Arthur Hills (1930 – May 18, 2021) 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. 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

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and PGA Championships.

Early life and education

Hills was born in 1930 in

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. He attended

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, where he earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Agronomy) in 1953 and a

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from the

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Career

Hills designed his first golf course in 1967: the course was Brandywine Country Club in

. 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

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. Hills later served as chief designer for Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates. Much of the work that he performed was redesigning golf courses.

Courses designed

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

References

External links

ASGCA Architect's Gallery — Arthur Hills entry

Official Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates website

American Society of Golf Course Architects profile
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