Chateau Elan Golf Club - Woodlands Course
About
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
Very nice
Greens, fairways, and tee boxes were very nice. Bunkers were not raked, but that seems to be a trend among a lot of courses these days. Love the layout.
Thank you for the review. We appreciate you coming out to see us and are so glad you enjoyed your round. We try to enforce proper golf course etiquette, which is a work in progress these days. Thank you for coming out and we hope to see you again this weekend.
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This course is in great shape right now and always plays longer than you think. It makes you use every club in your bag and the greens are plush. A challenge for any handicap golfer.
Thank you for the great review. We are so glad you enjoyed the challenging layout of the course. Thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again in the near future.
Great course, but challenging too!
Having now played both the Chateau and the Woodlands courses, I will say that the Woodlands is a little longer and a little more challenging! Both are kept in excellent condition and both are fun to play! I want to also compliment the staff for their friendliness. Highly recommended to everyone!
Hi "u9533869" Thank you for the excellent review! We really appreciate the kind words regarding our wonderful staff. The woodlands course can be very challenging but we are glad you were able to conquer it. Please tell your friends about us and we hope to see you again in a few weeks.
What a great course
I had the pleasure of playing this course on 10/1/17. I was originally supposed to play the day before and I called the pro shop ahead of time and they were able to accommodate me by shifting my tee time to the following day even though it was booked through GolfNow, which was very nice of them. Thank you Pat!
The course itself was in great condition and I managed to play 18 holes in 2.5 hours as a single player. Will definitely be back to play their other courses! Thank you again!
Hi "uKZNB4383KZ" Thank you for the great review. We were so glad our staff could properly accommodate you. We appreciate you coming out and hope you will give our other courses a try next time. Thanks for playing.
LUV This Couse!
I will always rate this course high. It is always in good shape, well maitained and staff is friendly and attentive. We played as a twosome on Sunday morning, so we had to wait on some holes but that's expected. Greens are soft enough to show pitch marks but rolled true. I wish players would repair theirs plus one more like I was taught to do. Par 3s are nice and long to try my longer irons. Can't wait to come back!!
Hi "u3907065" Thank you for you excellent review. We appreciate the feedback and we are working on relaying the message to all golfers about repairing their pitch marks. Thank you for coming out and we hope to see you again this weekend!
Great Course
I loved the course, with the exception of the green being airated the course was in great shape.
Hi "mkrmoon" Thank you for the excellent review. We appreciate your patience as the course is currently going through aerificiation. We appreciate you coming out and hope to see you in a few weeks when the course is fully healed. Thanks!
First impressions
Nice layout. Fun track. Bent grass greens were playable considering it was punched a couple weeks prior. Would play this course again for sure!!
Hi "14stix" Thank you for the awesome review! We are so glad you gave us a try and appreciate your patience after the recent aerification. Thanks for the review, and we hope to see you again in a few weeks once the greens have fully healed.
Past customer, will return
I had played the Woodlands course before so I know the layout fairly well. For this review, I knew the greens were aerated within the past 10 days so my expectation weren't that great for their condition. Surprisingly, the greens were not that bad and the overall round turned out to be quite enjoyable.
Hi "jczarchitect" Thank you for the great review! We appreciate your patience after the recent aerification and are glad that we surprised you with our fast transition. Thank you so much for coming out and we hope to see you again in the next few weeks after our greens have fully healed.
Hi "ye0714" Thank you for the review, we appreciate the star rating and hope to see you again in the near future.
Hi "u7331604" Thank you for the review, we hope to see you again in the near future so that we can increase your 3-star review into 5-stars.
Take your lunch
Course was great, you don't return to the clubhouse until your done, Cart girl only had 3 snacks, Peanuts, peanut crackers or nut granola. so if you can't eat nuts your out of luck, don't order in club house either ,poor service with cold hot dog.
Hi "mbennett10" Thank you for the honest review. We appreciate the feedback and will take a closer look into adding more food options to the beverage cart. Thank you for making us aware of the situation and we hope to see you again in the near future.
Terrific Course in great condition (except greens)
The course was great and fantastic. I have played this course several times before and I always like playing the course because it is a great layout with some beautiful golf holes and the course is always in great condition, except the greens. The greens are always soft and receptive, but because they are soft and receptive, there are ball marks everywhere on the course. The course needs to give out ball mark repair tools to players because it seems as though everyone playing the course does not repair their ball marks. I repaired three or four ball marks on each and every green but it still seems as though their ball marks everywhere. The foursome in front of me was AWFUL. I was a single and I had four Asians ahead of me who never once offered to let me play through even though I was at the tee box in my cart of at least seven holes while they were still teeing off. I never once saw them once repair a ball mark nor rake a sand trap (and they were in a lot of sand traps) because I was watching them while I was waiting for them on pretty much every single hole. I have NEVER seen more inconsiderate, rude golfers in my entire life. Other than the four golfers in front of me who were HORRIBLE, I had a great time and I always love the course and the layout and condition of the course. I would highly recommend the course, especially when you get a great deal on Golf Now.com.
Hi "RettJ" Thank you for the review. We are trying to get all of our golfers to repair ball marks on the greens as we know this is a big issue during the hot summer months. Thank you for making us aware of the situation and we apologize that the group in front of you would not let you play through. Please call the golf shop next time around as we may be able to fix the situation in the future. Thanks for coming out and hope to see you again soon!
shattered memories
My son and I had played the Woodlands course some years ago and it was different from our memory. Though while not the nostalgic revisit we had anticipated, it is still a quality course and a good experience. A good bit of home building has gone on, especially on the front nine and elevation changes are more dramatic than memory provided. The greens suffer from players' inattention to their ball marks, but otherwise the course was in very good condition.
Hi "nobignumbers " Thank you for the review and we are glad you enjoyed your experience at the course today. Thank you for coming out and we hope to see you again in the near future.
Course was in excellent shape. Drinking water was very cold.
Hi "u000005659351" Thank you for the excellent review. We appreciate the great compliments and hope to see you again soon!
Rolling terrain and nice layout
The course is hilly and the rough is thick. Greens are soft and fellow golfers need to repair marks. All in all a good course.
Hi "MaryAnne1050162" Thank you for the review. We appreciate the great feedback as we are trying to get all of our guest to repair their ball marks in the greens. Thank you for pointing this out and we hope to see you again in the near future.
In great shape
The course was in great shape. I was really impressed with the bent grass greens. This time of year is rough on them, but the greens were in fantastic shape. They have done a great good with the bunkers as well.
Hi "VanBreezy" Thank you for the awesome review. We appreciate the great compliments regarding the course conditions. Out maintenance crew has been working extremely hard and we appreciate you taking notice. Please come back and see us again soon.
The course was in a good condition,but greens were many balls marked with out repair from some lazy golfers.
Hi "ppgolf2008" Thank you for the review. We appreciate you coming out to see us and hope that you will give us another try in the near future.
A pleasant surprise
Recent reviews have not been especially kind to the Woodland course but they are mistaken. As members of a private course we are used to good conditions but every month we have an awayday for a change of scenery. The course is in pretty good shape all round, tee boxes OK, fairways nice to hit off and greens in general very receptive. All 18 holes are different - not just up and back - with decent par 3s. And at the GiolfNow dealprice, a bargain. Recommended.
Hi "bristolpj " Thank you for the awesome review! As members of a private course we are extremely happy to hear this great feedback. We have been working hard on the course conditions in these hot summer months and we hope that you will give us another try come this fall! Thanks for playing.
Hi "u368068597" Thank you for the great review, we hope to see you again soon.
Château Élan Stay & Play Golf Package
Thank you for the 4-Star review!