Thunderbird Hills Golf CourseLogo Design Contest

We are a 36 hole family owned golf course founded in 1959 located on the beautiful banks of the Huron River.

I would like to work on building the Thunderbird brand and create an extremely recognizable color scheme. i.e. John Deere is green and yellow, or the Masters logo is yellow. Green is an obvious choice for a golf course, but I think it needs something in addition that will make it stand out.

I like the Pebble Beach Resorts logo for its simplicity and the fact that it represents a scene that you would see if you went there. We recently cleared some land at Thunderbird to open up an amazing view of the river, and I would like to make that our signature attraction, similar to the way the cliffs and ocean view are the signature of Pebble Beach.

Key themes for the logo would be: nature, curving river, elevated view, river grasses, beauty, trees - oak,willow, etc.

See ThunderbirdHills.com for more photos/information.

Great photo albums of the course and river here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Huron-OH/Thunderbird-Hills/124619467551286?ref=ts

Simplicity is important, something that would be a recognizable image on the back window of a car - see the South Carolina Flag.