Golf needs more courses like New Orleans' Audubon Park

Golfers quit because the game is too difficult, takes too long and is too expensive. Facilities like Audubon Park Golf Course in New Orleans are the solution to all three problems. What's more, the course offers excellent conditioning, scenery and charm - and it proves you can make a short course as enjoyable as a so-called "championship" layout.

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Audubon Park Golf Course - No. 18

The finishing hole at Audubon Park Golf Course is one of two short par 5s on this par-62 layout.

Credits: Mike Bailey/WorldGolf.com