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3.8
319 Reviews (319)
5 Stars
74
4 Stars
167
3 Stars
43
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
85.7%
Recommend this course
274 out of 319 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.9
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
88.1%
Recommend this course
37 out of 42 reviews
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4.1
93 Reviews (93)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
51
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.1
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.3
89.2%
Recommend this course
83 out of 93 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 7023 yards
Slope 119
Rating 71.9
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Encino Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1957
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William P. Bell (1957)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $15
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.8
319 Reviews (319)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 12
Walkers 10
Playing Multiple Courses 6
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 8
Convenient to the City 7

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Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

16 holes

holes 5 &6 were under repair other than that it was great !!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Nice course with some wet areas

The layout and landscape of this course is beautiful for its location. I enjoyed playing this course with the large fairways and mature trees. I believe this is normally a drier course to play - it was still suffering from significant water puddling and muddiness from the recent rains.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Immaculate Greens, Sits on a Flood Basin

6:10am, 9 holes, break of dawn. I was the first to tee off, solo and walking. The Encino course was adjusted to be 9 holes due to the heavy rain that occurred 3 days prior, and a week prior to that. The greens, and practice green, were immaculate! If they were 10 yards bigger, they’d be PGA level—and they’re already a good size! The fairways are bad, patchy and uneven grass, even when it dries and they mow it, it will look atypical. The holes are quite wide, but the trees will punish you. The tips tee locations really challenge you! I loved the round, aerial coverage provided by the local Encino muni airport, and I would come back! A good walk too, not very hilly. Shout out to the clubhouse, I lost my scorecard during hole 1, and I called twice to figure out where the next temporary hole was, but most signs were placed well.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

App issue

There was an issue with my reservation. I reserved for 18 but the course said only 9 and they couldn’t accommodate. They mentioned there’s an issue with the app. So I wasted my time and gas for no reason.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Charged for 18 and only allowed to play 9

Charges for 18 but only allowed to play 9 due to flooding and no refund options

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Frustrating Management

I've played this course 15-20 times. It's one of the only public courses in LA and they are well aware that golfers don't have many other options. The range is terrible. Practice area is always packed. Restaurant is omega terrible and the service is brutally slow - so good luck grabbing something at the turn.

But today I finally had it. I was set to play the morning of 2/16. The afternoon of 2/15 I got this email from the course:

"Due to weather, the course will only be 9 holes. It is a modified 9 holes and we will provide a scorecard with the holes that you will be playing. Playing the 9 holes twice is unavailable since the tee times are booked all day. If you choose to cancel there will be no penalties enforced."

What's even more BS is that it hasn't rained in over a week and isn't forecasted to rain again until 2/18.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Typical LA Muni

Great staff, Greens OK but really slow. Fairways really not good, but it is in a flood basin so expectations should be low. Pace of play was great. It's a great course to walk and the long Par 3's are killers.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Nice

Horses in good condition. Had fun. Will be quiet again in a couple weeks.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 137
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 142
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Top 100 Contributor
Previously Played

Slow back 9

Dunno what happened. Came to a screeching halt on the back 9. Took 30 minutes longer to play the back. Why?
I wish the course starters would just tell every group to keep up with the group ahead, and if there’s a gap, catch up. People complain about pace of play, well, they also don’t know etiquette. If the course starter would just tell each and every group to put their carts to the back of the green, grab their clubs and then go play, they would get off the greens faster and get out the way, instead of leaving their carts and bags in front of the green making the group behind watch them come all the way back to retrieve their stuff when they get off the green, making the group behind them wait and stand there for an extra minutes or two. It’s deathly frustrating, and slows everybody down.
The courses need to do a lot more to educate the new players about etiquette. It’s wrecking the enjoyment of veteran players. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a muni or not, it’s golf!
So tired of dealing with the same problems over and over. The courses need to step up and rein people in.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 137
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 137
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 137
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 137
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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