The Joseph M. Bartholomew, Sr. Municipal Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 72-course measuring between 5,314 yards to 6,823. Owned and operated by the City of New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways, the renovated course includes a double ended driving range, putting green, and a fully stocked pro-shop.
Originally opened as the Pontchartrain Golf Course in 1956, The Joseph M. Bartholomew Golf Municipal Course was renovated in 1979 and renamed to honor the first African-American inducted in the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame.
Course Features
- Year-Round Golf
- Double Ended Driving Range
- Open to the Public
- ProShop
- Senior, Youth, and Twilight Rates
- 8’ Cart Paths/ 5 Miles Cart Paths
- Emerald Bermuda Greens
- 419 Bermuda Fairways / 40-acre Fairways
- Two Practice Greens
- 9 Lakes
- Four Tee Boxes in Each Hole
- Rental Clubs and Carts
- Online Tee Time Scheduling Encouraged
- The Munch Factory, a full service restaurant
