The Atchafalaya at Idlewild

I enjoy playing this course love the lay out and the scenery. I like it so much. My friends and I are thinking about getting a membership.

I would recommend to all golfers.

Very nice course. Some spots on several greens need some TLC. Overall though I enjoyed it very much. Clubhouse and Pro Shop staff are extremely nice. Food was excellent. Would return to play again.

I've been playing this course for over a year now. I live in Houma and have no problem driving 35 mins to this course. It is always in great shape, the layout is fun and challenging, the staff is always friendly and checking in is quick and easy. The practice facilities include tees, chipping area and putting green. The restaurant and bar top notch.

The first time you play it will challenge you, but if you are lucky enough to play there often you figure out how to manage it. Front nine is a little more challenging due to the middle three holes. The second nine is getable.

But this course is green and lush and all you could ask for off the beaten path.

Hope this helps, enjoy!

The course is in great shape. If you like playing a risk reward course this is the one for you. Even if you play safe you can shoot a good score. The par fives are fun to play. The hole sets up according to how you hit your tee shot.

To sum this course up it has character. You will be telling all your buddies about the different hole set ups.

The only problem was how hot is was, but that is typical during this time in Louisiana.

Great layout - you have to keep the ball in the fair way . Greens in good shape . Course has had a lot of rain but plays good ! GPS golf carts a big help on making the shots . Friendly staff will return soon - great day on the course ! Hole 9 and 18 you have a small greens to hit - water on both 9 and 18 greens very fast on 9 & 18 - be careful !

We were disappointed that we had to play the back 9 twice because the front 9 was being worked on. The lady at the check in desk was not very friendly and she seemed more interested in a conversation with another woman than talking to us. The bunkers were unplayable and should have been designated ground under repair.

Greens were good but they are getting aerated May 2nd. Fairways were just okay. Grass wasn't too lush.

Love the layout and staff was extremely friendly. Great clubhouse as well.

I enjoyed the course and the Atchafalaya experience. It's tough but beautiful. I enjoyed the abundant wildlife. I would highly recommend this course. Also the restaurant has great food. Thanks again.

Entire course in great shape! Greens were excellent, fairways were a little tight, but overall really good. Staff was very friendly. We had lunch, which was delicious! Recommend catfish poboy! However, any item on the menu is a winner!

This is an outstanding dunes type course. The front nine is absolutely beautiful. Very challenging, and perfectly laid out. The greens were trimmed and fast, the fairways were in great shape. One of the prettiest nine holes I have played. The back nine is challenging but does not have the beauty of the front. It is great shape, well kept, and great play. Just not as spectacular as the front. This will be a course that I play whenever I am in the Morgan City area.

The course was in great shape. Everyone went out of their way to take care of us from the moment we pulled up until we left. Think it is one of the top five courses in the state. It was well worth the hour drive to play the course.

Overall very nice condition....one negative is the sand, some were fine others had not been raked..

This is a great course, good layout, plenty of challenges.

My friend and I are always looking out for a bargain and boy did we land one at Atchafalaya at Idlewild on November 14, 2015. We could not have asked for better weather or course conditions than we had that day. Fairway was immaculate and the greens were fast and true. And paying $20 for a $70 dollar a round course made everything even sweeter. Be prepared for a challenge when you play and good food and staff when you're done. Kudos to Atchafalaya!!!

Like to play here as often as I can. Great course.

great course, grounds crew could be more vigilant with the upkeep, seems to have diminished a bit since the last time I played.

It was my first time playing this course and it will not be the last. It has everything you think of when thinking about Louisiana. Outstanding scenery, wildlife and camouflage golf carts. The carts or equipped with big GPS monitors with touch screens for yardages to whatever you point you need. Nice size greens and several challenging holes (#7).

I played the course 3 years ago and the greens were terrible. I was told last week that the green have much improved so we decided to give it another try. The course as a whole is spectacular as before how ever there are still a lot of issues for a course that describes it's self as the premier course in Southern Louisiana.
Our tee time was 09:10 and we teed off just before that. As soon as we reached our balls in the fairway a one ball appeared on the tee, tee up and started taking practice strokes. As soon as we were out of range he teed off. There was a 4 ball in front of us and we could not go any faster but this guy was up out butts the whole time until he finally jumped in front of us and the four ball on the 7 hole.
The greens had all been sanded that morning and were having sand added as the day want on. this made EVERY green horrible to put on. The tractor he had to pull the sanding machine was missing the muffler and it sounded like a drag racer careering around the course. This was very annoying as as you tried to tee off and the driver had no respect for players. Just barreled on through regardless.
I was in 3 bunkers on the front 9. The first two I ended up in footprints, the third bunker i was in to the left of the approach to the 9 green I was in a footprint that was in a tractor tire track. The tire track was about 40 foot long running half the length of the bunker.
The first 6 holes on the back nine did not have tee box markers on ANY of the tees. The bunker on the par 3 11th had been dug out by some sort of excavator. The were not marked as GUR in any way.
On finishing we decided to go to the restaurant for a drink and something to eat. We were seated at a table then were totally ignored. After about 12 minutes of no service what so ever we got up and sat at the bar. We did get served here and the food was good.
This could be a wonderful facility and could make a lot of money but I now understand why the club is in financial stress. The course management is atrocious. People do not want to spend good money to play a course in such poor condition. It will be a very long time before I venture there again!