Why does Harbor Shores need to build a golf course in the park?
Golf is a requirement for Harbor Shores. The golf course will serve as catalyst to stimulate development of land that has been barren for more than 20 years. Without an outstanding golf course, Harbor Shores Community Redevelopment, Inc. sees no way to bring needed investment into the Benton Harbor Community. “Ordinary golf courses today are struggling financially. To be viable, a course must attract golfers from outside the immediate vicinity. Mr. Nicklaus puts his signature on only the very best courses and they must have distinctive elements. Harbor Shores made it clear the development had to be in the Benton Harbor city limits. Mr. Nicklaus saw this location, with holes in and around Lake Michigan, as meeting his stringent Jack Nicklaus Signature Course guidelines.
