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4.1
466 Reviews (466)
5 Stars
140
4 Stars
213
3 Stars
64
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
18
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.1
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.6
88.6%
Recommend this course
406 out of 466 reviews
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4.3
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.6
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.4
89.5%
Recommend this course
17 out of 19 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.2
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
86.8%
Recommend this course
33 out of 38 reviews
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Course Highlights
Encino Golf Course stands out among LA public courses with lush green fairways, well-recovered greens, and an impressive practice facility including a large chipping area and bunker zones. Friendly staff, strong value, and a reliably quick pace of play make it a favorite for returning golfers.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 73
Length 7023 yards
Slope 130
Rating 78.7
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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 - $11 - $18
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs 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
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Reviews

4.1
466 Reviews (466)

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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Handicap
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Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

This course is flat and has wide fairways. Perfect to gain one’s confidence back after a rough outing. For the price it’s a great place to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Gondo Golfer

Recovering greens from being punched. Tee boxes under repiar on all the par 3’s. Tees move all forward.

Unreal pace. It was fast. Had fun. Back again soon.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 217
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Why was the Range closed when there was teacher with a student on it hitting a full bucket?

Absolutely shameful. The range was closed on a day when it was barely raining, just a light shower all day, nothing heavy. But they had a teacher out there with a student with 2 full buckets at the ready, assuming that the teacher was going to have more students this day. Unconscionable.

The course needed this rain. It was almost dead. So many brown areas of grass drying out. Lets hope the rains help to bring the grass back, because the place looked bad. Greens had small holes.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I don’t understand!

Normally, when I pay at the starter, they’ve been giving me my own cart (due to Covid). But since I received a credit from the app that I used meaning the round was a prepaid, they wouldn’t give me own cart and expected me to share a cart with someone I didn’t know. Meantime, the other individual did not want to share. So I couldn’t play anymore since it was time to tee off and they were putting me to a later tee time. I don’t understand why couldn’t they assign a single cart for me when the 3 other players had their own.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 105
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Popi Dave

The course was in great shape. Greens were fantastic. Fairways were we’re good. Beautiful course to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent place to play

Overall it’s worth it. Gets the point across, especially for beginners and intermediate players. However, there are way too many trees in the way, unless you are a professional, it is hard to get around them. Screws up your handicap in a major way. Other than that, it’s affordable, relaxing, you don’t feel rushed if you go after 3:30p. Great place to learn.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in rough shape…

Tee boxes and fairways are in very bad condition.

Way too much dirt and dry spots all over the course. Greens in very good shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 217
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Every green is different. Seriously bad dirt patches everywhere. But really good rough LOL.

The rough is awesome. Plenty of it, and very lush all around the edges of fairways and around the greens. That’s how it’s supposed to be and how it used to be when I first started playing this place almost 40 years ago, before the stupid metal woods came into the game LOL. I hope the rough stays this way. Don’t change it.

Greens were terrible. Dead slow. And every green is different. Some soft and mushy, others rock hard and jagged, and others in-between with vertical mower marks like tracks or rails. But mostly all of them were just darn slow, and horrible.

There are some serious dead dirt patches everywhere on pretty much every hole, and some are finally being marked, so hopefully they put some work in.

What is it with the bunkers???? Embarrassing.

Got stuck behind a couple groups who were absolute novices who weren’t ready to be on the course as they hacked their way around the place hitting their 7th and 8th and 9th shots into the greens, and they were behind by a hole the whole way. We stood on every tee pretty much, and took 25 minutes longer than it should have, finishing the round in 4 hours 40. Pretty sad.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Encino Golf course

Great course to score on. Wide fairways, well maintained., with many personality layouts, both for draws and fades. Also theres eagle opportunities with short par 5s

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 125
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice course for long hitters!

I did like the house and the conditions were pretty good! The course seams a little long and boring for me.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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