HILLTOP GOLF COURSE
🇺🇸 Plymouth, MI, USA
Designed by Jerry Matthews
Hilltop Golf Course sits in Plymouth, Michigan, a community in the western Detroit metropolitan area. Designed by Jerry Matthews, the course reflects the straightforward, accessible approach common to many Michigan municipal and daily-fee layouts from the mid-20th century. The property takes its name from the rolling terrain that characterizes much of the routing, with elevation changes that add visual interest and strategic variety to what might otherwise be relatively open ground.
The course occupies land typical of southeastern Michigan: a mix of mature hardwoods, modest elevation shifts, and fairways that move through corridors of trees. Matthews routed holes that take advantage of the natural contours, asking players to manage uphill and downhill lies while navigating doglegs and strategically placed bunkers. The layout serves a broad range of golfers, from beginners to experienced players seeking a casual round close to home.
Plymouth itself lies near the historic western edge of Detroit's suburban expansion, and Hilltop has long been part of the local recreational fabric. The course offers a traditional walking-friendly experience, with greens and fairways that reflect the region's temperate climate and seasonal play. While not a tournament venue or nationally ranked design, Hilltop represents the kind of neighborhood course that anchors community golf in Michigan—unpretentious, playable, and shaped by the land it occupies.
Reviews
Course is tight off the tee on a handful of holes and major elevation changes tee to green. Elevated tees and greens give the course its name. The greens are overally severe with slope.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Hilltop was designed by Jerry Matthews.
Yes. Hilltop at Hilltop Golf Course is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Hilltop is 70.
Hilltop plays 6,009 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Hilltop is 131.
Hilltop is a 18-hole course.