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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
Way overpriced for what you get
For $100 a round, I expect a course in pristine condition, a friendly helpful staff, and a well managed pace of play.
The course conditions range from poor to fair, never great in my experience. The pace if play is a joke, and Rangers are as rare as Bigfoot and the starter is either non-existant or don't care.
You're paying $50 for a round of golf plus an extra $50 for the pretentious atmosphere. Considering I can play for half the price on a better maintained and managed course within 10 miles, I'll go elsewhere every time.
Thank you for the awesome review! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course.
Hello. 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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Too expensive for a good course
The pro shop didn’t explain anything like where the first tees were nor pin placement. I paid $95 on a Sunday which I’m willing to do often but at that price we should have a bag drop with cart people putting bags on a cart and ask”is this for first visit with us?” Then they could explain which course I was playing and how to get to first tee. I know the guy in the pro shop knew it was my first time since I asked where to purchase beer for the round
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Challenge
The course layout is very tricky, so it cannot be recommended to beginners. Each hole needs its own strategy to keep the handy. You cannot be boring due to the craft layout.
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Solid beautiful course
Great scenery. Greens and fairways in great condition. Challenging. For nearly $100, range balls should be free! Hard to find hazards since no gps video on board cart or hole pictures on scorecard. Overall a great course.
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Great round
This course has just the right amount of bunkers and water to keep you focused but still fair enough for the average handicap. The woodland course is lined with trees on most hole but isn’t too narrow like I thought it might be.
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Greens are horrendous
I asked about the course condition and was told it was "great". Greens had been punched and weren't cut. They were unusable. We quit. It was that bad. The Chateau course, however, was in better condition.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
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Great course...
Love the course layout. Would have been nice to know they had just aerated the greens and fairways before I made the tee time on GolfNow, but staff later me know when I got there and reduced the green fee. Staff is always friendly and helpful. Course will be great in a few weeks. I’ll be back.
Hi, 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.
Dead cart walking
We tee’d off at 3:00. There was no starter and there was 2 groups on the tee box. We arrived on the box at 2:55. We asked the other groups there tee time and they stated 3:10 and 3:20. If we would not have asked they would have jumped us and put us farther behind. The pace of play was slower than I would have expected. On hole 8 I had to walk next to the cart as my playing partner drove. The cart did not have enough juice for the both of us. By the end of hole 9 we abandoned the dead cart and walked. I called the clubhouse and told them of the situation. They brought us a cart on hole 12. The next day I called the clubhouse and told them of the issues I had encountered during the round. He stated that it was a late tee time we were not guaranteed to get all the holes in. I wasn’t upset about not finishing. I was upset that I paid for a service I did not receive. He said he would give us a $29 credit to play again. I will never waste my money on a “resort course again” even though I live 5 miles away. They also close the driving range 2 hours before it gets dark and always have excuses why it is close early or not open at all. They have a great practice area, just awful management. Do not waste your money here. Play twice somewhere else. I promise you, you’ll be glad you did.
Hello Chad, Thank you for reviewing the course. We apologize for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With an uncharacteristically full day, we work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and allow our guest the chance to complete their rounds. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. We are glad to see you rated the course conditions and layout to be great during your game. Thank you for playing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course. We hope to see you again soon.
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course, and we hope to see you again soon.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course.
Enjoyed it
I got a great deal to play this course. It was relatively crowded for a week day, but the pace of play was good. I enjoyed the layout. The previous day rained a good bit so the greens were saturated, but they were in good shape for the time of the year.
Even though the course is wooded, most of the fairways were generous in width for driver from this bogey golfer. I imagine this is a beautiful course to play in the warmer months once the grass greens back up.
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 and thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
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