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Golf Architect Arthur Hills
The name Arthur Hills is well recognized in the world of golf. To date, there are more than 150 Arthur Hills and Associates' designed golf courses in the United States alone. Hills, a past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, has designed golf courses for many golf course communities, private country clubs, resorts, and public golf developments.
Arthur Hills and Associates' reputation rests on its ability to design courses that are playable yet challenging, while created with an overriding sense of environmental sensitivity. Hills has stated, "We try to build a course that is natural, that relates to the land and doesn't require a tremendous amount of earth moving, always keeping in mind the strategy of the game and the elements that provide beauty in a golf course."
The firm also has been called upon to refine or renovate more than 100 courses, including renowned clubs Oakmont, Inverness, Congressional and Oakland Hills. Hills was instrumental in guiding Oakmont and Oakland Hills through several renovation improvements in preparation for their respective U.S. Open Championships in 1994 and 1996. He played a similar role with Inverness Club in preparation for the 1993 PGA Championship.
In 1995, Collier's Reserve Golf Club (Naples, FL) became the first course in the world to receive Audubon International's "Cooperative Sanctuary Signature" status, in recognition of its environmentally sensitive design. Also working in conjunction with Audubon International, the Oitavos Golfe Clube (near Lisbon, Portugal) will become Europe's first Audubon "Gold Signature" golf course.
In 1992, Golf Digest honored Arthur Hills by naming The Golf Club of Georgia (Atlanta) and Harbour Pointe Golf Club (Seattle) as the "Best New Private" and "Best New Public" courses of the year. It was the first time a single architect captured both awards in the same year.
In 2003, Quinta da Marinha Oitavos Golfe was recognized by Golf World International as the "Best New Course in Europe". Also in 2003, Golf Digest honored Arthur Hills / Steve Forrest and Associates by naming Longaberger Golf Club, located near Columbus, Ohio as the "Best New Upscale Public" course in the United States. The firm is universally recognized as environmentally conscious and is a founding member of Audubon International Conservation Club.
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Website: ArthurHills.com
Home: Toledo, Ohio
Courses Designed: 180
Twenty-eight courses selected as USGA, PGA, LPGA, NCAA and PGA of America tournament venues.
Honours: Past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Architect of the Year in 1991 and 1998. Boardroom Magazine Architect of the Year in 2002. Voted into the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame in 1993.
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