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re: How is Webb Park looking these days?

Posted on 9/20/23 at 4:36 am to
Posted by The Johnny Lawrence
Member since Sep 2016
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Posted on 9/20/23 at 4:36 am to
This is such a complex topic. If the goal of BREC is to provide places for as many people to play for as cheap as possible, I think they are doing a fine job. The prices are low enough and the product decent enough that they are accomplishing that goal.

On the flip side, if their goal is to run the 5 golf courses in their portfolio as best as they could like they were doing it for a profit, I think they are failing miserably. There are a ton of options that they could do that would make things significantly better. Many of those options are listed in this thread.



In my perfect world, BREC would hire Brian Silva (guy who redid Metairie), King Collins (Sweetens Cove), or someone that can imitate that style of architecture to come in and build new, bigger greens at Webb and City Park. Bold contours and big greens are the best way to make golf in Louisiana interesting and fun. This style would have less wear and tear as the smaller greens currently have. They would be more fun for bad golfers and more fun for good golfers. If you did big enough greens at City Park, you could do two pins per hole. It gives you a ton of options and would turn the two courses in the best location into must play golf courses, imo.

Posted by lsu13lsu
Member since Jan 2008
11713 posts
Posted on 9/20/23 at 9:31 am to
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If the goal of BREC is to provide places for as many people to play for as cheap as possible, I think they are doing a fine job. The prices are low enough and the product decent enough that they are accomplishing that goal.


I disagree. BREC has been implementing this model for a long time. If this were a success, Baton Rouge would be the Mecca for golf at this point. We should be pumping out the most golfers of any area. Very few places have had what BREC has given us in number of courses per population. No one seems to enjoy it and people even less skilled and less money seem to like quality courses.

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if their goal is to run the 5 golf courses in their portfolio as best as they could like they were doing it for a profit,


Very very few courses turn a profit. Most successful ones are going for breakeven and are definitely having to reinvest any profits back into the course.
Posted by Coater
Madison, MS
Member since Jun 2005
33334 posts
Posted on 3/31/24 at 5:56 pm to
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Kevin is a good guy. Hope he does well.


He was doing a Titleist fitting at our club (Reunion) yesterday and I chatted it up with him for a while. Really nice guy
Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
35272 posts
Posted on 10/9/24 at 8:48 pm to
Played Webb today--was in the best shape I've seen in a while.

Greens were actually puttable and not bumpy. Fairways have good lies and roll.
Posted by DarkDrifter
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2011
4069 posts
Posted on 10/10/24 at 1:41 pm to
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They just hired a new PGA pro named Kevin Landry


Same guy that's a Titleist rep??
Posted by 904
Forever under I-10
Member since Dec 2009
947 posts
Posted on 10/10/24 at 1:45 pm to
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Same guy that's a Titleist rep??


Maybe? Not sure. I don't think he's out at Webb anymore.

But regardless, the team they have now seems to be doing a good job. A favorable summer helps too.
Posted by Bawpaw
Member since May 2021
1327 posts
Posted on 10/10/24 at 1:45 pm to
Same guy but this is an older thread. He was at Webb now with Titleist.
Posted by DarkDrifter
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2011
4069 posts
Posted on 10/10/24 at 2:06 pm to
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Same guy but this is an older thread. He was at Webb now with Titleist.


Yeah, just realized this was a year old..

Good to hear it's in good shape as well.. we played a lot of golf there until I joined Pelican
This post was edited on 10/10/24 at 2:15 pm
Posted by snatchola
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2007
1187 posts
Posted on 10/10/24 at 2:57 pm to
He’s not with Titliest anymore. He’s the head pro at Grey Plantation.
Posted by Bawpaw
Member since May 2021
1327 posts
Posted on 10/10/24 at 3:27 pm to
Did not know that! Great guy! Gray Plantation is lucky to have him.
Posted by RedHawk
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2007
9250 posts
Posted on 10/10/24 at 8:03 pm to
Played Webb twice last weekend and it was the best shape I’ve ever seen it in the 15 plus years I’ve lived in BR.
Posted by farad
Member since Dec 2013
11488 posts
Posted on 10/14/24 at 4:57 pm to
played there this morning...fairways are in great shape and the greens are fast and true...where the pins are set you do not want to be above the hole...
Posted by CBandits82
Lurker since May 2008
Member since May 2012
56936 posts
Posted on 10/15/24 at 3:03 pm to
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Played Webb twice last weekend and it was the best shape I’ve ever seen it in the 15 plus years I’ve lived in BR.



I've heard from multiple people its in the best shape its ever been in, easily in the last 20 years or so
Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
35272 posts
Posted on 10/15/24 at 5:58 pm to
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I've heard from multiple people its in the best shape its ever been in, easily in the last 20 years or so


I hope they have been getting some water to the fairways. I'm headed out there tomorrow and hope it isn't the Dust Bowl. I played last week and it was a little dusty, but good grass and good rolls
This post was edited on 10/15/24 at 5:59 pm
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