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Cypress Lakes Course

Cypress Lakes Country Club

Destrehan, LA, USA
lmpounds
GeauxBosco
+2
18 holesPar 726,556 yds71.9/126

About this course

Cypress Lakes Country Club sits in Destrehan, Louisiana, a community along the Mississippi River corridor west of New Orleans. The course was designed by Dick Biddle and Nathan Crace, architects who worked primarily in the Gulf South region during the latter decades of the twentieth century. The layout reflects the flat, low-lying terrain characteristic of southeastern Louisiana, where water management and strategic bunkering typically define playing corridors rather than dramatic elevation change. The routing incorporates the wetland features common to this part of the state, with cypress trees and natural drainage patterns influencing hole design. Water comes into play on multiple holes, requiring golfers to navigate carries and lateral hazards that are integral to the region's landscape rather than artificially imposed. The course serves a residential community, with housing development integrated into the property in a manner typical of country club layouts from this era. Cypress Lakes functions as a private club serving the Destrehan area and the broader River Parishes region. The facility provides a traditional country club experience for its membership, combining golf with social and dining amenities. The course plays as a straightforward test suited to a range of skill levels, emphasizing accuracy and course management over length. For golfers visiting the New Orleans metropolitan area, the layout represents the style of golf common to Louisiana's coastal plain, where water, humidity, and native vegetation shape both design and playing conditions throughout the year.

Quick facts

Location
Destrehan, LA, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1978
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
6,556 yards
Difficulty
71.9/126

Getting there

Most visitors to Cypress Lakes Country Club arrive through Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, a straightforward thirty-minute drive west along Interstate 10 into the historic River Parishes. The route traces the Mississippi's broad arc through Kenner and into St. Charles Parish, where sprawling petrochemical corridors gradually yield to the moss-draped oaks and quiet residential enclaves of Destrehan. For those flying private, Lakefront Airport on Lake Pontchartrain's southern shore offers a more intimate gateway, though the westward drive remains largely the same - a brief, flat passage through Louisiana's industrial heartland before arriving at the manicured gates of this Plantation Country retreat.

FAQ

Common questions about Cypress Lakes

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Cypress Lakes was designed by Dick Biddle and Nathan Crace.

Yes. Cypress Lakes is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Cypress Lakes is 72.

Cypress Lakes plays 6,556 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Cypress Lakes is 126.

Cypress Lakes is a 18-hole course.

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