Golf in Benton Harbor

Benton Harbor is a Berrien County city on the St. Joseph River and Lake Michigan whose identity is deeply connected to the Whirlpool Corporation, which has headquartered in the twin cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph for over a century. The city has faced significant economic challenges but has been the focus of major redevelopment investments, most notably the Harbor Shores development that includes the Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course on a brownfield site that transformed an environmental liability into one of Michigan's most acclaimed recreational golf destinations. Harbor Shores has hosted the Senior PGA Championship multiple times, bringing national attention to a community working to redefine its identity through thoughtful brownfield transformation and public-private partnership.