If this isn't enough to deter you from playing this dump, then God bless you and good luck. Eventually we just passed them and moved on. And through all this there was no marshal to rectify the situation. I understand that there are novice golfers out there, but when you're reaching a par-3 hole in 5 you need to let the people behind you move on. In addition, they were so drunk one of them decided to relieve himself in the middle of the adjacent fairway as they were coming back from retrieving their ball. A twosome ahead of us were playing slower than a foursome ahead of them. There was one marshal patrolling the course, and, consequently people were playing like as if they owned the course. On the third hole, I hit a 9-iron to reach the green in 2 but the ball literally bounced off the green as if i hit a cart-path. About 80% of the greens in the course had missing patches of grass, weeds, and was hard as a rock. Making to approach, I was utterly disgusted at the conditions of the greens. You can play at muni courses in Houston that are in way way way better condition that that of Contraband. With that in mind, why are the fairways and roughs dry, brittle and brown like as if it was February? Fine, you can say that you had a dry season but for a course of this caliber it's absolutely inexcusable.

For those of you that are not familiar with this area, the weather stays pretty mild (high 80's) up until the end of October. I travel around TX quite a bit and I have to say that I've played in courses under better conditions for $25 fees. Other than that, the staff are courteous, the food prices are very reasonable, and the casino is, well, a casino.Īnd now the golf course: this is one of the worst courses I've played in a very long time. A combination of aquatic and natural vegetation on the edges of eight spectacular lakes challenges golfers of all skill. The Contraband Bayou Golf Club is on the west side of Lake Charles off I-210 at Nelson Road adjoining the Lauberge Casino. The rooms were clean and well maintained (although I had to smash a giant roach one morning because we left the room service food overnight at our dinner table). Contraband Bayou Golf Club, designed by world-renowned golf architect, Tom Fazio, complements the lowland marsh features of the natural Louisiana environment to enhance a unique 7,077 yard, par-71 championship golf course.

Before I tear into the review of the golf course, I have to day that the hotel and the resort overall are above average for this area.

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