base is shaped! Each of the awards will have bridges at different positions so that not one trophy will be exactly the same. It’s all about the details..

6. Skeet Shooting Awards for Abel’s Sporting Goods,

7. Shootout Awards for Anthem Country Club. The first photo for Anthem shows what we did this year & below is the style that we did for 2014 & 2015. Notice how just changing the base can give a fresh look to a well-received designed award.