Harbor Shores Resort host of the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, which returned this year to one of the most inspirational Jack Nicklaus Signature designs. The oldest senior major championship has been an every-other-year staple in Southwest Michigan since 2012, thanks to the support from Whirlpool and KitchenAid.
And while the 2020 event was canceled due to the pandemic, the buildup for the event returning for the fourth time this past Memorial Day weekend was as exciting as this year’s Champion, Steven Alker from New Zealand, shooting a final round 63. When a course hosts a major, visitors typically arrive on the first tee with elevated expectations. Golfers at Harbor Shores can walk in the shoes of players like this year’s champion.
If you’re seeking a bucket list destination that also hosts one of the top majors, consider Harbor Shores Resort. Fly into the city’s Southwest Michigan Airport, which only accommodates private aircraft, and you’ll see endless miles of sandy beaches and the scenic routing of the course that Nicklaus boldly tabbed as one of his 18 favorite designs of all time.
This top golf destination offers quality championship golf, luxurious accommodations, exquisite dining options, and entertaining non-golf activities. Imagine walking the fairways with the legends of the game one day, and then hitting shots from similar spots and conditions the next.
This Nicklaus design is also the centerpiece of a massive development that changed the landscape of the Benton Harbor community. During World War II, local Whirlpool plants and factories were transformed into F.D.R.’s arsenal of democracy, manufacturing components for fighter planes. The city then evolved into a vibrant manufacturing center in the 1950s and 1960s, only to see it all disappear over the next 20 years — prompting community leaders to recognize that change was desperately needed. Over the past decade, revitalized areas and multi-purpose developments have sprung up around the course, including multiple residential communities and a luxurious riverside boutique hotel.
Nicklaus created a wonderful routing that runs over four remarkably diverse terrains in a spectacular topographical locale. The beginning six holes meander the Inland terrain through beautiful wetland areas. Holes 7-9 wind along a dramatically exposed dunes-scape with awe-inspiring views of Lake Michigan. Holes 10-13 play through woodlands terrain and wind through rolling hills, ravines,…
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