About
Situated just 25 minutes outside of New Orleans, Oak Harbor Golf Club is one of the area's most popular courses. The course is a challenging test without being too intimidating for beginners. It offers risk-reward holes that will appeal to low and high handicappers alike. Lee Schmidt, who worked closely with Pete Dye, designed the golf course, and incorporated many of Dye's signature features into the design. Sculpted mounding and native grasses frame the generous landing areas and you'll even find Dye's trademark railroad ties framing the greens. There are also several lakes that come into play throughout. Oak Harbor Golf Club's seventh and 15th holes are particularly notable for their intimidating tee shots over water. If you strategize carefully, the four par 5s provide some birdie opportunities but you'll have to carefully navigate through a combination of water, traps, and undulations.
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Top Courses in Louisiana(2020 #12)
Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by btconner on 02/17/2026
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Photo submitted by btconner on 02/17/2026
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Photo submitted by btconner on 02/17/2026
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Photo submitted by Michael7209760 on 07/06/2025
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Bare areas on fairway Photo submitted by baranjr on 05/11/2025
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Green conditions Photo submitted by baranjr on 05/11/2025
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Standing water example Photo submitted by baranjr on 05/11/2025
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Tee box conditions Photo submitted by baranjr on 05/11/2025
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Photo submitted by GlennBaham21 on 10/02/2020
Golfer Reviews
Tee boxes need work
The greens were in great shape but The fairways and tee boxes were not good.. uneven and a lot of bare spots,
Holes 1and 2 have been under repair for over a month. The first hole has a large deep hole with water in it about 15 yards in front of the green. Lost one ball in that one. The second hole has a deep ditch about 20 yards wide right in the middle of the fairway. I’ve lost two balls in that hole. Other than that, the course is a good deal.
Great greens, rough tee boxes
Check in straightforward, range balls are very old. The range is large with many hitting stations. The hitting stations are rough, they need to be filled and repositioned more frequently. Chipping and putting areas are both real nice. The practice bunker is very rough and basically not useable.
The course layout can be very challenging based on tee box selection and winds. Not a walking friendly course though. Lots of water to negotiate on course. Three of four par 3’s have carries over water - if you take the pin on. Some form of water comes in play on nearly every hole All the greens are maintained nicely.
Tee boxes are very rough! Some are so bad you’re looking to place your tee where footing is stable versus picking a shot shape. Course has obvious drainage issues and the maintenance staff is working to fix them. Bumpy Terrain on Hard packed areas that follow water drainage and cart traffic short cuts. Use caution when Driving across fairways lots of deep potholes, many are labeled but not all. Nearly every green side bunker has wet or packed sand.
No bev cart service, 19th hole lacking.
The review may read gloom but the course is really nice to play, staff is great don’t let this review deter you from playing this course.
Great value
Some of the fairways were dug up as work seems to progressing on the drainage system but the overall course condition was fine. We got a great afternoon golf now hot deal and it was great value.
A waste of money!
Oak Harbor has always been a "first" choice of mine to play. I'm from New Orleans but now, based on my profession, I live in the suburbs of Cincinnati. I was home for a quick weekend and decided to get a round in. Called one of my golfing buddies and headed out to Oak Harbor. The course didn't bother to put anything on GolfNow of how much work they're doing to and on the course. The greens we fine but on almost every hole there was so much "ground under repair"! In some spots whole patches of dirt took over the fairways. Truly sad and a "huge" waste of money. The course looked like a goat ranch.