Arthur Hills
Arthur Hills is an American golf course designer. He has designed more than 200 new golf courses, including private, resort, upscale, and public golf courses around the world. In addition, Arthur Hills's 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 from Michigan State University in 1953 and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan.Career
Hill designed his first golf course in 1967: the course was Brandywine Country Club in Toledo Ohio. Hill stated that his main goal when designing a golf course was to make it playable for everyone of every skill level. Hill designed golf courses in Portugal, Croatia, and Sweden.Arthur Hills currently serves as chief designer for Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates. Much of the work that Arthur Hills does now is redesigning golf courses.
Courses Designed
The following is a partial list of courses designed by Arthur Hills: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
California
- Black Gold Golf Club - Yorba Linda, CA
- CrossCreek Golf Club - Temecula, CA
- Journey At Pechanga - Temecula, CA
- Half Moon Bay Golf Links - Half Moon Bay, CA
Colorado
- Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club - Aurora, CO
Delaware
- White Clay Creek Country Club - Wilmington, DE
- Plantation Lakes Golf & Country Club - Millsboro, DE
Florida
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- Ironhorse Country Club, West Palm Beach, FL
- LPGA International Legends - Daytona Beach, FL
- The Golf Club at Cypress Head - Port Orange, FL
- Stoneybrook West Golf Club - Winter Garden, FL
- Stoneybrook at Palmer Ranch - Sarasota, FL
- Coral Oaks Golf Club - Cape Coral, FL
- Heron Creek Golf Club - North Port, FL
- American Golf Club - Vero Beach, FL
- Vista Plantation - Vero Beach, FL
- Palmetto-Pine Country Club - Cape Coral, FL
- Forest Glen Golf and Country Club - Naples, FL
Illinois
- Stonewall Orchard Golf Club - Grayslake, IL
- Bolingbrook Golf Club - Bolingbrook, IL
Maryland
- Blue Mash Golf Club - Olney, MD
- River Downs Golf Club - Finksburg, MD
- The Links at Lighthouse Sound - Bishopville, MD
- Maryland National Golf Club - Middletown, MD
- Waverly Woods Golf Club - Marriottsville, MD
Michigan
- Red Hawk Golf Club- East Tawas
- 27-hole Bay Harbor Golf Club - Bay Harbor, MI
- The Arthur Hills Course at the Boyne Highlands Resort - Harbor Springs, MI
- Shepherd's Hollow - Clarkston, MI
- Double JJ Resort - Rothbury, MI
- The Legacy Golf Course - Ottawa Lake, MI
- Stonebridge Golf Club - Ann Arbor, MI
- HawksHead Links - South Haven, MI
- Fieldstone Golf Club - Auburn Hills, MI
- Glacier Club Golf Course - Washington, MI
- Fox Hills Golf Club - Plymouth, MI
- Giant Oaks Golf Club - Temperance, MI
- Lakes of Taylor Golf Course - Taylor, MI
- Mill Race Golf Club - Jonesville, MI
- Lyon Oaks Golf Course - Wixom, MI
- Oakhurst Golf & Country Club - Clarkston, MI
- Pine Trace Golf Club - Rochester Hills, MI
Minnesota
- Chaska Town Course - Chaska, MN - a top rated 18-hole municipal course
Nevada
- The Legacy Golf Club - Henderson, NV
Ohio
- Legendary Run Golf Course - Cincinnati, OH
- The Virtues Golf Club - Nashport, OH
- Pipestone Golf Course - Miamisburg, Ohio
- Red Hawk Run Golf Course - Findlay, OH
- Shaker Run Golf Course - Lebanon, OH
- Stone Ridge Golf Club - Bowling Green, OH
- Weatherwax Golf Course - Middletown, OH
- Turnberry Golf Course - Pickerington, OH
Ontario (Canada)
- Silver Creek Golf Course - Garden River First Nation, ON
South Carolina
- - Hilton Head Island, SC
Tennessee
- River Island Golf Course, Kodak, TN
Texas
- Heritage Ranch Golf and Country Club
- Wolfdancer Golf Club - Lost Pines, TX
Virginia
- Colonial Heritage Golf Club - Williamsburg, VA
- Wingpointe - Salt Lake City, UT closed November 15, 2015
Washington
- Harbour Pointe Golf Club
Wisconsin
- Washington County Golf Course - Hartford, WI
Private courses designed by Arthur Hills
California
- Bighorn - Palm Desert, CA
Florida
- Myerlee Country Club, Fort Myers
- Palencia Club, St. Augustine, FL
- Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club, Miromar Lakes Florida
- The Sanctuary Golf Club - Sanibel Island, FL
- Club Pelican Bay - Naples, FL
- Colliers Reserve - Naples, FL
- TPC Treviso Bay - Naples, FL
- Club Pelican Bay - Naples, FL
- Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club of Sarasota - Sarasota, FL
- Ironhorse Country Club - West Palm Beach, FL
- Country Club at Mirasol - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
- Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club - Tampa, FL
- Quail Creek Country Club - Naples, FL
- River Strand Golf and Country Club - Bradenton, FL
Georgia
- The Golf Club of Georgia - Alpharetta, GA
- Olde Atlanta Golf Club - Suwanee, GA
- The Standard Club -
Illinois
- Chicago Highlands - Westchester, IL
Kansas
- Tallgrass Country Club - Wichita, KS
Kentucky
- Champion Trace Golf Club - Nicholasville, KY
- University Club of Kentucky - Lexington, KY
- Persimmon Ridge - Louisville, KY
Maryland
- Manor Country Club - Rockville, MD
- Woodmont Country Club- Rockville, MD
Michigan
- Egypt Valley Country Club - Ada, MI
- The Moors Golf Club - Portage, MI
Tennessee
- Westhaven Golf Club - Franklin, TN
- The Blackthorn Club at the Ridges - Johnson City, TN
Texas
- Stonebridge Ranch Country Club - Hills Course - McKinney, TX
- Trophy Club County Club - Whitworth Course - Trophy Club, TX
Ohio
- Wetherington Country club -
- Inverness Club - Toledo, OH
- Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club - Powell, OH
- Belmont Country Club - Perrysburg, OH
- Catawba Island Club - Port Clinton, OH
- Brandywine Country Club - Maumee, OH
Oklahoma
- Rose Creek Golf Club - Edmond, OK
Pennsylvania
- Regents Glen Country Club - York, PA
Virginia
- Colonial Heritage Golf Club - Williamsburg, VA
- Heritage Hunt Golf & Country Club - Gainesville, VA
- Trump National - Washington D.C. - Potomac Falls, VA
- Belle Haven Country Club -
Wisconsin
- La Crosse Country Club - Onalaska, WI
Courses Hills designed outside of the USA
- Hills Golf Club, Mölndal - south of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Paraiso del Mar Golf Club, La Paz, Mexico
- Oitavos Dunes, Cascais, Portugal
- Croatian Dream Croatia