The 2015 Sr. PGA Championship at French Lick Resort, the 2016 Sr. PGA Championship at Harbor Shores next May, The 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Haven/Kohler Wisconsin this August. See PGA.Com for tickets and more.

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Kerry Haigh PGA Chief Championships Officer

The Golf Club at Harbor Shores in conjunction with the PGA of America held a media day yesterday to give notice about some changes to the golf course that the golfing public and the tour players will find when they play Harbor Shores going forward.

Those changes were done for the most part on six holes of the golf course. The famed 10th green, often a subject of conversation, but also the site of of course designer Jack Nicklaus making his famed 100 foot putt during the Champions for Change event was not altered. One of the most visible changes came on the scenic but elevated 7th hole, where the green sits atop large sand dunes. From the top of the green, golfers have a great view of the beach and Lake Michigan.

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There was several presentations during the press conference and one of them was made by Kerry Haigh the PGA’s Chief Championships Officer. Haigh is in charge of course set up for the PGA’s major championships.

Below is Haigh’s presentation, followed by his interview with BIG 3 Partners Tim Cronin, Len Ziehm and your’s truly.

Click here to hear the interview with Kerry Haigh of the PGA.

During his presentation, Haigh spoke about the Harbor Shores Golf Course. During his interview with the BIG 3 Partners, talked about course set up for a double dose of Dye, Pet Dye that is with the Sr. PGA Championship coming to the Dye Course at French Lick Resort later this month, and the Dye designed Whistling Straits Course in Haven Wisconsin home of the PGA Championship this August. Haigh addressed the bunker issues at Whistling Straits and how the PGA plans to try and make sure another incident like Dustin Johnson had in 2010 does not repeat itself.

Haigh was asked about standout Chicago area courses Cog Hill #4,and Medinah  #3 and what future they might have in hosting a major PGA event in the future.

The Gog Blog will take a look at the changes that were made to the Harbor Shores Golf Club, and with the support of legend Jack Nicklaus the course designer. The changes include the regrassing of the greens and changes to the green surfaces on a few holes.