Late review. Played on 6/1/12. Still wanted to write a review, since they made some small changes to the course (look at PDF below). Hole 2 tee box for the back tee was shifted to a area that is about 300 yards on the first hole. The hole is a dog leg left from those tees, which makes it a bit challenging. Hole 10 you are hitting from the end of the tee box. Course condition is ok, greens were in good condition, fairway was mostly lush but thin on certain area, rough was lush, and the sand was little heavy as usual.

Walked the course in under 4 hours. A quick round with a course to work on the game is always needed.

http://www.golf.lacity.org/pdf/scorecard_encino_front_w.pdf
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Encino Golf Course Review
Encino California Golf Course Reviews

Played on 5/11/12. It's been about 6 months since I played this course. Tee box were in real good shape, and the fairway was in good condition. Some of the rough grew a lot from the last time I played, which made it difficult to chop out of the link style rough. The greens held shots well, but it was slow. I think the greens were the slowest that I've experienced in the 6 to 7 rounds played on this course. The gusting 10+ mph winds made the course challenging. Hole 14 seemed like it was 600+ yards with that wind! Enjoyed a nice afternoon round, and will definitely come back.

Olivas Links Golf Course Review
Ventura California Golf Course Reviews

Played on 1/2 with a bunch of my friends. For most of them, it was the first time playing, so they struggled on some holes (#2, #4).

Course is in great condition. Fairway is lush and in good condition. Some holes have a lot of divot on specific areas (e.g. #4- front of the fairway bunker on right). Rough was mostly green, with some areas a little dry and yellow. Mostly 3", but on thick areas it was 5". Sand was nice and soft. Saw the ground keepers raking the bunkers on some of the holes. And the greens were fast and rolled true. Ball placement on the green played key, because all downhill putts were deadly!

Pace of play was a little slow @ 5 hours+. Mega Monday+being a holiday for most people= 5 hour rounds was a thing I expected.

Will be playing this course a lot until the June golf tournament I am playing in. Great challenging course and playing the course right will give you a good score.

Industry Hills Golf Club Course Review
Los Angeles California Golf Course Reviews

Late review. Played on Christmas day. Got there early 30 min early, and no one was on the course. Just went and teed off, and no one said anything! What a way to celebrate Christmas!

Course is in fair condition. Fairway is mostly dry and yellow grass, with some areas green. Same for the rough. Greens were in great condition, rolled true at medium speed. Got in the sand once, and it was in ok condition.

Finished the round in just over 3.5 hours walking. We took plenty of time on the green to enjoy the empty course!

Encino Golf Course Review
Los Angeles California Golf Course Reviews

Played for the first time on 12/18. The course seemed not too crowded, but the pace of play was extremely slow. It took over three hours on the front 9, and just under three hours on the back 9. The group in front of us was a fivesome (and slow), which didn't help, but it's American Golf, so you can't do anything about that. The Marshall was all around the course to speed up the play, but slow players were not playing any faster.

Course condition was fair. The tee box was soft and chewed up from the rain the day before. I teed off from behind on few of the holes, because it was too wet and soft. The fairway was in ok shape, except for hole 12. It was wet and seems having some issue (yellow burned grass). Rough was in most part ok, with some holes having bare spots. The best part was the greens. They were fast (probably close to 10). You had to be below the hole or you were going to be in trouble.

Good customer service. Golf shop guy was nice, saw the cart girl a couple of times, and the Marshalls were doing the best to get the pace of play going. But if the people don't cooperate, you really can't do anything about it. The Marshall had to force the group in front of us to put the pin back and wave us on #13!

Good course, but it will be better with the pace of play being better.

Diamond Bar Golf Club Course Review
Diamond Bar California Golf Course Reviews

Played on 11/11/11. Was pretty open for a holiday. First time playing on this side, and I liked it more than the Vineyard course. It has more character to the course and is more challenging.

