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4.2
334 Reviews (334)
5 Stars
164
4 Stars
120
3 Stars
35
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
87.7%
Recommend this course
306 out of 334 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.3
22 Reviews (22)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
90.9%
Recommend this course
20 out of 22 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.3
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.6
86.8%
Recommend this course
46 out of 53 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

4.2
334 Reviews (334)

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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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 56
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
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens

Greens were dry and sandy. Two greens were completely lost, burnt.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Course

I play this course at least once a week due to the proximity to my house and how empty it is in the evening. Overall, the course is in great shape. They seem to be having some struggles with the heat this summer, though. A few of the tee boxes were just dirt and/or dead grass and some of the greens have pretty big patches on them. One of them was completely brown. The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because I think the course is a bit overpriced for the condition and they don’t have any real food. However, I do really appreciate their ice and water stations on course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dwayne’s Experience at Contraband

The course is in pristine condition and the staff extremely friendly and very professional. I would highly recommend this facility and course to anyone interested in having a great golf outing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not a fan

If your ball isn’t in the middle of the fairway you’ll lose it two feet in front of you. I waited around countless times watching groups in front, and behind me walking around searching for their ball in this odd fluffy grass that simply devours balls the second they land. To add to it, tee times were jammed in so poorly I was unable to play at a pace anywhere near reasonable. Will not be recommending, or going back.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course itself is nice. No staff on course. No cups at water stations. No food on course or clubhouse. No amenities on course. Used to have towels and fruit on course. Not the same.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Not worth the price.

The course is nice overall, but, the conditions of the greens are not worth what they charge for a round. They were punched and had inconsistent grass and terrible patches on most of the greens, not enjoyable to putt on. No amenities outside of what the girl had on the beverage cart. Koasati Pines is 30min north and blows this place out of the water. The Mallard nearby is in better shape at a fraction of the price as well.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course layout was cool, but the condition of the greens was not consistent with that of a $105 - $115 course. Many greens had grass patches and inconsistent grass. Still a course but should be charging less than $115 if greens are in that condition.

Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Fazio Design

Course is definitely a good design and the staff was very nice. However, the greens are substandard at best for a high end casinos golf course! Looks like the greens keeper punched the greens with too large of a die resulting in extremely slow bumpy greens. Maybe they don’t have a roller for the greens or just don’t care. The greens also had very poor quality grass, some patches were of different varieties resulting in inconsistent speed or true brakes…worse than small town Muni golf!! The clubhouse is nice but there’s no restaurant, food (not even convenience store cold sandwiches) or bar to enjoy before or after a round. I’m not sure why they have such a nice large deck around the clubhouse since they have no amenities? The staff sent us back to the casino for food causing us to waste an extra 30 minutes out of our day, totally unacceptable! They also had the driving range closed on a busy summer Friday, again totally unacceptable for such an expensive course! Maybe it was to hot and/or to much trouble to collect the range balls!

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