I got to the course around 8:30 AM and mention to the Starter that I am a senior and he ask if I have the senior card and I don't , I am a senior and he keep telling me I am not, anyway this course i... Continue »

I got to the course around 8:30 AM and mention to the Starter that I am a senior and he ask if I have the senior card and I don't , I am a senior and he keep telling me I am not, anyway this course is not worth $46.00 dollars any day of the week, month or year. Its a dog track, will not be back again for any reason. Fairways like a sandtrap, lots of bare spots. muddy. A real Dog Track. Not recommended

Tee Time: 2:04pm- let out early at 1:40pm POP 4 hours 20 minutes Price $24.00 bucks to walk

Tees: Black

Weather: 75 degree tee off winds light at 5-8mph on some holes

Greens: 7/10 Bumpy poa a... Continue »

Tee Time: 2:04pm- let out early at 1:40pm POP 4 hours 20 minutes Price $24.00 bucks to walk

Tees: Black

Weather: 75 degree tee off winds light at 5-8mph on some holes

Greens: 7/10 Bumpy poa annua greens that looked green on the surface and held shots nicely. Their were many bumps on putts but for the most part our group did not mind them that much. I think if they rolled them and cut them some they would be in great shape.

Fairways 6.5/10 Some areas of hardpan but mostly enough grass in all the fairways. Parts of lush grass here and brown grass here and there. Not to bad

Tees: 6.5/10 For the most part all level, some divot damage on the par 3's. Semi-lush green in color

Bunkers 6/10 Probably the worst part of the course, sand was not raked and was thick beach sand in parts and hardpan sand maybe right next to it.

Layout and Overall: At just over 6600yds the course is a nice course to play. It is tree lined and some trees come into play on some tee shots but by no means is it target golf. Both long par 3's over 200yds are a nice challenge. The staff was friendly in the pro-shop. The driving range is really bad with hardly any tees, beat up range balls and a dirt field to hit into. Overall I liked the change from my usual rotation but there are probably better courses out there to play

Got out this afternoon at 4:00 as part of a foursome for 9 holes of super twilight at $12 to walk. I haven't been on this course in years. Conditions were actually quite nice. Some tee boxes a little ... Continue »

Got out this afternoon at 4:00 as part of a foursome for 9 holes of super twilight at $12 to walk. I haven't been on this course in years. Conditions were actually quite nice. Some tee boxes a little less than level but not too bad and mostly very good with nice coverage. Fairways were all in nice shape—cut, trimmed, and I don't remember any dry/brown spots. Rough was lush in numerous places and there were patches that were tough to get out of that could disappear a ball. I was in one fairway bunker, it was on the firm side, but no problem playing out of it. Greens were in good shape on the whole. Not a lot of ball marks, rolled pretty true, and were a medium speed. The exception was the ninth green, which was a bit on the mangey side with areas that looked like they were suffering from some kind of fungus. The weather was warm but felt nice in comparison to what we've been going through recently, and the late afternoon light cast a bit of a golden hue on everything. The course is pretty flat so there is no excuse not to walk it. I can only write about the front nine today, but the layout is basic tree-lined muni—generally straight and wide fairways with a reasonable amount of length on average. Nothing overly special about it—more like a nice walk in the park. It's pretty straight forward golf, but I can't see the course being in overall better condition than it was today. Price was good and we never waited on anyone. We hacked up the course and as a foursome we really kind of sucked, but made decent time. I wouldn't go out of my way to play here, but given that I was invited to meet the others here and I knew the general nature of the course, it was a pleasant short round and I wasn't disappointed.

Teed off at 7:45 am Memorial Day. The course was in good condition overall. For a muni course in the Sepulveda Dam complex, the fairways aren't going to be perfect. For the most part, I was pleased wi... Continue »

Teed off at 7:45 am Memorial Day. The course was in good condition overall. For a muni course in the Sepulveda Dam complex, the fairways aren't going to be perfect. For the most part, I was pleased with the turn around of the course. The tee boxes have definitely been moved up and the "blues" are now playing where the "whites" used to be. The "whites" are pushed up and at times were by the "red" stone markers (though the reds were further up as well). No complaints as it made the course different for me. The greens have healed from prior maintenance and rolled true at a medium pace. I found a few fairway bunkers and can say the traps were in good shape. Pace was excellent for a Holiday. Weather was perfect...and I played well. On top of it all, the two singles who joined us were excellent playing partners. No need to shy away from Balboa right now.

