Top 8 Golf Courses Along Louisiana’s Audubon Golf Trail

Louisiana’s stunning natural beauty meets pro-caliber golf on the state’s Audubon Golf Trail, featuring courses designed by Arnold Palmer, Pete Dye, Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and Louisiana native and PGA champion David Toms.

About Louisiana’s Audubon Golf Trail

Louisiana’s Audubon Golf Trail is a statewide series of 18 pro-caliber courses offering challenging golf surrounded by the state’s music, cuisine and cultural offerings. Courses are in or near every major Louisiana city, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The trail is named for John James Audubon, who painted many of his famous Birds of America series while living near St. Francisville. Here's a look at some of the courses you'll find and what they have to offer.

South Louisiana

Audubon Park Golf Course

New Orleans

Just minutes from downtown New Orleans, the par-62 course features contoured fairways, multiple lagoons and exquisite landscaping set among more centuries-old live oak trees. Designed by Dennis Griffiths, the Golf Club at Audubon Park is fit for golfers of all skill levels but offers lessons for those looking to work on their swing. The park also hosts hiking and biking trails and is home to one of the South’s best zoos. It is the only golf course in America accessible by streetcar, and the same rail line is dotted with a variety of eateries, live music venues, museums and galleries.

Bayou Oaks South Course

New Orleans

Featuring 18 holes of championship golf in New Orleans City Park, the pristine South Course was designed by renowned golf course architect Rees Jones and Greg Muirhead, in association with Torre Design Consortium. The par-72 course boasts a challenging natural landscape, 46 bunkers and multiple water hazards, making it enjoyable for players of all levels, and the state-of-the-art clubhouse is the perfect place to freshen up after your game.

TPC Louisiana

Avondale

This 7,600-yard, par-72 course in Avondale was designed by master architect Pete Dye. He created the championship course to sit low on the property and challenge players with not only bunkers and water hazards but also natural vegetation, including numerous bald-cypress trees. TPC Louisiana is home to Louisiana’s only PGA event, the annual Zurich Classic. After a few rounds of golf, enjoy classic New Orleans cuisine with a stunning view of the course at the TPC Grill.

Mallard Golf Club

Lake Charles

Opened in October 2021, Scottish links-inspired Mallard Golf Course in Lake Charles offers five sets of tee boxes, elevated greens and rolling hills for a unique playing experience not often found in the United States. The course was designed by Jeff Blume with fast, firm fairways for maximum roll. Players can ride in style in GPS- and Bluetooth-enabled ClubCar Golf Carts.

Black Bear Golf Club Lodge surrounded by large trees, on the shores of a calm lake.

Black Bear Golf Lodge

Atchafalaya Golf Course

Wetlands Golf Course

LaTour Golf Course

Central Louisiana

Carter Plantation

Springfield

East of Baton Rouge in Springfield is a 7,050-yard, par-72 course designed by PGA champion David Toms. The Carter Plantation course traverses three distinct Louisiana landscapes — live oak flats, bald-cypress wetlands and upland pine forests. Practice your swing before you play at the double-ended driving range, three practice greens and additional practice bunkers. Carter Plantation also offers overnight accommodations in six separate villas, whose seven guest rooms can be reserved either individually or in varying combinations.

Cypress Bend Resort

Many

On the shores of beautiful Toledo Bend Lake, Cypress Bend Resort is home to a newly redesigned 18-hole championship golf course. Jeff Blume, renowned golf architect, took inspiration from the lake’s shoreline, setting the 10 waterfront holes and hidden coves and bayous against the lake shore and surrounding hardwood forest. The resort takes full advantage of its location on the Texas-Louisiana border, inviting guests to explore nature trails and enjoy award-winning fishing, as well as golf.

LaTour Golf Club

Mathews

Set along the banks of beautiful Bayou Lafourche, LaTour Golf Club features an 18-hole golf course designed by PGA tour champion David Toms. The par-72 course sits on 597 acres of beautiful rolling grasslands and lakes that add to the natural beauty and splendor of LaTour. Players can explore the fully stocked pro shop, sharpen their swing on the driving range and practice putting on the chipping greens.

North Louisiana

Black Bear Golf Club

Delhi

Find Black Bear Golf Club, a 7,200-yard course with a Bechtol-Russell championship design, within Poverty Point Reservoir State Park. The course boasts expansive greens, lush fairways, native grasses and shady trees throughout, and keen-eyed golfers may even spot the course’s elusive namesake along the trails. With lakefront cabins, world-class fishing and a state-of-the-art RV park, Black Bear Golf Club makes it easy to turn your game into a vacation for the whole family.