English Turn Golf and Country Club
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| Club information | |
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| Coordinates | 29°54′22″N 89°57′18″W / 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 | englishturn.com |
| Designed by | Jack Nicklaus |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,078 yards (6,472 m) |
| Course rating | 75.0 |
| Slope rating | 142 [1] |
The English Turn Golf and Country Club is a private golf course and country club in the southeastern United States, located in the neighbourhood of English Turn in New Orleans, Louisiana.[2] Formerly a venue of the PGA Tour, the 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 New Orleans Privateers college golf teams.[5]
Sitting at the southeast of downtown New Orleans, the golf 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 the course by Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005 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]
Tournaments
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)
Club Facilities
Gallery
English Turn sign
English Turn clubhouse
English Turn golf course and pond
English Turn golf course
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