"Golf courses, especially championship-quality, Jack Nicklaus Signature golf courses, are not usually engines of urban rebirth. More often they are associated with the opposite: gated communities in the exurbs. But on Aug. 10, golf will assume this role in Benton Harbor, Mich., when Mr. Nicklaus tees off for the ceremonial opening round at the Golf Club at Harbor Shores, in an exhibition match with Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Johnny Miller.

KOHLER, Wis. - While the sports world is focused upon Whistling Straits this week for the Season's Final Major, The PGA of America announced the results of Wisconsin's Golf Economy Report that underscores the significant impact the game has on the state of Wisconsin.