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.

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.

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

Play day was 10/06/26, 10:00am tee time. (But a late post)
Coming off aeration (I don’t know when they started), it looks as though it may need another 10 days to completely heal and start smoothing out again so it may not be fair to give it the rating from that day because I’m sure it’s much better now. Two of their greens complex are out of commission from weather damage for some time now and they’re playing temporary greens since.
The fairways were very good- closely mowed but not much run.
The bunkers played heavy and a bit wet that day.
Teeing grounds were good shape, too.
Pace of play was about 4 hrs and 20 min.
No bev cart but the staff were helpful and no issues.

Late post. October 4, 2026 was when I played.

The club has been a public access course for a while now but it still feels like a private course. There are still plenty of members who are still around. Membership still exist for juniors, weekdays and full membership. A senior rate can be applied to both types and cart inclusions can be modified. As a matter of fact, I joined for a year from May ‘25 through May of ‘26, and it was a great deal.

They’re done with aeration for more than a month now and the greens have recovered quickly from small tine punches.

The fairways are coming back and becoming smoother and being closely mowed. The first or beginning of fairways after the tee box have been redesigned to be barren dirt- it’s aesthetically 50/50 doesn’t look bad but not good either.

The rough are not penalizing and mostly low some may even be rough around the edges and many of those are not in play. The exception is the par 5, #14- they can’t seem to regrow grass from when they let it go after the tee box, but for most, the area is not in play.

The bunkers are surprisingly very fair to play and get out of.

The teeing grounds, most of them are chewed up but you’ll be able to find a spot.

I’d like to add that for the year I was there, the mouth of the greens where many can chip from being short of the green used to be so severely damaged but they’ve corrected that. Recently, they’ve hired a new super from Braemar cc. He has his hands full but I did see many improvements that may not be visible to new guests. Anyw, I hope the good progress continues as I’d like to be a regular there again.

October 8, ‘26 was last I was here.
I meant to drop an update…
The mowers are fix and the fairways are closely mowed again. They’re also cutting the greens nicely and it’s rolling smoothly (10-11) which is nice again.

Played a foursome October 15th as the second group out in 3.5 hours - cart path only. Fairways and greens are in excellent condition. Greens have recovered beautifully from recent areation, are smooth, and run true. Rough is extremely high and some of the toughest I have seen in the San Diego area. Extremely difficult to find balls if you miss the fairway. I have never seen them this high and attribute it to the recent fall maintenance and not being cut. Once they are cut down to a reasonable length it will make for an even better experience. Staff is great, friendly and accommodating. Love the layout! And the price for a Troon course is a great value! Overall, one of my favorites in San Diego County.

Played today on a beautiful weather day for golf.

Tee boxes all clean and playable.

Fairways have great coverage lies rollout on every hole.

Traps were clean and heard no complaints from those who found them.

Rough is 3/4" and higher farther away from fairways and deeper around the greens.

Greens came back from aeration just great. Hold shots release shots and chip and putt just fine.

Great customer service in the shop as always.

$47 w cart Sr rate and value for your money.

Excellent facility in Vallejo with two 18 hole courses.

Played in two day scramble, course in great shape right after overseed. Rough was high and lost balls the norm for the day as Bermuda grass is still not dormant. Fairways were soft and need to dry out after overseed so we had zero roll, Different story greens nice and full but hard as rock, hardly a ball mark in sight. Nice course but not the best place for high handicappers or women as it plays longer than score card, the only ones in our group posting good scores had A players with 270 or more off the tee, if your like me 200 off tee even from front tees left 160 or more to greens all day.

Played 10/14. Course is in OK shape. Greens were pretty good, still healing a little from the punch. Fairways have some rough spots, not very lush. Sand traps were mostly hard with little sand. Biggest issue is chewed up tee boxes. Still worth a play at the weekday prices but I have seen it in much better shape.

Not too much to add to Ratpatrol's review. I showed up around 8:30 on Wednesday and JB in the proshop got me out in 20 mins. So happy. POP was right at 4hrs, great pace. Walking resident rate is always worth it. Just about every aspect of the course is very playable right now. Nothing is horrible, but nothing is really outstanding. I'd say the greens were the best part. Very smooth and got quick when the dew dried up. Held shots well. Everything else is in good condition but not great. Customer service was great, JB in the pro shop and Jason at the starter/cart barn, were great. Always recommend.

Played this AM in just under 4 H. They were doing aerating of the tee boxes. They did the greens early month but no mention of this so it slowed everyone down.

The rest of the course was OK but the fairways and greens were still wet and both of them very soft.

Tee boxes as said aerated during play. Not a good idea.

Fairways had good coverage and good lies but not all of them had good rollout like past weeks.

Rough was not cut recently and was high and difficult to play from.

Greens looked very good for being aerated on 5/6 and were soft so did not release well but they did chip and putt well all round.

Good service from the shop and cart personnel.

Wed is Sr day and for $34 for this course that is a great deal.