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3.7
780 Reviews (780)
5 Stars
321
4 Stars
277
3 Stars
105
2 Stars
45
1 Stars
32
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
73.5%
Recommend this course
677 out of 780 reviews
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2.6
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
6
Conditions
2.1
Value
2.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.2
29.4%
Recommend this course
5 out of 17 reviews
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3.5
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
64.4%
Recommend this course
29 out of 45 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7533 yards
Slope 136
Rating 76.4
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Course Details

Year Built 2006
Golf Season Year round
Architect von Hagge, Smelek and Baril (2006)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared Shirt Required, No Denim Allowed

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities

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3.7
780 Reviews (780)

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Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Course

Course was nice. Amenities were nice. Greens need some help, but overall worth the trip.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are horrible

Every green was horrible, had crab grass all over then. Some greens were soft and some were hard.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor course conditions

Greens were terrible and un-puttable. some greens had hole cut in the approach to the green. Never seen that before. This was my second time playing this course and will never go again. I cannot believe a course would not even tell the players what is going on and charge full price. TERRIBLE !!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/04/2022

Hi waynejeannin, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

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Reviews 3
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No disclaimer

2 holes closed. Long grass in every fair way. Every green with giant burnt spots affecting putting. Greens overgrown and so slow you almost have to chip from 10+ feet away. Would not recommend.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/25/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing The Atchafalaya at Idlewild. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Course Has Went Downhill

Played this course about 6 years ago while at work it was a great course in good shape. I went to play it again, but this time it’s in horrible shape , the greens were horrible and the fairway was like playing in a pasture. Not sure what happened to it but it has went way downhill so if you’re in the area don’t waste your money on this one.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 09/23/2022

Hi Jeremyj1578,

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.

We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.

Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/23/2022

Thank you for reviewing us, Birdyman17. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Atchafalaya at Idlewild, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 46
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Should close down to get course playable

First thing to start the day, the lady at the pro shop desk was not pleasant or professional to check in. Tee boxes are horrible mostly sand mounds for tee box. Greens are not greens. You could putt better on the cart path. If you don’t have the funds or the personnel to fix these problems shut down until you do. Was a joke to attempt to putt on. Make cost $15-$20 dollars for practice rounds until the course gets corrected. Course should stop replying to honest comments about course with we are trying our best to fix these issues. NO attempt is being made.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The greens were in very bad shape. Even some that were actually on the fairway. Should be a discount 😊

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 09/17/2022

Hi! Thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful Cajun scenery

Greens and fairways were not in good shape. They are working on the course and I am sure it will improve quickly.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/17/2022

Hello. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at The Atchafalaya at Idlewild. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fix the greens

The fairways were very good as were the bunkers.

The problem is the greens two holes were closed due to problems with the greens.

The greens on the open 16 holes all had issues of bare spots. Also super slow green speeds.

Fix the greens an I would recommend this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/14/2022

Hi, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Great layout and scenery but needs some immediate TLC

I’ve played on some pretty bad courses and then there was this. Now I know it’s been raining almost everyday but there’s no excuse as to why this course should be in the shape it is currently in. I payed to play 18 holes but only got through 7 of them and 2 of those seven holes didn’t even have greens to play. One hole had the flag stick just stuck in the middle of the fairway and they considered that the hole I'm guessing. The other 5 greens were just in bad shape. They’ve obviously lost the greens due to whatever reason but they shouldn’t even be allowing people to play this course until they can cut the grass properly and fix it up. I should’ve known what I was in for when I picked up the golf cart when the brakes started squeaking and it looked like the carts were kept outside during Hurricane Ida or something. The course has a beautiful lay out and scenery but it needs some major TLC at the moment.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/23/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Charles

They loss 6 greens

There cart’s are all trash out

They are letting everything go

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/31/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Greens are extremely poor condition

The greens have gotten away from them. Probably due to all the rain we are having in the area. Most had huge dead spots all over them and two, 2 and 5, are using temporary greens due to a fungus that has killed the entire green. We have played here quite a few times in the past. I will not be going back until they get the greens back under control. We did pay premium prices for a far less than premium golf course.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/24/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/24/2022

Hello. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at The Atchafalaya at Idlewild. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sad story

It started when I checked in an found out the back 9 was closed The front 9 had Hole numbers 2 and 5 with closed greens with flags placed on the front edge of the green.

The remaining greens were all in horrible condition.

Wish I had taken some pictures.

Also the driving range was closed on both ends.

No price reduction or credit for 9 holes.

Reading the webpage no mention of hole closure

Overall the Golf Course is in very bad shape an I’m not going back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/16/2022

We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at The Atchafalaya at Idlewild. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointing

This place was improving a lot over the past year but it seems they have lost a couple of greens recently. Hopefully it comes back, one of best layouts in Louisiana

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/03/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop at (985) 395-4653. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing The Atchafalaya at Idlewild!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/03/2022

Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing The Atchafalaya at Idlewild.

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