ENCINO MUNICIPAL GOLF CLUB
🇺🇸 Encino, CA, USA
Designed by William Francis Bell
Encino Municipal Golf Club sits in the San Fernando Valley community of Encino, part of Los Angeles. The course was designed by William P. Bell and opened in the late 1950s, part of the era when Southern California was expanding its network of accessible municipal golf facilities. Bell, a prolific architect in the region during the mid-twentieth century, created numerous public courses throughout California, often working with the rolling terrain and mature tree canopies characteristic of the area's established neighborhoods.
The layout occupies relatively flat to gently rolling terrain typical of the Valley floor, with tree-lined fairways that provide definition and shade. Mature oaks, sycamores, and pines frame many holes, creating corridors that reward accuracy off the tee. The design reflects Bell's straightforward approach to municipal golf: playable for a wide range of abilities while still presenting strategic interest through green complexes and well-placed hazards. Water comes into play on several holes, and the bunkering follows traditional patterns around greens and at landing zones.
As a Los Angeles city course, Encino serves a diverse local population and provides an affordable option in a region where private club golf dominates the landscape. The facility includes a driving range and practice areas, and the course sees steady play throughout the year given Southern California's temperate climate. The setting remains distinctly Valley suburban, with residential neighborhoods visible beyond the tree lines and the San Gabriel Mountains forming a backdrop to the north on clear days.
Reviews
Is this place, "good"? No. Can you hit driver a lot and try to make birdies? Yes. Public teetimes are difficult occasionally in Los Angeles, but if you wind up here, you shouldn't have a bad day. It's probably fifth on the list of city courses.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Encino at Encino Municipal Golf Club has a Course Vaults score of 5.4 out of 10 based on 17 explicit golfer ratings.
Encino was designed by William Francis Bell.
Yes. Encino at Encino Municipal Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Encino is 72.
Encino plays 7,023 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Encino is 117.