El Prado Golf Courses - Chino Creek
About
El Prado Golf Course in Chino offers two 18-hole courses, Chino creek and Butterfield Stage. Chino Creek is the longer of the two at 6,858 yards from the back tees. It is also considered more challenging but both are player friendly enough to appeal to all skill levels. As its name would imply, the Chino Creek runs along the entire length of the golf course. You find water in several different forms throughout the course including lakes and meandering streams. The layout is spread across rolling terrain with elevation changes that range from subtle to dramatic. Several of the holes begin from elevated tees and it's likely you'll face more than one uphill battle. Trees and bunkers also come into play but the fairways are wide and forgiving. It's not an overly difficult golf course but beginners can also try the shorter and less challenging Butterfield Stage Course.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6858 yards | 72.5 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 6312 yards | 70.2 | 122 |
| White (W) | 73 | 6312 yards | 76.7 | 141 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 5584 yards | 72.4 | 126 |
| Red | 72 | 5584 yards | 67.0 | 112 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.8/130 W: 79.5/140 | 384 | 377 | 399 | 178 | 552 | 371 | 180 | 429 | 555 | 3425 | 385 | 398 | 401 | 520 | 189 | 413 | 175 | 512 | 440 | 3433 | 6858 |
| White M: 70.4/124 W: 76.5/134 | 364 | 339 | 389 | 144 | 517 | 358 | 142 | 399 | 504 | 3156 | 368 | 350 | 384 | 506 | 150 | 406 | 146 | 442 | 404 | 3156 | 6312 |
| Red M: 67.2/115 W: 72.5/125 | 306 | 306 | 341 | 118 | 450 | 313 | 118 | 335 | 460 | 2747 | 321 | 310 | 333 | 458 | 124 | 360 | 121 | 409 | 401 | 2837 | 5584 |
| Handicap | 7 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 14 |
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Decent greens in the front, back 9 ...
The fairway of the course was in good condition, however the greens were terrible. Way too bumpy and holes on greens.
Hopefully they will get repaird.
Course in decline
I had played El Prado Chino Creek years ago. Then, the greens were in excellent shape! They putted true and were quick. I was disappointed in the conditions of the greens this time. Also the customer service was not very good. The starter was pretty much nonexistent. The 1st tee was open for over 10 minutes. When my time to tee off, I went to the tee and teed off. Nobody called the time at all. I played the first 3 holes alone, then joined another twosome. The bunkers are not in good shape either. My playing companions wouldn't play from them at all.
Good golf day
Tee’s off on Chino Creek on time. There was a tournament going on the other course so that was busy but not on our course. The 2 some I was paired off with never showed so I asked the 2 some after me to join. Overall it was a good experience. The course was good with a couple of areas that were unplayable/under repair. Had a good time on and off the course
Long time El Prado patron
This course is close to me, I have played here for thirty years. Fix the tee boxes!!!! The greens are super bumpy, but I like it when they’re fast.
I know it gets a lot of play, but if they could just improve a few things it would change the whole feeling. I like that it’s pretty cheap to play, but it would make the round more enjoyable if it was a little better on the upkeep side.
Wont finish if you tee of at 1pm.
Took a buddy there to play for his first time. A few of my friends are new golfers and looking to get memberships at a local course. He wanted to try El Prado since he read great things, and it's been a year or so since I last played.
Tee was 107pm. I understand it is a weekend and pace of place might have been slow.
We did not tee until almost 145. Even worse? Played until 6pm and did not finish more than 14 holes. Pace of play was horrendous and random people kept jumping in front of us and joining other groups. There were groups of 5 and 6 playing together and the Marshall did not care. Try to ask some of the people who jumped ahead who they were playing with and then they pretend to not speak English lol.
Appeared someone people had later individual tee times and drove through the course to catch up with their friends to play 5 or even 6 man groups.
Worst pace of play in my life and complete waste of money. Looks like another few year break from Prado at least. Better off playing or getting your membership at Cresta Verde, worse course conditions but at least you'll get to play golf.
Getting worse
The course environment is really terrible. Many areas of the fairway have no grass, making it uneven, muddy, and waterlogged. The grass on the greens is patchy, and the green on hole 7 is only half covered with grass, while the rest is bare mud. The restrooms are filled with a strong urine odor, as pungent and irritating as ammonia.
The place to go for overbooking
They overbook the daylights out of this course. The gameplay is so slow and this isn’t the first time. I can appreciate they are looking to make a profit but it has gotten to the point of affecting the entire experience. Also the price for what you get really doesn’t match up. Will look elsewhere for golf.
Not much has changed in 45 years
Played here many years ago and it was good to return. The only course I have played in Orange County that Ive found has grass on the driving range. That is much better for practice. The course is still ok to play. Greens are good as are the bunkers with enough sand to make some shots. People still don't know what a rake is for. Bad golfer manners. Grass in fairways can be a bit sparse but it is winter and much is dormant. Greens were ok and held well. All in all I enjoyed to course and the players I got hooked up with. Will play again.
Decent Sunday Round
Hot Deal for $50 @ 10:50 on a Sunday.
Was right at about 5 hours (expected after teeing off 10 min late). Fair conditions all around. Some greens were rougher than others. Overall for $50 on a late morning tee time is not too shabby.
Good to see improvements, please continue
Good value for regular local customers. Especially senior golfers
Fun Track
Always enjoy playing El Prado courses. Greens are usually very nice, firm and fast, and yesterday was no exception. Pace of play at 651 am was fast, never waited for a shot. Another great round of golf in Chino.
Put some $$ into this place
Been coming here since early 80s. And since then its basically the same except for the removal of livestock and flies . Finally after at least 15yrs they got some decent carts. Now that this place is charging $70+ to play here I think they should be able to afford some cart paths that are paved . Hole #2 on Creek has a massive sink hole. Both courses were packed and there were at least another 100people on range and putting greens.
Spend the $$.