Played on Thursday 5/3/07 at 8:40 a.m.

Kudos to the greenskeeper at Encino. He's doing a very good job with what he had to work with and the course was in fantastic shape!

The Greens, having be... Continue »

Played on Thursday 5/3/07 at 8:40 a.m.

Kudos to the greenskeeper at Encino. He's doing a very good job with what he had to work with and the course was in fantastic shape!

The Greens, having been punched 3 weeks to a month ago still have tiny holes, but the don't really affect the roll. Balls rolled very true. Only complaint was speed, you really had to mash an uphill putt. Greens on 16/17/18 could use a little work, but it's purely cosmetic.

Fairways are in very good shape. Atypical for a city course, the fairways have very nice grass coverage. Same problem as Woodley, with the flood basin and inconsistant soil, but Encino has taken care of the fairways nicely.

Rough was actually rough. It was fin to play a city course that penalized you for missing a fairway. Rough was deep in areas where it should have been, and light were it should have been. Greenside rough was tough, but not impossible, leaving you with some decisions regarding strategy.

Traps and Tee Boxes were the only downers. Traps were wet, it was very difficult to get a decent lie, a consistant lie out of the sand. Tee-Boxes had been punched, leaving some clumps of dirt, but the grass coverage was still very good, and it affected play barely, if at all.

Very nice bang for the buck here at Encino. Still a step below Rancho, and possibly the Griffifth Park Courses (I'll let you know when I play Harding on Thursday) but still in very good shape. Will give you an enjoyable, challenging, but not frustrating round for mid-high handicappers, and some good work for the low handicappers.

Customer service was top-notch, starter and cart concessionair were very nice, and the resteraunt serves a variety of good food. Bring your own water though, $2 for a bottle at the snack shack?!?! Whats with that?

Greens are in very good shape. The best I've seen in a long time. So, it must be time to punch them. Tee to green, the usual winter time scruff, but ok. Friday morning tee time was a 5 hour tour.

Greens are in very good shape. The best I've seen in a long time. So, it must be time to punch them. Tee to green, the usual winter time scruff, but ok. Friday morning tee time was a 5 hour tour.

Great Deal for Twilight. The $13 Price is more than worth it with plenty of time to finish the round and great conditions and views for the price. Diesn't compete with higher priced courses but has no... Continue »

Great Deal for Twilight. The $13 Price is more than worth it with plenty of time to finish the round and great conditions and views for the price. Diesn't compete with higher priced courses but has no competition for its price.

First, the good: Second group out- 6:44 a.m., greens in great shape, smooth if not a little slow. The bad: I was not expencting to pay $16 for a single cart fee (I thought it was $12). The ugly: O.K... Continue »

First, the good: Second group out- 6:44 a.m., greens in great shape, smooth if not a little slow. The bad: I was not expencting to pay $16 for a single cart fee (I thought it was $12). The ugly: O.K., it is winter and all that kikuyu and bermudagrass is dormant. Is it too much for a muni to over seed the fairways? If the grass is dormant, maybe there could be less watering; several wet spots from irrigation made some areas unplayable.

In very good shape considering that it's late summer. Greens are slow and there's barely any rough, so it's pretty easy to score out there right now.

In very good shape considering that it's late summer. Greens are slow and there's barely any rough, so it's pretty easy to score out there right now.

Hadn't played here since 2003, and based on the prior reviews was not expecting much. Surprise! I found the course to be in rather nice shape, fairways were very good, greens generally good and smooth... Continue »

Hadn't played here since 2003, and based on the prior reviews was not expecting much. Surprise! I found the course to be in rather nice shape, fairways were very good, greens generally good and smooth with a few patches of weeds here and there. Bunkers were fine. Remember this is not Trump National or Pelican Hill, it's $22 for a round on an old traditional track. For the $$, can't complain! Maybe because of the heat (100 degrees) the course fairly empty, walked right out at noon and finished in well under 4 hours.

Played Encino and wasnt impressed.

Course was in rough shape, Woodley was much better last time I played, next I think Ill try Balboa but Im not expecting much.

Many bare spots due to poor maint... Continue »

Played Encino and wasnt impressed.

Course was in rough shape, Woodley was much better last time I played, next I think Ill try Balboa but Im not expecting much.

Many bare spots due to poor maintanence and I saw patches on the greens that were far from professionaly done. Layout was nothing fun and pace of play was OK but still stop and go.

Greens very slow, otherwise in good shape

Greens very slow, otherwise in good shape

Course is in good shape. Aerating the fairways starting 6/12. Greens could use a mow. One thing that needs attention here, the bunkers. The greenskeeper seems content to have the public take care ... Continue »

Course is in good shape. Aerating the fairways starting 6/12. Greens could use a mow. One thing that needs attention here, the bunkers. The greenskeeper seems content to have the public take care of the bunkers. Unraked & footprints are the conditions of all the bunkers here & Balboa. How hard is it to clean up your own mess? Apparently, too hard.