The Atchafalaya at Idlewild

Course was fun to play. Greens and bunkers are not in good shape but looks like they are working on them.

Roughs were high and all sand traps were grown over

First let me say I'm a 15 handicap who is handicapped and am a relatively short hitter (Drive about 220, down from there). The five different lengths at this course work beautifully for me, I'm typically playing the 2nd or 3rd shortest tees depending on how I'm feeling. My round today was a great experience with just a few exceptions.

First, they have let almost every bunker grow over this summer and they are now waste areas. I hit out of a few with no problems, but was not required. But very few actual sandy bunkers.

The greens were receptive, and rolled true today, even though there are still spots with no grass and just sand. Been like that for a very long time.

I've always been fascinated by the layout, S-curve par 5's and lots of trouble around, water, woods, swamp, you name it. On days like today, with gorgeous weather, I welcomed it.

My only real concern is that for the last few months I've been able to play a ton of high end courses in the City (Idlewild is in the middle of relative nowhere) during the day on a Friday or Thursday for around $30-$35. Paying $63 today was the most I've paid for a round in a very long time, especially for a 2:00 tee time on a Friday.

I do recommend this course, in a 50 mile radius of it there is nothing even close to the quality, maybe that's why the prices are high.

Unfortunately the course must have been under renovation because the sand traps should have been called grass traps. Overall the course is fun but in 5 years of playing it it was in the worst condition I've ever seen it.

lack of money being invested.

sandtraps zero upkeep

layout terrific and scenic

Beautiful course. Bunkers have been bad and unattended for over a year but they finally began the renovations. Will

Be top notch once completed.

One of my favorite courses in Acadiana! But C’mon man, letting 6 members play in group on a holiday??? Well over 2 hour front nine in sweltering heat mostly as spectator not Idea of fun round

the course has continued to decline over the last couple of years. The bunkers were absolutely unplayable . The greens are in decline. This was at one point a course that was impressive no longer. Still charging nearly $70 for a round not worth the money.

The overall condition was excellent. Fairways are green an lush an the greens are in great shape. Only negative are the bunkers which have grass and weeds. We played it as ground under repair.

Holes 1-9 are closed for maintenance. Understand the need to perform maintenance just wish I was posted on the webpage before I paid. Holes 10- 18 are in great shape.

Played from the tips. The back tee boxes needed a little TLC but wonderful layout and fun course.

Grounds look like someone gave up on them. All the sand traps are full of grass and weeds. A bunch of areas are just not as nice as they use to be.

Born and raised in the area I have had the opportunity to play this course many times over the years and what once was a top 5 course in the state is no longer so. What I have grown to expect is a beautiful course with daunting hills, bunkers, and hazards that will punish you for that misplaced approach shot when you shoot for pin high instead of playing safe to the middle of the green.

With life changes and a move to the Lafayette area, I have no longer been able to play this course nearly as often as there are many local options for when we decide to play. Leaving atchafalaya as the option for when the friends and I are back in town visiting family.

We booked a round for this past Sunday and were shocked we paid a full $60 fee each to play a course in such conditions.

The fairways were nice, the rough was ok overall, neglected in some areas, and mostly maintained elsewhere. The bunkers, however, looked like jungles. So tall/thick of grass that one of my fairway shots that happened to fall a hair shorter than normal landed in and stuck in a fairway bunker to the extent I could not locate the ball after hacking at the grass with a wedge for 5-10 minutes.

The greens were mostly maintained, however, several seemed to be scalped from a rookie on the mower just learning the proper way to cut the greens.

I am not one to typically leave a review, however, this trip just left me disgusted overall for the conditions the course was in for the amount they want people to pay.

Attempted to book tee time website was acting up, tried again 10 minutes later and it worked but ended up booking it twice when all I wanted was on. So ended up paying 50 instead of 25. No way to contact you guys to straighten it out, should have some kind of number to call in case something like that happens, golf course says it up to golfnow to straighten it out. How can I when there is no number to call and talk to someone