NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Only 2 miles from the French Quarter, crews are carving a professional golf course into one of the nation's oldest and largest public parks amid outcry over the post-Katrina gentrification of New Orleans.
The $13 million course designed by prominent golf architect Rees Jones could be hosting the Zurich Classic, a PGA Tour event now held in across the river April, by 2020, if supporters get their way. Park officials are banking on attracting a lot of golfers, projecting 24,000 rounds of golf - at prices ranging between $45 and $125 - will be played there after three years.