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nniversaries are the perfect
occasion for celebration,
reflection and looking ahead.
As Harbor Shores Golf Club,
every-other-year host of the KitchenAid
Senior PGA Championship, and its
surrounding 550-acre community marks
its first 10 years, the transformative
impact the development has had on
the Lake Michigan shoreline town of
Benton Harbor, Michigan is humbling
to consider. Harbor Shores stands as a
remarkable testament to an inspirational
vision made possible by $900 million in
strategic investments and a collective
set of projects and collaborating
community leaders and organizations,
led by the Whirlpool Company.
The opening of Harbor Shores Golf
Club in 2010 signaled a monumental
turning point in Benton Harbor's history.
The 6,852-yard, par-71 Jack Nicklaus
Signature design is the centerpiece
of the $500 million Harbor Shores
development on the shores of Lake
Michigan and the Paw Paw River. The
direct spike in jobs, redevelopment, new
homebuyers, tax base, vacationers and
civic pride is almost incomprehensible
when one considers what stood on
these shores just a decade ago.
"As fun and engaging as the golf course
experience is at Harbor Shores, it's
impossible to forget the purpose
and history of this project and this
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