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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
Great course but need attention
Fairway dry out and bumpy, need some attention. Green is in good condition.
Fun, easy course
Had a lot of fun playing with some buddies. Relatively easy course with a lot of scoring holes. Not in the best condition with the crabgrass and manure smell, but overall a good time.
Good for the money
My buddy and i walked 18 yesterday and had a generally positive experience. The only negative was the broad range of odors that wafted on the desert winds (primarily manure). I grew up with such smells but i could see someone with a sensitive sense of smell being overwhelmed.
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 that we will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
Stinky as always
If you can stand the smell, it's a good value especially in the afternoons. Usually less than $1 per hole for full length 18 with usually okay conditions.. Today's stink was extra strong. Nominated for stinkiest finishing hole in CA! Extra rough roughs today but just don't get in the rough!
Hi Milton, 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.
Hello and thank you for reviewing us. We see that you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round? Please feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop for further explanation. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage, and we hope to see you again soon.
Hello and thank you for leaving us with the review. We see that 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 serious at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage.
A good value but smelly
Hole 17-18 is right next to the waste water treatment so you will be heavily distracted by the smell. However it's in pretty decent condition and usually a good value. Walking only on this course right now. Chino Creek is cart exclusive, I believe. Decent layout with some dry creeks running through fairway so not a driver every time. Usually hot and a bit windy but today was just windy which will affect shots. For first timers might be confusing as the layouts will cross roads four times.
Butterfield
Nice Layout. Nice Conditions. Greens were a little slow. Good Value.
Hello, Mike. We appreciate the review. We see that you rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage. Please let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!
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Hello, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars. We have projects underway to recover the tee boxes, fairways, greens, and sandtraps.. We hope you'll bear with us through this transition and give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing El Prado Golf Courses - Butterfield Stage.