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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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Avg Rating
2.5
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
5
Conditions
2.0
Value
1.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.1
26.7%
Recommend this course
4 out of 15 reviews
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3.5
44 Reviews (44)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
63.6%
Recommend this course
28 out of 44 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7533 yards
Slope 136
Rating 76.4
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Atchafalaya Golf Course
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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 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great place for a good challenging course!

Course is in great shape today. Greens were in good shape, a little thick on the cut so they were a little slow on putts. Course was dried out from all the rain and fairways were fresh cut. First cut on the rough was decent but stay out of the deep rough as it is thick. Some bunkers are, I would say “under repair”, but if you don’t hit in the bunkers you don’t have to worry about it lol.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Please fix the sand traps...going on a year or longer

Please fix the sand traps...going on a year or longer now in this condition. Either fix them or put dirt in them.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/10/2021

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 sand traps is important to us. We are working to get everything at the course up to par. The current condition is not 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. 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 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Faded Glory

My group comes from Texas twice a year to play several of our favorite courses around the Lafayette area. It was several years ago we found Atchafalaya and fell in love with it. We felt it was the best course in the state. But over the past several years we have seen its condition deteriorate to the point where we will not be returning to it until we hear that it is receiving the attention and maintenance it deserves. One example would be the carts. They seem to be the same fleet that were purchased when the course opened. If you need an arms workout, try driving one for 18 holes. The actual course, greens, fairways, and teeboxes, are not being maintained adequately. Certainly not for the $70+ greens fee. Sad to see.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/11/2021

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course. We appreciate your dedication to playing our course over the years but are very sorry to hear your recent experience with us may have been poor due to the course conditions.

We greatly value your feedback as we work towards any necessary improvements and hope you will notice some of these improvements during your next round with us. Thank you for choosing our course, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

The course has great scenery

Loved everything about this course. This course will defiantly see me a couple times a year from now on. Looking forward to future trips.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 46
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course, but…

This course is a really nice course on the Audubon Golf Trail. I believe the conditions were a result of the tremendous amount of rain in the past couple weeks. I think that’s what caused some of the course to be overgrown. Greens were furry and SLOW. Fairways were in good shape. Rough was ROUGH. No luck of finding your ball just off the first cut. Bunkers are played as ground under repair as they are in the process of working on them. I think a week of sunshine will do the course wonders!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/26/2021

Hello, {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.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Was wet

They are trying but with all of the rain we have had it is hard to keep some areas mowed.Also they are having an issue with the bunkers.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good Value

Cool course. A little run down but the greens were an 8/10 and the layout is nice. Several tee boxes to choose from.. Another cool Audubon Golf Trail location.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course!

Such a fun course! Always enjoy it!! Watch out for raccoons. Haha

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Trash

Crab grass is growing in the middle of the greens. Yes Crab grass. Charged me 72 bucks to play on Crab grass and trash bunkers. I normally don't write reviews but the course is TRASH right now.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 06/25/2021

Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop, and thank you for choosing The Atchafalaya at Idlewild.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Course

Greens and fairways in good shape. Sand traps in poor shape

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/07/2021

Hello, Thanks for the review. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing The Atchafalaya at Idlewild.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Perfect course no need to play anywhere else

Finally letting grass grow on fairways how wonderful and more enjoyable round now

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/01/2021

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
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Thumbs up

Course was great. The only reason I rated the conditions three stars instead of 5 stars was because there was work going on in many areas where by digging was taking place and the ground was chopped up.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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