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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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Sanded greens are ok, but tee boxes etc
I know this time of year greens get punched, that was understandable and we received a discounted rate, but the tee boxes were in bad shape. They seemed as though were cut down very low, but the excess grass was not removed so there were clumps on the tee boxes
There was a lot of standing water as well, maybe they are watering more to keep green
EL PRADO BUTTERFIELD
EL PRADO BUTTERFIELD IS IDEAL FOR ANYONE WHO ENJOYS GENEROUS FAIRWAYS AND ABOVE AVERAGE GREEN CONDITION. I WAS ABLE TO BOMB SOME SHOTS AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THEM GOING O.B. THE GREENS WERE ON THE SOFT SIDE AND WERE IN ABOVE AVERAGE CONDITION. ENJOYED THE ENTIRE ROUND. 4 STARS FOR ANY WEEKEND GOLFER.
Butterfield is only walk.
But there are carts on play.
Course has some nice blind shots
Enjoy playing this course. I am curious about the fact that when booking it says walking only but seems to always offer carts. Is this to avoild including varts in the hot deals oricing???
stinky course
Unfortunately, the course was in terrible shape, fairways and tee boxes were atrocious. Complicating that fact, the golf course is very near a water treatment facility, so the flies and other bugs were menacing. At least 6 holes had the odor of the neighboring facility. Not an enjoyable experience - will not be coming back.
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 we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage. We hope to see you again soon.
Nice course good value convoluted layout
For the most part I enjoyed the course even though it was nearly 100 outside. The layout I hated, You have to criss cross the street several times to complete the course.
Good value course
Played Butterfield Stage course. Average course and good value for the money. It's currently walking only but the pace of play was good on a Sunday afternoon.
Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Please know that we are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage. We hope to see you again in the future.
relaxing golf
good range , easy to get on . Very reasonable, close by
Good Golf
The golf course is always in good condition. It's out in the middle of nowhere, no houses nearby, and it"s cheap weekend golf. I've played here numerous times and have never had a bad experience.
Hi kingson. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single star feedback very serious at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage.
Thank you for reviewing us. 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. 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.
Cart
They advertise with cart and when you get email it doesn't show cart included so they will charge you extra cart fee.
Hi, thanks for the review. We see you rated the course 1 star. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course, and we always appreciate the feedback. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. Thank you for playing El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage.
Good value!
I play once a week with my wife .This course is good for walking that makes us healthy and enjoyable.
Always we have good time in this course.
Hi, thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
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Hi Tommy. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage. We hope to see you again in the future.