222 Slim Lemoine Rd,
Marksville, Louisiana LA 71351
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Kevin Michael (PGA, Director of Golf)The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Steve Smyers
31.101755
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32 miles SE of Alexandria
Tamahka Trails
Tamahka Trails Golf Club: As part of the Paragon Resort & Casino, Tamahka Trails is home to another wonderfully natural course on the Audubon Golf Trail. No housing intrudes on a layout that is surrounded by attractive woodland. The course comprises a flatter, more open front-nine and a more undulating, tree-lined, back-nine.
Meaning alligator in Native American, Tamahka's bite is not to be found in the generous-width fairways of the front-nine loop. That said, you'll need to avoid many stand-out, high-lipped, grass-fronted bunkers that stylishly break-up the flattish terrain. There is something rather special about the signature par-4 7th hole, with its excellent bunkering, meandering stream and tight, tree-lined entrance to the green.
The back-nine arguably contains the best of the holes (including three excellent par-3s). The stunning par-3 15th is perhaps the most photographed hole on the course; from an elevated tee, a stream must be crossed en route to the superbly bunkered, false-fronted green.
At times creating something of a lunar landscape, some of the crater-like traps take on cavernous proportions, especially as you approach the greens. Some tighter drives await on the back-nine, and beware holes like the short par-4 14th. It might lack sand or water defences, but the slick run-offs around the not overly large green could cause a few problems.
Stay&Play at Tamahka Trails: onsite accommodation available in the Paragon Casino Resort, see Where2Stay section below.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].
Non-metal spike facility. Golf carts are fitted with GPS. Walking permitted.
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Tamahka Trails Golf Club is a member of Louisiana's Audubon Golf Trail, and part of the Paragon Resort & Casino, an enterprise of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana. Tamahka is the Native American word for alligator.
The Audubon Golf Trail was established in 2001, and includes 18 of the best public-access courses in the state. [See our entry for Audubon Park (Did You Know section) for a list of the Audubon Golf Trail courses].
711 Paragon Place, Marksville, LA 71351
+1 (318) 253 1946
Visit websiteParagon Casino Resort offers luxury hotel accommodations with more than 500 rooms and suites. There's also a world-class casino with the most popular slots and table games, a full-throttle poker room and a thrill-a-minute off track betting parlor. An indoor tropical pool with swim-up bar, full-service spa, three-screen cinema, great dining choices, retail shops, championship golf course and live entertainment.
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