Pelican Point is a private golf club providing golfers with 27 holes of Championship golf and one of the South's premiere golf facilities. Located just off the banks of the Mississippi River in Gonzales, Louisiana and behind the historic Houmas House Plantation, Pelican Point combines British style golf with a Louisiana flair. The Links course opened in 1998 followed with the opening of the Lakes course in 2002. Pelican Point Golf Club, which covers over 450 acres of what was once a sugar cane farm, was selected by Golf Digest as one of the Best Places to Play in 2004. The golf course is surrounded by upscale residential homes and located in Ascension Parish which is one of the fastest growing Parishes in Louisiana. Pelican Point Golf Club is located only 20 minutes from Baton Rouge and 40 minutes from the New Orleans International Airport, (1.5 miles South of Interstate 10) thus providing locals, visitors, convention attendees, and businesses easy access via Interstate 10. Pelican Point welcomes you to the finest in championship golf and a wealth of amenities suited for families of all sizes.