BENTON HARBOR — The PGA of America announced recently that Jeff M. Fettig, Whirlpool Corporation’s chairman of the board of directors, will be the general chair for the 81st KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, to be played May 19-24, 2020, at Harbor Shores.

The general chair acts as an ambassador for senior golf’s most historic and prestigious major championship, the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, and leads an executive committee dedicated to providing a world-class experience for all those involved including the entire Southwest Michigan community. In this role, Fettig will also lead the process to establish the framework to engage and support the 1,600 volunteers who help make the Championship so successful.

Fettig was the CEO of Whirlpool Corporation from 2004 until 2017, the parent company for the Championship’s title sponsor, KitchenAid.