The Golf Club at Harbor Shores

The Golf Club at Harbor Shores

Club information
Coordinates	42°07′22″N86°27′38″W / 42.1227°N 86.4606°W / 42.1227; -86.4606
Location	Benton Harbor, Michigan United States
Established	2010
Type	Resort
Operated by	Josh Doxtator, PGA General Manager
Total holes	18
Website	www.harborshoresgolf.com
Designed by	Jack Nicklaus
Par	71
Length	6,852 yards
Course rating	74.7
Slope rating	143

The Golf Club at Harbor Shores is a golf club located in Benton Harbor, Michigan, part of the Harbor Shores development on Lake Michigan.

History

All 18 holes of the course were opened on July 1, 2010. ^[1] The course held its Grand Opening on July 10, 2010, with Johnny Miller, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, and its designer, Jack Nicklaus, in attendance. ^[2]

Controversy

Local residents have taken exception to the golf course using a portion of the public Jean Klock Park for three of its holes. The Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of Harbor Shores to keep the three holes at Jean Klock Park. ^{[3] [4]}

Tournaments

Hole no. 7 at Harbor Shores

Harbor Shores hosted the Senior PGA Championship in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018 and is scheduled to host the tournament in 2022, and 2024. ^[5] Harbor Shores also will also welcome back the Brenda Faxon Invitational in 2022.

Scorecard

The golf course has four distinct sections, as noted on the scorecard. ^[6] The first six holes are inland holes; holes 7, 8, and 9 play through dunes, as they are the closest holes to Lake Michigan. The first four holes on the back nine are woodlands holes; and holes 14-18 are river holes, playing on or near the Paw Paw River.

The Golf Club at Harbor Shores

Tee	Rating/Slope	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Black	74.7 / 143	423	174	324	209	573	417	436	384	578	3518	539	144	412	197	450	549	422	201	420	3334	6852
Grey	70.8 / 137	385	144	311	171	537	389	396	364	558	3255	493	122	378	167	418	510	380	162	397	3027	6282
Gold	70.0 / 135	385	144	311	138	519	364	295	364	522	3042	493	122	364	154	403	510	366	162	397	2971	6013
White	69.1 / 133	372	130	294	138	519	364	295	337	496	2947	439	109	364	154	403	477	366	142	339	2793	5740
SI	Men's	11	17	15	5	7	3	1	9	13		12	18	10	16	4	8	2	14	6
Par		4	3	4	3	5	4	4	4	5	36	5	3	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	35	71
Blue	69.4 / 123	312	97	257	115	451	296	276	272	460	2537	403	89	315	126	349	408	301	109	280	2380	4917
SI	Women's	13	17	9	15	3	1	7	11	5		8	14	12	16	4	2	6	18	10

References

1. "Welcome to Harbor Shores, Home of the 2012 and 2014 Senior PGA Championship Archived 2011-01-10 at the Wayback Machine ". The Golf Club at Harbor Shores official website.
2. Swidwa, Julie (2010-08-11). "'A great day'". The Herald-Palladium . Retrieved 2010-08-18.
3. "Harbor Shores Is Cleared by Courts for Full Operations Archived 2010-10-06 at the Wayback Machine " (press release). The Golf Club at Harbor Shores official website, 2010-02-08.
4. Phllips, Darren (2010-08-18). "Darren Phllips: Harbor Shores gaining welcome publicity". The Herald-Palladium . Retrieved 2010-08-18.
5. Di Carlo, Angelo (2013-07-25). "Senior PGA Championship Returning to Benton Harbor in 2014, 2016 and 2018". WNDU-TV . Retrieved 2013-07-26.
6. "Enable Cookies".

External links

• Official site
• Harbor Shores Development