El Dorado at Quail Valley Golf Course
About
Developers eventually had their way with this cow pasture on the fringe of Houston. Loaded with native pecans and oaks and supplemented with even more transplanted trees, the terrain is ideal for golf, with two creeks and five natural lakes on the property. In fact, it's good enough to host the PGA Tour's Houston Open in 1973 and 1974.
The traditional El Dorado Course plays to a par 70 and features five par 3s that go 190-yards-plus from the tips. Jay Riviere designed the back nine.
Jeff Blume managed the redesign and complete renovation of the El Dorado Course in 2009.
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Top Courses in Texas(2022 #22)
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Photo submitted by u000003288063 on 10/22/2025
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Weather beautiful Photo submitted by u000003288063 on 10/22/2025
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Conditions great Photo submitted by u000003288063 on 10/22/2025
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Photo submitted by Houston2020 on 09/27/2025
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Photo submitted by Houston2020 on 09/27/2025
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Golfer Reviews
Great local course
El Dorado is a really tough course especially the back 9 with lots of water hazards. Course was in great shape including the greens.
great course some staff need work
paid to play nobody else was really out there but they were trying to pair me up with some random. Lucky they didnt halfway thru I was about to have a heat stroke and had to drive back to my truck to get some cold water. starter was super unfriendly told me you dont like it you can go play somewhere else. he didnt even look like he ever played golf in his life.
El Dorado
If you are looking for a challenging course with greens that are in great shape, you need to play El Dorado. Pace of play was very good.
Great Course - Has Shade
Course was in great shape. Greens rolled nicely. Long par 3’s. Layout is challenging but allows for a good time for all levels. Makes you play smart.
It’s nice that there is shade around almost all tee boxes to get out of the sun a little.
Best course on the south side
Everyone’s friendly. The food is good. Decent pro shop. Course is amazing. You can go low here or find yourself in a world of trouble. Course management is the key. Greens have got way better over the last couple of years. The biggest problem with this course is the only men that play there. They don’t fix their pitch marks. Pace of play is good. And cart girls are always out.
Very fun course
Fun course. I had a rough front 9 but recovered on back nine. Lots of hazards and fairways on the narrow side. It pays to understand the hazard locations because they are well disguised. I highly recommend
Great course. Play too slow.
Even though the greens have not yet fully recovered from aeration, they were playable. The course is in fine condition.
But when will marshals actually help keep the pace of play within their own rules? A five+ hour round in summer heat is terrible.