re: Audubon Park Golf - Potential Closure

I agree. I have always thought they should sell it and focus energy on remaining courses. Beaver Creek could be a special place.

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lsu13lsu

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I tried to start this thread to bring awareness to an issue that I knew would matter to the people of this board. Clearly, if you see the activity in this thread relative to other threads on the golf board, the issue of closing the Golf Club at Audubon does matter to people. Rather than allowing the thread to serve its purpose, you have tried to derail it from the beginning with your ramblings of irrelevant bullshite not related to the specific issue, instead trying to call attention to some over-arching issue with Louisiana golf.

Because I cannot stand your insufferable moronic rambling any longer, I figured I’d set the record straight as a good friend of someone close to the issue.

-First and foremost we are talking about the oldest golf course in Louisiana. One that has been in continuous operation for 122 years and is the birthplace of golf in our state.

-Ron Forman’s comment on the course “basically breaking even” is an over-generalization. The course hosts ~30,000 rounds/year at an average of $35 per (>$1MM). That does not include the tournament revenue.

-The maintenance budget for the course is just under $700,000. The equipment is leased.

-The estimated maintenance for the green space is $300,000 PER YEAR. This does not include the amount needed to convert the course into a functional park.

There are a lot of moving parts because of the size of the operation and the inclusion of things like the event space for weddings etc. into the budget. All that said, To characterize the “break-even” course as a failure from your la-z-boy in Zachary or whatever shite suburb of BR you’re from is ridiculous.

Judging by the public response to the news, you’re on the wrong side of this one, man. Just give it a rest.

I'm hot telling you to go play Webb, but take a peak when you drive by. It's in really good shape. Don't get me wrong, it ain't ccl or BRCC, but for Webb it's in really good shape.

you forgot City park North and South

You might need to go back and look, I said city park.

FYI

Friend of mine sent me this

Per the Facebook group people were playing yesterday. I was planning to play this weekend but with the tropical system coming it looks like I’ll have to try to squeeze in a round after work.

My Dad played yesterday, Audubon is opened up and rolling.

Said they had a nice crowd.

Played Saturday morning as well, and I was pleasantly surprised that it's in good shape. Once it dries out from the last two days of rain it should be nice. Bunkers need some new sand, but that issue predates the COVID lockdown.

Green on #10 had some rough patches, but nothing too bad. And the #15 green, which usually has some bare spots due to the shade was in good shape.

On the other hand, I was almost run over by a dude in a low slung 3 wheel bike. He was on the cart path and he didn't care who was in his way. Probably the same guy who sent a letter to the editor of the Advocate last week asking them to restore the park to it's original plan, without a golf course. Let's hope that we never hear from him again.