The hardest golf courses in New Orleans, Louisiana
The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of New Orleans, Louisiana, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 5 courses have complete, verified tee data.
Also covers Avondale and Metairie.
English Turn Golf & Country Club
New Orleans, LA, USASlope rating 140, 74.6 course rating, Gold tees, 7,078 yds
PrivateJack Nicklaus
- 3.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
TPC of Louisiana
Avondale, LA, USASlope rating 138, 76.6 course rating, PGAT tees, 7,399 yds
PrivatePete Dye
- 2.8Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Restaurant
Metairie Country Club
Metairie, LA, USASlope rating 134, 72.3 course rating, Black tees, 6,573 yds
PrivateJack Daray & Ron Forse
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Must play
- Driving range
- Fast greens
South
Bayou Oaks at City Park
New Orleans, LA, USASlope rating 128, 74.7 course rating, Gold tees, 7,302 yds
PublicGreg Muirhead & Rees Jones
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 2.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 2.0Facilities
- Pristine
- Fast greens
- Underrated
Audubon Park Golf Course
New Orleans, LA, USASlope rating 104, 61.6 course rating, Gold tees, 4,220 yds
PublicDenis Griffiths
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.5Facilities
- Great value
- Friendly
- Underrated
How we rank
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of New Orleans, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
FAQ
English Turn Golf & Country Club is #1 on Course Vaults in and around New Orleans, Louisiana at Slope 140 (74.6 course rating · Gold tees · 7,078 yds). 5 courses qualify for this list.
This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of New Orleans, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.
Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.
Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of New Orleans, not only courses whose address is in the city.
This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 4:26 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.
