New Orleans is a great city for sight-seeing, shopping and dining but if you are a golf enthusiast, no trip would be complete without at least one game of golf. New Orleans is home to several excellent golf courses and many are within five miles of the Hilton New Orleans St. Charles Hotel. We’ve listed below a few of our favorites, both public and private.
- Audubon Golf Course, 473 Walnut St, New Orleans, LA 70118, (504)212-5290, public, 18 hole
- Bayou Oaks Golf Course, 1040 Filmore Ave, New Orleans, LA 70124, (504)483-9396, public, 72 hole
- Brechtel Memorial Park Municipal Golf Course, 3700 Behrman Pl, New Orleans, LA 70114, (504)362-4761, public, 18 hole
- English Turn Golf & Country Club, (Pictured Above) One Clubhouse Dr, New Orleans, LA 70131, (504)391-8019, private, 18 hole
- Joseph M. Bartholomew Golf Course, 6514 Congress Dr, New Orleans, LA 70126, (504)288-0928, public, 18 hole
- Lakewood Golf Club, 4801 General De Gaulle Dr, New Orleans, LA 70131, (504)393-1010, public, 18 hole
- New Orleans Country Club, 5024 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70118, (504)482-2145, private, 18 hole
Note that some area courses are still closed due to Hurricane Katrina. Several more are expected to open in the Spring of 2007 so be sure to check before heading out!
Of course, this is only a sampling of the area golf courses. There are many more in the surrounding communities. A good website to look up additional courses is linked at the bottom of this page. It displays a page with all Louisiana cities and allows easy click-through links for courses all over the Pelican State.
