Harbor Shores Golf Club
About Harbor Shores Golf Club
Harbor Shores is an 18-hole public course in Benton Harbor, Michigan, designed by Nicklaus Design as a Jack Nicklaus Signature layout and set within a waterfront beach, golf and residential community on Lake Michigan, roughly 90 minutes from Chicago.
The routing moves through four distinct terrains. Holes 1 through 6 play across inland ground, while 7, 8 and 9 run through dunes with views of Lake Michigan. Holes 10 through 13 turn into woodlands, winding among rolling hills, ravines and hardwood forest, and the closing stretch from 14 to 18 borders the Paw Paw River, Ox Creek and the surrounding wetlands.
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The course has hosted the Senior PGA Championship several times since 2012, marking the event's first staging in Michigan, and was developed as part of revitalization efforts in the Benton Harbor and St. Joseph communities.
At a glance
- Access
- Public · Resort
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 71
- Length
- 6,734 yards
- Tees
- 9 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 73.6 / 146 slope
- Architect
- Jack Nicklaus
- Opened
- 2010
- Difficulty
- Average
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 35 | 71 | ||
| Handicap | 11 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 6 | |||||
| BLACK | 420 | 169 | 318 | 201 | 566 | 420 | 430 | 381 | 560 | 530 | 137 | 409 | 192 | 438 | 537 | 418 | 190 | 418 | 3465 | 3269 | 6,734 | 71 | 73.6/146 |
| BLACK/GOLD | 420 | 141 | 318 | 158 | 530 | 420 | 396 | 381 | 560 | 530 | 137 | 378 | 167 | 408 | 537 | 380 | 190 | 418 | 3324 | 3145 | 6,469 | 71 | 72.2/142 |
| GOLD | 385 | 141 | 305 | 158 | 530 | 389 | 396 | 364 | 530 | 475 | 122 | 378 | 167 | 408 | 487 | 380 | 154 | 390 | 3198 | 2961 | 6,159 | 71 | 70.9/139 |
| GOLD/WHITE | 369 | 117 | 305 | 158 | 530 | 364 | 295 | 364 | 530 | 475 | 122 | 364 | 167 | 394 | 487 | 352 | 137 | 390 | 3032 | 2888 | 5,920 | 71 | 69.6/135 |
| WHITE | 369 | 117 | 288 | 132 | 512 | 364 | 295 | 337 | 522 | 423 | 109 | 364 | 154 | 394 | 446 | 352 | 137 | 331 | 2936 | 2710 | 5,646 | 71 | 67.9/131 |
| WHITE ALTERNATE | 369 | 117 | 288 | 132 | 512 | 250 | 295 | 337 | 522 | 423 | 109 | 364 | 154 | 394 | 446 | 352 | 137 | 331 | 2822 | 2710 | 5,532 | 71 | 67.4/129 |
| WHITE/BLUE | 307 | 117 | 288 | 109 | 444 | 296 | 295 | 337 | 460 | 423 | 109 | 315 | 154 | 349 | 446 | 290 | 137 | 331 | 2653 | 2554 | 5,207 | 71 | 66.7/124 |
| BLUE | 307 | 93 | 251 | 109 | 444 | 296 | 276 | 272 | 460 | 389 | 89 | 315 | 126 | 349 | 392 | 290 | 108 | 276 | 2508 | 2334 | 4,842 | 71 | 65.0/117 |
| BLUE ALTERNATE | 307 | 93 | 251 | 109 | 444 | 181 | 276 | 272 | 460 | 389 | 89 | 315 | 126 | 349 | 392 | 290 | 108 | 276 | 2393 | 2334 | 4,727 | 71 | 64.3/116 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Harbor Shores Golf Club
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK | 73.6 | 146 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 49 |
| BLACK/GOLD | 72.2 | 142 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 33 | 39 | 46 |
| GOLD | 70.9 | 139 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 44 |
| GOLD/WHITE | 69.6 | 135 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 42 |
| WHITE | 67.9 | 131 | -3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 39 |
| WHITE ALTERNATE | 67.4 | 129 | -4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 37 |
| WHITE/BLUE | 66.7 | 124 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 35 |
| BLUE | 65.0 | 117 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 31 |
| BLUE ALTERNATE | 64.3 | 116 | -7 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 30 |
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