I will be spending 4 days in New Orleans in May(11th-14th) and am looking for a couple of good courses to play. I am thinking about the TPC but need some suggestions. Thanks in advance. :coolman:
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English Turn for 1
I play a bit but my Brother plays a lot I will ask him his opinion. He has played every course out there.
Want to grab a beer let me know I'm not far away from NO and actually may be there around that time.
I play a bit but my Brother plays a lot I will ask him his opinion. He has played every course out there.
Want to grab a beer let me know I'm not far away from NO and actually may be there around that time.
Cool, look forward to your Brother's suggestions. I'd be glad to grab a beer if you are around at that time. :beer:
I hate you.
It'll be a solid 2 months before we get any decent golf up here. :bash:
It'll be a solid 2 months before we get any decent golf up here. :bash:
Not to rub it in, but I think I only had to wait through a month and a half of not being able to play. :banana:
Hell I just started back up in Oct. from a 16 year hiatus from the game, and have played nonstop. That's one of the good things about living in south TX. I'm happy with the weather, cause lord knows I need ALOT of practice.
If you want to get out to the course and have a few brews and get some golf in, let me know. I am always up for getting out and hacking it up.
Stampede3's brother here, the TPC is a good course if you like smallish greens but make sure you play a set of tees that you'll have fun playing. If you bite off too much, the day won't be much fun. English Turn is a great course, Jack Nicklaus design with large greens and lots of room off the tee, it is a bit pricey. Outside New Orleans in LaPlace is Belle Terre, a good design that is fun to play. If you want to come up to Baton Rouge, I work at Santa Maria Golf Course, a Robert Trent Jones signature course that is really good for a municipal course. Oak Harbor is to the east of New Orleans in Slidell, a good layout with something unusual for south Louisiana in the fact that it has a "seaside paspallum" (sp) which is a grass designed to handle saltwater due to fact that is sits on Lake Ponchartrain which is a brackish lake. Good luck with whatever course you play, if you decide on a different course than these let me know and I'll give you info on it.
Thanks for the info and if it matters in course selection, my index is 4.3. I am for sure going to play the TPC and looking at the English Turn website it seems to be members only. Oak harbor looks good as well. I plan on playing 2 days but not sure if I'll be renting a car or not. Once again, I appreciate your input and the information. :beer: I'll be spending a bit of time at Harrahs if you want to come have a beer and hit the tables.
At 4.3 you can easily play any tees there and enjoy the round. English Turn is private, but if you do want to play I could call Derek (head pro) and see if it would be possible. I also head to Harrah's occasionally, so a beer or two sounds great.
Harrah's is where I'll be, That is right around my B-day
Carter Plantation in Springfield is a beautiful course, I used to play there every Sunday. Google it. Springfield is about 40 minutes from New Orleans.
Getting on English Turn sounds good if I can get on. If you can give the pro a call and see if its possible and see what the rate will be on Wednesday May 13th that would be awesome. Also I saw the site for Lakewood Country Club and it says it just re-opened in February of this year. Any idea on this course?
Once again, I really appreciate all of the info. :rockon:
Looking into it. Thanks for the lead.
Lakewood did just re-open, it was closed since Katrina. Looking forward to playing it myself as soon as I can get away. It was totally redone, so I can't give you a rundown, maybe by then. I'll call Derek as soon as I can, also Carter is a really good layout, and the customer service is great there.
Looked at Carter on the recommendation from the previous poster and it looks pretty good, but I don't know that I will rent a car and the cab ride might be a little much. It looks as though I have plenty of options so I appreciate all of your help. Ill play the TPC or English Turn(if possible) and one of the others. Looking at the website for Lakewood, it looks pretty good.
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I pm'd you as well but I will be playing either Wednesday or Thursday so whatever day I can get on would be awesome. I don't expect free but that would be a nice bonus. If you can get away and play feel free to join.
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