Carter Plantation

Course is playing great right now- keeps getting better by the week. Have been continuing to bring some new faces out and we’ve all been happy- highly recommendable to get out and play.

Played last year and it was in 10 times better condition.

For the price you got to have it stay up.

Greens were bumpy because they had been punched and the grass had grown back in.

Fairways were bare in many spots and the sand traps were not raked at start of day.

The layout is always challenging.

The pace of play was good.

It's a good course but will wait until they get it back up like before.

Maybe it's because we drove an hour to get there and paid almost $60.

One of the young staff guys needs a lesson on friendliness and I will leave it at that.

Great job here David Toms! So happy I found this course!!!

Course is really nice! I have played here before. Pace of play is always good. Staff is very friendly!

Only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because the holes are not marked with signage.

Very challenging, with lots of bunkers protecting greens!! Bring your iron game!!

Really Is a must play course for Louisiana residents and visitors!!!

I was misled..You have this course rated a 5 star...That is very incorrect....5 Star Courses don't have CRAP Grass growing on the tees and sides of the greens....Fairways had bare places and CRAP Grass in them...Carts didn't have GPS Screens???? The people that rated this course a 5 Star need to play one....They are badly mistaken...

Everything was nice can't wait to play there again

Two days of heavy rains preceeding round but coarse was in good shape. Fairways were a little damp but greens were in great shape. On course facilities were nice and clean. Staff are always helpful and cheerful. No problems with carts or facilities. I really enjoyed the terrain with all the contours on the greens . Lots of water on this course , which I enjoy also. Only drawback on this particular day was the sand traps still had rain water in some of them. just stay out of the sand.

There is a lot to like about Carter Plantation. The course layout is very good and it is a course you can walk. The greens are in great shape and are just a little above average on speed.

The course allows you to play a lot of different shot shapes and is fairly open so its fun. The course was wet so it played a little longer than normal but still can score. This is a course I am looking forward to playing once the weather gets nice and the grass is growing.

New Orleans has golf courses, but not a lot of them, and the ones that are in the immediate vicinity often are short on charm. Sometimes, it's a good choice to venture away from the city and find some other great options. Carter Plantation in the little town of Springfield is about an hour northwest of the city and well work every second you'll spend driving to it.

I'd not played Carter in about 3 years so it's always interesting to see how layouts mature, change, and develop over time. I remember playing it within it's first year of opening and thinking how nice the place was. Well, it still does not disappoint.

We've been getting pounded by our traditional summer showers in the area and Carter was not exception. The course was damp, really wet in a few places, but with the only standing water in the bunkers, that was OK. The course drains amazingly.

After a relatively easy first hole, the second ramps up with a shallow green which has some funky angles to it. Follow that up with a mid-length par 3 with a green so deep you could hit 3-4 different clubs on the hole. The course begins in lowland wetlands and then moves up into pine wetlands by the time you reach the par 4 9th hole.

During high season, at the turn there used to be a little halfway house, but when we played it was closed. However, the 9th isn't terribly far from the clubhouse should you require an ice chest refill.

The back starts similar to the front, just with the holes playing a bit tougher.

The notable holes on the course are the Par 4 8th, a hard dogleg right and across a pond. PLAYER TIP NUMBER ONE - don't try to cut the corner across the near bunker on the dogleg - the water comes into play quickly. Your target should be the middle to right edge of the farther bunker with a fairway wood or hybrid.

The next notable hole is the Par 5 13th hole. Plenty long, it is generous off the tee (although 2 bunkers squeeze the landing area) and on the layup, but the green is fronted by bunkers and backed by water.

The short Par 4 14th is drive-able, but bunkers make your shot a challenge, particularly if you roll off the back of the green because the green slopes severely from back to front. There is no good bailout if you miss the green either.

The final notable hole is the par 3 17th. Water on the left and bunkers on the right as well as a well canted green make this one tough, although picturesque.

I played with my golf club, so my rates aren't indicative of what they normally charge. I've played it on the regular for as little as $49 and as much as $70. Again, it drains well and that's important in the summer here. The bunkers need some work, excessive rain has washed a good bit of sand from them, and many of them are packed solid from the rain. In the summer be prepared for hot. Great course, among the BEST in the New Orleans area. Even though it's an hour away, because New Orleans is so starved for quality courses, this has to be included amongst the highest quality in the region.

I play this course several times a year as I have a vacation home only 10 minutes away. The course was is great shape and the greens are transitioning to winter. One thing that was different about this trip is that my wife wanted to ride along with me and they charge me $25.00 for her to ride! The same holds true if you bring a child or grandchild with you, so just know that you will be charged. This doesn't make sense at all. If they have a problem with their residents using too many carts, they need to take it up with them and not charge the public who pay for the majority of the rounds.

After being rained out three days in a row on our Gulf Coast golf trip . the sun came out as we were driving through Carter Plantation area. We made a call and they were able to get us on with 45 minutes.

The staff was very friendly on the phone and upon arrival. Cart path only for the day , which was understandable, and not much of an issue as the pace of play was great.

The course was in very nice condition and the greens are very true and oh so subtle. Read them carefully and believe what you read after a second look that is.

The course could use a few signs on cart paths poiting some direction…mostly not an issue but two spots were a bit confusing even though we guessed correctly both times.

They should warn you that the front nine does not pass the clubhouse when they do not have a halfway house open. This also did not ruin the round for us but something that should be taken into consideration for any new golfers to the course.

Still we had a great time and enjoyed our round at Craters Plantation

I was really impressed with the layout, conditions and scenery of this course. I played the TPC and English Turn. Both are different style layouts but neither was any more challenging or in better condition than Carter's. If I was a golfer visiting NOLA and wanted a $60 course to play, this should be on the top of your list. It's about an hour drive from town but still not bad when one considers the overall value.