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Dauphin Highlands Golf Course Closes for Data Center
Dauphin Highlands golf course closes after 30 years to make way for $10 billion data center.
In brief
Dauphin Highlands golf course closes after 30 years to make way for $10 billion data center. Dauphin Highlands golf course closes for $10 billion data center construction after 30 years of operation. Originally reported by Golf.
Dauphin Highlands Golf Course
Dauphin Highlands opened on Labor Day weekend 1995 as a public golf course near Harrisburg, Pa.
“It looked like it’d been there forever”
Last Day of Operation
Dauphin Highlands closed on Monday for its final day of operation before data center construction.
Data Center Deal
Dauphin County General Authority sold the course to a Texas-based data center developer for $45 million.
Financial Reasons
The course had $13 million in debt and was losing money, prompting the sale to a data center developer.
Final Golf Day
Over 300 golfers attended Dauphin Highlands for one final loop on Monday.
Golf Course History
The land was previously a Bethlehem Steel Corporation retreat before becoming a golf course in 1995.
Last Group
Tim Birney, Fred DeCock, and Joe Navin played their final round with naked flagsticks.
“That’s OK”
Final Thoughts
Tim Birney said the course closure was 'very upsetting' and 'an honor and a privilege' to work there.
“It’s been an honor and a privilege to work here”
The big picture
Dauphin Highlands golf course closes for $10 billion data center construction after 30 years of operation.
