Made a bit of a drive out to El Prado to play Sat 3/4 at 11:15. Having read the reviews had an idea of what to expect but not sure it even met my lowered expectations. First off, driving range was clo... Continue »

Made a bit of a drive out to El Prado to play Sat 3/4 at 11:15. Having read the reviews had an idea of what to expect but not sure it even met my lowered expectations. First off, driving range was closed due to, I'm guessing, the recent rains making it hard for the ball retriever to work properly. For what it's worth, it's a nice grass range so if it'd been open that would have been a nice feature. There's a quaint restaurant next to the pro shop that serves a decent breakfast as well as sandwiches, etc. A couple of putting greens available as well. Teed off around 11:20, and almost immediately got that feeling it was going to be a long day. First drive wound up in the fairway in a bare spot which was a sign of things to come. Greens were in decent shape, rolling medium fast and tee boxes were okay. No real consistency to the rough, it was either going to be fairly thick or totally bare. Fairways are a mess, lots of bare spots with divots, so hard to find good lies. Wasn't in many bunkers but they appeared to range from thin and playable to caked in mud/water logged. Saw the marshal once, at the third tee box telling our group having just come off a par 3 that we needed to pick up the pace. Meanwhile, we were up against the group in front all day and then at the turn at 10 wound up stacked 4 groups back! Really poor POP lead to a 5.5 hour round. A shame the upkeep is in such poor shape since the track itself is sorta fun, but coupled with the POP it's not a place i'd make any sort of effort to return to unless conditions were to dramatically improve.

Got out for a 1:05 pm tee time with two buddies. After reading past reviews, I was cognizant to not get my hopes up too high and temper my expectations. I would say that they were almost met, with con... Continue »

Got out for a 1:05 pm tee time with two buddies. After reading past reviews, I was cognizant to not get my hopes up too high and temper my expectations. I would say that they were almost met, with conditions falling just below, but still not terrible value for $35.

Tee boxes were either chewed up, or had matted grass that was high enough to prevent me really sticking my tee in. Some sloped, but usually could make do.

Fairways were hit or miss, with the front appearing better than the back. Our group moved a couple balls on the back that were in the fairway yet in a patch of dirt or patchy grass.

Rough was lush enough to be penal in some areas, and non-existent/dirt in others.

Greens were in decent enough shape, felt spongy and slower on the front than on the back, took a bit of pace adjustment after playing CC greens.

Was in one bunker that was less than ideal.

The POP was the highlight of the day. We didn't see a single group in front of us until catching up with a father/son pair on the 18th fairway. That was the only time we waited all day, finishing in just about 3:25, including a 10-15 stop at the turn for sandwiches.

I'm not sure I will be adding this course to the regular rotation, but it was nice to get out and check another SoCal course off my list.

Out early on a very warm morning. Staff is always very accommodating here and friendly, which is a nice way to begin any day. Having played the El Prado courses for many decades, I kind of know what t... Continue »

Out early on a very warm morning. Staff is always very accommodating here and friendly, which is a nice way to begin any day. Having played the El Prado courses for many decades, I kind of know what to expect. Greens were nice, decent pace and rolled fairly true. Fairways much better than the last time I played here. Tee boxes and rough still could use some attention, but overall, worth the $$. Enjoy playing older traditional style courses that are very walkable, at a reasonable rate. So long as your expectations aren't too high, I recommend giving these course a shot.

Played on Friday afternoon on the 10th, Its been many many years since I played here and with a friend that's restarting game after 10 years a perfect place to start.For the most part, what a pleasant... Continue »

Played on Friday afternoon on the 10th, Its been many many years since I played here and with a friend that's restarting game after 10 years a perfect place to start.For the most part, what a pleasant surprise. Tee boxes were a 7 out of 10,good coverage and flat,bunkers has brown but very fluffy sand,and the fairways, if you were to stay in the fairways you were rewarded with a very nice carpet type lie, and thats 8 out of 10 times. The rough was a mixed bag, some good and some not so good at all. The greens are a bit slow but ran pretty true. Over all a great time and pace of play at 4:15 was excellent on a Friday afternoon. We'll be back for the other course in a week.

Played Friday March 25th at 715, knew the greens were sanded so price was $27. Check in fast and friendly. Had a great breakfast at 6am. Greens had sand but it was below the grass, the grass was long... Continue »

Played Friday March 25th at 715, knew the greens were sanded so price was $27. Check in fast and friendly. Had a great breakfast at 6am. Greens had sand but it was below the grass, the grass was long with holes and slow, I 3 putted the first green but none other, all legit no 2 putt gimmicks for sand greens, and ended with 32 putts, so you just had to get used to hitting harder and straighter, my group didn't adjust very well. Overall the course was in decent shape, bunkers of course were hard like the majority of courses in socal, POP was 345, although it seemed slower as we waited on a 2 some at every shot. Course was very busy so it is getting some likes.

