Northshore Membership

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Beau Chene. Another good option with a similar drive, benefit of being fully private and two courses. Really have no info on how the course looks now a days as it's been over a year since I have played there. Also not sure how the member culture is there and if they do a lot of member events.

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There are generally two tournaments a month for members, one club event and one MGA (Mens Golf Association - optional join for like $125/year). Oak is in really good shape right now (fairways and greens) but the bunkers there suck, really really bad (on both courses). Some are good and some are awful. Drainage is terrible and they have side walls so the crew takes all the sand from the middle of the bunker and pushes it to the walls and you're left with clay, rocks and even exposed plastic covering on the bottom for mid day rounds in alot of them.

That being said, a very diverse membership base, great for families, easy to find casual groups, gambling groups, morning groups, afternoon groups.

They can have alot of outside tournaments there so sometimes it is a PIA to get a tee time and sometimes even both courses are closed but pace of play is fantastic (3.5 hours for a foursome).

TONS of OB and the white stakes are on the golf course side of the ditches between the homes and the course rather than the homeowners side so in quite a few instances, if you miss a green pin high and you're 2' off the green, you could kick OB.

Oak is less forgiving off the tee than Mag and I think the layout of Mag is better.

Costs are generally low up front but they nickel and dime the hell out of you charing extra for the driving range plan, it's like $20 for a 9 hole cart. On course food is essentially non existent so don't expect a turkey or chicken salad sandwich sandwich if you're hungry BUT the bar and grill for after play is nice and they have a good happy hour.

If comparing Gresytone and BC I would put it like this:

Beau Chene has 36 holes as opposed to 18 and is the winner with course variety and it helps with pace of play. They also are a better option for fitness, tennis, pickleball, youth swim team, evening events like steak night, bingos, bourbon nights, fireworks and holiday parties. It's more of a "traditional" old course feel with alot of protected elevated greens, oak trees, scenic water, etc.

Greystone will more focus on golf and is more "modern" in terms of design (rolling fairways in places), its longer and it's usually more "consistent" with conditions but that's much of a byproduct of having to maintain one course rather than two.

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Side note: bonus for good Friday games. I am off on Fridays and always easy for me to get a round in so a big plus would be skins games etc on Friday mornings.

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Friday afternoons are BIG at beau chene, bigger than Saturdays and Sundays in most instances. The mornings are generally for the older golfers but mid mornings, early afternoon into the afternoon you can generally find 3-4 games of 2-4 groupings all playing different games.

I went to a wedding at beau Chene recently and really liked the look of the practice area lit up at night.

Id join that place in a second if I didn’t live n the barren wasteland of golf hating Baton Rouge.

Thanks, very insightful and definitely makes me open up more towards Beau Chene. The aspect of it being fully private outside of tournaments makes it much more appealing along with pretty active games on the weekends. Luckily I have a sim at my house so no real need for driving range access although those launch monitor stations are sweet out there.

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'd probably join Carter again if I were you, but it sounds like you're against that. It's a great course and is close to you. I don't think I could bring myself to be a member at a place that was 45+ minutes away.

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Love the course and location. Just feels like they want nothing to do with having members, they pivoted to a "play pass" now where its just discounted rounds if you buy a package. No member member, member guest, 4 balls, etc. Just really unfortunate because the course is awesome.

I could not see myself considering membership anywhere further than 30 minutes away and even that is pushing it.

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Oak knoll. Obviously cheap and very close but their greens are awful and I am really not sure how the renovation is going to look by this time next year.

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Their greens were awful.... now they're doing a greens renovation... this is a good thing, not a bad thing.

Oak Knoll has a pool and seems to cater to families. My problem with the golf course at the moment is they seem to attract a largely clueless public golf crowd with zero etiquette. They really need to enforce a dress code and get some marshals out there.

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Their greens were awful.... now they're doing a greens renovation... this is a good thing, not a bad thing.

Oak Knoll has a pool and seems to cater to families. My problem with the golf course at the moment is they seem to attract a largely clueless public golf crowd with zero etiquette. They really need to enforce a dress code and get some marshals out there.

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They did a green renovation quite a few years back and it didn't end well. Hoping for a different outcome this time definitely, I play out there a good bit still. Do wish they had some room to move the tee boxes back as 6000 yards from the tips is meh. Crowd is definitely awful, not sure if it's the reduced rates with the temp greens out there or what.

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Best bang for your buck is Oak Knoll. Cheap option

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Just because it's cheap doesnt mean it's the best bang for the buck, it just means it's cheap.