Ellendale Country Club, Houma

Play it every week. It’s a pretty straight forward course. Rule #1: don’t miss left on any hole. You can make par from the right trees on just about every hole. Big left misses are dead. The only exception is 15, where there’s some room left of the bunkers, but there’s a thick patch of trees and a ditch that plays as lateral to the right.. plan on less than driver off the tee on 6 and 9 (make sure to look at some overhead views of 9. It’s a great golf hole but the tee shot is awkward unless you can carry the ball 280). Look at the overhead on 15 as well. There’s a little pond that creeps in and it’s right about driver distance for most.

The last 3 par 5’s are all pretty similar… straightish with water left. If you hit a straight ball or a draw, most guys trey to draw it off the right trees. If you fade it, you can be a little more agressive, but right half of fairway is where you want to err. 16 is very reachable if you hit a good drive. But it’s a narrow green with water left and bunker right.

18 is a really solid finishing hole. It dog legs left around a fairway bunker and some wetlands on the left, if you can fly the bunker, you’ll have a much shorter approach. The right side of the fairway is safer but you’ll have a longer second.

Fairways are really good right now. The rough will be juicy with the rain we’ve been getting. Plan on catching flyers if you’re in it. Bunkers aren’t too tough. No high faces anymore since they redid them. Greens have been a little slow and grainy. Make sure you check the grain at the hole.. it will rip a ball across or hold it against the break

Burgers and Chicken Quesadillas are really good in the 19th hole. Beers are cold.

Enjoy.