Links in New Orleans

I discovered a path in City Parks the other day. It was a very pleasant path winding through grassy meadows, trees laden with Spanish moss and egrets roosting in the branches, and quiet bayous. It turned out this path was one or more of the ill fated golf courses. There was little evidence that this was indeed a golf course, no green, no fairway, not even a bunker. Just the odd marker telling you you were at the tee.

It would be a shame to cut all the grass and return this course to the traditional American style. This wild looking course could be made into an English/Scottish style links course like St Andrew's. Links courses in Britain are more in tune with nature, with gorse bushes lining the fairway. New Orleans has a unique opportunity to create a new golfing experience in tune with its natural history, and uniquely Louisiana.