Erin Hills

A Course Created by Nature and Revealed by Architects. Erin Hills was formed by colliding glaciers that left dramatic ridges, contours and vistas.

When architects Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry and Ron Whitten set out to draft the course, they needed to move only a few shovels of dirt to reveal the rare landscape. The course was designed to accommodate the 2017 U.

S. Open, in terms of both the challenge to the players and the logistics of the spectators.

This mix of traditional and modern elements as well as a championship test over a unique piece of property will leave many golfers marveling at how they have never played anywhere like Erin Hills. In its brief five years after opening, Erin Hills has been closed twice for significant work to the course.

In an unconventional decision for a course in Wisconsin, the architects routed the fairways around contours of the property and provide a firm playing surface that plays shorter than its length on the scorecard. While it is possible to return and push earth around, it is impossible to go back and return the ground to its natural state.

The minimalist and sustainable approach to design and maintenance respects the course’s place in Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine region.