Carter Plantation is located near Baton Rouge and features an 18-hole semi-private golf course opened in 2003 and designed by David Toms. The Villas at Carter Plantation, independently owned and operated from the golf club, feature 7 villas that can break out into 45 guest suites, so they are flexible for both individual and large group stays.…
So many gastronomic treats, so little time. How about this for a perfect day? For breakfast, beignets at Cafe Du Monde. For lunch, a muffuletta at Central Grocery. For dinner, barbecued shrimp at Mr. B's. This doesn't even include the fabulous staples of the area gumbo, jambalaya, steamed crawfish, and shrimp etouffee.
Golfers who will be in town for Jazz Fest or the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (April 24-30) will now have the opportunity to play a brand-new course just minutes from the French Quarter.
The New Orleans golf scene is about to get a brand-new golf course, one that might be worthy of the title of "the next Bethpage Black." Check it out here.
With the long-awaited opening of City Park's new Bayou Oaks Course, New Orleans offers enough great golf for a long weekend. Brandon Tucker soaked in all things NOLA in this latest trip report.
Golfers quit because the game is too difficult, takes too long and is too expensive. Facilities like Audubon Park Golf Course in New Orleans are the solution to all three problems. What's more, the course offers excellent conditioning, scenery and charm -- and it proves you can make a short course as enjoyable as a so-called "championship" layout.
At the TPC Louisiana, Pete Dye put bunkers everywhere. They're in the landing areas and around the greens. Some are huge, like football fields, and 62 are pot bunkers. Other than that, there's not much to contend with - except for the mounds, water, small greens and towering pines and cypress trees. In other words, there's trouble everywhere.
The longtime host of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, semi-private English Turn Golf & Country Club, designed by Jack NIcklaus, is a favorite semi-private course to play in Louisiana.
One of the most accessible courses on the PGA Tour schedule, check out photos of Pete Dye-designed TPC Louisiana, host of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.