Found a last-minute tee time on Friday afternoon with a buddy for a 9:33am tee time on Sunday at El Prado's Butterfield Stage 18. When we arrived, there was still too much rain damage on the driving r... Continue »

Found a last-minute tee time on Friday afternoon with a buddy for a 9:33am tee time on Sunday at El Prado's Butterfield Stage 18. When we arrived, there was still too much rain damage on the driving range so it was closed. Not an ideal start considering I got there early to warm up. We were paired with a father and son twosome and away we went playing from the blue tees. Immediately it was apparent that there was a lot of work either going on around here or that had been done and not yet finished as there were lots of GUR areas very muddy or other spots where all manner of debris and tree carnage were stacked up and out of the way, but not out of view. The rain really did a number out here. Besides all of the waterlogged areas and lakes in the bunkers, the fairways were hit or miss in terms of coverage but I would venture a guess that about 30% of my shots were from nice, playable grass. The rest were either thin, soaked or one of the many divots found around the grounds that somehow always managed to attract my ball. Tee boxes were properly beat up as well, often simply finding any blade of grass from amongst the mud patch - again, hardly ideal. The rough was just dead grass or dirt/mud in most places, but where there was grass it was manageable. Bunkers, where there was no standing water, were hard-packed and impossible to hit proper sand shots from. Greens were okay all things considered, but rather bumpy and incoherent, but they did run a bit quicker than they looked. Nothing too crazy on the greens here in terms of undulations or tiers, but some have a good bit of angle to them and others are quite on the small side. Some long holes here as well from the blue tees but it's all manageable under better conditions. We walked but the carts here are pretty ancient and basic, while the POP actually moved along pretty steadily all afternoon. We did see cart service a few times so that was good. There's also a pretty convenient diner/snack shop near the starter's office. I would definitely give it a few weeks to let the water drain and the grass grow and with that and some TLC this place could be in nice shape soon, but for now, unless it's a dire golf emergency, I would hold off for a spell.

Out early at 6am on a cold morning. 40 degrees. I had planned to play Chino Creek, but even at 5:50am, two players had already teed off. (It was pitch dark even at 6am)

The greens were really... Continue »

Out early at 6am on a cold morning. 40 degrees. I had planned to play Chino Creek, but even at 5:50am, two players had already teed off. (It was pitch dark even at 6am)

The greens were really the only saving grace of the course. They were reasonably quick, and rolled OK. I know from having played here for 50 years what to expect, but the course just seemed more"scruffy" than usual. Lots of bare areas in the fairways today and the areas which had grass, was really more weeds than grass. I found a bunch of bunkers and almost every one was compacted dirt.

But I was able to get my quick round in and despite everything, enjoyed the round as much as you could fgiven the conditions.

It has been a while since i have played here. Course is exactly what I remember- straight and has an odor.

Went out with a buddy of mine on October 11. Nice warm day and was beautiful out.

Pro... Continue »

It has been a while since i have played here. Course is exactly what I remember- straight and has an odor.

Went out with a buddy of mine on October 11. Nice warm day and was beautiful out.

Pro shop staff was great. Really decent group of guys in the pro shop.

POP was just a hair over 4 hours. Paired up with a good guy and his wife who was just along for the ride. Fun couple.

As for course, conditions were not great. Range was decent enough.

Tee boxes were not level and had quite a few bare spots. Quite a lot of divots, too.

Fairways were pretty bare. 50/50 grass and dirt. Rough was mostly dirt and bare lies. Both in need of some water.

Bunkers were hard but not terrible.

Greens were pretty decent. Few ball marks and looked nice. Green complexes were small and fast so short chips ran off pretty easily. Greens were the highlight of the round’s conditions.

All told, fun round in spite of conditions. I would come back and play after some winter rain in hopes that the water helps grow some grass.

Played Tues Sept 21 at 649, check in fast, restaurant open, they have good breakfast here, got out on time. Been a while since I played Butterfield, we usually play chino creek, but the course was i... Continue »

Played Tues Sept 21 at 649, check in fast, restaurant open, they have good breakfast here, got out on time. Been a while since I played Butterfield, we usually play chino creek, but the course was in decent shape, tee boxes were level, fairways were green with a few brown spots, bunkers are never good and I putted out of the one I was in, greens were very soft, we had large ballmarks to repair all day long but they rolled nice. I seem to score better on chino creek, but want to play this more often because I should be able to play here. POP was 4:04 which wasn't bad, if you play here, definitely bring bug spray as the nats are terrible, had many shots where they were all over my eyes so I put sunglasses on, then they started in my ears. My friend gave me bug spray and I had no issues the last 5 holes. Bug spray in now going in my bag.