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TPC Louisiana Golf Course Review
New Orleans, LA
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TPC Louisiana Scorecard, as of the date of last review
TPC Louisiana Golf Course Summary: This Pete Dye design is a current host of the PGA tour event in New Orleans, and is more gentle and subtle than most of his golf courses. That is not to say it is without teeth (there are plenty of those in the local gators) as the golfer will still find railroad ties, water hazards and other tough design elements. However, there are more golf holes on this course that are easy pars than many other of his efforts. There is a good blend of challenge and diversity in the design that makes the course enjoyable. There is also the usual good service one would expect from a TPC facility. See the best golf holes described below:
TPC Louisiana Hole 1: Fairly straightforward, but tight with a bunker down the left and mature trees to the right, the first hole is not too long, so accuracy is demanded. The green is much more accessible with left or center pins as three bunkers guard the right side of the putting surface.
TPC Louisiana Hole 1: Fairly straightforward, but tight with a bunker down the left and mature trees to the right, the first hole is not too long, so accuracy is demanded. The green is much more accessible with left or center pins as three bunkers guard the right side of the putting surface.
TPC Louisiana Hole 3: There are four bunkers on this par three and water right and long, but there is a ton of room to bailout to the left if the player wants to rely on their short game.
TPC Louisiana Hole 4 (left): This hole is exceedingly difficult. At over 450 yards from even the 3rd set of tees, it has a drive over water with bunkers and water right and OB left. From there, a long iron or wood will be needed to find the green that has 5 bunkers short of let as well. For most players, bogey is a fine score here.
TPC Louisiana Hole 6 (below): This is a big dogleg left par four around a lake and only a massive drive can clear the lake, so most players will be left with a pretty long shot into the narrow and well-bunkered green.
TPC Louisiana Hole 6 (below): This is a big dogleg left par four around a lake and only a massive drive can clear the lake, so most players will be left with a pretty long shot into the narrow and well-bunkered green.
TPC Louisiana Hole 7: This par five is a decent scoring opportunity if the drive can be hit a long way and avoid the bunkers. The green is set over a very large bunker that stops about 30 yards short of the green. Layups can be played right of it or the player can try to clear it to find the green.
TPC Louisiana Hole 8 (right): A fairly short par four, it features i drive through a tight "shoot" of trees. There are six bunkers in the fairway, some being tiny pot bunkers. The green is tiny and surrounded also by sand.
TPC Louisiana Hole 9 (below): This long par three is a tough finish to the front. There is water left and short and big railroad ties that give the ball no chance of staying dry if it goes left. There is plenty of bailout right butt he green is slightly elevated and narrow, leaving tough chips towards the water.
TPC Louisiana Hole 9 (below): This long par three is a tough finish to the front. There is water left and short and big railroad ties that give the ball no chance of staying dry if it goes left. There is plenty of bailout right butt he green is slightly elevated and narrow, leaving tough chips towards the water.
TPC Louisiana Hole 11 (left): This par five is straight and revolves around the huge tree in the fairway about 100 yards from the green. The player must hit over, around, under, or through it to get to the green.
TPC Louisiana Hole 13 (below): This short par four on the back nine has a huge waste bunker and a tall tree as its two trappings. The best angle to the green is from as far down the fairway as possible, as it is very shallow from any other angle and has bunkers and slopes that reject wayward shots.
TPC Louisiana Hole 13 (below): This short par four on the back nine has a huge waste bunker and a tall tree as its two trappings. The best angle to the green is from as far down the fairway as possible, as it is very shallow from any other angle and has bunkers and slopes that reject wayward shots.
TPC Louisiana Hole 16: This short par four requires two very accurate shots, with the drive needing to squeeze its way between the bunker right and the water left. The drive can be aggressive or tame, but the second shot is to a green with water left and a bunker right, so the shorter the approach, the better.
TPC Louisiana Hole 17: This par three is similar to number nine as it is long and has water left (with railroad ties). However, here there are two bunkers cut into mounding right, making the only real bailout short-right.
TPC Louisiana Hole 18: This dogleg right par five has water on the right side the entire way. There is also a lot of sand to be found on either side of the fairway. The green has multiple quadrants, so finding the right one is key.
