L'Auberge Casino Resort is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and home to a 1,000-room hotel, live casino gaming and 18-hole golf course onsite designed by Tom Fazio. L'Auberge is part of the MyChoice rewards program that includes other various resort brands including Margaritaville and Boomtown. Amenities at the property include multiple pools,…
The Golden Nugget Lake Charles is a casino resort on the shoreline with 1,100 guest rooms and an 18-hole golf course designed by Todd Eckenrode and opened in 2014. Room types start at 500 square feet and range up to suites 1,000-2,000 square feet in size. Amenities for guests include a two-acre pool and lazy river, private beachfront and marina,…
Combine a host of new casinos with Cajun food and music and it's tough for visitors to Lake Charles, Louisiana city not to live up to the area's mantra: "Laissez les bon temps rouler (Let the good times roll)." There are plenty of good times to be had for golfers as Lake Charles has a small but diverse collection of quality courses.
There pretty much isn't anything black and white about Gray Plantation Golf Club in Lake Charles, La. There are risk-reward decisions throughout this Rocky Roquemore-designed course. Gray Plantation starts slowly, but once the sixth hole hits it's full speed ahead. Mike Bailey has more.
Contraband Bayou Golf Club, which opened in 2005, has gone through much in its short existence. It's been through two hurricanes, a down economy, suffered the economic effects of the Gulf oil disaster and has already undergone a renovation. Still, excellent conditions and an excellent test of golf make Contraband Bayou worth the trip to Lake Charles, La., Mike Bailey writes.
Given that Gray Plantation is tucked away in Southwest Louisiana, Director of Golf Neel DeRouen was shocked when a national magazine listed his track among the top public courses in the U.S. This secluded Lake Charles course, which topped the likes of Bay Hill, and Torrey Pines, offers plenty of trouble and the back nine is as thrilling a round as you'll play. In terms of value, Gray Plantation is difficult to beat, writes Jason Scott.
A reader in Louisiana asks Golf Advisor to name some affordable vacation spots where he could take his three young sons. Mike Bailey responds with some helpful tips, beginning with the Lake Charles area.
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