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Oak Harbor Golf Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6897 yards | 73.6 | 143 |
| White | 72 | 6282 yards | 70.5 | 132 |
| Gold | 72 | 5796 yards | 68.5 | 128 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5226 yards | 70.5 | 126 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 73.1/141 | 364 | 541 | 386 | 370 | 210 | 424 | 170 | 476 | 534 | 3475 | 385 | 339 | 537 | 193 | 450 | 174 | 379 | 512 | 453 | 3422 | 6897 |
| White M: 70.3/130 | 339 | 484 | 349 | 335 | 175 | 383 | 155 | 442 | 497 | 3159 | 367 | 309 | 508 | 167 | 395 | 162 | 341 | 472 | 402 | 3123 | 6282 |
| Gold M: 68.1/123 W: 73.8/135 | 313 | 465 | 330 | 288 | 158 | 350 | 143 | 383 | 469 | 2899 | 350 | 251 | 487 | 154 | 360 | 123 | 338 | 459 | 375 | 2897 | 5796 |
| Red M: 65.6/112 W: 70.4/125 | 248 | 446 | 305 | 284 | 108 | 311 | 116 | 383 | 430 | 2631 | 318 | 251 | 433 | 143 | 335 | 79 | 280 | 410 | 346 | 2595 | 5226 |
| Handicap | 9 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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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
A very challenging course.
The slope rating is higher than the average course. Which means that you don't have many relaxing shots. Water comes into play on 15 holes of the course. So bring plenty of balls. It is a very challenging course and in the end you are going to say, " man that was tough ".
So good luck and take the challenge.
Had a great time. Only criticism is that bunkers had a lot of rocks and hard sand in them. Other than that the course is in great shape
Great value for the money
Worth the money best courae in Slidell. Green as are in great shape
Always On Point
This place is always on point justin & gus are always friendly
On the Way Back
I've played this course many times over the years. It has seen it's ups and downs. But the layout itself remains a solid one and a good test.
The course is on it's way back to greatness. The new owner will undoubtedly put a great deal of time and effort into making this course all it can be.
For the time being, it is a work in progress. They haven't had rain in a while so the course is hard and fast. There are a couple of rough fairways. The greens were all in good shape, but a bit hairy and slow on the day I played.
They have eliminated some useless bunkers and are making the course more user friendly overall.
Under new ownership and a lot being done to improve.
First of all, I'm not writing this review to make this golf course look better than 3 stars if it's not. Second, this course is much better than a 3 star, and my opinion it's on its' way to a 4 1/2 stars rating. I play regularly and at many different courses in the states, and I can say that right now, Oak Harbor Golf Club is just as good as some of the 4 stars courses I played. Yes many improvements lately has help with this review. In the last 4 months the owner has made great improvements and it don't look like he is going to slow down.
This course is very challenging and that may be why many golfers rate this course bad instead of rating themselves. With all that said, I feel that OAK HARBOR GOLF CLUB is going to be for the money, best in the New Orleans area.
At this time, the course is in great shape.
Nice course
This course is under new ownership and it shows. Granted, there are things that need attention like the bunkers, but this course is on the way to staking it's claim as the best semi-private course for miles around. Condition is very good. Nice definition of fairways and rough, greens are good and layout makes you think. Fairways are as good as they have been in a decade. Exciting to see what's happening at this course. Well worth playing. If you play this layout well, you'll play well anywhere.
terrible golf course
i've played here throughout the years. conditions have been gradually going downhill. bunkers are bad. fairways barely have any grass, its hard as a rock. forget about taking a divot. you might injure your joints or tear a muscle. i would never come back. i'd rather drive 20-30 minutes and play better courses in mississippi. i don't know how this place is still open.
save yourself the time and money and go somewhere else.
Good times
Had a good day on the course. The course was in great shape, for all the rain we had.
Course needs work
Course needs work on fairways, greens, bunkers. Think greens were recently spiked. Fairways are not in good condition nor are bunkers. Great layout though. Nothing wrong that some influx of money wouldn't correct
Great Layout...However
Great Layout however theT maintenance of course left a lot to be desired. Little to no sand in the bunkers and the fairways were in poor condition.
Great challenging course minutes from New Orleans.
Always a good trip to Oak Harbor. Greens in great shape.
Good Value
Oak Harbor is a great public course. It's well maintained and offers a great challenge. What you get for the money is well worth it.
Has some challenging holes and an Island green
Course is always in great shape and plays quickly.
nice lay out. greens are top notch
we played in 3 and half hours which makes it nice not to be out in the heat too long. The greens are in perfect condition and played very nicely. Course is kept up all the time. This is a course that I would join to be a member and play all the time. The staff is a very pleasant to deal with and a great driving range, putting area, and chipping area to practice all the time. Recommend if you never played there to go and play.
