Friday, May 25, 2012

Passing of Cinnabar's Architect, John Harbottle III

On May 24, 2012, the incredibly talented golf course architect of Cinnabar Hills Golf Club and so many other wonderful golf courses in the United States and around the world, John Harbottle III, unexpectedly passed away.  He was 53.  In 1995 and after extensive consideration of many, John was tapped to be the architect for our course.  To much acclaim, Cinnabar Hills opened in August 1998.  John was selected for the job because of his tremendous talent, work ethic and background of work.  Moreover, John was selected because of who he, the man, was as a human being.  While extremely well skilled in his craft, John’s personal character, integrity and “family man” nature made him a natural fit with the Cinnabar Hills ownership group.  Working with John to create Cinnabar Hills was, indeed, a joy…we called him “Gazelle” due to his long legs and enjoyment of walking the land.  We intended Cinnabar Hills to serve as a lasting legacy to our community and John led and helped us accomplish our goal.   It is with great sadness that we extend our deepest sympathy to John’s wife Teresa and children Johnny and Chelsea during this most difficult time.

Below are just part of John's lasting legacy at Cinnabar Hills Golf Club.

Cinnabar Hills - Canyon 6
Cinnabar Hills - Lake 3

Cinnabar Hills - Lake 5

Cinnabar Hills - Lake 7

Cinnabar Hills - Lake 8

Cinnabar Hills - Lake 9

Cinnabar Hills - Mountain 1

Cinnabar Hills - Mountain 2

Cinnabar Hills - Mountain 3

Cinnabar Hills - Mountain 4

Cinnabar Hills - Mountain 6

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Ticks

If you haven't noticed already, the ticks are in full swing right now.  Everyday I seem to come home with them and if you are hitting your balls into the tall grasses, you probably are too.

Ticks look like the picture shown and aside from causing paranoia for the remainder of the day, they can cause some serious issues; most notably Lyme disease.  For more information regarding ticks and removing them, please visit the following link.

http://www.medicinenet.com/ticks/page4.htm#removal

Friday, May 11, 2012

No-Slip Roll On Epoxy

After application
In the past two months we have had two reports of people slipping on our walking bridges.  While it was raining at the time, we still needed to find a product that would keep the bridges safe during any weather conditions.  With a recommendation from our clubhouse maintenance engineer Ron Pieracci, we selected a roll on anti-slip epoxy from Wooster Products.
The epoxy comes in different colors and we selected a clear coat.  All we had to do was mix a can of part A and part B together and apply with a roller brush.  This particular product has been used on our back dock ramp and it lasted about 2 years.  It is pricy at just a bit over $100 per gallon, but it fits our needs perfectly.

Close up showing sand particles in epoxy mix