The Golf Club at Harbor Shores
Encyclopedia
The The Golf Club at Harbor Shores is a golf club
located in Benton Harbor, Michigan
, part of the Harbor Shores development on Lake Michigan
.
, Arnold Palmer
, Tom Watson
, and its designer, Jack Nicklaus, in attendance.
for three of its holes.
Country club
A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...
located in Benton Harbor, Michigan
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan which is located west of Kalamazoo. The population was 10,038 at the 2010 census. It is the lesser populated of the two principal cities included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a...
, part of the Harbor Shores development on Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
.
History
All 18 holes of the course were opened on July 1, 2010. The course held its Grand Opening on July 10, 2010, with Johnny MillerJohnny Miller
John Laurence Miller is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s; he ranked second in the world on Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in both 1974 and 1975 behind Jack Nicklaus. He is currently the lead golf...
, Arnold Palmer
Arnold Palmer
Arnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955...
, Tom Watson
Tom Watson (golfer)
Thomas Sturges Watson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and now mostly on the Champions Tour....
, and its designer, Jack Nicklaus, in attendance.
Controversy
Local residents have taken exception to the golf course using a portion of the public Jean Klock ParkJean Klock Park
Jean Klock Park is an historic city park along Lake Michigan in Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States. In 1917, J. N. Klock and his wife Carrie bought a significant stretch of lakeshore including tall dunes and of shoreline from E. K. Warren, donor of Warren Dunes, and deeded the land to the City...
for three of its holes.