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Links on the Bayou named to Golf Digest's 2009 50 Best Municipal Courses

Golf Digest Magazine

http://www.golfdigest.com/rankings/courses/greatest/2009/08/bestmunys_in50states

July 21, 2009

The August issue of Golf Digest Magazine has named Links on the Bayou in Alexandria, Louisiana as one of the Top 50 Municipal Courses in America. The course was designed by Athens, Georgia golf architect Mike Young. The course opened in 2003 and was part of an Economic Development project after the closure of England Air Force Base.

Young says, "The recent 2009 US Open at Bethpage State Park, a City of New York municipal course has helped put more emphasis on public golf throughout the States. I am proud for the City of Alexandria and what they have achieved with the project. Their combined efforts have allowed them to put the course in a position where it can be recognized as a premier municipal project."

"Hacienda Pinilla is an 18 hole championship links style course with open fairways and challenging winds. Designed by famous architect Mike Young to conform to the natural contours of the land, this 7,274 yard, Par 72 course is truly masterpiece. It is one of the few courses in the world created to face the ocean, and as a result, its coastal layout offers both exhilarating play and absolutely awe-inspiring views."