LaTour Golf Club

Audubon Golf Trail Expands to 18 Courses With Three Addditions

Newest Trail Courses in Mathews, Hammond, and Kinder

By Brian Weis

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser today announced the addition of three topflight courses to Louisiana's Audubon Golf Trail. The three courses include LaTour Golf Club along Bayou Lafourche in Mathews; Oak Knoll Country Club in Hammond; and Koasati Pines Golf Club at Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder. Trail members have undergone a rigorous screening process to ensure first-class courses with high standards of customer service and top quality maintenance.

"We are very excited about the expansion to Louisiana's very own Audubon Golf Trail that offers players excellent golf venues 12 months out of the year," said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser. "Only in Louisiana can you experience the courses of Arnold Palmer, David Toms, Trent Jones, Sr., Pete Dye, and the most magnificent designer of all, Mother Nature. As home to the Audubon Golf Trail, Louisiana is more than great food, festivals, and music - it's great golf too."

The latest additions brings the total of Audubon Golf Trail member courses to 18.

LaTour Golf Club - Mathews, LA

LaTour Golf Club is located deep in the heart of bayou country. Nestled along the banks of beautiful Bayou Lafourche, LaTour features an 18-hole golf course designed by PGA TOUR champion David Toms. The par 72 course sits on 597 acres of beautiful rolling grasslands. The 7,232-yard championship layout, immaculate greens, abundant water, pure white sand traps, and 75 acres of native grass area is a challenge and delight for every golfer.

LaTour offers four teeing areas for each hole appealing to golfers of all skill levels. In addition to the championship course, golfers can enjoy the fully stocked golf pro shop, driving range, and practice putting and chipping greens. Also on-site is LaTour Bar & Grill which offers delicious cuisine for family and friends or as fitting compliment after a round of golf.

Oak Knoll Country Club - Hammond, LA

Oak Knoll Country Club is a hidden gem in the Northshore golf community. This facility has history and charm. Nestled among some of Hammond's most beautiful oaks, the course offers beautiful scenery and atmosphere. Oak Knoll Country Club also offers golf lessons, children's clinics, competitive tournaments, and a place where you can host events and outings.

The real star of the show at Oak Knoll Country Club is the fantastic golf design, which allows players of all ages and skill levels to feel both competitive and challenged. This is a layout that will have you reaching for every club in your bag as you maneuver the rolling fairways, fast greens, and strategically-placed sand and water hazards. It is also enjoyable for new golfers as well.

Koasati Pines Golf Club - Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, LA

Koasati Pines at Coushatta is currently ranked the #4 golf course on the 2019-2020 list of Golf Digest® "Best In State" golf courses for Louisiana - golf's most prestigious list of best places to play - moving up one notch from previous year's ranking.

This spectacular course also placed in the Top Ten of Best in State Golf Courses: Louisiana Recognition as published in Golf Digest, 2015-2016. Multiple approaches on three holes, six sets of tees to engage golfers of all skill levels, pristine greens, and beautiful fairways, all wrapped up in a stunning 18-hole par 72 championship layout.

Technology is king as GPS enabled carts track yardage and offer course tips to help plan each shot. The novel 19th "gambling" hole is a par 3 island green, perfect for tiebreakers and wagers. Come play for yourself and see why Golf Digest is so impressed.

For more information on the Audubon Golf Trail and to check out year-round custom golf packages, go online at www.AudubonGolf.com

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.