Michigan Golf Journal June 2021

Michigan News and Notes Famous Course Designer Arthur Hills Dies at 91 Renowned golf course designer Arthur Hills passed away May 18. He was age 91. A graduate of both MSU (science) and Michigan (landscape architecture), Hills excelled at golf as a member of the MSU Spartan golf team. He formed his golf course architecture firm in the 1960s and went on to design more than 200 courses and renovate another 150. His Michigan works include two award- winning layouts at Boyne – the highly- esteemed Bay Harbor Golf Club, and The Hills at Boyne Highlands. He also created Red Hawk near Tawas and renovated MSU’s Forest Akers courses. An environmental pioneer, Hills designed the first Audubon Signature Sanctuary courses in the United States, Mexico and Europe. The late Pete Dye dubbed Hills “the Mayor of Naples” for the number of private country club courses that he designed in and near that coastal Florida location. Other Michigan gems include: Shepherd’s Hollow in Clarkston, Fox Hills in Plymouth, Stonebridge in Ann Arbor, Fieldstone in Auburn Hills, The Moors in Portage, Lyon Oaks in Wixom, Oakhurst in Clarkston, Hawks Head in South Haven, Egypt Valley in Ada, Lakes of Taylor, Glacier Club in Washington Township and Pine Trace in Rochester. MGJ U.S. Senior Amateur in Detroit Needs Volunteers Volunteers are needed to make the 66 th U.S. Senior Amateur a success at the Country Club of Detroit, to be played August 28 - Sept. 2. The volunteer package includes a Peter Millar golf shirt, a hat, cinch bag and breakfast, lunch and snacks before and/ or after shifts. Work 4 shifts or more and you can attend the thank you volunteers outing at the CC of Detroit. Volunteer needs range from on-course scoring and forecaddie duties to spectator control, to player assistant at the practice range and sign in. Details: Read more MGJ