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.
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Photo submitted by u00000469921 on 07/22/2026
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Photo submitted by u00000469921 on 07/22/2026
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Photo submitted by u00000469921 on 07/22/2026
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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
Golfer Reviews
Waste of Money
They have let this course go way down hill. Most all bunkers had rocks larger than golf balls in them. The bunkers and traps are never prepared before play and the grass in growing over into the bunkers. Fairways and Greens were in fair condition, but everything else was very poor.
Chateau Élan. Woodlands
Awesome course. Staff is super. Extremely friendly
First Time playing a Chateau Course
Course was in great condition. Weather was questionable so there were not many golfers out. Had a great time, would recommend this course and would play again.
Good course if you like a challenge
Excellent test of your game! Great facility. Excellent pro shop. Would make a great weekend trip with your significant other as there is a very nice spa and hotel here.
Good course for the intermediate golfer
Course layout was challenging, but fair. Fairways were in nice shape. Greens rolled good, but had brown spots on them, not sure why, but had little affect on putting. Bunkers were in horrible condition and the Staff was friendly.
Bad bunkers
Fairways and rough were in good shape. The bunkers were just horrible! Rocks in some fluffy sand in others, dead pan in others. It was extremely difficult to judge how the ball was going to shoot out of the sand. Greens were in decent shape. Wish golfers would fix ball marks on the greens.
Great course and a friendly staff
Book with confidence. Great course with beautiful greens. Very friendly staff.
Great Track
The Woodlands Course made for an enjoyable round. The course was in excellent shape, although the greens were fairly slow (I prefer slow greens). Great mountain course; I can't think of one hole that was flat, as most all of them were either significantly uphill or downhill. I was surprised to see that the course was pretty empty, as I played in about three hours.
Needs Landscaping Work
I've played the Woodlands five or six times and like the track, but it is in the worst condition I've ever seen it in. Played on 6/1/2014. The sand traps are a complete mess for the most part, gully-washed with large rocks and drainage pipes showing through. And on quite a few holes large portions of the fairway appear to have been prepped for new sod, so I guess this past winter did a number on them. However, even though the greens had been recently aerated, they looked and rolled great.
Not what it once was/ under renovation
I had played the Woodlands a few years ago and remember it being a good track. This time around was a minor disappointment. The greens were great. The bunkers appeared to be under renovation and many were completely empty. There were also a lot of areas under repair. Good layout, with the exception of #15 which is a poor design, IMO. Hopefully, the course will get back to what it used to be.
All to ourselves
Could not have had a better day, course was in great shape and greens were excellent. We were practically the only ones on the course, we had it all to ourselves with an early afternoon tee time . Course was very scenic with some very challenging holes. Only complaint was course was not well marked, bring your GPS. Excellent day.
One of the nicest courses ive played in ga
Staff was great course was great
Even saw a few deer and turkeys while we were playing r roung
Just an amazing time
Planning each shot based on pin placement is key
First time playing the Woodlands course. Was told Legends is private and Chateau was closed for tourney. I played the Gold, which is tips on Woodlands and only 6735 yards, and it was a great layout with some big carries. If you are not a long hitter, do not play the Gold tees. Great par 5's even for big hitters. A couple tees shots back in the shoot will remind of 18 at Augusta. Greens were excellent but the bunkers are under repair. They did tell me ahead of time in Pro Shop and Starter told me too. A lot of elevation changes on the back 9 so a Bushnell with slope will come in handy. If windy, plan for one more club than you think. Fairways are in decent shape too compared to other comparable courses. I highly recommend this course and look forward to playing the Chateau course soon.
Woodlands
Paid only $31/person for a noon tee time, got 36 holes in. Granted, it was a Thursday so hardly anyone was out there to clog up the course. Course conditions were only second to the best courses I've played, and for the money I paid were outstanding. Layout is tricky, especially the greens...could never figure out the read on the greens...they roll true/smooth though. Very pretty course.
Great track
All 18 of the Greens in excellent
Tough winter tough on fairways
Needs month of May heat to help improve fairways and tee boxes