OakWing Golf Club

Jim Lipe, who served over 15 years as a Senior Design Associate in the Jack Nicklaus design group before going out on his own, designed OakWing Golf Club, opened in September 2002 on the former England Air Force Base in Alexandria, Louisiana. The 7,043-yard links-style layout blends the natural beauty of Louisiana bayous and lakes into a routing that feels distinctly non-Nicklaus despite Lipe's pedigree. The course is part of the Louisiana Audubon Golf Trail, a collection of 11 courses across the state that Audubon International has certified as environmentally responsible. OakWing has hosted LHSAA high school state championships and Louisiana Golf Association championships since opening, giving it state-level tournament-tested credentials. Peak green fee runs $45-75, value pricing for a Nicklaus-alum design on a compelling former-military-base site. Fits a Louisiana Audubon Golf Trail road trip as the central-Louisiana flagship card.