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El Dorado at Quail Valley Golf Course
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 6931 yards | 74.6 | 138 |
| Blue | 71 | 6552 yards | 72.8 | 135 |
| White | 71 | 6146 yards | 71.0 | 128 |
| Gold | 71 | 5685 yards | 68.7 | 122 |
| Gold (W) | 71 | 5685 yards | 73.8 | 136 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5100 yards | 70.7 | 123 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.6/138 | 526 | 201 | 425 | 403 | 399 | 222 | 578 | 211 | 397 | 3362 | 516 | 222 | 404 | 412 | 224 | 401 | 403 | 399 | 588 | 3569 | 6931 |
| Blue M: 72.8/135 | 515 | 151 | 406 | 378 | 383 | 198 | 552 | 195 | 372 | 3150 | 499 | 204 | 388 | 398 | 208 | 382 | 377 | 385 | 561 | 3402 | 6552 |
| White M: 71.0/128 | 505 | 143 | 374 | 352 | 347 | 187 | 533 | 178 | 358 | 2977 | 484 | 191 | 360 | 372 | 184 | 362 | 342 | 350 | 524 | 3169 | 6146 |
| Gold M: 68.7/122 W: 73.8/136 | 462 | 129 | 352 | 304 | 322 | 170 | 522 | 155 | 339 | 2755 | 468 | 173 | 339 | 355 | 154 | 350 | 320 | 321 | 450 | 2930 | 5685 |
| Red M: 66.3/117 W: 70.7/123 | 420 | 107 | 329 | 261 | 298 | 147 | 463 | 127 | 311 | 2463 | 427 | 148 | 303 | 323 | 115 | 336 | 297 | 264 | 424 | 2637 | 5100 |
| Handicap | 5 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
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Fast Round
When it’s not and a Thursday, we felt like we had the entire course to ourselves, which we really did. Great round, beautiful course. The only negative is the brown water. I doubt much can be done about that.
Great course
I play El Dorado 2-3 times a month and this course will challenge the above average golfer. I always find myself after my round saying if would have played a couple holes better. I could got more out of round and scored better. This what keeps me coming back . I will see you again El Dorado.
El Dorado at Quail Valley
Great course, great value. The course is in great shape. I would recommend to friends.
Never play on Sunday
They allow five-somes on Sunday. We were a twosome behind 3 fivesomes and the greens are aerated. Not a good day.
Nice course...but
Nice course, but definitely not for the casual golfer. I found this course VERY challenging as there are narrow fairways and water on nearly every hole. Fairways were in good shape. However, the greens were aerated recently (staff did not tell our group). Greens were bumpy as Jamaican streets and slick as ice. Although most people have this course rated high, I dont think I'll be back anytime soon.
Great Golf Course
El Dorado is quite challenging. But a great golf course. One of my favorites in the Houston area. Heads up, greens will be punched on 7/13/20.
A nice course.
It was my first time playing at the El Dorado. The course is nice. The course had lots of water "bunkers" (I'm no expert on golfing terminology). The grass wasn't green as I expected, but definitely looking forward to playing the course again.
No twilight!
I loved the course! Beautiful scenery and layouts! Had a bunch of hiccups though. The golf cart I got was a dud, the first tee box had such hard ground that I couldn’t get my tee in deep enough to have a decent drive. I assume it had something to do with it being a twilight round, but there were tons of people all over the course either jumping on for practice shots, fishing, walking, or riding around in personal carts. The straw the broke it for me was a group of kids that drove up on my ball and took it before I was able to get to it to hit my second shot. Very frustrating, but again, probably just has to do with it being in a residential area at twilight. I would live to try again mid-day.
Overall good
Course in pretty good shape, fairways thick and most greens very solid. Staff helpful and pleasant.
Great shape
Really like playing El Dorado great layout some challenging to holes look forward to playing again
If it wasn't for 3 holes
I feel like this course is stuck between being a water course and a woods course. I think this is a really excellent value. Usually you can get a round here for less than $30. El Dorado is definitely harder than La Quinta. For us amateurs I'd recommend LaQuinta. Overall I've yet to have a negative experience either with staff or other players. This is a very friendly place.
Fantastic course
Really well set out course. Challenging holes asking you to hit shapes in both directions. Friendly staff and patrons. I think maybe the fairways and greens could do with a little trim to totally finish the course off but a really good experience nonetheless.
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