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re: Why does Baton Rouge have such poor public golf courses?
Posted on 5/19/26 at 7:09 am to Geauxzilla
Posted on 5/19/26 at 7:09 am to Geauxzilla
The Farm & The Wetlands are bad?
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Posted on 5/19/26 at 7:32 am to ColoradoCock
You want an honest answer? It’s a combination of 3 things
1. Lack of funding
2. The people who play treat the course like shite.
3. Our climate allows the course to operate year round, which makes issues 1 and 2 even worse
1. Lack of funding
2. The people who play treat the course like shite.
3. Our climate allows the course to operate year round, which makes issues 1 and 2 even worse
This post was edited on 5/19/26 at 7:33 am
Posted on 5/19/26 at 7:35 am to ColoradoCock
the golf courses are better than most other things BR has to offer. Nothing wrong at all with Santa Maria and Beaver creek.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 8:44 am to Pintail
How long until this place would get overrun by the culcha. golf and basketball don't mix
Posted on 5/19/26 at 8:50 am to ColoradoCock
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Todd Graves or Gordan Mckernan have failed Baton Rouge.
Excuse me?
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:03 am to ColoradoCock
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Why does Baton Rouge have such poor public golf courses?
Is the golf course that was in North Baton Rouge where the "water" feature of half of the holes was just the big drainage ditch that went through the property still there?
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:05 am to Ramblin Wreck
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It is amazing how few golf courses there are in Baton Rouge period. I only saw about 3 courses the entire time I lived in Baton Rouge.
If you wanted to play golf in BR in the 90's there were actually some good options:
Old LSU Golf Course
Webble Beach
City Park
Howell Park (Hurricane Creek)
Briarwood (on site of new Women's Hospital)
Fairwood
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:10 am to dek81572
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You think that's bad, you ought to come to Shreveport.
You either don't know golf or you're just one of the local self-loathers.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:20 am to Kingpenm3
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Is the golf course that was in North Baton Rouge where the "water" feature of half of the holes was just the big drainage ditch that went through the property still there?
I think Howell Park closed.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:45 am to ColoradoCock
The vast majority of public golf courses lose money. I used to work on the public courses for my summer job in Lafayette. The Wetlands was the only one that made more money than took in. Municipal and Vieux Chenes both took on loses every year.
A huge chunk of golf players are baby boomers who are getting older and less active. It just isn't the popular sport it once was. Wouldn't make sense to drop millions on a golf course that only a handful of people use.
A huge chunk of golf players are baby boomers who are getting older and less active. It just isn't the popular sport it once was. Wouldn't make sense to drop millions on a golf course that only a handful of people use.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:52 am to Defenseiskey
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It just isn't the popular sport it once was.
huh? Your understanding of golf since Covid is as poor as your grammar.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 9:59 am to ColoradoCock
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Maybe bulldoze all the crime infested neighborhoods around north Baton rouge and build there
That would be a racist hate crime
Posted on 5/19/26 at 10:02 am to GreenRockTiger
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according to Golflink.com the golf courses are: Webb, Baton Rouge Country Club, City Park, LSU, the Country Club of Louisiana, the two at U-Club, Clark & Santa Maria
Clark is outside of city limits and the "2nd" course at U-Club isn't a course, it's a 3 hole practice facility.
BR (and St. George) currently has 3 public courses in Santa Maria, Webb, and City Park, and 3 private courses with BRCC, CCL, and U-Club.
So if you don't belong to one of the private courses, your options in town are pretty much a packed Santa Maria, and two shorter, more beginner friendly courses in Webb and City Park. I have a soft spot for Webb and City Park, but the group in front of us this weekend had college kids who looked like they had never played before and literally whiffed on every other shot. I'd say go to the range, but that's extremely limited too now with LSU golf course permanently closed.
This post was edited on 5/19/26 at 10:03 am
Posted on 5/19/26 at 10:08 am to Defenseiskey
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A huge chunk of golf players are baby boomers who are getting older and less active. It just isn't the popular sport it once was. Wouldn't make sense to drop millions on a golf course that only a handful of people use.
5-10 years ago, you would've been correct. There's been a golf boom with the younger generation though ever since Covid, for better or worse. Courses are packed, and Webb and City Park closest to LSU did crazy numbers last year. Both are at or near capacity.
This post was edited on 5/19/26 at 10:16 am
Posted on 5/19/26 at 10:21 am to GreenRockTiger
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There are no less than 14 courses less than 10 miles away from my house in the Greystone area of Birmingham.
public courses?
Metro Birmingham population is 1.2 million
Metro Baton Rouge population almost 900,000
he ain't lying, I have been to birmingham many of times, never looked for a golf course but....
https://bhamnow.com/2025/06/06/12-public-golf-courses-within-25-miles-of-birmingham/
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Additional Information
There are 31 golf courses within a 15-mile radius of Birmingham, with 16 being public courses. This variety ensures that golfers can find a course that suits their skill level and preferences.
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Posted on 5/19/26 at 10:24 am to 904
Did you read the post GRT was originally responding to?
This post was edited on 5/19/26 at 10:25 am
Posted on 5/19/26 at 10:38 am to BigNastyTiger417
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The Farm & The Wetlands are bad?
I feel like people having differing definitions of "public" golf courses. Are we talking about local government funded golf courses or just open to the public without membership. I'm not certain everyone in this thread is talking apples to apples.
Yes, Lafayette has some nice courses that are open to the public.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 10:40 am to Sun God
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Did you read the post GRT was originally responding to?
I read the whole thread. GRT claimed earlier that there were 9 golf courses in Baton Rouge city limits, and there's clearly not, even including private. GolfLink was wrong as well.
This post was edited on 5/19/26 at 10:53 am
Posted on 5/19/26 at 10:46 am to dkreller
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Why should they pay for basketball courts?
Because without basketball courts you can’t have the midnight basketball grift to keep yutes from shooting each other.
You expect them to play basketball on a pickleball court?
Posted on 5/19/26 at 10:52 am to Coke Man
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Make City Park golf course a public park.
I'll take the bait. F you.
If only there was a giant arse park surrounding the 9 hole golf course, oh wait there is!
What do you want to do? Put more cement and fences up? City park golf course rocks and provides a nice green, open space for the neighborhood. If you want additional revenue, fix up the clubhouse so that it can host events.
This post was edited on 5/19/26 at 10:58 am
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