Sr day today. Hard to pass up $34 to play golf in the Napa Valley.

Tee boxes all playable and friendly.

Fairways good coverage lies rollout all round.

Traps were playable and I heard no complaints. Only one of our group had trap trouble but he played out each time very well.

Rough was not an issue except around the greens. There is enough... » More

Sr day today. Hard to pass up $34 to play golf in the Napa Valley.

Tee boxes all playable and friendly.

Fairways good coverage lies rollout all round.

Traps were playable and I heard no complaints. Only one of our group had trap trouble but he played out each time very well.

Rough was not an issue except around the greens. There is enough OB areas, vineyards, creeks and elevation changes on the course that are worse than the rough.

Greens were in nice shape all round and held shots released shots and chipped/putted great all round.

Great customer service from the shop and Brian in the cart area.

Decision has not been made to continue this proram through Nov but I hope they do.
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Afternoon round. Showed up without a tee time and was able to get out immediately. Pace of 1 hour 20 minutes was very acceptable. Greens looked quick but were much slower than they appeared. Somewhat bumpy. Fairways thin but decent coverage. Not in any bunkers but looked good with plenty of sand. Tee boxes were poor. All moved forward because there was no grass left on the actu... » More

Afternoon round. Showed up without a tee time and was able to get out immediately. Pace of 1 hour 20 minutes was very acceptable. Greens looked quick but were much slower than they appeared. Somewhat bumpy. Fairways thin but decent coverage. Not in any bunkers but looked good with plenty of sand. Tee boxes were poor. All moved forward because there was no grass left on the actual tees. All and all a positive experience. Could not believe how busy it was, but I guess that's golf nowadays
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Walked 18 today. POP 2.5H $18 Sr rate.

Little cool at tee off as fall is here but warmed up nicely after 1 hr.

Tee boxes all playable.

Fairways all in good shape lies and rollout.

Rough is not an issue as it has been cut along the fairways but deep around the greens is the tougher play.

Greens came back from aeration just fine. ... » More

Walked 18 today. POP 2.5H $18 Sr rate.

Little cool at tee off as fall is here but warmed up nicely after 1 hr.

Tee boxes all playable.

Fairways all in good shape lies and rollout.

Rough is not an issue as it has been cut along the fairways but deep around the greens is the tougher play.

Greens came back from aeration just fine. They have good speed hold shots release shots and chip putt just fine.

Always great service from the shop and Nick a great host for the course.
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Teed off at 2:30 on Sunday. Was a nice day, but pace of play was not good: 4:45 to finish 18, with last two holes played in the dark. Tee boxes were lightly covered with grass, and could use some flattening out. Fairways, when they had grass, were slightly long yet fluffy, but plenty of brown spots dotted along the short stuff. Rough had low coverage, but quite thick in a good ... » More

Teed off at 2:30 on Sunday. Was a nice day, but pace of play was not good: 4:45 to finish 18, with last two holes played in the dark. Tee boxes were lightly covered with grass, and could use some flattening out. Fairways, when they had grass, were slightly long yet fluffy, but plenty of brown spots dotted along the short stuff. Rough had low coverage, but quite thick in a good spot of grass. Bunkers were mainly hard, but there were plenty of around the course; I was only in one though. Greens were soft and bumpy, all while being slightly torn up. Very tight course, and because of its short length, it will force you to hit hybrids and woods and even long irons. Very easy to lose balls. Signature hole is #16, where you hit down from the side of a hill down about 100 feet to the fairway. As a youth on course member, it cost $5 for me and $25 for any supervisor or playing patter with the child. For a non youth on course member, expect to pay anywhere from $45 to $80. Maybe a little overpriced for the conditions, but this historic track is very fun with its layout and will always keep you guessing.
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I played Encino over a week go on Friday on 10/9. Two things I felt worth mentioning. Because of the white GK aeration indicator, I called the course first and was told no recent aeration and no scheduled aeration until March. When I got out there, I saw light indications of what looked like aeration marks but they would not have been too recent and barely visible. So while it ... » More

I played Encino over a week go on Friday on 10/9. Two things I felt worth mentioning. Because of the white GK aeration indicator, I called the course first and was told no recent aeration and no scheduled aeration until March. When I got out there, I saw light indications of what looked like aeration marks but they would not have been too recent and barely visible. So while it begged the question as to whether there had been any aeration more recently than I was told, the greens were fine. The other thing was that the fairways were mostly good lies where green, but there are bare-to-very-thin patches that are scattered about. On a couple of occasions, because they were in the fairway, I moved my ball over to the nearest actual green spot. So consider the aeration status full green but the fairways occasionally less so. I still enjoyed the round and recommend the course, and now you know before you go, without calling the pro shop
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