Yep, below is still true, but after another round of rain, the course is pretty mushy. Starting to green up nice though. The greens were quite good... well, once we got to the ones that they'd mowed. ... Continue »

Yep, below is still true, but after another round of rain, the course is pretty mushy. Starting to green up nice though. The greens were quite good... well, once we got to the ones that they'd mowed. Nice and smooth. I saw some water still in a few of the bunkers.

Fairways are hit and miss, but that's usually true here.

Encino is in typical winter condition. The fairways are dormant but are starting to come alive. The sand traps could use more sand; one of them had practically no sand. The course appears to have surv... Continue »

Encino is in typical winter condition. The fairways are dormant but are starting to come alive. The sand traps could use more sand; one of them had practically no sand. The course appears to have survived the recent heavy rain without any problem.

The fairways were tragic. It would be nice to hit from a decent lie after a nice tee shot. You tend to come up the fairway praying for some grass under your ball.

The fairways were tragic. It would be nice to hit from a decent lie after a nice tee shot. You tend to come up the fairway praying for some grass under your ball.

The only reason I play this course is to practice. The greens were the only things that was somewhat decent on this course. The only excitement of the day came when my friend made a hole-in-one on t... Continue »

The only reason I play this course is to practice. The greens were the only things that was somewhat decent on this course. The only excitement of the day came when my friend made a hole-in-one on the 184 yard hole #3.

Service and people are nice, for the money worth the time. Nice and wide fairways pretty easy Par-5's. Another words a great course to build up confedence.

Service and people are nice, for the money worth the time. Nice and wide fairways pretty easy Par-5's. Another words a great course to build up confedence.

As bad as I've seen this course. Greens on the course the only thing that actually were Green, well except for the putrid standing water everywhere. Bare, muddy spots everywhere. Really going to ta... Continue »

As bad as I've seen this course. Greens on the course the only thing that actually were Green, well except for the putrid standing water everywhere. Bare, muddy spots everywhere. Really going to take a lot for this course to be in any kind of shape anytime soon. Just from the way the tee markers were laid out by the staff you can tell there is little pride in the greenskeeping staff at this dog track.

great greans, everything else was poor- including the slopped tee boxes, bare fariways, lack of rough and hard sand traps.

great greans, everything else was poor- including the slopped tee boxes, bare fariways, lack of rough and hard sand traps.

Played 12/30. The greens were possibly the best I've ever seen them at Encino. The rest of course is in the worst shape I've seen since I started playing there about 8 years ago. Almost no grass on... Continue »

Played 12/30. The greens were possibly the best I've ever seen them at Encino. The rest of course is in the worst shape I've seen since I started playing there about 8 years ago. Almost no grass on the fairways. Almost every shot is like hitting off hardpan. Great, if you want to have a lot of practice making sure you strike the ball first. The tee boxes are also pathetic. So is the sand. At $22 to walk, the golf course is a questionable value. There is absolutely no excuse for the city letting the course degrade into this type of condition. I know it's winter, but this was sad.

the greens at encino are great, wickedly fast at some points, must be below the hole to score today. The rain did do some damage to the course, some trees were torn down and the bunkers are mini wate... Continue »

the greens at encino are great, wickedly fast at some points, must be below the hole to score today. The rain did do some damage to the course, some trees were torn down and the bunkers are mini water hazards. The pace of play, about 5 hours was good for the weekend. There is also a 90 degree cart rule in effect due to all the rain. But unfortunately, the fairways are dry and thin, and the tee boxes are typical for the city, sloped, bare and just a pity. Encino is a great layout, but only if the course was as good as their greens.