Le Triomphe Golf Club

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Le Triomphe Golf & Country Club
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Club information
Coordinates 30°5′36″N91°56′42″W / 30.09333°N 91.94500°W / 30.09333; -91.94500
Location Broussard, Louisiana
Established1986, 37 years ago
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Website letriomphe.com
Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Par 72
Length7,006 yards

Le Triomphe Golf & Country Club is a private golf club in the southeastern United States, located in Broussard, Louisiana. The Chitimacha Louisiana Open is played annually at Le Triomphe. Le Triomphe is one of only two Louisiana courses that hosts a PGA Tour-sanctioned event. [1] [2]

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History

Le Triomphe Golf & Country Club was founded in 1986 and designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. [3] [4] According to USA Today, when it first opened in 1986 it was considered to be one of the best courses built in the United States since 1962. [5] In 1992 Le Triomphe began hosting the Chitimacha Louisiana Open. [6]

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References

  1. "Inside the course: Le Triomphe Country Club". PGA Tour.
  2. "Weir, Weekley highlight 2019 Louisiana Open field". The Acadiana Advocate. March 17, 2019.
  3. "A Championship Golf Course Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr". The Daily Advertiser. October 16, 1983.
  4. "Better golf on the bayou". Golfcourse Industry.
  5. "Le Triomphe course chosen as 'Best New Private Course'". The Daily Advertiser. October 12, 1986.
  6. McDonald, Dan (March 12, 2019). "Le Triomphe boasts long history with Chitimacha Louisiana Open". The Daily Advertiser.