Photos: The Bayou Oaks South course opens at City Park
The Bayou Oaks South course opens at City Park by a shot-gun start after noon Friday.
Visitors walk on the new golf course during the opening ceremony of the Bayou Oaks Golf Course in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 21, 2017. The new golf course is 250 acres designed by Rees Jones with 36 holes. Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMER▲
A golf ball sits on the new golf course during the opening ceremony of the Bayou Oaks Golf Course in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 21, 2017. The new golf course is 250 acres designed by Rees Jones with 36 holes. Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMER▲
Visitors walk on the new golf course during the opening ceremony of the Bayou Oaks Golf Course in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 21, 2017. The new golf course is 250 acres designed by Rees Jones with 36 holes. Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMER▲
Senator John A. Alario, Jr. points with a golf club on the new golf course during the opening ceremony of the Bayou Oaks Golf Course in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 21, 2017. The new golf course is 250 acres designed by Rees Jones with 36 holes. Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMER▲
Elected officials and people involved in the planning and creating of the new golf courses participate in the "first putt" during the opening ceremony of the Bayou Oaks Golf Course in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 21, 2017. The new golf course is 250 acres designed by Rees Jones with 36 holes. Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMER▲
People listen to speakers involved in the construction and opening of the new golf course and elected officials during the opening ceremony of the Bayou Oaks Golf Course in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 21, 2017. The new golf course is 250 acres designed by Rees Jones with 36 holes. Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMER▲
Elected officials and people involved in the planning and creating of the new golf courses participate in the "first putt" during the opening ceremony of the Bayou Oaks Golf Course in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 21, 2017. The new golf course is 250 acres designed by Rees Jones with 36 holes. Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMER▲
Visitors practice golf on the new course during the opening ceremony of the Bayou Oaks Golf Course in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 21, 2017. The new golf course is 250 acres designed by Rees Jones with 36 holes. Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMER▲
Visitors clap as golf course designer Rees Jones is introduced to speak during the opening ceremony of the Bayou Oaks Golf Course in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 21, 2017. The new golf course is 250 acres designed by Rees Jones with 36 holes. Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMER▲
Junior golfer Karrington Knight laughs with Mayor Mitch Landrieu during the opening ceremony of the Bayou Oaks Golf Course in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 21, 2017. The new golf course is 250 acres designed by Rees Jones with 36 holes. Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMER▲
New Orleans councilwoman Susan Guidry attends the opening ceremony of the Bayou Oaks Golf Course in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 21, 2017. The new golf course is 250 acres designed by Rees Jones with 36 holes. Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMER▲
New Orleans City Park CEO Bob Becker speaks about how excited he is about the new golf course during the opening ceremony of the Bayou Oaks Golf Course in City Park in New Orleans, Friday, April 21, 2017. The new golf course is 250 acres designed by Rees Jones with 36 holes. Advocate Staff photo by SOPHIA GERMER▲