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Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course
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Chateau Elan boasts three public courses, two championship courses and a nine-hole course, as well as a private golf club, The Legends. The Woodlands Course is one of the public courses. It is considered the most scenic of the three championship layouts with stunning views of the north Georgia foothills and a landscape of sparkling lakes and towering trees. Of the two public championship golf courses, the Woodlands is considered to be slightly more challenging thanks to several tree-lined holes that require a fair amount of accuracy. The rolling terrain provides plenty of elevation changes, so be prepared for some tricky blind shots. The lakes and ponds dotting the course come into play on several holes as well. Although it enjoys a beautiful mountain setting, Chateau Elan is conveniently only 40 minutes from Atlanta.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 6735 yards | 73.1 | 135 |
| Green | 72 | 6355 yards | 71.1 | 132 |
| White | 72 | 5927 yards | 68.4 | 126 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5927 yards | 74.6 | 138 |
| Burgundy (W) | 72 | 4850 yards | 69.2 | 129 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 73.1/135 | 560 | 209 | 381 | 398 | 351 | 210 | 416 | 536 | 370 | 3431 | 452 | 436 | 387 | 192 | 412 | 511 | 336 | 171 | 407 | 3304 | 6735 |
| Green M: 71.1/132 | 543 | 198 | 358 | 379 | 327 | 182 | 403 | 508 | 346 | 3244 | 448 | 400 | 373 | 164 | 397 | 490 | 312 | 150 | 386 | 3120 | 6364 |
| Member M: 69.6/129 | 523 | 172 | 358 | 379 | 327 | 171 | 384 | 484 | 346 | 3144 | 419 | 364 | 373 | 164 | 377 | 465 | 312 | 150 | 386 | 3010 | 6154 |
| White M: 68.4/126 W: 74.6/138 | 523 | 172 | 326 | 355 | 295 | 171 | 384 | 484 | 313 | 3023 | 419 | 364 | 351 | 134 | 377 | 465 | 312 | 135 | 347 | 2904 | 5927 |
| Burgundy M: 64.5/120 W: 69.2/129 | 455 | 107 | 252 | 300 | 256 | 139 | 289 | 423 | 282 | 2503 | 407 | 288 | 248 | 111 | 315 | 406 | 217 | 91 | 264 | 2347 | 4850 |
| Handicap | 3 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by u000006796680 on 05/30/2025
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Chateau Elan (Woodlands), hole 2 Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 11/29/2024
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Chateau Elan (Woodlands), hole 8 Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 11/29/2024
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Photo submitted by LarrySchmadacali on 06/03/2024
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Photo submitted by MVmBgq5TZj8UtkcoisKf on 03/24/2022
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Photo submitted by MVmBgq5TZj8UtkcoisKf on 03/24/2022
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Photo submitted by u000006235116 on 07/25/2021
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Nice fairwsy Photo submitted by lewi2754 on 08/12/2020
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Photo submitted by lewi2754 on 07/12/2020
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 11/14/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 11/14/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 11/14/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 11/14/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 11/14/2018
Greens need help
Last month everything was perfect. Yesterday, the greens need some serious help. Fungus... The pace would have been great but the couple in front of me just were way to slow and they didn't understand golf etiquette. Let me play through. And please fix your ball marks on the greens people.
Great layout! Well maintained tee boxes and fairways. Greens were rough. Might be due to rain and players not fixing ball marks but it was impossible to get a true roll. For a golf course that charges over $100 for morning tee times, would have expected a bit better green condition. Other than the greens, the course was beautiful. If they can get the greens rolling true, I could understand paying north or $100. Overall would give 7.9/10.
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Bad Green with Fungus - Woodlands Course
Many greens at Woodlands course have Fungus growing on them with wet and bald spots., which makes them hard to putt on. I brought up this issue to the club house after the round and they said, its just hot out there, which causes the Bentgrass to burn, so they water it often. That's not an excuse as several other courses have similar grass, but not the same issue. Instead of club house apologizing for these green conditions, these said.. play our other course (Chateau), to which I said, I'm NOT coming back to play here anytime soon.
Hello akhorana, thank you for taking the time to review us, and for the 3 stars. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course.
