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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 | 189 | 358 | 379 | 327 | 182 | 403 | 508 | 346 | 3235 | 448 | 400 | 373 | 164 | 397 | 490 | 312 | 150 | 386 | 3120 | 6355 |
| 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
Overbooked
I like the course and the staff are nice. But...>5 hour round. You simply can’t book 6 tee times/ hour all day, with no Marshall to enforce pace of play and expect anything else. Ran out of carts,.
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!
So Slow!!!
If you love 5+ hour rounds, no Marshall and running out of carts, this was the place for you. You can’t book that many people in such a short time, provide no one to enforce some kind of pace and expect a good experience. I saw at least multiple groups just give up and leave. Lesson learned-I will find someplace else to play next time.
We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!
Challenging Resort Course
Booked a Sat morning tee time for <$50 at GolfNow. Greens were aerified on Tuesday, but they ran straight and true. Great hilly layout except for one gimmicky par-5 on the backside. Course conditions were outstanding. Would definitely recommend.
Thank you for taking the time to review us u548601312. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course thanks you!
Hello, thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course.
u103612526, 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.
Thank you for your review, u000007995126. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Great conditions, SUPER SLOW
Pace of play was terrible, I don’t understand how it gets super backed up where the group in front of us on #1 is teeing off 6 minutes passed our tee time..... no Marshall’s on the course to make sure pace of play is moving along. Also, the cart girl game by one tome on the front 9 and was out of food and promised to be back within 30-45 min and never came back over the next 2.5-3 hrs.
I’ve played here a few times and have had a overall a decent experience but this is the second time that pace of play has been horrendous and I’ve definitely taken them out of consideration for my company golf outting I’m planning
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In good shape
This course for this time of year is in good shape. The pace of play was excellent and the greens were in very good shape.
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Great course
Course in great condition Nice pace of play. Friendly staff
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An Interesting Day
Love this course. Practice area is top notch and course is always in great shape. As a frequent golfer I'm aware of how to handle a wet golf course. Unfortunately I drove the cart by mistake on the grass near a walking path close to the practice area but in now way doing damage to a critical part of the course. An employee came out and let us know that I needed to be mindful about it and I apologized and continued to practice for my round. A manager then came out and scolded me multiple times for it after I apologized twice. He asked us if we would like a refund to leave three times which was very upsetting considering my nearly hour drive. I did not purposely drive in the grass as I got confused on which route I needed to take to get to the practice area. After some back and forth we went about our way and had a fun round.
Hello, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We apologize about the confusion you had while trying to find the route to the practice green. We're happy to hear you still enjoyed your round and hope to see you again for another one soon. Thanks for playing Chateau Elan Golf Club.
Good course
My tee time was a bit early and it was chilly. and windy But all the staffs were very friendly. "Thank you all staffs". The course was in decent shape although we had lots of rain in the last couple of days. I highly recommend this course.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, u000007995126! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course!
Once-great course working to return to former status
The course has been a favorite of mine for 20+ years. It is 36 miles from my house, but it is well worth the drive. There are obvious signs of intent and effort to upgrade cart paths and the overall look of things. The course continues to be a fun challenge...particularly for a 70 year-old guy. who shoots in the mid-80's. I would suggest that there is a strong need to replace the old bunker rakes (many of them are broken or warped) and would suggest long-handled ones . In my experience they make it easier and faster to smooth out the footprints, etc.
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Wouldn’t play again in fall/winter
Tons of leaves covering the rough, rough mostly dead grass and hard dirt. Some holes I hit into the rough and lost my ball under the leaves there were so many leaves on the ground. Course is long which I like and the lay out is challenging. It’s constant hills however which make frustrating second and third approach shots as you’re always shifting your weight to hit up or down a hill. I bet it’s a great course in the summer, all the leaves left me a little disappointed; you’d think they’d have blowers and get that off the course.
Hello, we appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We're sorry to hear your round with us was anything short of 5-stars. We have taken note of your feedback and will pass it along to our management staff. Thanks for playing and we hope you consider returning for another round soon.
Hi, Rdzuber. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!
Your feedback is important to us, grove729. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! 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.
Hello, 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 playing Chateau Elan Golf Club.
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We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!