Best golf courses in Louisiana.

Springfield, LA

Carter Plantation Golf Course is part of a resort community in Springfield, Louisiana, bordering the Blood River. The 18-hole, par-72 layout stretches to more than 7,000 yards and was the first golf course design by PGA champion and Louisiana native David Toms. The course moves through live oak flats, cypress wetlands, and upland terrain. It has hosted the Blood River 4-Ball tournament among other events.

Avondale, LA

TPC Louisiana is an 18-hole, par-72 championship course in Avondale, Louisiana. Designed by Pete Dye, it opened in 2004 and hosts the PGA Tour's Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The course features dramatic mounding, large waste bunkers, and challenging greens, all integrated with the natural wetlands and cypress forests. Over 100 bunkers and many water hazards require precise play. The par-5 18th hole is a memorable finish, offering risk-reward options with water on the left.

Kinder, LA

Koasati Pines at Coushatta is an 18-hole, par-72 resort course in Kinder, Louisiana, developed by the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana as part of Coushatta Casino Resort. Designed by Kevin Tucker, it opened in 2002 and plays up to 7,617 yards from the Black tees, with a 76.2 rating and 135 slope. The course runs through wetlands lined with pines and oaks, with 65 acres of lakes worked into the routing. A bonus 19th hole, called the Gambling Hole, features an island green. It is open to resort guests and the public.

Last verified 2026-09-17

Alexandria, LA

Mike Young's links-style muni in central Louisiana.

Gonzales, LA

Pelican Point Golf Club is set behind the historic Houmas House Plantation in Gonzales, Louisiana, along the Mississippi River corridor south of Baton Rouge, on land that was formerly a sugar cane farm. Developer Douglas Diez opened the Links course in 1998, with design work credited to Ferris Land Design, blending a British links look with Louisiana scenery and roughly 30 acres of lakes. A second nine, the Lakes course, followed in 2002. The Links layout offers generous fairways, large greens and several tee options, with a par-5 16th playing to an island green among its more notable holes. The club operates as a semi-private facility surrounded by residential development, offering members and outside guests access to golf, a restaurant and other amenities.

New Orleans, LA

English Turn Golf & Country Club is a private club in the English Turn neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. The par-72 championship course, measuring 7,078 yards from the back tees, was designed by Jack Nicklaus and opened in 1988. It is the home course for the Tulane Green Wave and New Orleans Privateers college golf teams and formerly hosted a PGA Tour event. Meandering lagoons and oak trees line the fairways throughout the layout.

Lake Charles, LA

Tom Fazio resort course at Golden Nugget Lake Charles

Delhi, LA

State park golf on the Audubon Golf Trail, just off I-20.

Westlake, LA

Dave Bennett public course 15 minutes from Lake Charles.

Patterson, LA

Atchafalaya Golf Course sits at Idlewild in Patterson, Louisiana, on the edge of the Atchafalaya Basin. Opened in 2006, the 18-hole, par-72 layout was designed by Robert von Hagge with Rick Smelek and Michael Baril, stretching to more than 7,500 yards across 175 acres. The course incorporates five lakes and roughly ten native wetland areas, with holes named for cultural features of the surrounding basin. It has hosted intercollegiate and Louisiana high school tournaments and draws golfers from New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette.

Baton Rouge, LA

Santa Maria Golf Course is a public course operated by BREC in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, located about a mile off Highland Road near Interstate 10. It was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and is the only Robert Trent Jones course in Louisiana, built across 150 acres of rolling terrain with 15 lakes and two natural waterways. The par-72 layout measures 6,969 yards from its championship tees, with Bermuda fairways, sand and grass bunkers, and mature oak trees framing the holes. A Spanish-style clubhouse houses a pro shop, restaurant and fitness center, and the course regularly hosts local amateur tournaments, including the Baton Rouge Open. Tee times can be booked up to six days in advance.

Many, LA

Cypress Bend Golf Resort is an 18-hole championship golf course in Many, Louisiana, on the shores of Toledo Bend Lake. The course is part of Cypress Bend Resort, which includes lodging and is affiliated with the Louisiana Audubon Golf Trail. It was strategically redesigned in 2024 as part of a broader resort reconstruction and features ten holes along the waterfront. The layout is operated as a resort facility rather than a private club.

Lafayette, LA

Farm d'Allie Golf Club sits on bottomland known locally as Beau Bassin in Carencro, near Lafayette, Louisiana, once part of the historic Mississippi riverbed. The 215-acre property includes the Coteau Ridge, one of the highest points in Lafayette Parish, and was previously used for row crops, cattle grazing and horseback riding. The golf course was designed by Jeffery D. Blume and opened in February 2003, following the earlier opening of a practice and teaching facility on the same land in 2000. Fourteen interconnected lakes serve as an irrigation reservoir and come into play throughout the round. The par-72 course plays to roughly 7,000 yards from the back tees across six sets of tees, with fairways cut into gumbo-type soil sculpted to add elevation change. The club includes a teaching facility with an LPGA-certified instructor.

