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.
Arthur Hills | |
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Born | 1930 |
Died | (aged 91) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Michigan (BS) Michigan State University (BLA) |
Occupation | Architect |
Projects |
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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
- Heritage Highlands Golf and Country Club, Tucson, Arizona, New Private 18 1997
- Palm Valley Golf Club, Phoenix, Arizona, New Public 18 1993
- San Ignacio Golf Club, Green Valley, Arizona, New Public 18 1989
California
- Black Gold Golf Club — Yorba Linda, California [1]
- CrossCreek Golf Club — Temecula, California [2]
- Journey at Pechanga — Temecula, California [3]
- Half Moon Bay Golf Links (Ocean Course) — Half Moon Bay, California [4]
Colorado
- Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club — Aurora, Colorado[10]
- Legacy Ridge Golf Course — Westminster, Colorado[11]
Delaware
- White Clay Creek Country Club — Wilmington, Delaware [5]
- Plantation Lakes Golf & Country Club — Millsboro, Delaware [6]
Florida
- Deer Creek Golf Club — Deerfield Beach, Florida
- LPGA International Legends — Daytona Beach, Florida [7]
- The Golf Club at Cypress Head — Port Orange, Florida [8]
- Stoneybrook West Golf Club — Winter Garden, Florida [9]
- Stoneybrook at Palmer Ranch — Sarasota, Florida [10]
- Coral Oaks Golf Club — Cape Coral, Florida [11]
- Heron Creek Golf Club — North Port, Florida
- American Golf Club — Vero Beach, Florida
- Vista Plantation — Vero Beach, Florida
- Palmetto-Pine Country Club — Cape Coral, Florida
- Tampa Palms Golf & Country Club — Tampa, Florida
- Miami Beach Golf Club — Miami Beach, Florida
Illinois
- Stonewall Orchard Golf Club — Grayslake, Illinois [12]
- Bolingbrook Golf Club — Bolingbrook, Illinois
Maryland
- Blue Mash Golf Club — Olney, Maryland [13]
- River Downs Golf Club — Finksburg, Maryland [14]
- The Links at Lighthouse Sound — Bishopville, Maryland [15]
- Maryland National Golf Club — Middletown, Maryland [16]
- Waverly Woods Golf Club — Marriottsville, Maryland [17]
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 [18]
- Stonebridge Golf Club — Ann Arbor, Michigan [19]
- HawksHead Links — South Haven, Michigan
- Fieldstone Golf Club — Auburn Hills, Michigan
- Glacier Club Golf Course — Washington, Michigan [20]
- 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
- Chaska Town Course — Chaska, Minnesota — a top rated 18-hole municipal course [21]
Nevada
- The Legacy Golf Club — Henderson, NV [22]
Ohio
- Legendary Run Golf Course — Cincinnati, Ohio
- The Virtues Golf Club (Longaberger Golf Club) — Nashport, Ohio
- Pipestone Golf Course — Miamisburg, Ohio
- Red Hawk Run Golf Course — Findlay, Ohio
- Shaker Run Golf Course — Lebanon, Ohio[5]
- Stone Ridge Golf Club — Bowling Green, Ohio
- Weatherwax Golf Course — Middletown, Ohio
- Turnberry Golf Course — Pickerington, Ohio
- Detwiler Park Golf Course Toledo, Ohio
- Maumee Bay Golf Course -
Ontario (Canada)
- Silver Creek Golf Course — Garden River First Nation, Ontario
South Carolina
- Arthur Hills Golf Course — Hilton Head Island, SC
- Cedar Creek Course — Edgefield
- Coosaw Creek Course - North Charleston
Tennessee
- River Island Golf Course, Kodak, Tennessee
Texas
- Heritage Ranch Golf and Country Club (Fairview, Texas)
- Wolfdancer Golf Club — Lost Pines, Texas
Virginia
- Colonial Heritage Golf Club — Williamsburg, Virginia
Utah
- Wingpointe — Salt Lake City, Utah closed November 15, 2015[12]
Washington
- Harbour Pointe Golf Club (Mukilteo, Washington)[13]
Wisconsin
- Washington County Golf Course — Hartford, Wisconsin
Private courses designed by Arthur Hills
California
- Bighorn (Mountains Course) — Palm Desert, California
Florida
- Myerlee Country Club, Fort Myers (1972)[6]
- Palencia Club, St. Augustine, Florida
- Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club, Miromar Lakes Florida (Signature Golf Course)
- The Sanctuary Golf Club — Sanibel Island, Florida [23]
- Club Pelican Bay — Naples, Florida [24]
- Colliers Reserve — Naples, Florida [25]
- TPC Treviso Bay — Naples, Florida [26]
- Club Pelican Bay — Naples, Florida [27]
- Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club of Sarasota — Sarasota, Florida [28]
- The Preserve at Ironhorse — West Palm Beach, Florida [29]
- Country Club at Mirasol — Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club — Tampa, Florida
- Quail Creek Country Club — Naples, Florida [30]
- River Strand Golf and Country Club — Bradenton, Florida
- Forest Glen Golf and Country Club — Naples, Florida[14]
- Wilderness — Naples, Florida[15]
- Fiddler's Creek — Naples, Florida[16]
Georgia
- The Golf Club of Georgia — Alpharetta, Georgia
- Olde Atlanta Golf Club — Suwanee, Georgia [31]
- The Standard Club — Johns Creek, Georgia
- Towne Lake Hills Golf Club — Woodstock, Georgia [32]
Illinois
- Chicago Highlands — Westchester, Illinois [33]
Kansas
- Tallgrass Country Club — Wichita, Kansas
Kentucky
- Champion Trace Golf Club — Nicholasville, Kentucky [34]
- University Club of Kentucky — Lexington, Kentucky [35]
- Persimmon Ridge — Louisville, Kentucky [36]
Maryland
- Manor Country Club — Rockville, Maryland
- Woodmont Country Club- Rockville, Maryland
Michigan
- Egypt Valley Country Club — Ada, Michigan [37]
- The Moors Golf Club — Portage, Michigan
Ohio
- Wetherington Country club — [West Chester, Ohio]
- Inverness Club — Toledo, Ohio (refurbished) [38]
- 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 [39]
Oklahoma
- Rose Creek Golf Club — Edmond, Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
- Regents Glen Country Club — York, Pennsylvania
Tennessee
- Westhaven Golf Club — Franklin, Tennessee [40]
- The Blackthorn Club at the Ridges — Johnson City, Tennessee [41]
Texas
- Stonebridge Ranch Country Club — Hills Course — McKinney, Texas
- Trophy Club County Club — Whitworth Course — Trophy Club, Texas [42]
Virginia
- Colonial Heritage Golf Club — Williamsburg, Virginia
- Heritage Hunt Golf & Country Club — Gainesville, Virginia [43]
- Trump National — Washington, D.C. (The River Course) — Potomac Falls, Virginia [44]
- Belle Haven Country Club — Alexandria, Virginia
Wisconsin
- La Crosse Country Club — Onalaska, Wisconsin
Courses Hills designed outside of the United States
References
- ^ Arthur Hills, architect of 200-plus new courses, dies at age 91
- ^ a b c "Arthur Hills to Design Croatia Golf Course". worldpropertyjournal. World Property Journal. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Arthur Hills – golf course architect". World Golf. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Arthur Hills' Biographical Sketch". Michigan State University. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Arthur Hills". top100golfcourses. Top 100 Golf Courses Ltd. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ a b "HILLS GOLF & SPORTS CLUB Mölndal". vastsverige. Molndal.se. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Design Prinicpals". Hills & Forrest. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ Dudley, Sean. "Crooked Tree course reopens following Arthur Hills firm's redesign". golfcoursearchitecture. Golf Course Architecture. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club Aurora Colorado". www.heritageeaglebend.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ^ "GolfLink.com: Legacy Ridge".
- ^ "Golfers Mourn Wingpointe on Last Day of Operation". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 18 Dec 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
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- ^ "Building the dream We gather the world's finest arhitects". croatiandream. Croatian Dream. Retrieved 12 July 2019.