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4.4
854 Reviews (854)
5 Stars
428
4 Stars
308
3 Stars
75
2 Stars
29
1 Stars
14
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
91.6%
Recommend this course
763 out of 854 reviews
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4.7
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.9
Value
4.5
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
Recommend this course
27 out of 27 reviews
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4.6
79 Reviews (79)
5 Stars
52
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
92.4%
Recommend this course
73 out of 79 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 7030 yards
Slope 137
Rating 73.8

Although Chateau Elan Golf Club & Resort is just 40 minutes from Atlanta, the panoramic views of the north Georgia foothills make it feel much further from the city. The club boasts two public championship courses and a nine-hole course as well as The Legends, a private golf club. In addition to the golf, Chateau Elan is also home to a full production winery. The Chateau Course is one of the public championship golf courses. The layout wanders across 170 acres, winding around a lake and two creeks. Water, not surprisingly, comes into play on more than half of the holes but there are also 87 bunkers strategically placed throughout to watch out for. There is thick Bermuda rough bordering the contoured fairways too. It is more open than the slightly more challenging Woodlands Course, the other public championship golf course.

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Course Details

Year Built 1989
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Denis Griffiths (1989) Denis Griffiths (2016)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Dave Pelz Golf School"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No Denim; Collared shirt required for men.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

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4.4
854 Reviews (854)
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4.0
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Previously Played

Playing on new greens

Enjoy this course well maintained greens are new coming in quite nicely very rarely does it get backed up great course for the price with a great friendly staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 11/22/2016:
We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed playing on the new greens. We appreciate the 4 star rating and hope we will see you back soon!
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Excellent greens but Layout not as good as Woodlands

This course has excellent greens, the course layout is not as good as Woodlands. Several holes require prior knowledge locations of the water and end of fairways.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/22/2016:
Thank you very much for the 4 star rating! We hope you will come back and see us again soon!
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

New greens coming along well.

New greens are coming along well although they are still a little slow. Everything else was in very good shape. Nice layout with lots of character.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 11/22/2016:
We are thrilled to hear that you are enjoying the brand new greens. Come back and see us again soon!
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyed my afternoon off

I enjoyed the round. Greens are a little bumpy but other than that in great condition.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
chateauelangolf
Commented on 09/26/2016

tmundie - Thank you for the 4 star rating! We're happy you enjoyed your round and hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best shape ever!

The Chateau course recently redid their greens with a hybrid bermuda. It's always been a great layout and now there are no drawbacks. Great track for the money

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
chateauelangolf
Commented on 09/26/2016

wschenz - We are so happy to hear that you are enjoying the brand new greens! Thank you for the 5 star rating!

Played On
Reviews 263
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 25 Contributor
Georgia Advisor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Beautiful course with EXCELLENT conditions

I played this course for the fist time in several years. When I played the course previously, the greens were not good at all. There were ball marks EVERYWHERE.

However, the course and the greens were AWESOME today. The greens are pretty new (bermuda greens). This course has always been very pretty and very fun as far as layout. However today, the greens were awesome, the course was in beautiful, all the sand traps were full of sand and raked. I will definitely be back. It is a GREAT value if you get a golf now hot deal. I can't say enough good things about the course and conditions today. AWESOME.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
chateauelangolf
Commented on 09/26/2016

RettJ - Thank you for the 5 star rating! We are thrilled that you have let other golfers know about our beautiful course with excellent conditions!

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course!

Played the Chateau course yesterday for the first time. The greens are about 11 weeks old according to one of the grounds keepers, and they were in great shape! A little slow but I understand you have to let the new grass set before cutting then shorter for the spring.

The clubhouse and grounds staff were all friendly and polite making for a great experience.

The course offered some very interesting holes that require precision play from the green tees. Very few holes that you could break out the driver on. For example, hole number 2 required no more than a 5 iron off the tee, but you had to get it over a tree in front of you that blocked a clear view of the fair way. The fairway was short with a creek.

Loved a lot of the holes. Will definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
chateauelangolf
Commented on 09/26/2016

bryan6804634 - Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review about your experience with us! We are thrilled that you will definitely be back, we look forward to seeing you!

Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

I didnt feel welcomed

The course conditions are excellent. Pace of play was slow (no marshalls), but it was a Friday afternoon. Lady at the desk made me feel unwelcome as a low paying Golf Now customer. I played here about 2-3 days earlier and the staff were very pleasant. I will return, but hope the lady is having a better day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
chateauelangolf
Commented on 09/26/2016

skulledit67 - Thank you so much for the 4 star rating! We are thrilled to hear that you will be back!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout.

