re: Mallard Golf Club - Lake Charles

Its a fun course.
1) Expect wind, lots of wind. There nothing slowing it down from the gulf

2) Everything is in front of you. There's really no hidden trouble except for 4 (?) the first par 5. Its a dog leg with OB on the left and water if you go through the fairway straight. Play it as a 3 shot hole and get out of there. If you try to cut off too much fairway, you'll likely be long in the water. If it's wet, its a safer shot.

3) Walk around every putt. There are subtle breaks on the greens.

4) Speaking of greens, if it is very dry, get ready to land everything on the front of the green. they can become very hard and non receptive.

5) The carts have built in GPS which will shut the cart down if you drive anywhere near the over growth areas or the green. It's aggravating as hell.

6) Don't expect to go torch it like most resort style courses. Par is a good score on a lot of holes due to all the factors above. Again, if it gets a lot of rain before the tournament, that can change.