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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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Putt for Eagle on Hole 16 of Butterfield Photo submitted by ggdgsg on 10/22/2022
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Smelliest golf course in CA!
Many of the holes border a factory emanating horrible odors that ruined the round. Like walking in an outhouse or cat urinal you cannot get out of! Many other holes border a waste land that appears to be a buried waste landfill. I would never golf here again!
watering
Many areas of the course are not getting water Nobody obviously checks to see if irrigation is working properly. Mostly weeds in many fairways not taken care of. All of the greens have others grasses growing into them, they need to edge the greens to keep them. Traps have grass growing in them. None of the trees are weedeated around, should be done and roundup applied to keep area neat.
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage. We hope to see you again soon.
In good shape
course was in very good shape considering all the heat we've had lately. I did wish the cart lady was around more since water is t available due to covid. Other than that, greens were receptive and roll true.
Slow slow slow.
Played with another good golfer. Followed a 5 some all day. No sense putting out 5 players to make this usually fast course ridiculously slow.
We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!
good course and reasonable price
"Good course with reasonable price" That is proper comment for this course
We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
Enjoyable friendly round
Choose Butterfield GC with a good rate for a weekday round of golf with a buddy. Buddy had car problems and called to bail on me at the last minute. I became the third wheel to a couple other dudes near my tee time. Had a great enjoyable time playing with them.
Course greens were surprisingly in good shaped, on a warm day, and the ball rolled held on approached shots and rolled well on putts. Fairways can always use improvement, lots of bare patches, so don’t hesitate to improve your lie, but overall I would give fairways an average rating.
Pace of play first 9 holes was ok, had to wait for senior league to tee off and get a shot ahead, but last 9 holes had no delays or hold ups. Marshall on course to monitor and encourage groups to keep pace which is appreciated. 1 cart girl working hard and came by at least 6+ times over 18 holes so plenty of opportunities to buy a snack or drink. Another relaxing a fun round at El Prado!
good course and reasonable price
we do not have any issues for this course. interesting course layout and reasonable price. It is a fun
Hello. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback.
Good day for golf
Enjoyed the day...cloud cover kept the heat in the high 80's, low 90's...some areas of course drying out due to the constant dryness and heat. Would like to go out earlier as daylight savings is approaching.....if no one is on tee, we should be allowed to play earlier.
Too many bugs and course is terrible. Cart paths are like off roading
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve and are working diligently to improve the course. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.
Stinks
Odors from cow manure and the water reclamation plant (sewer treatment) were especially harsh on the back 9..If it wasn't one disgusting smell, it was the other. Pace of play was slow and no marshals to be found. Patches of dirt for the fairway. Friendly staff and no mask requirement is the only upside. I'll try Chino Creek next time. I was told you don't have the smells to contend with on that course.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage, and we hope to see you again in the future.
We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage.
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Hi Steve,
We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.
We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.
Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.