Chateau Elan Winery & Resort

Greens were in pretty decent shape. It rained two days ago and the course was still very wet so it was cart path only. We were in the very middle of the cart path and our carts would shut off (this happened at least 40 times and we would have to reverse back down the path that we were already on). I recommend driving the entire path in reverse so you don’t eat the windshield.

Addressed to the Pro Shop: get Ray Charles to re-adjust the gps system to actually make the cart fee worth it

I now know why it’s name The Woodlands…I get that’s it’s fall/winter golf, but the amount of leaves on the course was ridiculous. Combine in the cart locking on the cart path multiple times, with having to call the pro shop once to get it unlocked, we stopped after 9 holes. Greens were excellent, pace of play was good and pro shop staff are always great.

It would be good to install signage instructing

golfers to fix their ball marks on the greens . If the greens were not full of holes I would give a five star for greens an if the Tees were a little bit better would be nice as well. Overall not a bad course for practicing your short game. A little high on price.

The original golf course at this pleasant winery/resort northeast of Atlanta has the bulbous shaping and grandiose bunkering that many of its contemporaries share, but a tendency towards generous playing corridors makes it a very serviceable resort golf course, as do its good conditioning and its welcoming people. The course switches between hilly and flat river-bottom holes, with the last third featuring the its most memorable holes, including the awkward down-then-up par-4 17th before a long, stately par-4 finisher.

My first impression of the Woodlands was about as negative as I have had towards any golf course. It was the 2008 Division III National Championships, and in short, it thrashed me. Narrow fairways, lots of bunkers and firm, unforgiving greens conspired to beat me down in the first round of the tournament.

But my return trip 16 years later was a different story. In recent years the resort has toned down the bunkering, providing a bit more room to play while managing tree encroachment along the corridors well. It’s still my second-favorite of the two 18s at Chateau Elan, but I actually like it now.

Pace of play was slow due to issues with the carts. Several times we had to drive up the cart path in reverse due to the GPS locking the cart while on the cart path.

Local residents actually blocked the cart paths on hole 5 or 6 while having a family gathering. Sat on the cart path having a party while my group was putting with no courtesy in regards to noise.

I have played the Woodland course and have never played the Château course and I was thoroughly impressed!! It was very scenic and challenging. The greens were really rolling when I played it as well. Will definitely be back!

Friendly staff

Highly recommend playing here at least once

Course was in great condition

Overall the course was in good condition and pace of play was tolerable. However, the golf carts apparently have defective GPS systems that cause them to alarm and even TOTALLY SHUT DOWN when they are being driven ON A CART PATH, not just once, but repeatedly . When I asked someone in the pro shop about this, they said that they were fully aware that their carts were stranding golfers in the middle of the course on dead carts but clearly could have cared less. When asked what they planned to do about it, the employee said “eventually the GPS company would figure it out”. Meanwhile…good luck. !!

We played the Woodlands for the first time and were very underwhelmed. For the money we could have played much nicer courses in the area. We got a hot deal for $85 on a Friday and could not imagine paying full price or posted weekend rates. We won’t be playing here again.

Extra charge for rider $35. Extra charge for range balls $9. I paid for 2 Green fees at $78 each. Why not throw in some range balls. Would have been nice to know the course doesn’t go back to the clubhouse . Ordered a snack after eighth hole to pick up at the turn only no turn. Girl said it would be waiting for me when I finished. That would be two hours later. I don’t want it then. Best part about the round were the two nice ladies we played with. Phyllis and Cindy.

Course is OK for a par 3. Two greens you have to fly water which can be a challenge. The real disappointment for me was that you have to leave the main course(drive about 2 miles) to get to the par 3. So didn't get a chance to warm up. There's no water food or restrooms there either if you go show up super early to use the range and warm up or you will be out of sorts like I was. This was also a hike from me so it made for a disappointing day. Wasn't worth the drive