Arthur Hills

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
Born1930
Died (aged 91)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (BS)
Michigan State University (BLA)
OccupationArchitect
Projects

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]

  • OD denotes courses for which Hills is the original designer
  • R denotes courses reconstructed by Hills
  • A denotes courses for which Hills made substantial additions
  • E denotes courses that Hills examined and on the construction of which he consulted
Name Contribution Year Built City / Town State / Province Country Comments
Heritage Highlands G&CCOD1997TucsonArizonaUnited States United StatesNew private 18 holes
Palm Valley GCOD1993PhoenixArizonaUnited States United StatesNew public 18 holes
San Ignacio GCOD1989Green ValleyArizonaUnited States United StatesNew public 18 holes
Bighorn GC (Mountains Course)ODPalm DesertCaliforniaUnited States United States
Black Gold GCODYorba Linda CaliforniaUnited States United States
CrossCreek GCODTemecula CaliforniaUnited States United States
Half Moon Bay Golf Links (Ocean Course)ODHalf Moon Bay CaliforniaUnited States United States
Journey at PechangaODTemecula CaliforniaUnited States United States
Glacier Club (Valley Course)ODDurangoColoradoUnited States United States
Heritage Eagle Bend GCODAurora[10]ColoradoUnited States United States
Legacy Ridge GCODWestminster[11]ColoradoUnited States United States
Walking Stick GCODPuebloColoradoUnited States United States
Heritage ShoresODBridgevilleDelawareUnited States United States
Plantation Lakes G&CCODMillsboro DelawareUnited States United States
White Clay Creek CCODWilmington DelawareUnited States United States
American GCODVero BeachFloridaUnited States United States
Club Pelican BayODNaples FloridaUnited States United States
Colliers ReserveODNaples FloridaUnited States United States
Coral Oaks GCODCape Coral FloridaUnited States United States
CC at MirasolODPalm Beach GardensFloridaUnited States United States
Deer Creek GCODDeerfield BeachFloridaUnited States United States
Fiddler's CreekODNaples[12]FloridaUnited States United States
Forest Glen G&CCODNaples[13]FloridaUnited States United States
FoxFire CCODNaples FloridaUnited States United States
Heron Creek GCODNorth PortFloridaUnited States United States
LPGA International LegendsODDaytona Beach FloridaUnited States United States
Miami Beach GCODMiami BeachFloridaUnited States United States
Miromar Lakes Beach and GCODMiromar LakesFloridaUnited States United StatesSignature golf course
Myerlee CCOD1972Fort MyersFloridaUnited States United StatesTop 100 golf
Palencia ClubODSt. AugustineFloridaUnited States United States
Palmetto-Pine CCODCape CoralFloridaUnited States United States
Quail Creek CCODNaples FloridaUnited States United States
River Strand G&CCODBradentonFloridaUnited States United States
Stoneybrook at Palmer RanchODSarasota FloridaUnited States United States
Stoneybrook G&CC of SarasotaODSarasota FloridaUnited States United States
Stoneybrook West GCODWinter Garden FloridaUnited States United States
Tampa Palms G&CCODTampaFloridaUnited States United States
The GC at Cypress HeadODPort Orange FloridaUnited States United States
The Groves CourseODSarasotaFloridaUnited States United StatesThe Meadows CC
The Preserve at IronhorseODWest Palm Beach FloridaUnited States United States
The Sanctuary GCODSanibel Island FloridaUnited States United States
TPC Treviso BayODNaples FloridaUnited States United States
Vista PlantationODVero BeachFloridaUnited States United States
Wilderness CCODNaples FloridaUnited States United States
Olde Atlanta GCODSuwanee GeorgiaUnited States United States
The GC of GeorgiaODAlpharettaGeorgiaUnited States United States
The Standard ClubODJohns CreekGeorgiaUnited States United States
Towne Lake Hills GCODWoodstock GeorgiaUnited States United States
The Hawthorns G&CCODFishers[14]IndianaUnited States United States
Bolingbrook GCODBolingbrookIllinoisUnited States United States
Chicago HighlandsODWestchester IllinoisUnited States United States
Stonewall Orchard GCODGrayslake IllinoisUnited States United States
Tallgrass CCODWichitaKansasUnited States United States
Champion Trace GCODNicholasville KentuckyUnited States United States
Persimmon RidgeODLouisville KentuckyUnited States United States
University Club of KentuckyODLexington KentuckyUnited States United States
Blue Mash GCODOlney MarylandUnited States United States
Manor CCODRockvilleMarylandUnited States United States
Maryland National GCODMiddletown MarylandUnited States United States
River Downs GCODFinksburg MarylandUnited States United States
The Links at Lighthouse SoundODBishopville MarylandUnited States United States
Waverly Woods GCODMarriottsville MarylandUnited States United States
Woodmont CCODRockvilleMarylandUnited States United States
Bay Harbor Golf ClubODBay HarborMichiganUnited States United States27 holes
Double JJ ResortODRothburyMichiganUnited States United States
Egypt Valley CCODAda MichiganUnited States United States
Fieldstone GCODAuburn Hills MichiganUnited States United States
Fox Hills GCODPlymouthMichiganUnited States United States
Giant Oaks GCOD1969TemperanceMichiganUnited States United StatesTop 100 golf
Glacier Club GCODWashington MichiganUnited States United States
HawksHead LinksODSouth HavenMichiganUnited States United States
Lakes of Taylor GCODTaylorMichiganUnited States United States
Leslie Park GCRAnn ArborMichiganUnited States United StatesVoted Michigan's Best Municipal Course by Golf Digest
