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El Prado Golf Course
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5 reviews for El Prado Golf Course
Chino Creek Course:
Since 25 bucks this month for weekdays, took an early round here. Frost delay till about 7:25am, but they put me out first and finished in under 2.5 hours. Greens are nice, besides ball marks here and there. Fairways have big portions roped off and some areas being repaired. Sand was great in some spots and packed densley in some others. I had a few bunkers to check it out at. Tee boxes were average for your typical muni course. Fun little layout, and while pretty cold in the morning, gotta love the nice speed of no one in front of you. Think I got time to play again right now :)
Butterfield Course:
This is your very average muni course. Starter said he'd get me right out, after about 30 minutes I asked again and he said they have no carts left. Told him again I was walking, and he said to hurry to the tee box, and try to join the group that just teed off. Fairways are green, yellow, and brown. Good grass, dead grass, and dirt patches. Greens were bumpy. Smell of cows were here and there. Not too difficult a layout, although was windy and cold, which made it hard to swing with frozen hands. This is a course to play for locals, as I wouldn't drive out of my way to come here.
This golf course is not bad if you are on a budget. A buddy and me played 18-holes during peak hours for only $25.00 including a cart.
El Prado has two courses - Butterfield Ranch and Chino Creek. We played Butterfield Ranch because they were aerating the greens and seeding the fairways on the other course.
Butterfield Ranch is not difficult and is rather flat and wide open. The only real complaints I had was on certain holes, the tee boxes could use some more maintenance. We didn't know if we were teeing off in the rough! The bunkers need some TLC. There was hardly any sand and mostly small rocks. Most of the fairways were maintained nicely and most of the greens were nice.
On a positive note, the snack bar is not bad at all. There is a special each day and if you sign up on their email list, you can receive special discounts off green fees.
Overall, I would play this course again. The folks are friendly and the pace is nice. Parking is good and this course is easy to find.
I have only played the butterfield course, course is not always in good shape. Mornings are usually cold and wet. Fairways can be muddy and hard. Overall I still had a good time, and would come back again.
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El Prado is 2 golf courses: Chino Creek and Butterfield stage. Butterfield is flatter and easier, Chino Creek is more challenging, though neither is killingly difficult. They used to be surrounded by dairies, but those are gone now and new construction is all around. Green conditions are excellent, fairways are good though the summer heat makes brown patches. Value for your money is excellent, and the staff is very friendly and helpful. Much cheaper than anything in Orange County! Prado is not a country club, but is a good round of golf for the average player. Has an active junior golf program.
This course has 36 holes; 18 holes Chino Creek, and 18 holes Butterfield. I don't play as much as I used to so it's hard for me to rate how difficult the course is. I like the Chino Creek course better because I think it has more terrain. Butterfield seems pretty flat and long. I'd go here on any given day simply because it's located about mile (if that) from my new house. They keep the greens up fairly well and it's not too crowded. If you can stand the smell of cow and sheep crap in the morning, this place isn't too bad. I have a 7:34 tee time this saturday morning so a revised review might be coming soon. They're pretty consistent there though so I doubt it. With that tee time, I guess I can wake up around 7...can't beat that.