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4.3
330 Reviews (330)
5 Stars
161
4 Stars
120
3 Stars
35
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
88.8%
Recommend this course
303 out of 330 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.4
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.5
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
95.5%
Recommend this course
21 out of 22 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
55 Reviews (55)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
89.1%
Recommend this course
49 out of 55 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 71
Length 7077 yards
Slope 130
Rating 74.0
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Contraband Bayou Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 2005
Fairways 419 Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Ultradwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Fazio (2005) Beau Welling (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Food & Beverage

Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Spa

Available Activities

Swimming

Available Sports

Fitness

Accolades

Reviews

4.3
330 Reviews (330)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 14
Bunkers 13
Undulating Greens 7
This course/club is great for:
A Weekend Splurge 13
Locals 11
Group Getaways 10
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 13
Near Local Attractions 12
Convenient to the City 10

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

Good bang for the buck !

Very friendly atmosphere/ the staff if most helpful. The 18 holes plays great with the driver and the greens are best you can get got a 40$ round !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice course when Golf now has a Great deal

Course is Fair for the Advat Golfer. Tee to Green good shape. I try and play it when i'm i town and a good deal is found.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Almost not worth the Hot Deal

Course layout is awesome.
Course condition was horrible. Every part needed mowing. Greens were bad, some with so many pock marks they were worse than the acne I had as a teenager.
Got a “Hot Deal” of $43 and it was almost not worth that. No amenities whatsoever.
Very disappointed. Won’t play again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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Fairways and greens are in good shape. Tee boxes are mostly dead with patchy weeds everywhere. Bunkers are great. Bar and grill aren’t ever open, so eat before you show up.

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

Great Course; Mosquito City

Contraband Bayou is one of my favorite courses to play in Lake Charles. The course is always in great condition, but bring your mosquito spray; otherwise, you will be miserable. If they can control their mosquito problem, I’d play there more often.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
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
First Time Playing

Course is mosquito friendly

Nice layout but be careful waking up mosquito’s when you get close to the rough or in sand traps, carts should be equipped with Off spray

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in great shape for this time of year

Greens were in good shape and running pretty fast overall. No complaints for tee boxes and fairways either. Overall good round of golf!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fun course in great condition

This place is awesome! Fairways and greens are fantastic will definitely play here again when i’m back in Lake Charles. If you do plan on playing here bring some bug spray them dang skeeters are super bad

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

One of the best in Louisiana

This a great resort style course. You can have your best round ever or your worst round at any time.

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

Contraband is a great Tom Fazio course.

I love this course from the layout to the scenic views. Some of the tee boxes were under repair and 3 of the 18 greens were not in the best shape. Other than that, the course was in excellent shape and I throughly enjoyed our round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great time

My wife and I had a great time playing this course. It was our first time out there, will definitely go back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course, got a great deal! Only glitch was one temporary green.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course

Better have your A game on. The rough made this course a handfull. Fairways were in excellent shape along with the greens. Rough was a full swing to just get to the ball. Had a great day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 55
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course condition

The course is in good condition but some tee boxes are under renovation, thus they moved to temporary tee boxes.

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