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3.6
794 Reviews (794)
5 Stars
326
4 Stars
282
3 Stars
109
2 Stars
45
1 Stars
32
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.6
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
70.9%
Recommend this course
690 out of 794 reviews
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4.1
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.5
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.8
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.9
92.9%
Recommend this course
13 out of 14 reviews
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3.4
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.4
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
62.5%
Recommend this course
25 out of 40 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns top marks from golfers who appreciate its challenging yet fair variety of holes. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and a well-regarded on-site restaurant round out a rewarding visit.

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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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Reviews

3.6
794 Reviews (794)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Amazing Food 14
Dinner 12
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 18
Water Hazards 18
Undulating Greens 14
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 16
Locals 16
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 15
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 15

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Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Course under repair

Course has a lot of repairs being done right now. Most tee boxes and some areas on the course are dug up. Bunkers are not playable. Not worth the price that golf now increased it too. More like a practice course right now.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/27/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the construction projects underway. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for choosing The Atchafalaya at Idlewild.

Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor conditions

Have not played the course in 8 months. Was excited to see changes that were suppose to be made to improve it. Course should be open not for public play. Course is under construction on many tee boxes and different sections of the course. Sand traps are not even playable. Not sure why the price went up on Golfnow when course is under repair. Customers should be notified on course conditions before asking for a higher price. Not satisfied at all. Will not play course again until construction is complete.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/11/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the construction projects underway. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for choosing The Atchafalaya at Idlewild.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairway has very little grass and ground is very hard

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/11/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review us, and for the 3 stars. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round, and we appreciate your feedback regarding the fairways so we may work on any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Was Fun but could use some work

I brought a couple of golfers, one who had never played this course and another who played it when it 1st opened… I think both had a good time and pace of play was fine.. no waiting.. only complaint I’d say was the conditions of the bunkers.. none were raked, none had rakes and were pretty much unplayable .. I know they have worked on fixing them but I’m not seeing much maintenance to keep them up … fairways could have a little more grass in them but seen where they were recently aerated which is understandable.. hopefully they will let the grass grow especially on pitch shots to the greens using high degree wedges.. the greens were fine, good speed, good shape… all in all it was a good round of golf…

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rick's Review

Unfortunately, the front nine was closed for some maintenance

While disappointing, it has be done, right?

The fairways had recently been aerated ... again disappointing, but it has to done

Love the hole layout & the greens are rounding into shape (not quite there, yet)

Good course for levels of golfers

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course work

Front9 were closed due to sanding of the greens I was not aware until I arrived at the course. If I have as aware of this I wouldn’t have played today

Cart path only witch changes pace of play

Conditions Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/05/2021

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at The Atchafalaya at Idlewild!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Hot weather
Used cart

This layout is great. The traps obviously need more sand

We loved it all We will return Nice design

Challenging but not crazy hard Pick up the driver

and keep the ball in play. FIX the traps soon

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/26/2021

Thank you for reviewing us. 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 The Atchafalaya at Idlewild, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Midweek play

Everything was nice except the sand traps which was under renovations. The fairways were recently airated.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/27/2021

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We strive for a 5-star experience, so we welcome your feedback. We work hard to maintain the course for everyone's benefit, which means aerifying the greens as part of our regular maintenance schedule. The greens will be healed soon and in pristine condition. Please come back soon for the 5-star experience you expect at The Atchafalaya at Idlewild.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love playing at Atchafalaya beautiful scenery peaceful atmosphere

Sand traps need to be finished, fairways need to be cut less, need more grass under golf ball for 3wood shots on fairways, other than that a wonderful course don’t care to play anywhere else.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/14/2021

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing The Atchafalaya at Idlewild.

Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

slow players including a sixsome that would not allow a single faster player to go thru.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/08/2021

Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff. Thanks for visiting The Atchafalaya at Idlewild!

Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great improvements

I haven't played the course in a couple of months and the improvements are evident. The tee boxes are in good shape, the fairways are decent and most greens are in great shape. The sand traps are still being worked. Most are unplayable, either from a lack of sand or too much sand that hasn't been properly raked. I would definitely recommend and expect in the next few months the bunkers will be playable. The staff is friendly and you get free range balls. The practice area is actually very nice and includes a chipping area and putting green.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hard fairways and green.

I found that the fairways were very hard, as in, you couldn’t make a divet. The greens had a lot of sand on them, which made it difficult to determine the speed.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Front nine aeration

Course in good, not great, condition. Bunkers washed out, greens need work. Would've been nice to know that front nine was closed prior to making tee time. Guess I should've called. But when this course is in top form it makes for a great round of golf. I will continue to come back because I know how good it will be and I'm even considering becoming a member.

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