Chateau Elan Golf Club - Chateau Course
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Brut | 71 | 7030 yards | 73.8 | 137 |
| Muscadine | 71 | 6484 yards | 71.3 | 129 |
| Cabernet | 71 | 5900 yards | 69.1 | 123 |
| Cabernet (W) | 71 | 5900 yards | 74.5 | 136 |
| Barbera | 71 | 5373 yards | 66.7 | 120 |
| Barbera (W) | 71 | 5373 yards | 71.7 | 122 |
| Port (W) | 71 | 5092 yards | 70.1 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver M: 73.7/138 | 380 | 413 | 547 | 423 | 442 | 181 | 420 | 200 | 577 | 3583 | 397 | 415 | 194 | 444 | 428 | 566 | 176 | 372 | 455 | 3447 | 7030 |
| Green M: 71.2/133 W: 77.2/145 | 344 | 383 | 519 | 415 | 405 | 160 | 375 | 185 | 553 | 3339 | 375 | 368 | 162 | 393 | 400 | 536 | 159 | 328 | 424 | 3145 | 6484 |
| Gold M: 68.8/122 W: 74.3/135 | 322 | 369 | 483 | 358 | 386 | 136 | 352 | 155 | 502 | 3063 | 325 | 318 | 149 | 358 | 381 | 494 | 121 | 295 | 396 | 2837 | 5900 |
| Blue M: 66.3/116 W: 71.6/122 | 322 | 330 | 451 | 303 | 333 | 136 | 330 | 155 | 450 | 2810 | 325 | 318 | 149 | 288 | 281 | 451 | 121 | 295 | 335 | 2563 | 5373 |
| Black M: 64.6/110 W: 69.7/117 | 266 | 330 | 451 | 303 | 333 | 96 | 330 | 121 | 450 | 2680 | 287 | 287 | 120 | 288 | 281 | 451 | 115 | 248 | 335 | 2412 | 5092 |
| Handicap | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
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Chateau Elan (Chateau), hole 13 Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 11/29/2024
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Chateau Elan (Chateau), hole 14 Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 11/29/2024
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Chateau Elan (Chateau), hole 18 Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 11/29/2024
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Photo submitted by u983214393 on 06/04/2023
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Photo submitted by u983214393 on 06/04/2023
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Photo submitted by Fargorito on 07/12/2022
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Photo submitted by Fargorito on 07/12/2022
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Photo submitted by Fargorito on 07/12/2022
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Photo submitted by dak121 on 06/27/2022
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Photo submitted by markpijr on 06/02/2022
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Photo submitted by u000004412790 on 02/08/2021
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Photo submitted by Justincred1able on 08/22/2020
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Photo submitted by u000004202471 on 06/23/2020
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Photo submitted by mmckinsey22 on 05/24/2020
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Early morning 3rd hole Photo submitted by u000001364258 on 10/21/2019
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This was the #13 green if i'm not mistaken. Can see how nice the sand bunkers were and how nice the green was. Photo submitted by bryan6804634 on 09/16/2016
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.
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.
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.
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
wschenz - We are so happy to hear that you are enjoying the brand new greens! Thank you for the 5 star rating!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
skulledit67 - Thank you so much for the 4 star rating! We are thrilled to hear that you will be back!
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.
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!
Good test for your game
great way to spend the day
hildyer-
Thanks for the review! Hope to see you on the course again soon.
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.
Lkokaram,
We're glad you got a bit of a challenge out of our course! Thanks for the review!
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.
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!
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.
u853274050-
Thank you for playing a round with us! We are happy to hear that you had a fun day. Your review is appreciated!
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.
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.
Always a good round
Staff is very friendly and accommodating. Always a good round and experience at Chateau Elan
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review about your experience with us. We hope we will see you back soon!
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.
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
Stevey49
Course sits low so it drains slow. Pretty wet although it has been dry for a week.
Hi Stevey49,
We appreciate you taking the time to write about your experience with us! We hope to see you again soon!
ChateauElanGolfMgmt
Château Élan Stay & Play Golf Package
tmundie - Thank you for the 4 star rating! We're happy you enjoyed your round and hope to see you again soon!