Rounds at Carter Plantation, The Island, Beaver Creek and Copper Mill, with two hotel rooms in Baton Rouge, are the plan. High airfares into Baton Rouge, about 17% in hotel taxes, golf bag fees and a rental car for the drives out to the courses push the total up.
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412 courses around Baton Rouge that take public tee times, by city, with peak green fees. Private member clubs are left out.
David Toms' first signature design runs through live oaks, cypress wetlands and pine forest, with water on 11 holes; the course is closed on Tuesdays.
golfnow.com carterplantation.comBREC's newest and longest course, over 7,000 yards, with an open front nine and a back nine through protected wetlands, at city-course prices.
golf.brec.org brec.orgA links-style Audubon Golf Trail course in a Zachary neighborhood with water on 13 holes.
golflink.com golfpass.comNine man-made lakes come into play on 17 of the 18 holes, making it one of the toughest tests in the area, about 25 minutes from downtown.
golflink.com explorelouisiana.comA Robert Trent Jones Sr. layout with 15 lakes and old oaks, and the Audubon Golf Trail stop closest to the hotels in south Baton Rouge.
golf.brec.org brec.orgA 1920s oak-lined city course near LSU that is short, flat and one of the cheapest 18-hole rounds in town.
brec.org golflink.comA walkable century-old 9-hole course in the middle of town, good for a quick evening loop or a round with beginners.
visitbatonrouge.com wafb.comA BREC 9-hole course in Greenwood Community Park with a full practice area, suited to beginners.
visitbatonrouge.com golf.brec.orgA long, demanding club course just east of Baton Rouge that opens its tee sheet to the public on Tuesdays, Thursdays and weekends.
golfpass.com golflink.comA cheap, no-frills 9-hole course from 1955 with no range or cart rental, good for a quick round.
golfnow.com greenfeetracker.comA links-style club course in Gonzales, handy for a round on the way to or from New Orleans.
golflink.com golfnow.comA 9-hole, 2,900-yard course beside the Links that suits a short round or newer players.
golflink.com theadvocate.comThe sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($6,004) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($2,767, about 46% more for this trip) are the fees, taxes, tips and extras listed in the calculator. Prices were last checked on October 17, 2026.
Share of the $8,771 real cost. Nights and travelers multiply most of these costs, so changing either one moves the total the most.
11 of this trip's numbers link to a published price or rate. The rest are our estimates, and each one says what it is based on. You can also read how we calculate every trip.
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Green fees per golfer (whole trip) | $320 per traveler | Four peak-spring rounds with cart: Carter Plantation $95 (The Advocate $35 to $95, GolfLink estimate $95), The Island $70 (The Advocate $65 to $75; GolfLink estimate $65), Beaver Creek $65 (BREC Fri to Sun rate with cart, https://golf.brec.org/?p=6037) and Copper Mill $89 (GolfLink estimate $89; a golfer paid about $100 a player in May 2026). $319, rounded to $320. Judgment call. Source |
| Hotel, two rooms per night (whole group) | $260 a night | KAYAK Baton Rouge hotels average about $114 Sun to Thu and $124 Fri to Sat (Nov 2026); all accommodation averages $105 in December and $172 in October. $130 a room for a mid-range hotel on a spring weekend, two rooms = $260. GSA lodging per diem is the standard $113. Judgment call. Source |
| Airfare per person | $581 per traveler | US DOT (BTS) average domestic itinerary fare for Baton Rouge (BTR), Q2 2026: $581.46 (via DWU Consulting). Source |
| Food per person, per day | $68 per traveler, per day | Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish) is not a GSA non-standard area in FY2027 (only New Orleans and Alexandria are listed for Louisiana, https://fedpayscale.org/per-diem/2027/louisiana/), so the standard FY2027 M&IE rate of $68 a day applies. Source |
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Checked bag fees | $90 per traveler | Major US airlines charge about $35 to $50 for a first checked bag each way, so about $90 round trip. Source |
| Golf bag fees | $110 per traveler | American, Delta, United and Southwest treat a golf bag as a standard checked bag; a second bag is $55 each way. Source |
| Shipping your clubs Off by default | $108 per traveler | Ground shipping for a golf bag starts around $54 each way. Source |
| Lodging taxes | 17% of the hotel | City of Baton Rouge hotel occupancy taxes total 6% (3% + 1% Visit Baton Rouge, 1% + 1% River Center), plus the city's 5.5% local sales tax (https://www.avalara.com/us/en/taxrates/state-rates/louisiana/cities/baton-rouge.html) and Louisiana's 5% state rate on hotel rooms outside Orleans and Jefferson since Jan 1, 2025 (https://revenue.louisiana.gov/tax-education-and-faqs/faqs/sales-tax-reform/what-is-the-state-sales-tax-rate-for-sleeping-rooms-hotel-rooms-motel-rooms-and-similar-accommodations/) = 16.5%. Hotels in economic development districts (Bluebonnet, LSU, Third-Florida and others) add 1% to 3% more, up to about 19.5%. We use 17%. Judgment call. Source |
| Rental car | $110 a day | KAYAK at BTR (Nov 2026): SUVs average about $109 a day (September cheapest at about $86); minivans about $154. $110 a day for a large SUV. Judgment call. Source |
| Drinks on the course | $80 per traveler | Our estimate of about $20 a round for beverage-cart drinks and snacks. Judgment call. Our estimate |
| Golf balls | $55 per traveler | A dozen Titleist Pro V1 balls lists at $55. Source |
| Tips for bag drop and cart staff | $20 per traveler | A few dollars at bag drop and the turn; we use $5 a round. Judgment call. Source |
| Side bets and prizes | $50 per traveler | Our estimate for skins, team bets and a small trophy. Our estimate |
| Lessons and extras you picked Off by default | $0 for the trip | Set by the extras you pick in the tee-time planner. Our estimate |
| Travel insurance | 6% of your plan | Squaremouth says a comprehensive plan averages about 6% of the trip cost, usually 4% to 10%. Source |
| Pre-trip shopping | $60 for the trip | Our estimate for travel-size toiletries, sunscreen and small things bought before a trip. Our estimate |
| Pet boarding or sitter | $50 a day, if you check Pets | Dogster puts regular kennel boarding at about $35 to $85 a night. Overnight sitters at home cost more. Source |
For 4 golfers spending 4 nights in peak spring season, with four rounds each, a hotel, two rooms, flights and food, plan on about $6,000. Once you add golf bag fees, lodging taxes, rental car, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $8,770, or about $2,190 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
Monday to Thursday, and after 3 pm. The city's BREC courses keep one rate all year: Beaver Creek is $53 with a cart on weekdays and $65 on weekends, and twilight is $38 to $45. Summer brings deals at private-owned courses like Carter Plantation, but it is hot and stormy. Spring and fall have the best weather. Source
Yes. It is a public David Toms course in Springfield, about 35 minutes east of Baton Rouge. Green fees run about $35 to $95 with a cart, and the course is closed on Tuesdays. No denim, tank tops or short shorts, and soft spikes only. Source
Baton Rouge Metropolitan (BTR), about 8 miles north of downtown and close to Beaver Creek and Copper Mill in Zachary. Fares are high: the US DOT average into Baton Rouge was about $581 in spring. New Orleans (MSY), about 75 miles east, averaged about $397, so it is worth checking. Source
Yes. LSU plays about seven home Saturdays from September to November, and hotels fill up. Rates have been measured about 32% higher on home-game Saturdays, and October is the priciest month for rooms on average. Plan a fall trip for a road-game or bye weekend, or book well ahead. Source