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El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6568 yards | 71.3 | 124 |
| White | 72 | 6251 yards | 69.8 | 120 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6251 yards | 76.2 | 127 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5507 yards | 72.0 | 118 |
| Red | 72 | 5507 yards | 66.4 | 110 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.1/123 W: 77.4/132 | 369 | 160 | 370 | 421 | 397 | 512 | 186 | 377 | 489 | 3281 | 362 | 374 | 524 | 389 | 195 | 374 | 543 | 143 | 383 | 3287 | 6568 |
| White M: 69.5/119 W: 75.4/127 | 361 | 130 | 360 | 410 | 384 | 493 | 178 | 362 | 480 | 3158 | 346 | 359 | 509 | 370 | 149 | 364 | 501 | 128 | 367 | 3093 | 6251 |
| Red M: 66.1/111 W: 71.4/118 | 316 | 107 | 314 | 350 | 339 | 450 | 142 | 315 | 437 | 2770 | 306 | 324 | 463 | 327 | 124 | 315 | 451 | 107 | 320 | 2737 | 5507 |
| Handicap | 5 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 10 |
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Photo submitted by Tmartizia on 03/08/2026
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Photo submitted by Michael3632089 on 11/22/2022
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Putt for Eagle on Hole 16 of Butterfield Photo submitted by ggdgsg on 10/22/2022
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They just don't care that much
The restrooms are filthy. On the course and at the clubhouse. Carts die all the time. Needs to be marshalled. Got behind a 6 some last week. Been playing there every week and organize/bring a foursome sometimes two and no one asks my name or says hi. Course needs to be mowed more often. Rough can be 10 inches high sometimes. I play because we can always get a tee time on the weekends and it is close to my house. Just wished the management cared a little more and had higher standards. Could be a great place to go, if it was led better.
Off-road golf
Had so many courses to choose from on the GN app and we chose this course. That was a big mistake. We had a foursome and they had two walkers in front of us that were slow and we had 3 single players stacked up behind us! Felt pressure the entire day! The cart path is ridiculous as it’s like off-roading the entire course! They have let this course go including the bathrooms on the courses that stink of feces when you get close to them. I honestly have seen courses that charge less that are nicer. The carts are also junk. Spend the extra $20-30 and play at a better course this one is just joke.
We apologize for your negative experience at our golf course. We understand that the slow pace, crowded conditions, and condition of the cart path were frustrating. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our course and services. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
Scorable
Fair and fun.. good layout and course is pretty much right in front of you...
Pace
Was able to play 18 in three hours. I like fast play.
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Sand traps
They are very hard and the grass on the fringe is hardly ever trimmed.
Course is only in fair condition
Course is only in fair condition, lots of areas were unmaintained. Fairways and tee boxes were in fair to poor condition. Greens were okay. Sand traps were unmaintained, many with standing water, sand hard packed.
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Good Value For Money
El Prado is 5 minutes from my house. Therefore very convenient to play. It's land use rights are extended; so there will be new investment in the course and clubhouse. Stay tuned!
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that our location is convenient for you. We are excited about the new investments coming to our course and clubhouse and look forward to providing an even better experience for our customers.
Can Score here
This course is a great walk. The fairways are fairly generous, and the greens are fairly flat. You can score well here, IF you can stay out of the bunkers. Thew bunkers are the biggest shortcoming. They are mostly dirt and VERY thin, You must clip the balls out. A standard bunker explosion shot will bounce of the hard under layer and skip into the ball, sending it flying. Other than that I enjoy the course and the staff
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience caused by the bunker conditions. We are glad to hear that you enjoy the course and our staff.
Thank you for reviewing us, usko3. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage, and we hope to see you again soon.
Thank you for reviewing us, RonSeiter. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage, and we hope to see you again soon.
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