Poor Greens
Overall a good course, but overpriced for sure. I usually really enjoy Château, but the greens are starting to look like Collins Hill. Fungus has taken over and for $130, not what you would expect. The fairways and tee boxes are great and the staff was great. Really need to get some fans on those greens. It’s a shame that they have gone down hill.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, jlwoodall. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u314162517402! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
Play the Chateau course instead
The greens were all pitch marked and in bad condition. The chateau course had better greens and is more fun
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, samgautier. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Not worth the money
Slow pace of play was beyond acceptable
Crews working had no regard for players
Decent fairways but tons of bare areas with roots, rocks and wash outs
Cart pats filled with pot holes and roots pushing up. Very bumpy.
Lots of other places to play close by for less with better conditions
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us, pbgolfin. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop at (678) 425-6050. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
A very bad experience, won’t be back
We started off with range tokens but there were no range balls. We played the first 7 holes with a sand trap maintenance crew as part of our group. Every fairway and green with a gas powered trap groomer. And another gas cart. They did not stop when we hit, putt or asked them to. We called the pro shop and they stopped them for a few holes then they rejoined our group for 5 more holes. It was very disturbing with the gas machine next to you for more than half the round. The pace of ply was totally unacceptable. I have never called a pro shop from the course, but today, we called twice. They said they would “ message” their cart but did not get any better. No. On course Marshal so we had a 5 hour and 45 minute round. Pretty miserable.
The woodlands course.. fairways are nice, the tee boxes were soggy from a morning rain. The areas around the fairways are poorly maintained with lots of dirt, gravel, roots and bare areas, etc.
We we checked in we were told they had one beverage cart for two courses, we never sw a beverage cart and there is no return to the clubhouse. A very hot day with no services.
A lot of money for not much in amenities
Won’t be back
Hello, pbgolfin. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.
We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.
We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, pservold56! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
I hate customer care here
I played at woodland,, but it was raining on 8th hall,,
So we waited for 20min,, so we call proshop and asked we could get raincheck?? He answered yes come to proshop,, so we stopped waiting and went to the proshop,, but he said I couldn't get raincheck because I booked by golfnow,, and also golfnow doesn't do anything for us,,,,, anyway it was terrible experience,,,,,,
We are very sorry for the inconvenience you experienced at the course. As far as the raincheck goes, sounds like you prepaid for a Hot Deal on GolfNow. When this is the case, no money is paid to the pro-shop so there is no money that is owed back from the course. You may have booked other course times through GolfNow and that is why you were able to obtain a raincheck. If you call GolfNow, they would be happy to rectify the situation. We hope this clears any confusion up and we hope you give us another try in the future.
Hi, u2774246. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course.
Enjoyed the round!
The staff is always friendly & accommodating. The new carts are awesome! The are super clean with excellent GPS on board. Course conditions could have been better. The practice green was perfect, clean, fast & fun to putt & when we got on the course, the greens were slow, bumpy with brown blotches/stressed areas. It would be nice if the greens on the course matched the practice green. For the price of the "green fees" they should be better.
For my fellow golfers - Do your part to keep the course in great condition. if you don't know golf etiquette, get yourself accustomed to what is expected on the course or find another sport to play. Watched the group in front of us multiple times hit out of bunkers & never once raking. Which I landed in one of their foot craters on 18. As well as, leave an absolute mess on the greens dragging their feet & never once bending over to fix a ball mark. How do I know this? They defined a new definition of slow, just because you see the tour pros 5 minute pre-shot routine doesn't mean you should replicate. And, you are welcome for picking up your pitching wedge and giving it back (proper golf etiquette) you probably just forgot to say thank you!
Hello, u507215058. Thank you for visiting us at Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Disappointed!
For 92$ and this being a discounted price I was totally dissatisfied. I have played this course for cheaper and in better shape!
The greens were beat up! probably because they were so soft.Not from the rain.
The sand traps had bermuda grass growing into the edges about 4 to 6 inches. Needed trimmed out. Plus the traps were not raked out. Looks like they haven’t been touched in weeks.
The second cut was so high!
It was a Friday morning! I would think thats when the course should look its best! Getting ready for the weekend.
No cart helpers at the bag drop!
92$ Really??
I won’t be back to llay any of the courses at Chateau Elan.
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us, u314162513436. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop at (678) 425-6050. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
I do not think you want my comment public. Please let me know how to contact you.
Hello, ssnowden. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Hello, u000001391818. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.
We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Taylor2666391! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
Hi, Dukjae5270694. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course.
Hello, u000001391818. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.
We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Leftymem! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
Hi, Jslay3434. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course.
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