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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.
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Conditions3.4
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Value3.8
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Layout3.8
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Friendliness4.3
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Pace3.6
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Amenities3.5
Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by Tmartizia on 03/08/2026
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Photo submitted by u000003021243 on 06/02/2023
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Photo submitted by u314162060940 on 02/21/2023
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Photo submitted by ralphdaddy on 01/23/2023
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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
Golfer Reviews
Practice round
If your like most golfers who need a practice round once in a while to try out a new swing or a new club, Butterfield Stage course is not crowded, the ride is a bit bumpy but if you can go out by yourself...priceless.
Hi, 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.
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
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.
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
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Thanks for following up! Course condition apart from the greens was poor (some tee boxes are even slanted). Perhaps it was my misfortune, but the group in front of us was incredibly slow, and our round took close to 5 hours and would have taken longer if they hadn't abandoned the course after ~13 holes. Layout was okay - lots of range balls on the first few holes of the course we played (even on the fairway!). Again, perhaps my misfortune, but it didn't feel like a great value for me.
Hello, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see that you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit? Please know that we take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage.