English Turn Golf & Country Club

Greens in terrible shape. Cart died on the 14th hole. Club house wouldn’t answer the phone. Greens and bunkers were not 130 dollars worth.

Played English Turn for my first time after moving back to New Orleans from the north shore. I paid in the pro shop and told them it was my first time playing at this course. I was greeted by Mr. James who gave me the utmost best experience I have ever had for the first time at a new course. He showed me to the range, showed me where the first tee was, gave me the history of the course, the layout of the course and pin placement. He also voluntarily took a picture of my girlfriend and I next to my golf bag. My first job at 16 was a cart boy at Money Hill. I told Mr. James that I would have given anything to have a guy like him at that course. This guy is great and you are so lucky to have someone that devoted to the course and their job. This will be the course that I play the most now.

Let me start by saying this used to be my favorite local course. It’s in really rough shape. Greens were sanded, tee boxes were littered with used tees and hard as a rock. Not worth $70.

I've played this course before and it is one of my favorites, definitely the top in NOLA for me.
Staff was fabulous and although the starter told us about aeration and sanded greens, nothing on the booking or checking stated the greens work was being done. That was the only negative as some of the greens were so sandy- not sure the grounds crew knew what they were doing, but everything else was fantastic. Booking a Hot Deal basically cut the cost by half. I definitely plan to play again next year.

English Turn is a delight! Its classic Jack Nicholson design blends with today’s demands for the benchmark Country Club experience at a cost-effective price-point. All 7 rating categories are truly top notch. Yes, every category!
Make the 25 minute drive out from downtown and you will enjoy everything about your New Orleans golf day experience!

Played English Turn to see how the old Zurich classic course was. The course is fair to play. Wide fairways, small undulating greens. Just as you would expect from a Nicklaus course. The issue is the condition of the greens and tee boxes. A lot of the greens had a number of dead spots on the green as well as the tee boxes. No cart girl to bring you a beverage. Otherwise the staff was friendly and seemed glad to see me.

Just finished playing English turn. The greens are a little rough considering it's only spring. The course could be trimmed a little better, but overall fairly decent shape. I understand why the PGA moved from here to TPC Louisiana. Nice though for a low handicap amateur.

Had a great time. James was super helpful course was very fun and played at a great pace. Hardly anyone there on a Sunday.

Very good course.
And James who works for golf course had explained well about golf course from A to Z.
My family had a great time and enjoyed warm weather and smooth breeze.

Arrived to a very empty parking lot and as I was more than halfway to the golf shop, a young college kid with no uniform or nametag rolls up and asks if Id like help w clubs. At this point on a dead day, he missed the chance to get my clubs. Also looked scruffy and not even staff. Club house lights in the locker were off. Bathroom and lounge smelled like my grandparents' stale moth ball filled house. Time to redo that locker room. Urinal with paper sign on it. Guy in the golf shop sat down the three times I saw him before teeing off. Was not interested in being at work or even conversing. Starter caught me by the putting green in his covered cart. No uniform or name tag to even resemble a course employee. Never saw him on the course given it was empty. Stuck behind a twosome from hole 10 and beyond. All the foursomes including the HP that teed off at 1130 or later caught up to us and the twosome behind us. A couple of the bunkers had weeds growing in them through the sand. The girl at the turn stand was sitting on the patio instead of being behind the window. Greens, tees and fairways were overseeded and in great condition. Fairway on 13 was sopping wet and we made marks not paying attention. Probably could use some roping or cart path only.

$6.50 for a powerade is ridiculous at the turn. The lounge again smelled stale and old. I chose not to bring my client in the clubhouse for that specific reason and the overall quality of the locker room and turn bathroom. Shop attendant in the PM was abit friendlier but also sat down the whole time. Also prioritized the phone rather than customers in person.

Place used to host the PGA event for 40 years and was a premier place to live and play. Clubhouse is probably too big for the current demands and the staff couldn't be less excited to be there. It's not Metairie CC or NOCC but I am confident they could learn a bit from those two prestigious clubs and bring English Turn back to prominence. Look at it from a fresh perspective as a first timer and make some minor changes to create a more welcoming experience.

I did not get to play it. English Turn’s Pro contacted us at 8:30 AM on the day we were to play at 10:00AM. He advised that at the last minute a decision was made to have an 8:00 AM shotgun instead of tee times. This was on Thanksgiving Day as English Turn GC wanted to send all their employees home early. I get that but we were left without be able to play the course after traveling 18 hours from Canada. GOLFNOW has yet to refund us our green fees. Tried in vain to contact a live agent at GOLFNOW. Would like to see that happen soon.

Kind regards,

John from Amherstburg,
Long time member of GOLFNOW