The Pelican State of Louisiana sits in the Southern Region of the United States and, uniquely, it subdivides itself into parishes, instead of counties. With a strong French and Spanish heritage, plus an infusion of Creole and Cajun culture, Louisiana, especially New Orleans, its largest city, is a very happening place in terms of music and the performing arts in general.
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Unveiled in 2003, Tom Fazio’s course at Squire Creek Country Club occupies a prominent position within an 1,100-acre residential development that lies to the north of Louisiana state.
Fairways at the Country Club of Louisiana are laid out around residential units with several holes routed alongside Selene Bayou. Unusually for a Jack Nicklaus design, five of the greens are totally devoid of bunkers.
TPC Louisiana has hosted the Zurich Classic event on the PGA Tour since 2005 where Pete Dye's stadium course design allows spectators to get up close and personal to the competing professionals.
Metairie Country Club dates back to 1922 and the course is an original Seth Raynor design. Changes have been made to the layout down the years but there’s still plenty of Golden Age character to be savoured here.
Baton Rouge Country Club was formed in 1916 and Rees Jones has extensively upgraded the course in recent years. Much of the work involved replacing tees, bunkers and green complexes.
Located sixty miles from downtown Baton Rouge, the course at Oakbourne Country Club was established in 1958 by Dick Wilson and later upgraded by Joe Finger and Ken Dye.
Folklore has it that pirates and smugglers once buried their loot at Money Hill Plantation, but life is more genteel these days at the Golf & Country Club where Ron Garl laid out a challenging, undulating course for a private community.
The Koasati Pines 18-hole course at the Coushatta Casino Resort is configured in two 9-hole loops each of which start and finish with a demanding par five.
The Arthur Hills-designed golf course at Southern Trace Country Club is a late 1980s vintage with fairways spanning a variety of landscapes, from pine valleys through open meadow to oak woods.
With numerous title sponsors, the PGA Tour’s New Orleans Open or "Classic" was held at English Turn Golf and Country Club on multiple occasions between 1989 and 2006. Designed by Jack Nicklaus, the course has water in play at each and every one of its 18 holes.
