The National Golf Club of Louisiana
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About
The National Golf Club of Louisiana is the cornerstone of the Westlake community. The course wanders through towering stands of beautiful Louisiana soft pines that provide an idyllic setting. The layout measures more than 7,000 yards from the back tees, offering plenty of holes that will please long hitters. The challenging greens are known to be some of the largest of any golf course in the area. The size of the greens can accommodate a variety of hole locations, allowing the course to play differently each time. You'll be tested with 80 strategically placed bunkers and 14 different lakes that come into play throughout. The generously wide fairways are seemingly docile but the subtle slopes and rolling terrain can be unforgiving. Accuracy and proper club selection are the keys to scoring well at The National Golf Club of Louisiana.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 6946 yards | 73.5 | 132 |
| Blue | 72 | 6604 yards | 71.9 | 128 |
| White | 72 | 6177 yards | 69.8 | 124 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5663 yards | 72.8 | 129 |
| Gold | 72 | 5663 yards | 67.3 | 116 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5267 yards | 70.7 | 122 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.3/139 | 442 | 528 | 184 | 366 | 450 | 208 | 458 | 510 | 418 | 3564 | 552 | 170 | 435 | 397 | 198 | 408 | 424 | 510 | 430 | 3524 | 7088 |
| Blue M: 71.8/127 | 411 | 495 | 158 | 337 | 415 | 180 | 439 | 475 | 394 | 3304 | 518 | 151 | 414 | 377 | 187 | 371 | 398 | 486 | 398 | 3300 | 6604 |
| White M: 69.9/125 | 386 | 472 | 133 | 310 | 388 | 167 | 412 | 441 | 368 | 3077 | 494 | 144 | 392 | 354 | 169 | 351 | 371 | 460 | 365 | 3100 | 6177 |
| Yellow M: 67.8/116 W: 72.8/125 | 363 | 445 | 114 | 288 | 340 | 142 | 363 | 415 | 345 | 2815 | 467 | 132 | 344 | 324 | 131 | 344 | 343 | 424 | 339 | 2848 | 5663 |
| Red M: 66.1/112 W: 70.5/122 | 325 | 417 | 98 | 273 | 317 | 134 | 340 | 396 | 320 | 2620 | 440 | 123 | 326 | 302 | 119 | 319 | 314 | 389 | 315 | 2647 | 5267 |
| Handicap | 5 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Average
Course was clean and taken care of. Tee boxes need leving. No food cooked during lunchtime which was a bummer.
terrific course
Fun challenging course, lots of trouble areas and hidden water. Par 5s relatively short.
Challenging but Fair
Great layout... Challenging but fair. Beautiful setting. Course in grest shape regardless of heavy downpours earlier in the week. Greens were very good, subtle tricks but rolled nice.
One DRAWBACK is that the course allows fivesomes. Pace of play was an issue. Plus, the fivesome ahead of my group played from the back tees. Fivesomes are a blight regardless of who or where.
Love the course
Great course .love the staff great cart staff .play this course for fun and enjoyment .
Excellent Course
Some challenging greens that were somewhat difficult. It was a pleasure playing this course as a beginner.
Large, quick greens
Really enjoyed the course. Reachable par 5's from the blue tees which was a pleasant surprise. Water is extremely plentiful so pay attention off the tee. Overall a great course, especially for the money. Worth the 70 mile drive to get there.
Great, New Course located near Lake Charles, LA ..
Great New Gem of a resort style course located near Lake Charles, LA in a new residential development called National Golf Course ... WOW ... beautiful, and big and Fun.
Friendly and helpful Staff ... wonderful experience and excellent design.
Course is amongst a swamp!
Mosquito infested. Hotter than heck at 7 am. course doesn't drain well so cart path only. I should have just walked I would have been less tired.
Very nice course
This course was in very good condition as it almost always is in my experience. Everything went smoothly!
Good Course, Slow Play
Well kept course. Definitely kept the money on the course vs the club house. Played on Sunday and the pace was agonizingly slow. Not sure if it's like this on the weekday.
Despite the season, EXCELLENT condition!
Played this course in early spring and the conditions were better than expected. Although it's been a very cold winter, the course is already green. The greens were running true and fast.
This course would be the best
I think this course would be one of the best if it had GPS!!!!!! It's very challenging. Everyone would love to see a better clubhouse and GPS. My home course is LAuberge Casino Resort. I play for $32 a round and it has GPS.
Great new option around Lake Charles
The National Golf Club is a new option for golfers in Lake Charles, the golf and gaming mecca of Louisiana within a couple hour's drive of Houston. The National is certainly an overachieving muni with a championship layout full of lots of water and good course conditions. It's certainly a step down compared to Contraband Bayou and Gray Plantation, but it's affordable and well-conditioned enough to warrant consideration if you're looking for a third course in the area.
Very nice municipal course!
This course would have recieved five stars if they had reacted to the issue cuased by a tournament that had 20 more players than expected. Starters at the 1st and 10th hole would have assured the golfers who had tee times after the tournament a better chance of finishing after they were started late. The course was beautiful however and would probably provide ample challenge from the two sets of back tees.
A Great Value
I belong to a very expensive, well maintained golf course. I was apprehensive booking here because of the low price. What a great value for the money. Wide fairways, good greens, five sets of tees, very good pace of play. I did not like the gas carts as I prefer electric carts but not a big deal. Highly recommend the course.
Great Course and friendly professional staff
Loved it looking forward to next time great course ran professionally
Very nice, new course
Really enjoyed the course with all the trees. It was new so there was alot of construction going on. Good golf for the money.
Excellent course
Having played The National Golf Club of LA several times, this time was a little wetter than normal. The greens were in great shape, and you can tell that the course is very well maintained. It actually had rained several days in a row prior to our round, and we were still able to finish in about 4 hours, even with the 90 deg rule.
Beautiful course.
I only had time to play the back nine, but it was interesting, challenging and beautifully maintained. They only have a temporary clubhouse at this time, but the staff was very nice. The cart girl even came through three times on my 9-hole game. :-)
