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 The 18 hole course opened on July 1, 2010."Welcome to Harbor Shores, Home of the 2012 and 2014 Senior PGA Championship ". The Golf Club at Harbor Shores official website. The course held its Grand Opening on July 10, 2010, with Johnny Miller, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, and its designer, Jack Nicklaus, in attendance.
A Colin Montgomerie-designed "Wee Course" opened in 2026.
Controversy Local residents took 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."Harbor Shores Is Cleared by Courts for Full Operations " (press release). The Golf Club at Harbor Shores official website, 2010-02-08.
Tournaments
Harbor Shores hosted or had planned to host the Senior PGA Championship every other year between 2012 and 2024.
Course
The golf course has four distinct sections, as noted on the scorecard. 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.
References
External links Official site Harbor Shores Development