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4.2
333 Reviews (333)
5 Stars
163
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
87.6%
Recommend this course
305 out of 333 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
4.3
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
91.3%
Recommend this course
21 out of 23 reviews
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4.3
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
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
333 Reviews (333)

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 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice Course

Enjoyed taking advantage of the wide fairways. If you are right handed and a slicer you have no water (very little anyway) to worry about. Greens rolled good and accepted the ball well upon hitting the greens. Nice course but still think its a little overpriced for the area.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The course was sanded

I have played this course several times before but today the course greens was all sanded and not ready for play. If the course would have told me all greens was punched and sanded I would have not paid to play this course. It was not worth $72.00 to play on sanded greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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 Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Everybody knows the rules….

Overall great course but how am I suppose to sink putts without any birdie juice? They don’t sell alcohol inside. Yes, beer cart was running but not fast enough for the average alcoholic golfer. Also, no fireball on that cart? How am I suppose to keep my game under 100 without fireball?

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Super nice course !

Great condition for this time of year .
Just go play !

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Better greens at a muni

$100 per round, the greens had 3 different types of grass growing on them. Possibly the worst greens I’ve seen on a resort course in May.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 69
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Contraband best

Played the course with my wife and we loved the course
The staff were top notch, and made you feel like it was a
country club you belonged to. Pace of play was under 4 hours and the course was in top shape. Can hardly wait to go back and play it again.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Love it

Best course I have played all year. Great staff that make you feel welcome. Good course layout that makes you work the ball left, right and straight. Greens on their way to perfect and I will go back this year.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 0-4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 69
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens in terrible condition

Greens in terrible shape. Especially charging 100 bucks plus for a round. Also, beverage cart Had no club soda, and only vodka is Smirnoff…really.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Just a tough review!

I really wanted to give a good review. I play the Golden Nugget quite a bit….. and this course just continues to disappoint. No marshal to control pace of play, random carts with non golfers riding all over the place, they will literally drive out in front of your play…. Staff inside was nice, but not helpful. No one at round to direct or control what happens. Tee boxes rough at best, but I understand there was a quite a bit of improvements underway. Overall…. It was very similar to a typical $40.00 course. Not what I would expect from a resort course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
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 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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