Arthur Hills
Arthur Hills | |
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Born | 1930 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | (aged 91) Sylvania, Ohio, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Michigan (BS) Michigan State University (BLA) |
Occupation | Architect |
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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.
Early life and education
[edit]Hills was born in 1930 in Toledo, Ohio. He attended Michigan State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Agronomy) in 1953 and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan.[4][5][6]
Career
[edit]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]
Hills later 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
[edit]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 |
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Heritage Highlands G&CC | OD | 1997 | Tucson | Arizona | New private 18 holes | |
Palm Valley GC | OD | 1993 | Phoenix | Arizona | New public 18 holes | |
San Ignacio GC | OD | 1989 | Green Valley | Arizona | New public 18 holes | |
Bighorn GC (Mountains Course) | OD | Palm Desert | California | |||
Black Gold GC | OD | Yorba Linda [1] | California | |||
CrossCreek GC | OD | Temecula [2] | California | |||
Half Moon Bay Golf Links (Ocean Course) | OD | Half Moon Bay [3] | California | |||
Journey at Pechanga | OD | Temecula [4] | California | |||
Glacier Club (Valley Course) | OD | Durango | Colorado | |||
Heritage Eagle Bend GC | OD | Aurora[10] | Colorado | |||
Legacy Ridge GC | OD | Westminster[11] | Colorado | |||
Walking Stick GC | OD | Pueblo | Colorado | |||
Heritage Shores | OD | Bridgeville | Delaware | |||
Plantation Lakes G&CC | OD | Millsboro [5] | Delaware | |||
White Clay Creek CC | OD | Wilmington [6] | Delaware | |||
American GC | OD | Vero Beach | Florida | |||
Club Pelican Bay | OD | Naples [7] | Florida | |||
Colliers Reserve | OD | Naples [8] | Florida | |||
Coral Oaks GC | OD | Cape Coral [9] | Florida | |||
CC at Mirasol | OD | Palm Beach Gardens | Florida | |||
Deer Creek GC | OD | Deerfield Beach | Florida | |||
Fiddler's Creek | OD | Naples[12] | Florida | |||
Forest Glen G&CC | OD | Naples[13] | Florida | |||
FoxFire CC | OD | Naples [10] | Florida | |||
Heron Creek GC | OD | North Port | Florida | |||
LPGA International Legends | OD | Daytona Beach [11] | Florida | |||
Miami Beach GC | OD | Miami Beach | Florida | |||
Miromar Lakes Beach and GC | OD | Miromar Lakes | Florida | Signature golf course | ||
Myerlee CC | OD | 1972 | Fort Myers | Florida | Top 100 golf | |
Palencia Club | OD | St. Augustine | Florida | |||
Palmetto-Pine CC | OD | Cape Coral | Florida | |||
Quail Creek CC | OD | Naples [12] | Florida | |||
River Strand G&CC | OD | Bradenton | Florida | |||
Stoneybrook at Palmer Ranch | OD | Sarasota [13] | Florida | |||
Stoneybrook G&CC of Sarasota | OD | Sarasota [14] | Florida | |||
Stoneybrook West GC | OD | Winter Garden [15] | Florida | |||
Tampa Palms G&CC | OD | Tampa | Florida | |||
The GC at Cypress Head | OD | Port Orange [16] | Florida | |||
The Groves Course | OD | Sarasota | Florida | The Meadows CC | ||
The Preserve at Ironhorse | OD | West Palm Beach [17] | Florida | |||
The Sanctuary GC | OD | Sanibel Island [18] | Florida | |||
TPC Treviso Bay | OD | Naples [19] | Florida | |||
Vista Plantation | OD | Vero Beach | Florida | |||
Wilderness CC | OD | Naples [20] | Florida | |||
Olde Atlanta GC | OD | Suwanee [21] | Georgia | |||
The GC of Georgia | OD | Alpharetta | Georgia | |||
The Standard Club | OD | Johns Creek | Georgia | |||
Towne Lake Hills GC | OD | Woodstock [22] | Georgia | |||
The Hawthorns G&CC | OD | Fishers[14] | Indiana | |||
Bolingbrook GC | OD | Bolingbrook | Illinois | |||
Chicago Highlands | OD | Westchester [23] | Illinois | |||
Stonewall Orchard GC | OD | Grayslake [24] | Illinois | |||
Tallgrass CC | OD | Wichita | Kansas | |||
Champion Trace GC | OD | Nicholasville [25] | Kentucky | |||
Persimmon Ridge | OD | Louisville [26] | Kentucky | |||
University Club of Kentucky | OD | Lexington [27] | Kentucky | |||
Blue Mash GC | OD | Olney [28] | Maryland | |||
Manor CC | OD | Rockville | Maryland | |||
Maryland National GC | OD | Middletown [29] | Maryland | |||
River Downs GC | OD | Finksburg [30] | Maryland | |||
The Links at Lighthouse Sound | OD | Bishopville [31] | Maryland | |||
Waverly Woods GC | OD | Marriottsville [32] | Maryland | |||
Woodmont CC | OD | Rockville | Maryland | |||
Bay Harbor Golf Club | OD | Bay Harbor | Michigan | 27 holes | ||
Double JJ Resort | OD | Rothbury | Michigan | |||
Egypt Valley CC | OD | Ada [33] | Michigan | |||
Fieldstone GC | OD | Auburn Hills [34] | Michigan | |||
Fox Hills GC | OD | Plymouth | Michigan | |||
Giant Oaks GC | OD | 1969 | Temperance | Michigan | Top 100 golf | |
