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Regions | Plantation Country

The River parishes, as they are known, boast Baton Rouge Area
beautiful historic homes and gardens built along the Great River Road Area
Mississippi River leading to New Orleans.

Four of the courses on the Audubon Golf Trail are
within an easy drive of Baton Rouge, making the
capital city a great hub for a golf vacation to this part
of Louisiana. Santa Maria is a municipal course in
Baton Rouge proper and an original Robert Trent
Jones Sr. design. The course was built on 150 acres
of rolling terrain, featuring 15 lakes and two natural
waterways. Strategically placed sand and grass
bunkers, rolling Bermuda fairways and ancient oaks The Pelican Point Golf Community, east of Baton
provide the perfect setting for a memorable test of golf. Rouge along I-10 in Gonzales, has been a local
favorite for many years. This unique facility offers
Santa Maria is one of the Baton Rouge Recreation the 18-hole Links Course with generous fairways and
Department’s (BREC) six courses. Beaver Creek is large Champion Bermuda greens and the 9-hole Get
another and it’s the number one golf course in Louisiana Golf Ready Course, which, as the name implies, is
for playability, customer service and all around value great for both beginners or seasoned golfers looking
according to golfer reviews at Golf Advisor. to get in a quick round.

Copper Mill is an Audubon Golf Trail site, located Located between Baton Rouge and New Orleans is
in the suburb of Zachary near the Baton Rouge Belle Terre in Laplace, a top ten Louisiana course,
Metropolitan Airport. The course weaves its way according to player reviews on Golf Advisor. Carved
through indigenous grasses, wetlands and marshes. out of the swamplands of St. Charles Parish in
And it’s unique in that each nine is made up of an Luling lays the challenging Grand Ridge. Its fairways
equal combination of three par 3 holes, three par 4 are lined with moss-covered Cypress and Oak trees,
holes and three par 5 holes. and ten holes are guarded by water. Both tracts are
accessible from New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

A bit further north is one of the most exciting addi- Another exciting destination on the Audubon Golf
tions to the Audubon Golf Trail, The Bluffs on Trail is Carter Plantation in Springfield north of
Thompson Creek. Located in St. Francisville, near LaPlace and due east of Baton Rouge. This course
the Mississippi border, this Arnold Palmer signature is LSU alum David Toms’ first signature design.
design is a scenic and challenging gem. The course The PGA TOUR player designs like he plays
has received numerous awards and accolades since – tough but fair. It’s the 86 strategically-placed
its debut, including currently being named at the top bunkers and water hazards on 11 holes that make
of the list of GOLF Magazine’s “best courses you can for a challenging round of golf. Plus, the Villas at
play” in Louisiana; ranked fourth among all Louisiana Carter Plantation offer 42 spacious rooms and
courses, both public and private, by Golf Digest; and suites within six fully-furnished villas to provide the
listed at fifth, based on golfer’s reviews submitted to perfect overnight accommodations for Audubon
Golf Advisor. The on-site lodge and full service club- Golf Trail guests.
house restaurant create a perfect stay and play option
in the region. Plantation Country courses are an intrinsic part of
the landscape in this exciting part of Louisiana.
Top Left Photo: Old State Captol Rotunda in Baton Rouge;
Bottom Left Photo: Tailgating on LSU campus;Top Right Photo: Paddle Boading
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