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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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Conditions3.3
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Value3.8
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Layout3.8
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Friendliness4.2
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Pace3.6
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Amenities3.4
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 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
Butterfield
Nice Layout. Nice Conditions. Greens were a little slow. Good Value.
Flies Flies Everywhere
Course has flies all over the place. Smells bad when the wind picks up.
Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the flies that joined you during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. 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.
Fairway layout
Since there is no gps provided and two golf courses intertwined together but no noticable signs, it's confusing for the first time golfer to play comfortably.
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.
Prado
Tee boxes, fairways and greens are in great shape. Understandably the bunkers aren't at this time. Love the way they set up the cups on the greens so the ball has to ho in the cup, but it's easy to remove the ball without having to touch the stick.
Playing During COVD-19 Virus Conditions
Great day for golf. Required to walk on Butterfield Stage Course after 8:00 AM. Excellent pace of play. Complied with requirement to wear a mask, etc. Enjoyed the opportunity to get on a golf course again. Great rate - $16/ person walking with a 1:30 PM tee time on GOLFNOW.
Hi, Ajara! 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!
Hello, 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!
Smells terrible
This course had a good layout, and for the most part was an easy course to play. The only thing that was awful was the horrid smell in your nose the whole time. It didn’t matter what hole you were on, it was terrible. That alone would not bring me back.
On top of that, there was no opportunity to get refreshments, and no sight of a cart girl of any kind.
Hello, thank you for the review. We see you rated the course 2-star. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. 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 Time
Course was in decent condition as long as you stayed on the fairways, the rough needs more work to get back into shape other than that I had a great time with some new people I met and played with and also the price to play was great!
Re-opening After COVID-19
The management (Kevin) did a great job and was very organized despite the modifications due to COVID-19. I figured that the course would be more challenging as the rough on all courses re-opening is very deep. This should change over the coming weeks.
The staff was very friendly.
Happy to be playing again
Everything about our round met or exceeded expectations, except for the trimmings of grass that were left all over the rough. Other than that we had a great day on the course and it was in great condition. You can definitely tell it was maintained during the shutdown.
Nice Course to Walk, Reasonably Priced....
For the price it’s as good as you’ll find around OC & Riverside on the weekends. Course was in pretty good shape. Greens were in very good shape. Didn’t really interact with any staff onsite but they’ve been courteous in the past. Pace of play could’ve been slightly better, but for a Saturday afternoon it wasn’t horrible. I’d recommend this course to anyone looking for a course to walk, that’s in good shape and is a good value.
Very nice course
This course is very playable for all levels, have played it many times nice layout
Not worth it.
Tee times stacked. No spacing. Adding people to our group, they didnt ha e times set right. People hitting all over the place. Grass needs to be cut. Didnt prepare proper enough .
Hi, Dennis. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the delay of play during your round. This 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. 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.
Slow play in front without marshal speeding up the play
The course did not notify me about walking only on the day. They did offer me a pull cart. The problem was the foursome before me played very slow. The new social distancing rule does not allow passing the group in front, but there was no marshal to speed up the play. The 18 hole game lasted over 5 hours in the heat.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to review your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for the inconvenience that you experienced during your round. Please know that this is by no means the standard we strive for as we aim to provide a 5-star experience every time. Working in compliance with the current restrictions and maintaining proper social distancing, we try to do everything we can to keep our golfers safe and in good health. We hope that you understand these restrictions and that you will give us another chance to play El Prado Golf Course in the future. That being said, please reach out to our team in the pro shop for further resolution in this matter.
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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!