Course was in great shape. The greens were only a month old but we're really grown in. Will only be getting better. Pace of play was a little slow for our taste. But it was Labor Day. Score cards were very disappointing. If you have never played there you were unsure of hole design. Lot of blind shots. Will be back to play again. Thanks to the staff, we had a good time.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
chateauelangolf
Commented on 09/08/2016

Jamie3334758 - We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed the course with our brand new greens! We hope to see you back again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good test for your game

great way to spend the day

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
chateauelangolf
Commented on 06/10/2016

hildyer-

Thanks for the review! Hope to see you on the course again soon.

Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Challenging Course

Very well maintained. Choose your clubs smart. Every tee shot does not need a driver. Keep it in the fairway.

Greens are deceiving - do not break as much as they look.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
chateauelangolf
Commented on 06/10/2016

Lkokaram,

We're glad you got a bit of a challenge out of our course! Thanks for the review!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout

Great layout, good condition. Was stuck behind a couple who didn't understand golfing etiquette. Slow play an issue but I'm it's an issue everywhere.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
chateauelangolf
Commented on 06/10/2016

CayceD,

So sorry about the slow pace of play. We hope you were otherwise pleased with your round. Thank you for your review, we hope to see you soon!

Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Shorter yardage on back nine, but ball placement is imperative

Both courses are fun to play. In general, course condition was good, and staff is very friendly and accommodating. Time for a round of golf is good, but anticipate groups of five, singles and twosomes vs a steady flow of foursomes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
chateauelangolf
Commented on 06/10/2016

u853274050-

Thank you for playing a round with us! We are happy to hear that you had a fun day. Your review is appreciated!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great experience

It was my first time going out to chatea élan and it is a beautiful venue. We played the front 9 of the chateau course and I was a little disappointed in the course conditions. Tee boxes and greens were a little rough. I think they are battling some disease. There was also what seemed like a lot of construction going on which hopefully means great things to come. My overall experience was great, staff was friendly. Great resort amenities, beautiful houses and pretty outline. hopefully they will get it figured out on the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
chateauelangolf
Commented on 06/10/2016

Battinelli3,

We are so sorry to hear that the conditions of our course did not meet your expectations. We appreciate your feedback, as we will address it internally it in efforts to improve our course. We hope to see you back on the course in the future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Always a good round

Staff is very friendly and accommodating. Always a good round and experience at Chateau Elan

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
chateauelangolf
Commented on 05/03/2016

Thank you very much for the 4 star review! We are thrilled to hear that you always have a great experience while golfing with us. We hope to see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Greens hurting

About half the greens were patchy, rough, bumpy with clumps of grass here and there.

Also, a lot of renovation work, with trees removed and ground under repair near greens, fairways.

If they can solve the greens, time will heal the rest.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
chateauelangolf
Commented on 05/03/2016

We appreciate you taking the time to write a review. We have been working on renovating the greens. We hope you will come back and see us soon!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

The greens at the Chateau course are horrendous. They have battled with them for years and thankfully have made the decision to replace them with Bermuda. That's happening in June. If you get a good rate, the course is still fun but expect your ball to bounce all over the place for putts.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
chateauelangolf
Commented on 05/03/2016

We appreciate you taking the time to write a review. We are constantly working on course conditions and hope you will come back and see us soon!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Overhaul

The course is construction areas around many holes (removing trees, stumps, mulch roped off etc). Not sure what's going on, almost all of these areas are cosmetic to the course (between holes etc) or are not in play. takes away some of the beauty from this nice course. the greens are very slow since you are mainly putting on pohanna (sp?). I certainly would never think it was a value to play this course at full price till things improve. I won't be back unless there's another killer GolfNow super deal. of course I played after a monsoon the day before and was cart path only, but the course drains very well.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
chateauelangolf
Commented on 05/03/2016

Thank you for taking the time to write a review about your experience with us. We hope we will see you back soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens?

The greens were in poor condition. We were told that they are going to replace all greens this next season. I might go back next year.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
chateauelangolf
Commented on 12/11/2015

Hi chris4798772,

Yes, we will be renovating the greens on the Chateau course to Bermuda in June.

We are sorry we did not exceed your expectations this time. Please email us at chateauelangolf@outlook.com to speak further about your experience.

We look forward to hearing from you.

ChateauElanMgmt

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Stevey49

Course sits low so it drains slow. Pretty wet although it has been dry for a week.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
chateauelangolf
Commented on 12/02/2015

Hi Stevey49,

We appreciate you taking the time to write about your experience with us! We hope to see you again soon!

ChateauElanGolfMgmt

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