Black Bear
This course in Delhi (pronounced Dell - High), Louisiana is rated the best you can play by Golfweek, and #3 in Golf Magazine. It's on the Audubon Trail, located in a state park, and has an excellent grill room restaurant, the Champions Bistro. I recommend the Creamy Cajun Sauce on anything you like.
The fairway bunkers were all washed out, but the greenside bunkers all had been repaired, with new sand. Otherwise, the course was in good shape. The greens are mostly large, with lots of contour on them and in the fairways.
You almost need a guide, at least for the first round. Lots of blind shots, and some that are impossible to know even which side of the fairway is correct, or what club to hit. Here's the view from the 14th tee. Par 4. Can you tell where the green is? The map shows a nearly straight hole, with a water hazard across the entire fairway, but it can't be seen from the tee. How far away is it?
Here, you're in the middle of the fairway after a good drive. 145 to the center of the green, the GPS says.
The flag is behind those trees on the right.
There really are black bears around. There's a sign on the freeway, like the ones for deer, except with a picture of a bear. I was also wary of gators in some areas
but I think it must be too far inland for them.
More pictures.
The fairway bunkers were all washed out, but the greenside bunkers all had been repaired, with new sand. Otherwise, the course was in good shape. The greens are mostly large, with lots of contour on them and in the fairways.
You almost need a guide, at least for the first round. Lots of blind shots, and some that are impossible to know even which side of the fairway is correct, or what club to hit. Here's the view from the 14th tee. Par 4. Can you tell where the green is? The map shows a nearly straight hole, with a water hazard across the entire fairway, but it can't be seen from the tee. How far away is it?
Here, you're in the middle of the fairway after a good drive. 145 to the center of the green, the GPS says.
The flag is behind those trees on the right.
There really are black bears around. There's a sign on the freeway, like the ones for deer, except with a picture of a bear. I was also wary of gators in some areas
but I think it must be too far inland for them.
More pictures.
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