Joseph M. Bartholomew Municipal Golf Course
About Joseph M. Bartholomew Municipal Golf Course
The Joseph M. Bartholomew, Sr. Municipal Golf Course is an 18-hole, par-72 layout in New Orleans, playing from roughly 5,314 to 6,823 yards across its sets of tees. It is owned and operated by the City of New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways. Practice facilities at the renovated course include a double-ended driving range and a putting green, along with a stocked pro shop.
The course first opened in 1956 as the Pontchartrain Golf Course. It was renovated in 1979 and renamed for Joseph M. Bartholomew, Sr., the first African-American inducted into the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,843 yards
- Tees
- 4 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 72.8 / 128 slope
- Opened
- 2011
- Difficulty
- Average
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||
| Handicap | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | |||||
| Bartholomew | 403 | 449 | 388 | 572 | 163 | 516 | 356 | 173 | 403 | 369 | 360 | 512 | 438 | 169 | 520 | 199 | 450 | 403 | 3423 | 3420 | 6,843 | 72 | 72.8/128 |
| Tournament | 374 | 421 | 361 | 532 | 137 | 479 | 331 | 158 | 375 | 342 | 333 | 485 | 407 | 153 | 492 | 162 | 420 | 371 | 3168 | 3165 | 6,333 | 72 | 70.5/119 |
| Players | 340 | 380 | 326 | 485 | 118 | 434 | 300 | 143 | 335 | 317 | 302 | 430 | 366 | 139 | 447 | 137 | 375 | 335 | 2861 | 2848 | 5,709 | 72 | 67.2/112 |
| Legacy | 320 | 357 | 303 | 443 | 98 | 402 | 279 | 131 | 312 | 282 | 281 | 410 | 341 | 128 | 418 | 125 | 353 | 311 | 2645 | 2649 | 5,294 | 72 | 65.3/108 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Joseph M. Bartholomew Municipal Golf Course
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartholomew | 72.8 | 128 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 42 |
| Tournament | 70.5 | 119 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
| Players | 67.2 | 112 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 31 |
| Legacy | 65.3 | 108 | -7 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 28 |
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