
Huron Hills Course
Huron Hills Golf Course



About this course
Huron Hills Golf Course is a public facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan, designed by Tom Bendelow, the prolific Scottish-born architect who laid out hundreds of courses across America in the early twentieth century. Bendelow, who worked for A.G. Spalding and later independently, is known for creating accessible, straightforward designs that brought golf to communities nationwide during the game's expansion era. His courses typically feature practical routing over available terrain with strategic bunkering and greens that reward accurate approach play. The course occupies rolling terrain characteristic of southeastern Michigan, with mature tree-lined fairways and elevation changes that add interest to the layout. As a municipal facility serving Ann Arbor and the surrounding Washtenaw County area, Huron Hills provides an affordable option for local golfers and visitors to the university town. The property reflects Bendelow's democratic approach to golf course architecture—courses meant to be playable for everyday golfers while still presenting legitimate challenges for better players. Huron Hills operates within the context of Ann Arbor's recreational infrastructure, serving a community with strong ties to the University of Michigan. The course sees steady play from residents, students, and visitors throughout the Michigan golf season. Like many Bendelow designs that have survived into the modern era, it represents an earlier period of American golf architecture, when courses were built with modest budgets and maintained the essential strategic elements of the game without elaborate features.
Quick facts
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1922
- Designer
- Tom Bendelow
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 67
- Length
- 5,071 yards
- Difficulty
- 69/117
Getting there
The journey to Huron Hills Golf Course begins at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), roughly forty-five minutes east along I-94, though many visitors find themselves arriving via Ann Arbor's own modest municipal airfield for lighter aircraft. The drive west traces the familiar corridor of Southeast Michigan before peeling off into Ann Arbor's verdant outskirts, where the urban grid softens into rolling terrain and mature hardwood canopies. As you turn onto Huron River Parkway, the landscape opens to reveal the course draped across its namesake hillsides - a quietly enduring municipal layout that has welcomed generations of golfers to its unpretentious, tree-lined fairways.

FAQ
Common questions about Huron Hills
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Huron Hills was designed by Tom Bendelow.
Yes. Huron Hills is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Huron Hills is 67.
Huron Hills plays 5,071 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Huron Hills is 117.
Huron Hills is a 18-hole course.



