Arthur Hills

• Name — Arthur Hills • Born — 1930 • Birthplace — Toledo, Ohio, U.S. • Place of death — Sylvania, Ohio, U.S. • Education — University of Michigan (BS) Michigan State University (BLA) • Significant Projects — * Bonita Bay (Naples, Florida) • The Golf Club of Georgia (Alpharetta, Georgia) • Bighorn Golf Club (Palm Desert, California) • The Champions (Lexington, Kentucky) • Wolfdancer Golf Club (Lost Pines, Texas)

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.

Hills designed his first golf course in 1967: the course was Brandywine Country Club in Toledo, Ohio. Hills stated that his main goal when designing a golf course was to make it playable for everyone of every skill level. Hills designed golf courses in Portugal (2001), Croatia (2012), and Sweden. Hills later served as chief designer for Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates. Much of the work that he performed was redesigning golf courses.

The following is a partial list of courses designed by Arthur Hills: • 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&CC — OD — 1997 — Tucson — Arizona — United States United States — New private 18 holes • Palm Valley GC — OD — 1993 — Phoenix — Arizona — United States United States — New public 18 holes • San Ignacio GC — OD — 1989 — Green Valley — Arizona — United States United States — New public 18 holes • Bighorn GC (Mountains Course) — OD — Palm Desert — California — United States United States • Black Gold GC — OD — Yorba Linda — California — United States United States • CrossCreek GC — OD — Temecula — California — United States United States • Half Moon Bay Golf Links (Ocean Course) — OD — Half Moon Bay — California — United States United States • Journey at Pechanga — OD — Temecula — California — United States United States • Glacier Club (Valley Course) — OD — Durango — Colorado — United States United States • Heritage Eagle Bend GC — OD — Aurora — Colorado — United States United States • Legacy Ridge GC — OD — Westminster — Colorado — United States United States • Walking Stick GC — OD — Pueblo — Colorado — United States United States • Heritage Shores — OD — Bridgeville — Delaware — United States United States • Plantation Lakes G&CC — OD — Millsboro — Delaware — United States United States • White Clay Creek CC — OD — Wilmington — Delaware — United States United States • American GC — OD — Vero Beach — Florida — United States United States • Club Pelican Bay — OD — Naples — Florida — United States United States • Colliers Reserve — OD — Naples — Florida — United States United States • Coral Oaks GC — OD — Cape Coral — Florida — United States United States • CC at Mirasol — OD — Palm Beach Gardens — Florida — United States United States • Deer Creek GC — OD — Deerfield Beach — Florida — United States United States • Fiddler's Creek — OD — Naples — Florida — United States United States • Forest Glen G&CC — OD — Naples — Florida — United States United States • FoxFire CC — OD — Naples — Florida — United States United States • Heron Creek GC — OD — North Port — Florida — United States United States • LPGA International Legends — OD — Daytona Beach — Florida — United States United States • Miami Beach GC — OD — Miami Beach — Florida — United States United States • Miromar Lakes Beach and GC — OD — Miromar Lakes — Florida — United States United States — Signature golf course • Myerlee CC — OD — 1972 — Fort Myers — Florida — United States United States — Top 100 golf • Palencia Club — OD — St. Augustine — Florida — United States United States • Palmetto-Pine CC — OD — Cape Coral — Florida — United States United States • Quail Creek CC — OD — Naples — Florida — United States United States • River Strand G&CC — OD — Bradenton — Florida — United States United States • Stoneybrook at Palmer Ranch — OD — Sarasota — Florida — United States United States • Stoneybrook G&CC of Sarasota — OD — Sarasota — Florida — United States United States • Stoneybrook West GC — OD — Winter Garden — Florida — United States United States • Tampa Palms G&CC — OD — Tampa — Florida — United States United States • The GC at Cypress Head — OD — Port Orange — Florida — United States United States • The Groves Course — OD — Sarasota — Florida — United States United States — The Meadows CC • The Preserve at Ironhorse — OD — West Palm Beach — Florida — United States United States • The Sanctuary GC — OD — Sanibel Island — Florida — United States United States • TPC Treviso Bay — OD — Naples — Florida — United States United States • Vista Plantation — OD — Vero Beach — Florida — United States United States • Wilderness CC — OD — Naples — Florida — United States United States • Olde Atlanta GC — OD — Suwanee — Georgia — United States United States • The GC of Georgia — OD — Alpharetta — Georgia — United States United States • The Standard Club — OD — Johns Creek — Georgia — United States United States • Towne Lake Hills GC — OD — Woodstock — Georgia — United States United States • The Hawthorns G&CC — OD — Fishers — Indiana — United States United States • Bolingbrook GC — OD — Bolingbrook — Illinois — United States United States • Chicago Highlands — OD — Westchester — Illinois — United States United States • Stonewall Orchard GC — OD — Grayslake — Illinois — United States United States • Ivanhoe Club — R — Ivanhoe — Illinois — United States United States • Tallgrass CC — OD — Wichita — Kansas — United States United States • Champion Trace GC — OD — Nicholasville — Kentucky — United States United States • Persimmon Ridge — OD — Louisville — Kentucky — United States United States • University Club of Kentucky — OD — Lexington — Kentucky — United States United States • Blue Mash GC — OD — Olney — Maryland — United States United States • Manor CC — OD — Rockville — Maryland — United States United States • Maryland National GC — OD — Middletown — Maryland — United States United States • River Downs GC — OD — Finksburg — Maryland — United States United States • The Links at Lighthouse Sound — OD — Bishopville — Maryland — United States United States • Waverly Woods GC — OD — Marriottsville — Maryland — United States United States • Woodmont CC — OD — Rockville — Maryland — United States United States • Bay Harbor Golf Club — OD — Bay Harbor — Michigan — United States United States — 27 holes • Double JJ Resort — OD — Rothbury — Michigan — United States United States • Egypt Valley CC — OD — Ada — Michigan — United States United States • Fieldstone GC — OD — Auburn Hills — Michigan — United States United States • Fox Hills GC — OD — Plymouth — Michigan — United States United States • Giant Oaks GC — OD — 1969 — Temperance — Michigan — United States United States — Top 100 golf • Glacier Club GC — OD — Washington — Michigan — United States United States • HawksHead Links — OD — South Haven — Michigan — United States United States • Lakes of Taylor GC — OD — Taylor — Michigan — United States United States • Leslie Park GC — R — Ann Arbor — Michigan — United States United States — Voted Michigan's Best Municipal Course by Golf Digest • Lyon Oaks GC — OD — Wixom — Michigan — United States United States • Mill Race GC — OD — Jonesville — Michigan — United States United States • Oakhurst G&CC — OD — Clarkston — Michigan — United States United States • Pheasant Run GC — OD — Canton Twp — Michigan — United States United States • Pine Trace GC — OD — Rochester Hills — Michigan — United States United States • Red Hawk GC — OD — East Tawas — Michigan — United States United States • Shepherd's Hollow — OD — Clarkston — Michigan — United States United States • Stonebridge Golf Club — OD — Ann Arbor — Michigan — United States United States — Public 18-holes. Ranked Top 10 Public Golf Course in Metro Detroit, August 2022 • The Arthur Hills Course at the Boyne Highlands Resort — OD — Harbor Springs — Michigan — United States United States • The Legacy GC — OD — Ottawa Lake — Michigan — United States United States • The Moors GC — OD — Portage — Michigan — United States United States • Walnut Creek CC North Nine — OD — South Lyon — Michigan — United States United States • Chaska Town Course — OD — Chaska — Minnesota — United States United States — a top rated 18-hole municipal course • Peveley Farms GC — OD — Eureka — Missouri — United States United States • The Legacy GC — OD — Henderson — Nevada — United States United States • Country Club of North Carolina Dogwood — R — 1963 — Pinehurst — North Carolina — United States United States • Country Club of North Carolina Cardinal — R — 1970 — Pinehurst — North Carolina — United States United States • Belmont CC — OD — Perrysburg — Ohio — United States United States • Brandywine CC — OD — Maumee — Ohio — United States United States • Brookledge GC — OD — Cuyahoga Falls — Ohio — United States United States • Catawba Island Club — OD — Port Clinton — Ohio — United States United States • Detwiler Park GC — OD — Toledo — Ohio — United States United States • Inverness Club — R — Toledo — Ohio — United States United States • Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club — OD — Powell — Ohio — United States United States — Signature course • Legendary Run GC — OD — Cincinnati — Ohio — United States United States • Maumee Bay GC — OD — Oregon — Ohio — United States United States • Pipestone GC — OD — Miamisburg — Ohio — United States United States • Red Hawk Run GC — OD — Findlay — Ohio — United States United States • Shaker Run GC — OD — Lebanon — Ohio — United States United States • Stone Ridge GC — OD — Bowling Green — Ohio — United States United States • The Virtues GC (Longaberger GC) — OD — Nashport — Ohio — United States United States • Turnberry GC — OD — Pickerington — Ohio — United States United States • Weatherwax GC — OD — Middletown — Ohio — United States United States • Wetherington CC — OD — West Chester — Ohio — United States United States • Rose Creek GC — OD — Edmond — Oklahoma — United States United States • Colonial Golf & Tennis Club — R — Harrisburg — Pennsylvania — United States United States • Regents Glen CC — OD — York — Pennsylvania — United States United States • Arthur Hills GC — OD — Hilton Head Island — South Carolina — United States United States • Cedar Creek GC — OD — Aiken — South Carolina — United States United States • Coosaw Creek Course — OD — North Charleston — South Carolina — United States United States • Dunes West Golf & River Club — OD — 1991 — Mount Pleasant — South Carolina — United States United States • River Island GC — OD — Kodak — Tennessee — United States United States — Now known as Island Pointe GC • The Blackthorn Club at the Ridges — OD — Johnson City — Tennessee — United States United States • Westhaven GC — OD — Franklin — Tennessee — United States United States • Heritage Ranch G&CC — OD — Fairview — Texas — United States United States • Stonebridge Ranch CC — OD — McKinney — Texas — United States United States — Hills Course • Trophy Club CC — OD — Trophy Club — Texas — United States United States — Whitworth Course • Wolfdancer GC — OD — Cedar Creek — Texas — United States United States • Wingpointe — OD — Salt Lake City — Utah — United States United States — closed November 15, 2015 • Belle Haven CC — OD — Alexandria — Virginia — United States United States • Colonial Heritage GC — OD — Williamsburg — Virginia — United States United States • Heritage Hunt G&CC — OD — Gainesville — Virginia — United States United States • Trump National GC — Washington, D.C. (The River Course) — OD — Potomac Falls — Virginia — United States United States • Harbour Pointe GC — OD — Mukilteo — Washington — United States United States • La Crosse CC — OD — Onalaska — Wisconsin — United States United States • Washington County GC — OD — Hartford — Wisconsin — United States United States • Silver Creek GC — OD — Garden River — Ontario — Canada — Garden River First National • Croatian Dream — OD — Dubrovnik — Croatia Croatia • Paraiso del Mar GC — OD — La Paz — Baja California Sur — Mexico Mexico • Oitavos Dunes — OD — Cascais — Lisbon — Portugal Portugal • Hills Golf Club — OD — Mölndal — Sweden Sweden — south of Gothenburg • The Vintage Club — OD — Khlong Dan — Samut Prakan — Thailand Thailand — east of Bangkok, Thailand