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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- excellent
Great improvement on the greens. Excellent shape all around the woodlands course. Rolled smooth and pure. Great job to the team there. I will be back.
Beautiful Course
I played Woodlands a few weeks ago after the bent grass greens had been aerified, and they were stressed out and weren't in good shape. The course is always beautiful, so the situation with the greens was not great, but the club gave a discount because of that so I was happy. Today, the greens were beautiful (a few of the greens are about a week away from being perfect) and the course itself is in great shape. The thing I like about Woodlands is it is so quiet and peaceful with lots of wildlife encounters. The weather was perfect today and it was just a great experience. Woodlands is a challenging course but fair. The staff are very helpful and friendly and do a great job making me feel that they appreciate my patronage. I like both courses but Woodlands is special.
Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course.
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Greens
The greens on the Woodlands Course were in bad condition. For the price of 81$ my group and I did not feel as though it was justifiable. It was more like we were paying for the name.
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Greens are in terrible shape!
I have played this course a few times this year and don't know what happened to the greens, They were recovering from being aerated but they were in terrible shape. Looks like they have a fungus. The green fees should have been lowered and they should have told us about the problem.
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Beware of Aerated Greens
I wasn’t told about the greens being aerated until we arrived and paid.
We appreciate you reviewing the course. We always want to make sure our golfers are informed about significant changes in course conditions before booking. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements and continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your review for guidance. Thank you for playing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Worst greens I've played all year.
I felt compelled to share how bad these greens are. Appears they were punched late in the season but I am no greens specialist. They are very soft and the ball plugs leaving a bumpy surface that is nearly unputtable. Just a heads up.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course. We hope to see you again soon.
We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Greens aren't worth it
Fairways were awesome and the tee boxes pretty well kept, but the greens were the worst I've ever seen. No bunker upkeep, dead and dying greens. Dead spots everywhere. For the money and Chateau elan prestige it wasn't worth it.
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Horrible Greens
The course was actually in good shape except for the greens, probably some of the worst I have played on in years. They were recently aerated but they were so much worse. I was playing as part of an annual tournament and was excited to play this course but was very disappointed with the greens. There were also people in front of us hitting 3-4 balls all the time. It was only a twosome and our foursome was always waiting on them. There were no marshals on the course and the wait times were frustrating. You would have thought for the money that it would have been a better experience.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course. We hope to see you again soon.
Greens are currently in terrible condition. Even when you consider the aerating process it’s worse than other courses I’ve played normally this is a decent 4 star course but it was overpriced today and the greens really awful
Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
Disappointed
$47. Pace of play could have been better but a resort course with residents and others mixed in.
Greens were awful. Many of them are on verge of being lost. So many deep unrepaired ball marks and spotty conditions made putting a joke. Speeds inconsistent at best.
Fairways in pretty decent shape mostly good lies in fairway.
Tee boxes decent not great.
Off fairway was bad. Not much upkeep in rough areas...many times unplayable.
Clearly not putting money back into the course. Gonna catch up with them sooner or later.
If you're staying at resort and have time and transportation many public and semi private in area that are far superior
Hi, bstilt. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
Poor in several areas.
The greens are in horrible shape. Seems as if no ball marks are repaired and issues with the grass. Championship tee boxes were in fair to poor shape.
Have a sign on door saying they are not responsible if you contract COVID there. Then tell you to have a cart where you can social distance it’s 35$ Extra. For the cart! Which I did. This is with that area being some of the hottest in contracting the virus. They obviously don’t care.
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.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
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.
Greens need some help
Overall the course was in very good condition. The staff was very friendly. The pace of play was good. Our twosome fiinished in about 3.5 hours. The cart ladies were nice and efficient. The bad...the Greens. They rolled ok but had what looked like a fungus and had several spots on them. Folks, please repair your ball marks. We fixed a half dozen on every green. I'll be back.
Hi rickstreicher. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
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