Slidell, LA

Oak Harbor Golf Club sits in Slidell, Louisiana, near Interstate 10 and about 25 minutes from downtown New Orleans, on a site crossed by bayou waterways. Architect Lee Schmitt, who worked under both Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus earlier in his career, laid railroad ties and bulkheads along many of the water hazards, a style reminiscent of Dye's work. The 18-hole layout opened in 1992 and includes four reachable par 5s along with a mix of shorter and longer par 4s; water comes into play on roughly a dozen holes. Generous fairways are balanced by well-bunkered, elevated greens that demand an accurate approach. Oak Harbor plays to a par of 72 at around 6,885 yards from the back tees and operates as a semi-private club with a clubhouse, snack bar and outing services for both members and public play.

Shreveport, LA

Shreveport's longest city course.

Gretna, LA

Timberlane Country Club is a golf course in Gretna, Louisiana, on the west bank of the Mississippi River across from New Orleans. Founded in 1959 and designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., it was the first private golf club on the west bank and stretches to more than 7,100 yards through mature oak-lined fairways. The club, now operating as Timberlane Golf & Recreation, also includes a swimming pool, fitness center, and other recreational amenities alongside its golf course.

New Orleans, LA

Bayou Oaks at City Park is a public golf complex in New Orleans' historic City Park, where golf has been played since 1902. Hurricane Katrina forced a complete closure in 2005, and the South Course reopened in 2017 following a redesign by Rees Jones and Greg Muirhead of Rees Jones, Inc., in association with Torre Design Consortium. The 18-hole, par-72 South Course plays to 7,297 yards from the back tees with 46 bunkers and multiple water hazards. The North Course, the only original layout to survive Katrina, reopened in 2008. The facility is owned by New Orleans City Park and operated by the Bayou District Foundation.

Plaquemine, LA

The Island Golf Course is an 18-hole public course in Plaquemine, Louisiana, built on a 160-acre property featuring nine man-made lakes that come into play on 17 of its 18 holes. The championship layout plays to just under 7,000 yards from the professional tees, with tee options for average, senior, and women golfers. The routing has the front nine played clockwise and the back nine counterclockwise, with a clubhouse overlooking the ninth and eighteenth greens.

Baton Rouge, LA

LSU Golf Course was an 18-hole public course on the Louisiana State University campus in Baton Rouge, located off Gourrier Avenue. Designed in 1961 by Al Michael and Phil Thomson, the flat layout served students and the public for more than six decades. LSU announced in 2026 that the course would permanently close, with its last day of public play in May and full shutdown of operations set for June 30, 2026, for financial reasons. It is distinct from the University Club of Baton Rouge, the private David Toms/Jim Lipe-designed course that now serves as the home course for LSU's golf teams.

Haughton, LA

Olde Oaks Golf Club is an 18-hole daily-fee golf course in Haughton, Louisiana, in the Shreveport-Bossier City area. The course was designed in collaboration with Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton and is marketed as northwest Louisiana's premier public golf facility. It operates alongside its sister facility, The Golf Club at StoneBridge in nearby Bossier City, under shared ownership. As of recent reports, portions of the course have faced maintenance-related closures.

Bossier City, LA

The Golf Club at StoneBridge is an 18-hole golf course in Bossier City, Louisiana, serving the Shreveport-Bossier City area. It operates alongside its sister course, Olde Oaks Golf Club in nearby Haughton, together offering 45 holes of golf under shared ownership. The StoneBridge clubhouse spans roughly 10,000 square feet and supports member and guest dining and events. The club is positioned as an elegant, exclusive facility within the StoneBridge residential development.

Natchitoches, LA

Northwestern Hills Golf Course is an 18-hole public golf course in Natchitoches, Louisiana, part of the Robert W. Wilson Recreation Complex at Northwestern State University. Built in 1980, the course plays to a modest length of roughly 2,670 yards per nine and is open year-round. It serves the university community as well as area golfers.

Covington, LA

Tchefuncta Country Club is a private club in Covington, Louisiana, set within the Tchefuncta Club Estates community along the Tchefuncta River. The club and its surrounding 900-acre development trace their origin to 1956, making it one of the area's earliest planned golf communities. Membership, which includes golf along with tennis and swimming, is open to both residents and non-residents of the estates. The club has operated for more than seven decades.

Baton Rouge, LA

Beaver Creek Golf Course, part of the BREC parish parks system, sits on the plains of northern East Baton Rouge Parish near Zachary, Louisiana, about 20 minutes from downtown Baton Rouge. Designed by Craig Schreiner and Associates, the par-72 layout features a windswept front nine and a sheltered back nine that winds through protected wetlands, including double greens shared between holes 5 and 7 and holes 11 and 12. It was the first BREC course to install Tif-Eagle Bermuda grass greens and includes a lighted driving range, a large putting green and a short-game practice area. The course is open to the public, with tee times available up to six days in advance and a grill on site for golfers after their round.