Course condition was good. Fairway was mostly lush. Had some soft spots from the rain the day before. Rough was in good shape. And the greens were fast and rolling (Talked to the course GM after the round and he said it's at 11). It has small vertical slits but it didn't effect the ball rolling.

Would definitely comeback to play. Good course and is well maintained.

River Ridge Golf Course Review
Ventura Golf Course Reviews

Played on 11/5 in a small golf outing. Pace of play was slow around 5 hours. I did expect that with this course and our groups didn't help as well. The course is in good condition. The greens are back into great shape after punching them about a month ago. It rolled true and had medium speed. It held shots pretty well, but sometime too well. I don't spin the ball that much, but it was stopping on even some chips.

The fairway is in good shape. The tee is in ok shape. Some holes were pretty chewed up. Long and wide track as usual. No lost balls and a nice breeze to make the game interesting. The 17th hole (450 yard par 4) played close to 500 yards with the wind blowing into you.

A little far for me to come back and play often, but will definitely come back.

Mile Square Golf Course Review
Fountain Valley Golf Course Reviews

Played on 10/16. Got a good deal on Golf Now for $57 per player. The staff is always nice and very organized. I like playing this course. They maintain the course well and it has a lot of color to it.

When we got to the first hole and talked to the marshal, he said "it's pretty busy today. There is an outing in front of your group" so we thought that we would be having a long day. But it turned out to be 4-4.5 hour round.

Course condition is good. There are places that are a little thin on the fairway, and usually those spots are pretty hard. Rough was nice and lush. And the greens. Always fast here, and it was fast and rolled true. Most of the bunkers had nice soft sand, but the green side bunkers on the 18th hole was hard like how it's been for months.

I wish I live closer, so I could join and use the $89 member fee that will get you $10 off per round. I would come for the twilight rate (I think it was $15) and get as much holes as I can! That is a deal!

I will come back to this course again.

Sterling Hills Golf Club Golf Course Review
Camarillo Golf Course Reviews

Played on 7/21. It's been 4 years since the last time I've played. I remembered some of the holes, but since it was a shot gun tourney, my hole order was all over the place. Played with my boss, who is a former PGA teaching pro, and he was impressed at the course design. Course has great character and has a lot of risks and reward to the course. It is long, but you have to place the ball right to be in a position to make your second shot. The course was in great condition and is ready for the city tournament (which I didn't know until the Marshall told us). The greens were not as fast as I thought, but was very receptive and rolled true. And people, FIX YOUR DIVOTS! I don't know if it was the group ahead of us, but I fixed at least 3-4 divots on most of the greens. Got in the sand a couple of times, and all were nice a fluffy. Cart girl came around a lot. I wish the price could get a lot more lower, so I could come back a little more frequent! But it's a great course and would definitely come back.

Late review, but played on 7/15/11. Got a great deal on Golfnow ($37). Course is in good condition. Fairways and rough are in good shape. The greens are cut very tight and fast. Most of the sand was nice and fluffy, except for the 18th green side bunker. It was hard and had little sand in it. But overall, always fun playing here. I'll come back when I could find another good deal on Golfnow or C4TT.

Played on 7/3/11. Course was packed and had a tournament before us. Delayed about 30 min from the start and the group before us (not playing in the tournament) was really slow. But kind of figured it will be a long day. The course is in good shape. It seems like they put vertical slits on the greens recently, and could see the slits recovering. The greens were rolling true with good speed. The fairway and rough was in good condition. The sand was nice and fluffy. For myself, it was much cooler than being in the SFV, so the weather was great. Not too hot or not too cold. Outside of the pace of play (finished in 5h15m), it was a nice day of golf.

Played today for the first time. Was backed up about 10 min. Course is in good condition. Fairway and rough are lush, green was a little on the soft side. Rolled well, especially on the down hill putt. Finished in 4.5 hours. Nice long and wide course with good character. Great to work on your drive and long irons. I'll come back on a weekday. Heard the weekend is crowded.