home Plan Your New Orleans Golf Trip in 60 Seconds Bourbon Street, bayou golf, and the best food city in America
New Orleans is the ultimate golf trip for groups that want the off-course experience to match the on-course one. TPC Louisiana hosts the PGA Tour, and the English Turn and Bayou Oaks courses deliver solid rounds. But the real draw is everything else: Bourbon Street, the French Quarter, world-class Creole food, and a nightlife culture that treats 2am like happy hour. This trip is a memory machine.
The best courses, bars, and rentals in New Orleans — curated for groups.
4 coursesSpring, Fall MSY (20 min drive)50-200k population
Courses Where to Stay house Sleeps 12-20
$800-$3500/night
French Quarter / Marigny / Treme
walkable to French Quarter courtyard balcony parking historic architecture
house Sleeps 10-16
$600-$2500/night
Garden District / Uptown / Magazine Street
pool garden porch off-street parking chef's kitchen
Dining
Commander's Palace $$$$ upscale The crown jewel of New Orleans dining since 1893 — Creole fine dining, jazz brunch, and 25-cent martini lunches. Private rooms available.
Cochon $$$ southern James Beard-winning Cajun restaurant — cochon de lait, boudin, and Louisiana heritage dishes in the Warehouse District
Acme Oyster House $$ seafood French Quarter institution with chargrilled oysters, po'boys, and a raw bar that keeps groups fed and happy
Galatoire's $$ upscale Bourbon Street fine dining since 1905 — old-school Creole with jacketed waiters, Friday lunch is legendary
Central Grocery $ casual Home of the original muffuletta since 1906 — massive Italian sandwiches with olive salad in the French Quarter
Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse $$$$ steakhouse Named among America's best steakhouses by Travel+Leisure and Maxim — a French Quarter institution with private dining
4.6 stars Nightlife
Pat O'Brien's Late Night patio The original Hurricane cocktail bar with dueling pianos and a famous flaming fountain courtyard
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Late Night dive Oldest bar in America (1722) — candlelit piano bar in a crumbling French Quarter building. Purple Drank is the move.
The Sazerac Bar Late Night cocktail Birthplace of the Sazerac cocktail at The Roosevelt hotel — art deco grandeur and impeccable drinks
Frenchmen Street Late Night dive The real music street — live jazz, brass bands, and funk pouring out of every door. The Spotted Cat and d.b.a. are the anchors.
Bacchanal Wine Late Night patio Bywater wine bar with a legendary backyard courtyard — live jazz, cheese boards, and bottle service under string lights
Activities Bourbon Street Bar Crawl brewery half day $40-$100/pp
Walk Bourbon Street with go-cups hitting Pat O'Brien's, Lafitte's, and the dueling piano bars — open containers are legal
Swamp Tour boat rental 2-3 hours $30-$65/pp
Airboat through Louisiana bayous spotting alligators, turtles, and cypress swamps — quintessential NOLA experience
Jazz Brunch at Commander's Palace brewery 2-3 hours $50-$80/pp
Live jazz, Creole brunch, and 25-cent martinis — the most civilized way to start a golf day in America
Cajun Food Walking Tour brewery 2-3 hours $40-$75/pp
Guided walking tour through the French Quarter sampling gumbo, beignets, po'boys, and jambalaya
Magazine Street Shopping & Bar Crawl brewery half day $30-$70/pp
Six miles of shops, restaurants, and bars from the CBD to Audubon — the locals' alternative to Bourbon Street