Arthur Hills

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Arthur Hills
Born1930
Toledo, Ohio
Died (aged 91)
Sylvania, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (BS)
Michigan State University (BLA)
OccupationArchitect
Projects

Arthur Hills (1930 – May 18, 2021[1]) was an American golf course designer. He designed more than 200 new golf courses, including private, resort, upscale, and public golf courses around the world.[2][3] In addition, Arthur Hills' firm, Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates, has been requested to renovate or modify more than 120 courses, including some of the country's most renowned clubs, often in preparation for major USGA and PGA Championships.

Education

Hills earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Agronomy) from Michigan State University in 1953 and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan.[4][5][6]

Career

Hills designed his first golf course in 1967: the course was Brandywine Country Club in Toledo, Ohio.[6] Hills stated that his main goal when designing a golf course was to make it playable for everyone of every skill level.[5] Hills designed golf courses in Portugal (2001), Croatia (2012),[2] and Sweden.[7]

In later life Hills served as chief designer for Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates.[8] Much of the work that he performed was redesigning golf courses.[9]

Courses designed

The following is a partial list of courses designed by Arthur Hills:[3]

Public golf courses designed by Arthur Hills

Arizona

California

Colorado

Delaware

Florida

Illinois

Maryland

Michigan

  • Leslie Park Golf Course - Ann Arbor (refurbished) - Voted Michigan's Best Municipal Course by Golf Digest
  • Walnut Creek Country Club North Nine — South Lyon, Michigan
  • 27-hole Bay Harbor Golf Club — Bay Harbor, Michigan
  • The Arthur Hills Course at the Boyne Highlands Resort — Harbor Springs, Michigan
  • Shepherd's Hollow — Clarkston, Michigan
  • Double JJ Resort — Rothbury, Michigan
  • The Legacy Golf Course — Ottawa Lake, Michigan [19]
  • Stonebridge Golf Club — Ann Arbor, Michigan [20]
  • HawksHead Links — South Haven, Michigan
  • Fieldstone Golf Club — Auburn Hills, Michigan
  • Glacier Club Golf Course — Washington, Michigan [21]
  • Fox Hills Golf Club — Plymouth, Michigan
  • Giant Oaks Golf Club — Temperance, Michigan (1969)[6]
  • Lakes of Taylor Golf Course — Taylor, Michigan
  • Mill Race Golf Club — Jonesville, Michigan
  • Lyon Oaks Golf Course — Wixom, Michigan
  • Oakhurst Golf & Country Club — Clarkston, Michigan
  • Pine Trace Golf Club — Rochester Hills, Michigan
  • Red Hawk Golf Club - East Tawas, Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

  • Peveley Farms Golf Club - Eureka, MO

Nevada

Ohio

Ontario (Canada)

  • Silver Creek Golf Course — Garden River First Nation, Ontario

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

  • Heritage Ranch Golf and Country Club (Fairview, Texas)
  • Wolfdancer Golf Club — Lost Pines, Texas

Virginia

  • Colonial Heritage Golf Club — Williamsburg, Virginia

Utah

Washington

  • Harbour Pointe Golf Club (Mukilteo, Washington)[13]

Wisconsin

Private courses designed by Arthur Hills

California

Florida

Georgia

Indiana

Illinois

Kansas

Kentucky

Maryland

  • Manor Country Club — Rockville, Maryland
  • Woodmont Country Club- Rockville, Maryland

Michigan

  • Egypt Valley Country Club — Ada, Michigan [39]
  • The Moors Golf Club — Portage, Michigan

Ohio

  • Wetherington Country club — [West Chester, Ohio]
  • Inverness Club — Toledo, Ohio (refurbished) [40]
  • Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club (Signature Course) — Powell, Ohio
  • Belmont Country Club — Perrysburg, Ohio
  • Catawba Island Club — Port Clinton, Ohio
  • Brandywine Country Club — Maumee, Ohio [41]

Oklahoma

  • Rose Creek Golf Club — Edmond, Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

  • Regents Glen Country Club — York, Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

Wisconsin

  • La Crosse Country Club — Onalaska, Wisconsin

Courses Hills designed outside of the United States

References

  1. ^ Arthur Hills, architect of 200-plus new courses, dies at age 91
  2. ^ a b c "Arthur Hills to Design Croatia Golf Course". worldpropertyjournal. World Property Journal. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Arthur Hills – golf course architect". World Golf. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Arthur Hills' Biographical Sketch". Michigan State University. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Springer, Scott. "Shaker Run Golf Course to get a tune-up courtesy of original designer Arthur Hills". Cincinnati. Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "Arthur Hills". top100golfcourses. Top 100 Golf Courses Ltd. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b "HILLS GOLF & SPORTS CLUB Mölndal". vastsverige. Molndal.se. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Design Prinicpals". Hills & Forrest. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  9. ^ Dudley, Sean. "Crooked Tree course reopens following Arthur Hills firm's redesign". golfcoursearchitecture. Golf Course Architecture. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club Aurora Colorado". www.heritageeaglebend.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  11. ^ "GolfLink.com: Legacy Ridge".
  12. ^ "Golfers Mourn Wingpointe on Last Day of Operation". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 18 Dec 2015.
  13. ^ "Course". Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  14. ^ "Golf - Forest Glen Country Club". forestglengcc.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04.
  15. ^ "Wilderness Country Club Golf". www.wildernesscc.com.
  16. ^ "Golf".
  17. ^ "Home - The Hawthorns Golf and Country Club". www.hawthornscountryclub.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  18. ^ "Building the dream We gather the world's finest arhitects". croatiandream. Croatian Dream. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

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