Best Encino has been for a while! Most of the Tee boxes look great, greens are nicest I've seen on a muni course all year and pace of play was awesome for a Friday morning (4 hours). Still happy that ... Continue »

Best Encino has been for a while! Most of the Tee boxes look great, greens are nicest I've seen on a muni course all year and pace of play was awesome for a Friday morning (4 hours). Still happy that weekend rate doesn't apply on Fridays, good value overall.

Played 6/8, first off as a two at 5:25am. Conditions were not too bad for Encino. The greens could've been a little smoother, but that's typical. The best part by far is the sand... must be brand new.... Continue »

Played 6/8, first off as a two at 5:25am. Conditions were not too bad for Encino. The greens could've been a little smoother, but that's typical. The best part by far is the sand... must be brand new. Fairways are sketchy, rough is inconsistant, tees aren't too bad. I actually was expecting better with the LA City Championships this weekend...

Oh well... would'a had a great score with a few less putts!

Does anyone know where the fairways end and the rough begins? If you do, please let the maintenance staff know. I think they're looking for it.

Does anyone know where the fairways end and the rough begins? If you do, please let the maintenance staff know. I think they're looking for it.

Played on Saturday (5/15). Greens on the front were horrible. A ton of bald spots. They improved on the back nine. The course looked better in the middle of Winter.

Played on Saturday (5/15). Greens on the front were horrible. A ton of bald spots. They improved on the back nine. The course looked better in the middle of Winter.

The greens were recently punched. In many places they were undersanded and therefore unexceptably bumpy.

The greens were recently punched. In many places they were undersanded and therefore unexceptably bumpy.

Played Encino early Saturday, 4/17. Greens are in pretty good condition, though they're about to start aerating within the next week. The fairways at Encino are in appalling condition, though. They... Continue »

Played Encino early Saturday, 4/17. Greens are in pretty good condition, though they're about to start aerating within the next week. The fairways at Encino are in appalling condition, though. They're clumpy, lumpy, and full of bare spots. There are probably eight or ten different species of grass in these fairways, many of which appear to have been planted in plugs that just never spread well. Don't look for improved conditions here any time soon.

Note to Encino/Balboa regulars: in the bunkers, you'll find stick-like devices with black, rubber crosspieces at the end. These are called "rakes," and it's customary - and courteous - to use them to smooth out the sand in the bunker after you've walked around in there and taken however many swipes you require to extricate your golf ball. Next time you're finished hitting out of a bunker, please consider using one of these "rakes" to clean up after yourself. Thanks.

greens are so slow it is ridiculous, you have to dunk the ball into the hole just to make a simple put. besides that, the course is starting to green up and the rough is very long in some places.

greens are so slow it is ridiculous, you have to dunk the ball into the hole just to make a simple put. besides that, the course is starting to green up and the rough is very long in some places.

This is one of the better muni courses I've played. Pace of play wasn't too bad for a weekend. Everything kept moving and marshals were monitoring well. Wide open fairways. Good course for the pri... Continue »

This is one of the better muni courses I've played. Pace of play wasn't too bad for a weekend. Everything kept moving and marshals were monitoring well. Wide open fairways. Good course for the price.

I have played this course about 75 times since moving to California 30+ years ago. I have NEVER seen the fairways in such horrible condition. If you play the ball "down", it seems to find it's way bet... Continue »

I have played this course about 75 times since moving to California 30+ years ago. I have NEVER seen the fairways in such horrible condition. If you play the ball "down", it seems to find it's way between two tuffs of weed, which makes it very tough to get your club on the ball. The greens while slow were good. Somebody should determine why Encino/Balboa condition is so inferior to the other city courses?