Audubon Park Golf Course

Audubon Park Golf Course has operated on a piece of New Orleans, Louisiana Uptown land within Audubon Park since 1898. The course is one of the oldest public-access golf courses in the American South and remains a city-owned municipal facility — distinct from the broader New Orleans private-club landscape. The Audubon Park setting — the park is the city's central public green space, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted's firm in the late 1800s — gives the property an unusual setting among American golf courses.

The course plays around 4,200 yards par 62 from the back markers, with bermuda fairways and a slope rating consistent with executive-length courses. The yardage is short by championship-grade standards — the course is operated as an 18-hole executive routing rather than a full championship course — but the routing's age and the Audubon Park setting give the property significance independent of championship-tournament evaluation. The fairways play firm given the New Orleans Mississippi River floodplain subsoil. The mature live-oak canopy through Audubon Park has grown to championship-narrowing dimensions over the park's 125-plus year history.

Audubon Park Golf Course is open to public daily-fee play at moderate rates by Southern destination standards. The pricing has stayed accessible despite the historical significance and the central New Orleans location. The hospitality model is built around the public-access experience, with visitors typically combining the round with broader Audubon Park and New Orleans cultural visits.

Gulf Coast climate keeps Audubon Park Golf Course playable year-round, with the firmest conditions in October through April. Summer humidity and afternoon thunderstorms compress mid-day rounds through July and August. The Mississippi River-adjacent location gives the property reliable groundwater and the Olmsted-era landscaping makes the routing visually distinctive among public golf courses.