El Dorado at Quail Valley
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4.3
769 Reviews (769)
5 Stars
346
4 Stars
336
3 Stars
57
2 Stars
19
1 Stars
11
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
91.2%
Recommend this course
718 out of 769 reviews
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4.1
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.3
82.2%
Recommend this course
37 out of 45 reviews
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4.3
133 Reviews (133)
5 Stars
64
4 Stars
50
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.7%
Recommend this course
118 out of 133 reviews
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Course Highlights
El Dorado's strategically demanding layout rewards precise shot-making, with well-maintained fairways and fast, receptive greens consistently impressing recent players. A new clubhouse and fair pricing make this municipal course an outstanding value for golfers seeking a genuine challenge.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6931 yards
Slope 138
Rating 74.6

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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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed Yes
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Men: Must wear collared shirts. Tee shirts and tank tops are not allowed. Women: Must wear blouses with a collar or sleeves. Tee shirts and tank tops are not allowed

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.3
769 Reviews (769)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 18
Bunkers 13
Forced Carries 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 14
Advanced Golfers 9
Playing Multiple Courses 6
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 10
Convenient to the City 9
Worth the Drive 9

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Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun course; good track layout

Small but nice pro shop. Driving range was ok, had to hit off mats. Course was in good shape, slightly hard tees on a few holes. Green in good shape, rolled fast but true. Good layout, several challenging holes if you don’t place the ball on your drives. Would recommend and play again :)

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course with nice layout.

The 10 minute tee times made things tight at times and the bunkers needed work but the greens, fariways, and tee boxes were in great shape. Will definitely be going back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played

Texas HEAT

This is Texas....there are very few COLD water stations on this course and La Quinta. There are two water fountains, but they are hot water. Municipal courses have water on every hole and don't cost this much! They should be ashamed. I'm pretty sure OSHA says you must have cool drink water available. The ice chest with little to no ice....that's a serious NO NO. What if someone spit in the ice... It doesn't help that you would have to leave the course of play to go back to the club house to buy water. Cart girls only accept cash and that has been that way for a long time. So no matter what you have to leave the course of play to go buy water if you don't have cash.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great round

The greens were super fast and fairly consistent even though they had just been top dressed. The rest of the course was in fairly good.Shape bunkers were all cared for In fairway lives were fairly consistent. Even had an ice chest with ice on the eighth hole. Played on a Golf now hot deal for thirty six bucks gatorades were four bucks on the course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best course and value in the greater Houston area.

I mention this course to folks around Houston. So many folks have never played this course. However, those that have always have good things to say. Fairways and greens are always in good shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It was rainy and condition of course was wet

So it didn’t help that it rained on and off the whole round. Enough to be a pest but not hard enough to drench us.

It was slightly windy so kept us cool. Some of the fairways were wet. So the muddy in spots. Sand traps were not well groomed. Some had standing water. Some just not raked.

With GolfNow don’t forget to you have to cancel a round 24 hours before your round.

But who knew about the tornado and heavy rain.

Plus the forecast was for rain til noon. But it rained on us til we ended around 6pm.

The twosome in front were slow.

Not a fan of quail valley’s practice greens and driving range hitting area. Practice greens not well kept . Patchy grass through green.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Beautiful course

The course is in really good shape instead of the weather.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Double charged from me

GolfNow charged from my credit card but course was charged from me to

Whom can concern can double check and refund of the 34 usd back to me ?

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 207
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very nice course

Great course, very well kept, friendly staff, nice area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice Course, Still some minor repairs on course and practice greens

Played El Dorado Course, It was fairly challenging. Quite a bit of water and some carry off the tee boxes. Played the tips at over 6900 yds.

Most par 3's were around 200 yds. Some of the greens needed some work. But overall fairly quick greens. The course was in pretty good shape.

The practice green near the driving range needs lots of work.

I played on a Tuesday at 11am. Finished 18 in a foursome alittle before or at 4 hours. We played on three different tee boxes and never had to wait on the group infront of us and the group behind us we barely saw. They never had to wait either.

Would play again. I also got my round on the Hot Deal. Good price.

La Quinta was about $10 less on Hot Deal.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 207
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

GREAT value

First and foremost the quality for the value is top notch in my opinion. The course was in really great shape with the exception of a couple of greens and the practice putting green (needs a LOT of help). I'm about a 12 handicapper and played one up from the back and it was very challenging with some tricky teeshots and approaches; not necessary to use driver off most tee boxes but straight tee shots are a must. Will be back next time I'm in town.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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