Mississippi

New Orleans & Baton Rouge Golf Courses & Tee Times in Mississippi

Golf in New Orleans runs through City Park. The first nine opened there in 1902, it grew to four courses, and the city's PGA Tour stop was played at City Park through 1962. Hurricane Katrina in 2005 put the park under as much as eight feet of water and closed it all. The North Course came back in 2008 and the South Course, rebuilt by Rees Jones on the old East and West courses, reopened in 2017. The tour event, now the Zurich Classic, moved on to Lakewood, then English Turn, and since 2005 has been played at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, a Pete Dye course you can book. In Baton Rouge, public golf belongs to BREC, the East Baton Rouge Parish parks agency.

Good weekend tee times in New Orleans & Baton Rouge go fast, and the ones that come back later (cancellations, groups that shrink) aren't announced. Yoink watches the tee sheets at 1 public course here in Picayune, and tells you the moment a time you want opens up.

The longest layout here is Millbrook Country Club at 6,548 yards.

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Who runs public golf in New Orleans & Baton Rouge

In New Orleans, City Park has two 18-hole courses, the par-72 South and the shorter par-68 North, and calls itself the city's only public 36-hole complex. The City of New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways owns and runs Joseph M. Bartholomew, Sr. Municipal in Pontchartrain Park, and Audubon Nature Institute runs the par-62 course in Audubon Park Uptown. In Baton Rouge, BREC runs Webb Memorial, Santa Maria, Beaver Creek in Zachary, and the nine-hole Historic City Park and J.S. Clark. BREC sells annual passes, such as the 2026 Webb pass covering Webb, Historic City Park and J.S. Clark at $750 a year for an individual, but passes carry no tee time privileges. City Park's $285 Lagniappe Pass is for Louisiana residents only.

Public courses worth knowing in New Orleans & Baton Rouge

Booking tee times in New Orleans & Baton Rouge: the local rules

BREC's 18-hole courses open the sheet at noon, 13 days out. For the first 30 minutes you can only book online or by phone; after 12:30 you can also walk in. BREC won't book singles, and on its nine-hole courses every fourth tee time is held for walk-ons. At City Park, Full Annual Pass holders book seven days ahead, while Lagniappe Pass holders can book only 48 hours out, and weekend times after 9:30am. Audubon Park takes tee times by phone at the pro shop or online. BREC twilight starts at 3pm during Daylight Saving Time and at 1pm the rest of the year.

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Booking windows decide who gets first pick. After that, times come back one at a time as plans change. Yoink watches the course in New Orleans & Baton Rouge and tells you when a time that fits comes back, so you're not refreshing the page all week.

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1 course in New Orleans & Baton Rouge

Picayune

Millbrook Country Club

18 holes · par 72 · 6,548 yards

One hole moves 37 feet from tee to green. Water borders thirteen of the eighteen.

Why tee times in New Orleans & Baton Rouge are hard to get

Spring and fall are peak season in New Orleans & Baton Rouge. In summer the heat pushes everyone toward early morning, so the first few hours of the day fill before anything else.

Most public courses open their tee sheet a set number of days ahead, often 7 to 14, and many municipal courses give residents or card holders an earlier window. The best weekend-morning times usually go the day they're released. Leagues and outings take blocks of the sheet before the public ever sees them.

When tee time cancellations happen

Booked-up doesn't mean gone. Plans change: groups cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline (often 24 to 48 hours out), players drop when the forecast turns, and a group that shrinks leaves an open spot. Those times quietly come back on the booking page, usually for minutes, not hours.

How to get a tee time in New Orleans & Baton Rouge

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Yoink checks the course in New Orleans & Baton Rouge every few minutes, so every open time is in one place and you're the first to know when one that fits your day, window and group appears, cancellations included.

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Doing it by hand? Here's what works.

  1. Know the booking window. Find out how many days ahead each course releases times, and whether residents get an earlier window. Be ready the morning it opens.
  2. Look again 24 to 48 hours out. That's when most cancellation deadlines pass and spots come back.
  3. Be flexible on group size. Singles and twosomes fit into gaps a foursome can't.
  4. Try twilight and weekday afternoons. They're the last to fill and often cheaper.

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Tee times in New Orleans & Baton Rouge: questions

How do I get notified when a tee time opens up in New Orleans & Baton Rouge?

Set a watch in Yoink for the courses you want, the days you can play, a time window and the number of players. Yoink checks those tee sheets every few minutes and sends a notification as soon as a matching time appears, cancellations included. You book it directly with the course.

When do tee time cancellations usually show up?

Mostly in the 24 to 48 hours before the tee time, as golfers cancel ahead of the course's cancellation deadline, and whenever the weather forecast changes. They appear without notice and tend to be rebooked quickly.

How far in advance can you book a tee time in New Orleans & Baton Rouge?

It depends on the course. Many public courses open bookings 7 to 14 days ahead, and town or county courses often give residents an earlier window. Each course's own booking page has its policy.

When is golf busiest in New Orleans & Baton Rouge?

Demand is highest in spring and fall, and early in the morning in summer. Weekend mornings are always the hardest tee times to get.

Does Yoink book the tee time for me?

No. Yoink tells you when a time opens; you book it with the course on its own booking page, at the course's price, with no extra fee.

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Facts on this page come from these pages, checked 2026-09-28. Rates and booking rules change, so confirm with the course.

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