Played Encino on Sat. 8/7/2010 in the qualifier for the PLGA/LA City Match Play Tournament. The course was actually in pretty good summer shape for this highly-played muni. Fairways were cut down an... Continue »

Played Encino on Sat. 8/7/2010 in the qualifier for the PLGA/LA City Match Play Tournament. The course was actually in pretty good summer shape for this highly-played muni. Fairways were cut down and pretty lush. Rough was consistent. Sand was raked and in very good condition. The greens were lush but very slow. This is just basic golf. Very easy course where the only real defense is the length of the par 3's (184, 206, 222 & 201 yards) and even then the greens are generous targets. The long par 4's are wide open so good players bomb driver and still have birdie chances. They played it as tough as it can in the qualifier (tees all back, pins relatively tough) and there were still a 64 and four 66's out of the good amateur field. Kinda fun to play in a birdiefest. One course design comment, I would love to see them use the back left tee on the par 5 second. Much better hole from back there at 548 where you have to shape a drive right to left to have a good chance at getting home in two. Seems like they dont use this tee box enough.