Most Impactful Louisiana Golf Course Architect all time

Raynor did Metairie County Club. There's nothing else close thats architecturally significant.

Squire Creek is Fazio - which is pretty good and CCLA is Nicklaus, but MCC and Raynor reign supreme.

MCC is awesome post reno

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MCC is awesome post reno

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This board was absolutely convinced that renovation was going to suck too

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Doing a little research it seems Joseph Bartholomew might be the answer.

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He definitely had an impact on multiple courses in the region that last today, but he’s no Donald Ross.

Absolutely not. Lol

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I just can’t imagine playing Squire creek and Metairie and coming away thinking Metairie is superior. Just me though! To each his own for sure

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Squire has better topography, views, scale, lakes etc. Metairie has golden age architecture that you can’t find anywhere else in Louisiana. Anyone saying Metairie is better just prioritizes the golf course architecture.

I haven't played the new Metarie, I liked the old one but it had definitely lost the majority of the Raynor. I've played I'm guessing a dozen or so Fazio's and think Squire is one of the better ones.

If you like Golden Age architecture you're gonna prefer Metarie, if you prefer big modern courses you'll prefer Squire. I don't think there's a right or wrong answer between them.
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Arnold Palmer group at the Bluffs was special;

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loved that place...

Besides Nicklaus and Palmer, I’d say the original design by Tom Bendelow at City Park of BR. They renovated it and ruined much of it but it is still a gem.

Built in 1926 and designed by Tom Bendelow, City Park Golf Course is one of 20 courses in the country to be placed on the national register of historic places as the community’s first municipal golf course. This 40 acre, nine-hole course is notable for its natural beauty, mature trees, lake vistas, small bayou, and elevated terrain that varies by as much as 25 feet.