Lyon Oaks GCODWixomMichiganUnited States United States
Mill Race GCODJonesvilleMichiganUnited States United States
Oakhurst G&CCODClarkstonMichiganUnited States United States
Pine Trace GCODRochester HillsMichiganUnited States United States
Red Hawk GCODEast TawasMichiganUnited States United States
Shepherd's HollowODClarkstonMichiganUnited States United States
Stonebridge GCODAnn Arbor MichiganUnited States United States
The Arthur Hills Course at the Boyne Highlands ResortODHarbor SpringsMichiganUnited States United States
The Legacy GCODOttawa Lake MichiganUnited States United States
The Moors GCODPortageMichiganUnited States United States
Walnut Creek CC North NineODSouth LyonMichiganUnited States United States
Chaska Town CourseODChaskaMinnesotaUnited States United Statesa top rated 18-hole municipal course
Peveley Farms GCODEurekaMissouriUnited States United States
The Legacy GCODHenderson NevadaUnited States United States
Country Club of North Carolina DogwoodR1963PinehurstNorth CarolinaUnited States United States
Country Club of North Carolina CardinalR1970PinehurstNorth CarolinaUnited States United States
Belmont CCODPerrysburgOhioUnited States United States
Brandywine CCODMaumee OhioUnited States United States
Brookledge GCODCuyahoga FallsOhioUnited States United States
Catawba Island ClubODPort ClintonOhioUnited States United States
Detwiler Park GCODToledoOhioUnited States United States
Inverness ClubRToledo OhioUnited States United States
Kinsale Golf and Fitness ClubODPowellOhioUnited States United StatesSignature course
Legendary Run GCODCincinnatiOhioUnited States United States
Maumee Bay GCODOregonOhioUnited States United States
Pipestone GCODMiamisburgOhioUnited States United States
Red Hawk Run GCODFindlayOhioUnited States United States
Shaker Run GCODLebanon[5]OhioUnited States United States
Stone Ridge GCODBowling GreenOhioUnited States United States
The Virtues GC (Longaberger GC)ODNashportOhioUnited States United States
Turnberry GCODPickeringtonOhioUnited States United States
Weatherwax GCODMiddletownOhioUnited States United States
Wetherington CCODWest ChesterOhioUnited States United States
Rose Creek GCODEdmondOklahomaUnited States United States
Colonial Golf & Tennis ClubRHarrisburgPennsylvaniaUnited States United States
Regents Glen CCODYorkPennsylvaniaUnited States United States
Arthur Hills GCODHilton Head IslandSouth CarolinaUnited States United States
Cedar Creek GCODAikenSouth CarolinaUnited States United States
Coosaw Creek CourseODNorth CharlestonSouth CarolinaUnited States United States
River Island GCODKodakTennesseeUnited States United StatesNow known as Island Pointe GC
The Blackthorn Club at the RidgesODJohnson City TennesseeUnited States United States
Westhaven GCODFranklin TennesseeUnited States United States
Heritage Ranch G&CCODFairviewTexasUnited States United States
Stonebridge Ranch CCODMcKinneyTexasUnited States United StatesHills Course
Trophy Club CCODTrophy Club TexasUnited States United StatesWhitworth Course
Wolfdancer GCODCedar CreekTexasUnited States United States
WingpointeODSalt Lake CityUtahUnited States United Statesclosed November 15, 2015[15]
Belle Haven CCODAlexandriaVirginiaUnited States United States
Colonial Heritage GCODWilliamsburgVirginiaUnited States United States
Heritage Hunt G&CCODGainesville VirginiaUnited States United States
Trump National GC — Washington, D.C. (The River Course)ODPotomac Falls VirginiaUnited States United States
Harbour Pointe GCODMukilteo[16]WashingtonUnited States United States
La Crosse CCODOnalaskaWisconsinUnited States United States
Washington County GCODHartfordWisconsinUnited States United States
Silver Creek GCODGarden RiverOntarioCanada CanadaGarden River First National
Croatian DreamODDubrovnik[2][17]Croatia Croatia
Paraiso del Mar GCODLa PazBaja California SurMexico Mexico
Oitavos DunesODCascaisLisbonPortugal Portugal
Hills Golf ClubODMölndalSweden Swedensouth of Gothenburg
The Vintage ClubODKhlong DanSamut PrakanThailand Thailandeast of Bangkok, Thailand

References

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  2. "Arthur Hills to Design Croatia Golf Course". worldpropertyjournal. World Property Journal. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. "Arthur Hills – golf course architect". World Golf. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  4. "Arthur Hills' Biographical Sketch". Michigan State University. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  5. 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. "Arthur Hills". top100golfcourses. Top 100 Golf Courses Ltd. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  7. "HILLS GOLF & SPORTS CLUB Mölndal". vastsverige. Molndal.se. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  8. "Hills & Forrest: International Golf Course Architects". 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".
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  13. "Golf - Forest Glen Country Club". forestglengcc.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04.
  14. "Home - The Hawthorns Golf and Country Club". www.hawthornscountryclub.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  15. "Golfers Mourn Wingpointe on Last Day of Operation". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 18 Dec 2015.
  16. "Course". Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  17. "Building the dream We gather the world's finest arhitects [sic]". croatiandream. Croatian Dream. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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