Timberlane Golf & Recreation
About
When Timberlane Golf & Recreation opened in 1959 as Timerlane Country Club, it was the first private golf club on the west bank of the Mississippi. The oaks planted at that time have beautifully matured, adding to both the scenery and difficulty of the golf course. Robert Trent Jones, Sr. designed the course, crafting a challenging test that has been ranked as one of the most difficult golf courses in the country. You'll have to contend with 80 strategically placed sand bunkers and 17 different water hazards. While the course is not overly punishing, you'll have to be prepared to have every aspect of your game tested. Before tackling Timberlane''s golf course you may find it helpful to warm up using the club's all-grass driving range and you can use the large putting green to practice with putting, chipping, and sand play.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Blue | 72 | 6676 yards | 71.4 | 128 |
White | 72 | 6225 yards | 69.8 | 125 |
Gold | 72 | 5937 yards | 67.8 | 120 |
Purple | 72 | 5135 yards | 64.9 | 109 |
Pink | 72 | 5002 yards | 69.2 | 118 |
Par-3 | 54 | 2309 yards |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 71.4/128 | 540 | 396 | 166 | 337 | 429 | 525 | 393 | 194 | 365 | 3345 | 392 | 202 | 512 | 381 | 524 | 392 | 334 | 175 | 429 | 3341 | 6686 |
White M: 69.8/125 W: 76.3/135 | 505 | 370 | 151 | 305 | 390 | 500 | 360 | 155 | 333 | 3069 | 378 | 176 | 480 | 347 | 515 | 369 | 333 | 150 | 408 | 3156 | 6225 |
Gold M: 67.8/120 W: 73.5/129 | 490 | 358 | 139 | 292 | 360 | 493 | 352 | 134 | 328 | 2946 | 356 | 163 | 449 | 334 | 506 | 356 | 312 | 125 | 390 | 2991 | 5937 |
Purple M: 64.9/109 W: 69.9/120 | 430 | 317 | 127 | 272 | 339 | 414 | 303 | 129 | 284 | 2615 | 306 | 145 | 386 | 279 | 439 | 290 | 258 | 90 | 327 | 2520 | 5135 |
Pink W: 69.2/118 | 426 | 315 | 116 | 269 | 335 | 405 | 300 | 105 | 272 | 2543 | 301 | 131 | 376 | 275 | 435 | 283 | 252 | 83 | 323 | 2459 | 5002 |
Handicap | 7 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 2 | |||
Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 1 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 6 |
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Photo submitted by HLanceMiller123 on 08/10/2020
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Probably cut two weeks ago. Photo submitted by thormoody on 02/21/2019
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Typical Fairway Lie. Photo submitted by thormoody on 02/21/2019
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Typical Green Condition. Photo submitted by thormoody on 02/21/2019
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Non-member parking. Photo submitted by thormoody on 02/21/2019
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Refer to receipt in case you can't remember "cart path only". Photo submitted by thormoody on 02/21/2019
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Hole #15 par 5 tee box Photo submitted by dahnguyen on 10/27/2015
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18th green! Sticking it close! Photo submitted by dahnguyen on 10/27/2015
Nice course
Course was in good shape. Greens were fast. Staff was great and clubhouse was the nicest I've ever seen.
Stay away!
The golf pro, Richie Tomblin, is an a-hole.
First time playing here, I followed the cart path toward the first tee, looking for a chipping/putting green. Looked to my left, saw the green, then looked to see if I could drive the cart there. Didn’t see any signs saying otherwise.
After being there for 5 minutes, the pro (Richie), steps outside the door from the pro shop with a cell phone up to his ear and yells, “get that cart off the grass”, then said to the person on the phone, “there’s a guy parked on the grass with a f-ing golf cart”. But he didn’t say f-ing
His approach is very unprofessional and very rude. I felt like I was walking on eggshells afterwards.
The course, if you’re an experienced golfer, spend your money and time somewhere else. The starter even suggested going to Stonebridge if we were staying longer.
The fairways are dirt, weeds and a little grass. The greens look nice but are very slooooooow. The back nine has some greens that were scalped by the mower.
The tee boxes are pretty tore up, needing a lot of attention. No ball washers on the course.
After completing my round, I drove past the building that was about 30 feet from the clubhouse. There were some old timers hanging out having a drink, a couple guys walked around the side to take a leak. Seriously, the club house was 30’ away! The club pro should worry more about this than a cart parking on the grass!
The staff, in the pro shop, couldn’t care less if you’re there. Not friendly at all.
The starter said they only had 50 players scheduled to play for the day. Tells you a little something about the course and staff.
Terrible course terrain - WAY TO LONG
Just finished my 1st round at this course, and I will not be back unless the prices become sub $40! The holes were way too long on the par 4 holes. You can tell they attempted to shorten it, but still not enough. Pace of was ok considering it was later in the day.
The worse part about this experience was the terrain! The cart path AND the fairways was SUPER rough and bumpy & the grass was so long it was hard to find a ball even if you were just a foot or two in the rough
Long Holes with Terrible Conditions
Played this course for the first time with a buddy. We paid $40 which during one of the hot deals which seems normal for a public course in New Orleans. But the fairway was almost all dirt with some sand and a few blades of grass mixed in. The rough was so unkempt that you can’t find half of the balls that miss the dirt in the fairway.
The only saving grace of this course seemed to be the greens which looked pristine. But they rolled in such a way that they were almost impossible to read, and unpredictable. Overall, not worth half the money to play here. Only fun part was getting to swing true with a driver on all the par 4’s and 5’s.
Food at the turn is good and reasonably priced. And the cook was very nice. All other employees seemed to not care.
Great Day
This was the first time playing this course and the first time playing in over 2 years and had a blast. Really nice course...will def play here again.
Bad Shape but Quick Play
The fairways need a lot of work done to them. The greens weren’t too bad. We enjoyed playing there and willl do so again.
Not Golf Now friendly
We arrived early for our tee time. There was no one on the first hole (par 5) and as far as we could see past it. No one was in the parking lot unloading clubs or loading a cart. The starter told us that if we booked on line with Golf Now that we had to adhere to our tee time, even though no one was around, BTW, front nine fairways mostly mud.
Dry fairways
The drought has hit the fairways hard. Not a lot of grass. The greens are decent. Sand traps not consistent.
Timberlane golf course.
I was surprised. I was in town for vacation and this might have been one of the worst golf courses that I've ever played on.I mean, the greens were terrible. For a supposedly good course, those greens should be beneath you. Please get it together!