About Joseph Bartholomew Golf Course

The Joseph M. Bartholomew 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

• Newly Renovated, Year Round Golf
• Double Ended Driving Range
• Open to the Public
• ProShop & Café
• Senior, Youth and Twilight Rates
• 8’ Cart Paths/ 5 Miles Cart Paths
• Emerald Bermuda Greens
• 419 Bermuda Fairways / 40 acre Fairways
• 2 Practice Greens
• 9 Lakes
• Four tee boxes in each hole
• Rental Clubs and Carts
• Online Tee Time Scheduling Encouraged