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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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Photo submitted by NinjaRider on 04/12/2022
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$#!+ Photo submitted by u314161442789 on 10/04/2021
Value for play
Good course to play with friends. Sometimes the carts run out of elecrticity life. I've noticed the staff frequently having to bring out carts because of dead electrical power.
This has happened to me 4 times this year.
Other than this problem, all other aspects of this course are good.
Very nice
Challenging course beautiful layout especially for the money pace of play was very nice club house employees were very nice and friendly.
Roughs
I'm hoping the roughs are cut down, lost like 4 balls, and that was just me the other 3 in my group also.
Fairways also were needing cutting.
Greens were great.
You get what you pay for
Greens are in good shape. Fairways and cart paths are marginal at best. Restrooms are atrocious. Food at the grill was very good and the cooks very friendly. Green fees are reasonable.
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Playable but need to put more effort on maintaining the
The two groups in front of us was a couple of beginner. Hope they practice more on the range rather than learn here. After 9 holes, they were gone. Then we could finished in 4:45. Petty good finished in that time. A bit bumpy of the green but acceptable.
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Course is being well groomed
They are really doing well at getting this course in some of the best conditions I have seen in a long time. The fairways are defined and in very good condition- especially considering all of the rain we have had. The rough is just that- but they are starting to finally be able to get mowers in there in cut it back. The greens were just aerated- but they will come back nicely.
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never thought
I have never thought the course, which is chino creek is very good for us. I will take many friends here to play.
Not in bad shape for all the rain we have had
A little soggy, but that is to be expected along with the fact that people dont respect the fairways when wet and drive on them even if roped off, leaving ruts. After we get some dry days the course will be in great shape!
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
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We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 4-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.
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Be prepared to wait
First time at the course, got there 45 minutes early hoping to maybe get on a little earlier than my 1::30pm tee time. Starter tells me “you can come back at 1:25pm and pick up your cart key, there are several groups ahead of you”. Pleasantly surprised that we did get off at 1:30pm. Tee boxes were decent as were the greens. Some really rough patches in the fairways. Biggest issue is this is the epitome of a muni course. Every hole had a wait, Group in front of us was more interested in looking for extra balls than playing. Saw one whole that had 8 golfers putting (young guys in two groups basically playing as one), no Marshall. Took us 3 hours for the front 9 with pure amateur golfers. Back to back fairways mean that there are balls flying everywhere. If you love playing a bad muni course and have 8 hours to spare then this is for you.
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El Prado is a hoot.
The course is well maintained and the staff is friendly and helpful.
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Hard to Get Saturday Tee-times
Because the Men's Club tournament every Saturday, it's hard to get a tee-time on the Chino Course; and sometimes the Butterfield Course.
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