Anyone belong to Metairie Country Club?

Only golden age architecture course in Louisiana, minus some Tom Bendelow stuff, which doesn't really count, that I'm aware of. But I think MCC changed a lot with Katrina, so it isn't as true of a Raynor as it once was (but I've never played it and am hearing all of this second hand).

I'd argue there are a couple other courses that were well designed by Nicklaus/Palmer, etc.

I got to play MCC a couple of years ago, post Katrina. The green sites and bunkering are full of Classic Raynor and are really good. Fun and Interesting. The Punchbowl is my favorite green in Louisiana. I wish they’d bring in Gil Hanse to restore and put some shaping to the fairways. It COULD be the best designed course in Louisiana if they kept the Raynor Greens and bunker strategy, and put more Raynor into the fairways. I got a huge kick out of playing all the template holes, but if you don’t know the history, I can understand why you’d be underwhelmed.

I don’t get people who play golf, but don’t get into the history or the game and the architecture. That’s the best part about it in my mind.