After more than 60 years, LSU is set to permanently close its golf course this summer.
The 18-hole course will remain open to the public through May 9, and it will shut down on June 30, said Zach Labbe, an LSU spokesperson, in an email Tuesday.
“This decision reflects the university’s ongoing evaluation of operational priorities, financial stewardship, and long-term planning needs,” he wrote. “LSU appreciates the golf course’s longstanding role in the community and is committed to supporting employees through the transition.”
LSU decided to close the course after a “comprehensive, multi-year review,” and that no final decision has been made on a future use of the property.
In 2024, The Advocate reported the university was considering the site as a potential home for a proposed $400 million arena on campus. Records obtained by The Advocate at the time showed studies had been run on how an arena in that location might affect traffic patterns.
The course also faced possible closure in 2015, when LSU was developing a master plan for the university and seeking to optimize space.
Located at Nicholson Drive and Gourrier Avenue, the course has been operating at a net loss in recent years. A university budget document shows the course reported around $525,000 in operating revenues and expenses of roughly $718,000 in 2025. Similar numbers were reported in 2024, with a total operating loss of $259,588.
The course was previously the home of the university’s golf teams, until they switched in 1998 to the University Club on Memorial Tower Drive.