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)
Golfer Photos
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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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Photo submitted by 18Hdotorg on 05/30/2022
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Photo submitted by afmarko99 on 09/19/2020
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Photo submitted by caddyshack79 on 07/06/2020
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Photo submitted by Floyd600 on 04/08/2020
Golfer Reviews
Come on out to Quail Valley
Recent gas spikes have put a damper on courses more than 30 minutes away. That said, the staff made a very competitive offer on the week day I played. It was well worth the extra drive. Greens were excellent on the Eldorado course. Be careful going after wayward balls on par threes, the cart will shutdown if you drive off the path. Reverse will get you back. The GPS is a nice touch. My only complaint from the gold tees is number 17. A south wind makes it nearly impossible to land a tee shot without dunking. Move up to red to make it fair if you are a senior. Really nice community center housing the pro shop.
Great course
One of the best layouts in the Houston area. The greens are excellent!
Fun round except pace of play
I had a great time playing the course. There are many challenges.
Playing mid-day you assume you’ll play at a certain pace. The twosome in front of us wouldn’t let us play through and they played slowly. The group behind us hit into us on an earlier hole.
A challenge
Holes are challenging, back nine tougher than front
Course in many spots in we need of water.
Pro shop pretty well-stocked
Will replay again later in the year when it’s in better condition
Really like the layout of the course
Pace of Play
Played here twice now and will probably not be back unfortunately. Staff is friendly, course layout is cool, and the conditions are fairly average. However, probably the worst pace of play both times I’ve played. Nothing like having 3 Groups of 5 back to back to back holding up par 3s and 4 groups being stacked up behind. Called it quits halfway through. Wanted to like it