Glacier Club GC | OD | Washington [35] | Michigan | |||
HawksHead Links | OD | South Haven | Michigan | |||
Lakes of Taylor GC | OD | Taylor | Michigan | |||
Leslie Park GC | R | Ann Arbor | Michigan | Voted Michigan's Best Municipal Course by Golf Digest | ||
Lyon Oaks GC | OD | Wixom | Michigan | |||
Mill Race GC | OD | Jonesville | Michigan | |||
Oakhurst G&CC | OD | Clarkston | Michigan | |||
Pheasant Run GC | OD | Canton Twp | Michigan | |||
Pine Trace GC | OD | Rochester Hills | Michigan | |||
Red Hawk GC | OD | East Tawas | Michigan | |||
Shepherd's Hollow | OD | Clarkston | Michigan | |||
Stonebridge GC | OD | Ann Arbor [36] | Michigan | Public 18-holes. Ranked Top 10 Public Course in Metro Detroit, August 2022 | ||
The Arthur Hills Course at the Boyne Highlands Resort | OD | Harbor Springs | Michigan | |||
The Legacy GC | OD | Ottawa Lake [37] | Michigan | |||
The Moors GC | OD | Portage | Michigan | |||
Walnut Creek CC North Nine | OD | South Lyon | Michigan | |||
Chaska Town Course | OD | Chaska | Minnesota | a top rated 18-hole municipal course [38] | ||
Peveley Farms GC | OD | Eureka | Missouri | |||
The Legacy GC | OD | Henderson [39] | Nevada | |||
Country Club of North Carolina Dogwood | R | 1963 | Pinehurst | North Carolina | ||
Country Club of North Carolina Cardinal | R | 1970 | Pinehurst | North Carolina | ||
Belmont CC | OD | Perrysburg | Ohio | |||
Brandywine CC | OD | Maumee [40] | Ohio | |||
Brookledge GC | OD | Cuyahoga Falls | Ohio | |||
Catawba Island Club | OD | Port Clinton | Ohio | |||
Detwiler Park GC | OD | Toledo | Ohio | |||
Inverness Club | R | Toledo [41] | Ohio | |||
Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club | OD | Powell | Ohio | Signature course | ||
Legendary Run GC | OD | Cincinnati | Ohio | |||
Maumee Bay GC | OD | Oregon | Ohio | |||
Pipestone GC | OD | Miamisburg | Ohio | |||
Red Hawk Run GC | OD | Findlay | Ohio | |||
Shaker Run GC | OD | Lebanon[5] | Ohio | |||
Stone Ridge GC | OD | Bowling Green | Ohio | |||
The Virtues GC (Longaberger GC) | OD | Nashport | Ohio | |||
Turnberry GC | OD | Pickerington | Ohio | |||
Weatherwax GC | OD | Middletown | Ohio | |||
Wetherington CC | OD | West Chester | Ohio | |||
Rose Creek GC | OD | Edmond | Oklahoma | |||
Colonial Golf & Tennis Club | R | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | |||
Regents Glen CC | OD | York | Pennsylvania | |||
Arthur Hills GC | OD | Hilton Head Island | South Carolina | |||
Cedar Creek GC | OD | Aiken | South Carolina | |||
Coosaw Creek Course | OD | North Charleston | South Carolina | |||
River Island GC | OD | Kodak | Tennessee | Now known as Island Pointe GC | ||
The Blackthorn Club at the Ridges | OD | Johnson City [42] | Tennessee | |||
Westhaven GC | OD | Franklin [43] | Tennessee | |||
Heritage Ranch G&CC | OD | Fairview | Texas | |||
Stonebridge Ranch CC | OD | McKinney | Texas | Hills Course | ||
Trophy Club CC | OD | Trophy Club [44] | Texas | Whitworth Course | ||
Wolfdancer GC | OD | Cedar Creek | Texas | |||
Wingpointe | OD | Salt Lake City | Utah | closed November 15, 2015[15] | ||
Belle Haven CC | OD | Alexandria | Virginia | |||
Colonial Heritage GC | OD | Williamsburg | Virginia | |||
Heritage Hunt G&CC | OD | Gainesville [45] | Virginia | |||
Trump National GC — Washington, D.C. (The River Course) | OD | Potomac Falls [46] | Virginia | |||
Harbour Pointe GC | OD | Mukilteo[16] | Washington | |||
La Crosse CC | OD | Onalaska | Wisconsin | |||
Washington County GC | OD | Hartford | Wisconsin | |||
Silver Creek GC | OD | Garden River | Ontario | Garden River First National | ||
Croatian Dream | OD | Dubrovnik[2][17] | ||||
Paraiso del Mar GC | OD | La Paz | Baja California Sur | |||
Oitavos Dunes | OD | Cascais | Lisbon | |||
Hills Golf Club | OD | Mölndal | south of Gothenburg | |||
The Vintage Club | OD | Khlong Dan | Samut Prakan | east of Bangkok, Thailand |
References
[edit]- ^ 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 "Arthur Hills". top100golfcourses. Top 100 Golf Courses Ltd. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "HILLS GOLF & SPORTS CLUB Mölndal". vastsverige. Molndal.se. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Hills & Forrest: International Golf Course Architects". 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".
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- ^ "Golf - Forest Glen Country Club". forestglengcc.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04.
- ^ "Home - The Hawthorns Golf and Country Club". www.hawthornscountryclub.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "Golfers Mourn Wingpointe on Last Day of Operation". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 18 Dec 2015.
- ^ "Course". Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- ^ "Building the dream We gather the world's finest arhitects [sic]". croatiandream. Croatian Dream. Retrieved 12 July 2019.