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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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Shop don’t follow GN pricing
Checked in to pay for tee and they charged higher price than price posted on GN. Course smells like sewage. The restrooms located on the course are horrible. Avoid unless you don’t have a better tee time.
Good Conditions For the Money
Hadn't played Butterfield in a while. More recently played Chino Creek. Butterfield is easier and funner to play. Conditions were okay but playable. Don't come here and expect Augusta National by any stretch. The greens putted pretty well, the fairways were a little sparce and ratty in parts. I just played winter rules if it should've been deemed ground under repair. Bunkers were a little spotty with how much or little sand there was which is typical for the IE. Pace of play was about 4:45 at 10 am on a Friday morning. Carts were in good shape. Shop staff was very ly friendly. Small bucket at $7 for small bucket of plus/minus balls was a little much. I played for $35 with a cart on golfnow to play a decent layout with better than average greens. So overall a positive experience!
Slow Play No Way
Great staff and the weather was perfect. We walked the course and waited for a 3-some. Didn't see a Marshall during the round.
Out of towner
5 hour round. Good greens and most fairways have grass. Need attention on grass seed around greens but fair for the amount of play.
Solid track
A little rough around the edges but they have plans over the next two years to renovate the place. New carts and a great staff, always pleasant and helpful.
Better than I remembered
I hadn't played here in nearly 10 years and I was suprised at how well the course had been maintained. The tee boxes were all in good shape, the fairways were (for the most part) well maintained, and the greens rolled true.
#5
Played Butterfield Stage at 7:00 tee time. I walked and it was a great pace as we played it in 2hrs 40 minutes.
Bunkers were horrible as are most bunkers in So Cal, but the rest of the course was in really good shape. On the par 3 #17 hole from 133 yards I got my 5th Hole in One. So it made it a very special round.
Butterfield
First time playing this course. Definitely felt like we got our moneys worth. Pace of play was perfect.
Great Course
Great course. Don’t expect Trump national but it’s a solid course. Great value. Woman maintain greens. You won’t lose too many balls. And the best part of all they have a driving range where you can hit the balls on grass.
Good course for the price
Course is a bit old, but still kept up well. Great play for the price
GOOD LAYOUT AT REASONABLE PRICE
The Butterfield Stage course is moderately challenging which does require accuracy to score well but has a lot of areas for missed shots. the greens were great, range satisfactory, staff great and course conditions hit and miss with some bare spots and iffy bunker lies. No GPS in carts which are old but good value for the money.
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