Chateau Elan GC
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4.1
742 Reviews (742)
5 Stars
304
4 Stars
270
3 Stars
93
2 Stars
46
1 Stars
29
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
79.5%
Recommend this course
615 out of 742 reviews
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3.9
14 Reviews (14)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
78.6%
Recommend this course
11 out of 14 reviews
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4.1
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
78.8%
Recommend this course
41 out of 52 reviews
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Course Highlights
A scenic, narrow layout with welcoming staff and smooth pace of play makes this course consistently rewarding to visit. Strong amenities including a well-regarded restaurant and top-notch carts offer solid value for the experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6735 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.1

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1996
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Denis Griffiths (1996)

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

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities
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Reviews

4.1
742 Reviews (742)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Brunch 10
Patio Dining 10
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 31
Bunkers 24
Forced Carries 24
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 26
A Weekend Splurge 22
Playing Multiple Courses 21
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 35
Worth the Drive 24
In the 'Burbs 12

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Reviews 126
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/13/2020

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.

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Course in great condition Nice pace of play. Friendly staff

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/06/2020

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!

Played On
Reviews 3
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 01/27/2020

Hello. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. Please tell us more. The way you have provided your feedback does not offer us any room to grow or change. We encourage you to update your review to fit a more constructive form so we can use your experience to make changes. Thanks for playing Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/04/2020

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.

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/07/2020

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!

Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/09/2019

Hello. 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!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/02/2019

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.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/02/2019

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!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/08/2019

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.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/10/2019

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.

Played On
Reviews 105
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/10/2019

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.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Aeration- No warning, Range Problems

Book a hot deal via Golf Now. There was no alert that the greens had been aerated this week. The greens were awful. In addition went to range and ball machine was empty due to a tourney that was starting on other course and they had emptied machine. So a guy comes out after we waited 10 minutes and drives on range and gets us balls to hit. Then about 5 minutes later another guy comes up and tells us they are closing range for maintenance. What a joke. We hit about 10 balls each because they had no balls and then closed the range. No warning about this or aeration. Terrible experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 08/30/2019

Hello, ty1565. We appreciate you reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the experience you had when booking your round. Your feedback about the missing booking icons is important to us. 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.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/23/2019

Thank you for taking the time to review us eelink5. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent Staff

This was my second time playing at Chateau Elan. Both courses are in excellent shape. The staff here is amazing! Shout out to Brandon who makes you feel welcome.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/20/2019

Dhughes12, 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.

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course

It had been 3 months since I last played the course. Had not seen it in such good shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/07/2019

Thank you for your review, drlove65. 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.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/30/2019

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.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course, staff, everything!

Course is in great condition! Greens sped up nicely as it got warmer! Staff picked me up at the car, wiped clubs down, very friendly, ...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/23/2019

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.

Played On
Reviews 105
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/15/2019

Hello, Dukjae5270694. 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.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/28/2019

Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Thank you for finding my no.7 iron.

Thank you for calling from club house due to my lost no. 7 iron.

I am very happy to find it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/11/2019

Thanks for the great review! We're happy to hear we were able to find your lost 7 iron. We hope to see you again for another round soon. Thanks for playing Chateau Elan Golf!

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