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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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Average Rating
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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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Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Chateau Course layout and conditions iffy

I personally am not a fan of the layouts on a few of the holes...creeks running in middle of landing areas were of note . Conditions of the course were fine other than bent greens, which had been damaged by summer heat. Being from over an hour away, the friendly staff and moderate prices will not be enough for me to come back.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Awful Greens and overpriced

Greens were in the worst shape of any I've played this year. I won't be back...

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Summer heat sizzling greens.

The C.E. Chateau Course was one of my favorites a few years ago. Went there to preview as a venue for upcoming event with buddies. The greens are being badly impacted by the heat. Bare spots all around. I understand. But the greens are spongy and the ball marks are bad and untended. Short rough is unreasonably long and you can lose a ball in the grass a foot off the fairway. The track s great but the course needs some management. Sorry.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

waist of time

Green`s R almost lost, the course is not worth playing @ this time

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great course, poor greens

The fairways were in excellent condition, but the greens left a lot to be desired. I realize a resort course gets quite a bit of play, but the brown spots on the green were ugly and made the greens slow. I am sure the greens are not this bad all the time, but the heat of Atlanta had taken a toll on the greens.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Deal of a lifetime

We traveled a hour and a half to the course to play an we were not disappointed. Great course great place great people and a very very very good price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Chateau Course

Challenging course.
It was well set up but the only issues were the greens not being to the degree I would expect for this premiere course.
Some holes were very picturesque.
Water available at almost every other hole which was needed on such a hot day of 95 degrees.
The beverages sold by cart associate were over-priced at $3.50 for a basic, non-premium, beer.
I would play this course again for the right price like I received on this day.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Golfing in natural beauty.

This course is naturally beautiful and the personnel are friendly and professional. While the course is somewhat challenging for the beginning golfer, it features wide fairways and immaculate fairways and greens. Clubhouse facilities are excellent and the Pro Shop showcases an inventory of high quality merchandise. Dining facilities in the clubhouse are not outstanding, but adequate.

I would definitely recommend this course to any golfer.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great staff

Played on Saturday, course conditions were good. Some tee boxes need work. Greens were a little slow, but rolled true. My buddies shoe actually fell apart on the front nine. We went to the clubhouse on the turn. Staff was very friendly and accommodating. They went the extra mile. Will be back!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Exceptional experience. The course is in good shape.

The overall experience was exceptional. The Staff is Among the best we have experienced for a public facility. The Bag Drop, the Front Desk and even the staff on the course were very award of us and showed respect for their movement and the operation of equipment.
The greens were firm / smooth with a moderate pace. The fairways and sand traps are in good shape.

Some of buildings on the course are starting to show their age; however they do not take away form the course and the experience.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The Chateau Experience

Had a marvelous time at a great course. Looking forward to playing again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Had to cancel :(

We weren't able to play, my husband cracked his ribs. We will go back. When I called the course to cancel, the lady in the golf shop was very polite and professional.

Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Disappointing Greens

Played here a few years ago, and was looking forward to playing again. Course was a bit wet due to recent rains, but fairways were in decent shape. What was disappointing were the greens and collars. The greens were completely covered by Poa Annua. For a resort course to let the greens deteriorate this much since I last played, indicates that not much is going into keeping the course conditions up to par. Play was slow, and painfully slow on the last few holes. The foursome in front of us took almost 45 minutes to play the last two holes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Chateau Course

The Chateau course was great to play. The fairways were wide not too narrow and still provided a good challenge.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice course

The Chateau course was challenging but it was fair with the exception of #17. The set up on that hole in particular was very poor as it looked like they needed to stick a hole somewhere in order to get to 18 total.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good, but woodland is better

We played after a tournament and the white tees were all on the wrong tee box. We prefer the woodlands course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Great Experience!

I played the Chateau Elan Woodland course. last year and enjoyed it. This was the first time on the Chateau course and it was just as enjoyable. Will definitely play again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

course not as good as reputation.

All. Courses are wet from the rains, but this had poor drainage. The worst part were the greens, they ate in poor shape. 90% of the greens were 85% covered in poanna. Glad I got a discount on the fees.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Must be the winter

I have wanted to at here for a while. The woodlands is great and I had high expectations. Not really met, but I will blame winter. The greens were bad, but fairways , whe dormant were is good shape considering the amount of rain lately.
I will try it again but after the grasses come in. We'll see.
I definitely will give the Woodlands course a play before I say anything about its condition.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Liiked layout-Greens very poor

Staff very friendly and accomodating-course in good shape considering recent rains and cold weather-Greens were very disappointing-no consistency-mixture of grasses-very bumpy and un-readable-If not playing on a discount coupon I would have been very disappointed-72 degrees and sunny almost made up for disappointment

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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