In 1933, federal money from the Emergency Relief Administration (ERA), a precursor of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), was used to design a golf course between Harrison Avenue and the railroad tracks. This was called the East Course or Number 1 Course and was designed by William Wiedorn, a landscape architect, and city planner. The New Orleans Item Newspaper on January 14, 1935, also gives credit to Joe Bartholomew for designing the new course. The course was built during 1934 and formally opened on January 13, 1935. The length of the course at the opening was given as 6445 yards. The Crescent City Open (1938) and New Orleans Open (1939-1962) used this course thirteen different times for the tournament.

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