# Dauphin Highlands Golf Course Closes for Data Center

> Dauphin Highlands golf course closes after 30 years to make way for $10 billion data center.
- Title: Dauphin Highlands Golf Course Closes for Data Center · Golf
- Summary: 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…
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- Source: Golf — https://golf.com/news/dauphin-highlands-emotional-farewell
- Published: 2026-10-13T18:54:50+00:00
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## 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
## Key takeaway

Dauphin Highlands golf course closes for $10 billion data center construction after 30 years of operation.