The older of the two courses at the Sepulveda complex, a part of the LA City system.
In recent years they extended holes 3 and and 12 to make them into longer holes and Par 5s, to make it more even ... Continue »

The older of the two courses at the Sepulveda complex, a part of the LA City system.
In recent years they extended holes 3 and and 12 to make them into longer holes and Par 5s, to make it more even with the other one, to get more play on this side.
I think it's the better and more interesting layout of the two courses, with a bit more curve to some of the hole layouts and a bit more elevation changes.
Huge trees all around some of the holes are tight, so you have to drive it well.
The greens are almost always better on Balboa than Encino.
It's a nice place to walk and play a casual round for practice.

Course is in good shape....lots of unrepaired ball marks, but that goes for all la city courses. played sunday afternoon twilight...started at 2:20 and finished in 4 hours! That was unexpected. The o... Continue »

Course is in good shape....lots of unrepaired ball marks, but that goes for all la city courses. played sunday afternoon twilight...started at 2:20 and finished in 4 hours! That was unexpected. The only thing ruined the round was when we returned our carts and ran into the angry cart washer guy. Our partners apparently didn't park their cart in the right spot and was yelled at by the cart guy. Excuse me, "yelled" is an understatement...i believe he was screaming at the guys and threatening them, saying "do i have to club you over the head?". This really caught us all off guard. I mean, who expects that kind of reaction from a guy that works at the course. Completely inappropriate. That guy needs to be fired.

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Played on 6/11/12 with Metswin21 and 2 others. Course was in good shape. The tee-boxes were decent. Fairways were in good shape, as was the rough. The greens were surprisingly faster than they loo... Continue »

Played on 6/11/12 with Metswin21 and 2 others. Course was in good shape. The tee-boxes were decent. Fairways were in good shape, as was the rough. The greens were surprisingly faster than they looked, which was great for me, as I like faster greens. Unfortunately, I can tell you that the bunkers were full of fluffy sand, which was something that I was not used to. Overall, a decent time out there if we could've been a little faster. A much better time than the last time I played there.

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Played today on 5/14/12. Figured Monday would not be that busy but I was wrong. Teed off at 10:20am and was finished around 3pm. The weather was perfect. Nice breeze and around 85 degrees. Not a cloud... Continue »

Played today on 5/14/12. Figured Monday would not be that busy but I was wrong. Teed off at 10:20am and was finished around 3pm. The weather was perfect. Nice breeze and around 85 degrees. Not a cloud in sight. Maintenance over watered the course. I should have worn my water proof shoes as there was wet spots and mud traps on hole 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, and 15. They were especially bad on hole 8. The front of the greens were completely soaked. Overall the greens healed nicely from the spring punching. Yet some of the greens were very wet and spongy. Green # 5 and 16 were fuzzy. Fairways were nicely mowed. There were many areas of dirt and sand on the fairways. As my friend would say, "the rough was rough". Most of the rough was about three to four inches long. I would recommend this course as of this moment. Course is in as good of shape I have seen it in a while.

Side note: Driving range is a mess. Balls are so old and damaged that it is not worth practicing there to gauge shots or distances as balls land on dirty in the driving range. The driving range shop is so out dated and it was closed today. Bring cash or buy tokens from the proshop. The starters are quite nice and friendly. The group in front of us were so slow and had no idea how to play the course. When I asked them if they played this course before they stated they did but they teed off the wrong way on the second hole and hit their drives into the 18th green. Called the starter and they came right out and asked these yahoos to speed up or let us play through. These guys played up to the 9th hole and left. Well, I thought they left but as I was on the 17th green I saw them on the back nine 14th whole. Complete idiots.

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Played Sunday 4/29 at noon. The good: Greens are recovering well from recent aeration. The sand in the bunkers was clean and soft. Tee boxes were in decent shape and fairly level. The bad: The fairway... Continue »

Played Sunday 4/29 at noon. The good: Greens are recovering well from recent aeration. The sand in the bunkers was clean and soft. Tee boxes were in decent shape and fairly level. The bad: The fairways are in poor shape. Different types of grass (weeds) growing and bare areas can leave you with a clumpy or a tight lie, so don't expect to be too rewarded for driving down the middle. For a muni, it's passable.

Black tees have been added which pushes the blue & white tees forward. The whites measure out to ~6,100 yards. On some holes the difference is quite noticeable, on others there is little change from before, e.g. the 17th hole is still a 200 yard par 3 from the whites. I didn't mind the more forward position; they actually made some fairway bunkers reachable for me which created a more interesting challenge.

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