The Country Club at Golden Nugget vs The National Golf Club
4.9 mi apart · numbers from each course's map geometry
The Country Club at Golden Nugget
Lake Charles, Louisiana
The National Golf Club
Westlake, Louisiana
| Measure | The Country Club at Golden Nugget | The National Golf Club |
|---|---|---|
| Holes | 14 | 18 |
| Par | – | 77 |
| Par 3 · 4 · 5 | 1 · 0 · 0 | 4 · 5 · 9 |
| Measured length | 5,273 yd | 6,964 yd |
| Longest hole | No. 5, 540 yd | No. 10, 543 yd |
| Bunkers | 3 | 64 |
| Sand | 0.1 acres | 2.6 acres |
| Holes with water | 11 | 18 |
| Water on the property | 18.5 acres | 20.7 acres |
| Total climb | 45 ft | 46 ft |
| Elevation | 0–11 ft | 13–21 ft |
| Biggest drop to a green | -7 ft | -2 ft |
| Average green | 5,140 sq ft | 6,711 sq ft |
| Average fairway width | – | 29 yd |
| Green to next tee, total | 1,224 yd | 1,828 yd |
| Property | 173 acres | 276 acres |
| Driving range | not mapped | yes |
Hole by hole
Par and measured yards for each hole; rise is tee to green.
| Hole | The Country Club at Golden Nugget | The National Golf Club | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | Yd | Rise | Par | Yd | Rise | |
| 1 | – | 493 | 0 | 4 | 435 | +2 |
| 2 | – | 405 | -1 | 5 | 520 | -1 |
| 3 | – | 392 | -7 | 3 | 178 | 0 |
| 4 | – | 181 | +6 | 4 | 363 | +1 |
| 5 | – | 540 | 0 | 5 | 441 | 0 |
| 6 | – | 469 | 0 | 3 | 202 | +2 |
| 7 | – | 178 | +3 | 5 | 452 | 0 |
| 8 | – | 470 | +2 | 5 | 500 | +2 |
| 9 | – | 383 | 0 | 4 | 394 | 0 |
| 10 | – | 305 | -2 | 5 | 543 | -1 |
| 11 | – | 446 | +1 | 3 | 166 | 0 |
| 12 | – | 524 | 0 | 5 | 432 | 0 |
| 13 | – | 313 | -6 | 4 | 392 | +1 |
| 14 | 3 | 174 | +3 | 3 | 196 | +2 |
| 15 | – | – | – | 5 | 400 | -2 |
| 16 | – | – | – | 5 | 419 | +3 |
| 17 | – | – | – | 5 | 509 | +1 |
| 18 | – | – | – | 4 | 422 | -2 |
Both courses are drawn by OpenStreetMap contributors; a difference in detail (bunker counts especially) can be a difference in how carefully each was mapped. How each number is measured.