
LaTour Course
LaTour Golf Club



About this course
LaTour Golf Club sits in Mathews, a small community in Lafourche Parish along Louisiana's bayou country south of New Orleans. The course was designed by Ken Morgan in collaboration with David Toms, the PGA Tour professional and 2001 PGA Championship winner who grew up in the region. Opened in the mid-2000s, the layout reflects both Morgan's architectural experience and Toms's competitive insights, creating a course that balances strategic interest with playability suited to the flat, low-lying terrain of south Louisiana. The routing works within the constraints of the coastal plain landscape, where elevation change is minimal and water management is essential. Ponds, canals, and wetland areas figure prominently in the design, both for drainage and as strategic hazards. The course incorporates native grasses and vegetation typical of the bayou environment, and wind often becomes a factor given the open exposure of the site. Several holes require careful club selection and course management around water hazards that frame greens and fairways. LaTour serves as a semi-private facility and has hosted regional amateur events, providing competitive golf in an area of Louisiana where courses must contend with heat, humidity, and occasional tropical weather. The design emphasizes shot values that reward accuracy and local knowledge, particularly in managing the ever-present water and reading greens that can be influenced by subtle grain and moisture conditions common to Gulf Coast courses.
Quick facts
- Location
- Mathews, LA, USA
- Access
- Private
- Year built
- 2009
- Holes
- 18
- Designer(s)
- Ken Morgan, David Toms
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,170 yards
- Difficulty
- 74.1/129
- Course Vaults score
- 7.7
Getting there
# Getting There
LaTour Golf Club sits deep within the Louisiana bayou, accessible most directly via Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), roughly ninety minutes inland by car through the flat, moss-draped landscape of southeastern Louisiana. The drive from New Orleans traces eastward through the industrial corridor before surrendering to the quieter rhythms of rural Plaquemines Parish, where the horizon opens into marshland and the air grows thick with salt and cypress. Private aviation options exist at nearby regional facilities, though the club's remote setting—nestled in the tidal wetlands near Mathews—rewards those who embrace the deliberate, unhurried passage from the city's edge into genuine isolation. The final miles dissolve into narrow roads bordered by water and live oak, a fitting approach to a course carved from one of America's most unforgiving and primordial landscapes.

FAQ
Common questions about LaTour
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
LaTour has a Course Vaults score of 7.7 out of 10 based on 9 logged golfers.
LaTour was designed by Ken Morgan and David Toms.
LaTour is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at LaTour is 72.
LaTour plays 7,170 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at LaTour is 129.


