Arthur Hills, the legendary golf course architect who built more than 200 tracks around the world including at least 20 in Michigan and renovated 150 more including Oakland Hills to beef it up for the 1996 U.S. Open and 2004 Ryder Cup, died Tuesday.
He was 91.
The American Society of Golf Course Architects announced his death, with no cause given. He died in Ohio.
Hills' best Michigan course arguably is Bay Harbor in Harbor Springs, with other notable courses including Red Hawk in East Tawas, Shepherd's Hollow in Clarkston, Stonebridge in Ann Arbor, HawksHead in South Haven, Fieldstone in Auburn Hills, Fox Hills in Plymouth, Lakes of Taylor, Lyon Oaks in Wixom, Oakhurst in Clarkston, Glacier Club in Washington Township, Egypt Valley in Ada, The Moors in Portage and Pine Trace in Rochester, as well as a nationally-renowned course at the Boyne resort.
Hills held degrees from Michigan State (1953, science) and Michigan (1960, landscape architecture), and he was a captain on the Spartans' golf team.
RIP Sir, you did a great job.
He was 91.
The American Society of Golf Course Architects announced his death, with no cause given. He died in Ohio.
Hills' best Michigan course arguably is Bay Harbor in Harbor Springs, with other notable courses including Red Hawk in East Tawas, Shepherd's Hollow in Clarkston, Stonebridge in Ann Arbor, HawksHead in South Haven, Fieldstone in Auburn Hills, Fox Hills in Plymouth, Lakes of Taylor, Lyon Oaks in Wixom, Oakhurst in Clarkston, Glacier Club in Washington Township, Egypt Valley in Ada, The Moors in Portage and Pine Trace in Rochester, as well as a nationally-renowned course at the Boyne resort.
Hills held degrees from Michigan State (1953, science) and Michigan (1960, landscape architecture), and he was a captain on the Spartans' golf team.
RIP Sir, you did a great job.
