Ohio Golf Journal September 2020

A rthur Hills designed more than 200 golf courses and renovated another 150 in his long career as a course architect. Few modern- day architects can match those numbers. Hills, now 90 years old is officially retired and spends most of his time on the east coast of Florida, but his work is being honored in the area that was his long-time home base. Hills, working with long-time partner Steve Forrest, was based in the Toledo area and now Ohio Golf Journal publisher Fred Altvater and several club operators are developing the Arthur Hills Golf Trail. Arthur Hills Golf Tra i l i s UP & Runn i ng ! By Len Ziehm The Trail was officially launched at the Toledo Golf Show in 2019. Altvater says interest has been strong, even though travelers to the area may have slowed down due to the pandemic. Based on the work Hills has done world-wide there’s no question he deserves his own Trail. In addition to his American designs – the best- known of which may be Half Moon Bay in California — Hills has designed courses in Portugal, Croatia, Sweden, Mexico and Norway. The Arthur Hills Golf Trail currently includes five courses, all within a short drive of Toledo. Three Ohio Golf Journal