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. Formerly a venue of the PGA Tour, the par-72 championship course measures from the It is the home course for the Tulane Green Wave and the New Orleans Privateers college golf teams.
Course History 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 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
For the first edition in 1989, the course was set at and the winner's share was Tim Simpson was the champion, two strokes ahead of runners-up Greg Norman and Hal Sutton.
Tournaments PGA Tour The tour event at English Turn went by many names: USF&G Classic (1989–1991) Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic (1992–1993) Freeport-McMoRan Classic (1994–1995) Freeport-McDermott Classic (1996–1998) Compaq Classic of New Orleans (1999–2002) HP Classic of New Orleans (2003–2004) Zurich Classic of New Orleans (2006)
American Junior Golf Association American Junior Golf Association's New Orleans event (1989–2003)
College Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship (2010–present)(Tulane Green Wave golf annual home meet)
Club Facilities The venue offers chipping and putting practice areas. The facility also has six tennis courts and a junior Olympic-size pool used as the home of a swim team.
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See also Zurich Classic of New Orleans Tulane Green Wave New Orleans Privateers
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