I played at about 7am in a 4some and it took about 4 hours. The course is in good codition and for added excitement there were 2 coyotes running around. They seemed to be in good shape also.

I played at about 7am in a 4some and it took about 4 hours. The course is in good codition and for added excitement there were 2 coyotes running around. They seemed to be in good shape also.

Okay--so this isn't Augusta or Shadow Creek, but if you are into rolling the peanut, this is a great place. The greens as of now are perfect--SLOW--but perfect. Maybe a 6.5-7 on the stimp. For the pri... Continue »

Okay--so this isn't Augusta or Shadow Creek, but if you are into rolling the peanut, this is a great place. The greens as of now are perfect--SLOW--but perfect. Maybe a 6.5-7 on the stimp. For the price of hitting 5 buckets, this is a better place to practice than the range.

Played early AM 8/7. Greens are agonizingly slow and quite inconsistent from one to the next. Most are probably running at about 3 or 4 on the stimp, but every so often there's a fast one. The coll... Continue »

Played early AM 8/7. Greens are agonizingly slow and quite inconsistent from one to the next. Most are probably running at about 3 or 4 on the stimp, but every so often there's a fast one. The collars around the greens are really nice, though, offering the option to putt or chip - these fringes/collars seemed especially well-groomed. Fairways are in decent shape without a lot of brownout or bare spots. Rough is ragged in places but generally pretty good. It's a course where you really feel like you ought to shoot a very low score, so you'll either walk away with a lot of confidence because you've bowled it over, or you'll walk away shaking your head and wondering how you can be so bad at such an easy game.

Dont'cha just LOVE golf?

I played last evening, and the course was just about empty. However, there was no consistency to any of the holes. Some greens were overgrown, and slow, while others were groomed well and super fast... Continue »

I played last evening, and the course was just about empty. However, there was no consistency to any of the holes. Some greens were overgrown, and slow, while others were groomed well and super fast. The fairways were ok, but the tee boxes were horrible. A couple of them were in fair shape, but about 75% of them looked like they hadn't been groomed in weeks. All and all, it is a great course to practice some shots on.

Hey, yeah... good idea... ok, nobody go play early in the morning! Then I'll have the course to myself! That'd be great! heh, heh!

Played this morning... early. And lo and behold , the green punche... Continue »

Hey, yeah... good idea... ok, nobody go play early in the morning! Then I'll have the course to myself! That'd be great! heh, heh!

Played this morning... early. And lo and behold , the green punchers were out! We had to play fairway temp greens on two, and putt on one that was punched. Other than that, conditions are what you'd expect at Encino. The rough was pretty long here and there, and the sand was mud. There were bugs, but not more than there usually are at Encino and Balboa this time of year.

OKAY, ANOTHER COMMENT FROM ME. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY BUGS ON A COURSE! I PLAYED 9-HOLES THIS MORNING. I STARTED AT 5:30 AM AND THE BUGS WERE ABSOLUTELY ATTACKING ME. I WOULD LINE UP TO HIT AND THE... Continue »

OKAY, ANOTHER COMMENT FROM ME. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY BUGS ON A COURSE! I PLAYED 9-HOLES THIS MORNING. I STARTED AT 5:30 AM AND THE BUGS WERE ABSOLUTELY ATTACKING ME. I WOULD LINE UP TO HIT AND THEY WOULD BE ALL IN YOUR FACE. I THINK I AM DONE WITH EARLY MORNING GOLF AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THE SAME TO OTHERS!

The course is in good condition considering it is a public course. The greens are pretty slow and they aren't "true". Fairways were in pretty good condition. Greens need to be mowed better. Maybe then... Continue »

The course is in good condition considering it is a public course. The greens are pretty slow and they aren't "true". Fairways were in pretty good condition. Greens need to be mowed better. Maybe then the putts wouldn't be so slow.

For a public course that gets the kind of abuse from players that don't take care of it, the course plays very well. Greens are in very nice shape and fairways are good to very good. Playing time in... Continue »

For a public course that gets the kind of abuse from players that don't take care of it, the course plays very well. Greens are in very nice shape and fairways are good to very good. Playing time in early morning good, under 4 hours.

June 11th. The greens were rockin! I was impressed with how they have brought the greens back from the winter. The fairways were slow for some reason, could have been the weather from the last few wee... Continue »

June 11th. The greens were rockin! I was impressed with how they have brought the greens back from the winter. The fairways were slow for some reason, could have been the weather from the last few weeks.

Had a good time, pace was decent. Can't beat the twilight rate for a course like this. $12.50 and we got in 15 holes.

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