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The English Turn Golf and Country Club is a private golf course and country club in the southern United States, located in New Orleans, Louisiana.[2] Formerly a venue of the PGA Tour, its par-72 championship course measures 7,078 yards (6,472 m) from the back tees.[3][4] It is the home course for the Tulane Green Wave and the University of New Orleans Privateers college golf teams.[5]
| Club information | |
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| Coordinates | 29.906°N 89.955°W |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Elevation | Sea level |
| Established | 1988 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | New Orleans PGA Tour event (1989–2004, 2006) American Jr Golf Assoc New Orleans event Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship |
| Website | englishturngolf.com |
| Designed by | Jack Nicklaus |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,078 yards (6,472 m) |
| Course rating | 75.0 |
| Slope rating | 142 [1] |
Southeast of downtown, the course was designed by Jack Nicklaus for the New Orleans PGA Tour event and opened in 1988.[2][6][7] The event, previously held at Lakewood Country Club, was played at English Turn for sixteen editions (1989–2004), then moved west to TPC Louisiana in 2005. Damage to that course by Hurricane Katrina in late summer caused a one-year return in 2006.[8]
For the first edition in 1989, the course was set at 7,106 yards (6,498 m) and the winner's share was, $135,000;[9] Tim Simpson was the champion, two strokes ahead of runners-up Greg Norman and Hal Sutton.[9]
PGA Tour
The tour event at English Turn went by many names:
- USF&G Classic (1989–1991)[10][11]
- Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic (1992–1993)[10][11]
- Freeport-McMoRan Classic (1994–1995)
- Freeport-McDermott Classic (1996–1998)
- Compaq Classic of New Orleans (1999–2002)[11]
- HP Classic of New Orleans (2003–2004)
- Zurich Classic of New Orleans (2006)[11]
American Junior Golf Association
- American Junior Golf Association's New Orleans event (1989–2003)[5]
College
- Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship (2010–present)[5]
(Tulane Green Wave golf annual home meet)
The venue offers chipping and putting practice areas.[12] The facility also has six tennis courts and a junior Olympic-size pool used as the home of a swim team.[13][14]
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