El Prado GC
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3.5
1277 Reviews (1277)
5 Stars
210
4 Stars
602
3 Stars
281
2 Stars
98
1 Stars
86
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.4
77.1%
Recommend this course
1021 out of 1277 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.3
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.1
75.9%
Recommend this course
22 out of 29 reviews
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3.4
95 Reviews (95)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
27
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.7
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
74.7%
Recommend this course
71 out of 95 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6568 yards
Slope 124
Rating 71.3

El Prado Golf Course boasts two different 18-hole courses: Butterfield Stage and Chino Creek. Early in California's statehood, stagecoaches would make the 2,700 mile trek from St. Louis to San Francisco. The property used to be a stop on this trail, which is where the Butterfield Stage Course gets its name. It's the shorter of the two courses at 6,568 yards from the back tees. The course is flatter and more forgiving than Chino Creek, but it still has a fair amount of challenges that will test your skills. The layout has generous fairways, but watch out for the strategically placed bunkers lurking along the large, gently undulating greens. Water hazards come into play on several holes as well. The wide open nature of the course can be forgiving but at the same time it will put your round at the mercy of the prevailing winds.

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Course Details

Year Built 1976
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Harry & David Rainville (1976)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Rick Hunter’s Jr. Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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3.5
1277 Reviews (1277)
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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
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Pace Excellent
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5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Conditions Excellent
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Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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4.0
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Butterfield

Nice course, fairways well mowed, greens maintained, good price and friendly staff, only negatives are no working ball washers and the terrible smell of the sewage treatment plant near the 9th hole

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 59
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

El Prado

Always a pleasure playing here. Decent price and course is in pretty good conditions must of the time for the amount of play they get. This time greens were not rolling good. Could of been MY PUTTING? Try these course!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 88
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Course is in nice shape

Butterfield is always an enjoyable play. Wide fairways with little trouble.

The fairways are in good shape and the rough is finally cut back to normal height.

The pace of play today was terrible. For a Thursday- we were waiting five minutes on every shot. Sadly- El Prado doesn’t have any Marshalls to monitor the pace of play. Not sure where the slow group was- but they backed up the entire course. Ended up being. 5.5 hour round- not fun.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
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Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Dog Track

I'm seeing reviews that say this course is in good condition. I'd hate to see it on a bad day. The fairways and greens are OK, but the rest of the course is full of dead spots and hard pan. I hope that I don't get cancer from playing this course that seems to have been built on a landfill - you can smell the sewage on the closing holes. I feel sorry for LA/Riverside golfers being forced to play courses like this.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/03/2023

We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review and sharing your experience with us. We apologize if the condition of the course did not meet your expectations, and we understand your concerns. Thank you for your feedback, and we will take it into consideration for future improvements.

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Reviews 68
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 84
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course and grass driving range!

Friendly staff. Great course. Forgiving fairways (for the beginner and intermediate golfers). Heads up, the cart fee is $45.

Will continue to play here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is decent for the price

Layout is pretty wide open, lots of Parallel fairways, decent course conditions for $60 tee time at 9am on a Sunday. Cart need some updating, had to switch out at the turn battery was dying out, saw a couple carts getting pushed due to dead battery’s also. Will be playing again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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