Chateau Elan GC
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4.0
748 Reviews (748)
5 Stars
307
4 Stars
272
3 Stars
93
2 Stars
47
1 Stars
29
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
77.8%
Recommend this course
619 out of 748 reviews
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3.9
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
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3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
72.2%
Recommend this course
13 out of 18 reviews
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4.0
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
76.1%
Recommend this course
35 out of 46 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

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Reviews

4.0
748 Reviews (748)

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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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
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Reviews 87
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4.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Woodlands course - mixed reaction

The entrance to the course signals you are entering a upscale facility

Clubhouse is tasteful and lunch at clubhouse was excellent

Blackened mahi mahi tacos

Service is excellent

However the golf course left me underwhelmed

Bent greens were like putty and much slower than Chateau course

Bad shots would stop dead on the greens and no risk of bouncing over

This is despite extremely dry conditions of late

Par 3 - 2nd is brutally hard but then holes 3 thru 6 were dull

Par 5 8th is outstanding hold

13 to 15 are great as well...

Still for the cost of a game mid week.. it was reasonable

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 38
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good course

As always fun to play. Great layout, friendly staff, and no one on the course. But greens had been recently aerified so not the best.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Punched greens but not that bad

Knew ahead the greens were punched but it was not that bad. Pace of play was only bad because a foursome in front of us lost steam during the round and really should have played from the whites. A ranger did tell them to speed up the pace as we were 20 mins behind. Fairways in great shape, tee boxes decent, and Sarazen's is always good and reasonably priced. Worth $59 on a Sunday

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Greens were terrible.

Sand everywhere and just punched. No notification from the course or Golfnow prior to booking or I wouldn’t have played it. Has potential to be a good course if the greens were in average shape

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Fix your ball marks people

This has always been a decent/nice course. Always in decent to good condition. There seems to be a contingent of folks playing this course lately, who refuse to fix ball marks. Every single green, was riddled with unrepaired marks. Every green had at least 15 or more of them. I would normally expect the grounds crew to handle this issue. But there are so many of them, it would be a daunting task for any crew to manage. I repaired no less than 4-6 per green, myself. Would love to have contributed to more repairs myself. But that would have made for a 5.5 hour round. Fix your marks PEOPLE!!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic Conditions

Very challenging 18. A lot of high risk high reward shots. Offers a challenge for all ability levels. Greens were in superb condition

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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