Balboa at Sepulveda Golf Complex in Encino, California, USA | GolfPass
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3.7
358 Reviews 358 Reviews
5 Stars
75
4 Stars
160
3 Stars
79
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
18
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
83.3%
Recommend this course
293 out of 358 reviews
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3.5
34 Reviews 34 Reviews
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.7
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
70.6%
Recommend this course
24 out of 34 reviews
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Avg Rating
3.7
70 Reviews 70 Reviews
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
81.4%
Recommend this course
57 out of 70 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6628 yards
Slope 117
Rating 70.6
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Course Details

Year Built 1954
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Steve Timm (2008) William P. Bell (1954)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $10 - $15
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

3.7
358 Reviews (358)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 13
Walkers 13
Seniors 9
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 14

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Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fix the T Boxes

They need to invest some of the money they take it and spend it on the golf course for very needed improvements. The T Boxes are all dirt and long weed. The greens were Ok, but fairways need work as well.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

T Boxes are a mess, Where does all the money go when it is not being spent on the golf course and keeping in good condition?

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disappointed

The course had good greens and they were well kept. The golf cards were very nice. The rough was very bad, patchy and very uneven. There were a lot of patches in the rough. Around the greens were not well kept . Rest rooms had no warm or hot water and the paper towel machines were empty. Lots of dead and fallen branches and sticks all over the rough. I would not play this course or recommend this course to anyone. Needs a lot of fertilizer for better grass growth and weed and feed.

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Day of Golf

Very nice and convenient location. Gees ere good fairways little ruff. But in all worth playing.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 181
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Better. Bunkers have sand and raked. Back 9 greens needed a cut and roll.

Finally they put some work in. Chopped away 2 of the 5 trees that fell down in the last winds.
Fairways were mowed! Quite nice actually. Bunkers all had sand and were machine raked, they finally looked like real bunkers. Thanks for that. May it continue.
Greens were hit and miss. Front 9 better than back. Back 9 were seriously wavy and bumpy. Needed the same cut as they did on the fairways.
I wish they would let the rough grow. So many places are like this. Sure we all want a decent fairway to hit from - but at the same time, a slight missed strike should not run off from the fairway too much and then run some more through the non-existent rough either to deep under the trees or the next fairway! So many people are playing from the next one over when the ball just ran too far, all they need to do is have some rough that would catch the ball from running away so much wasting everybody’s time going too deep to the edges or over to the other fairway. It’s firm due to the winter, if there has been no rain or watering, but just a couple inch rough instead of bone dry and thin would really help everybody out. So many dead grass thin spots.
But at least they tried to make it more playable and respectable today. Carry on!!!

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Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Free for All

People teeing off at wrong time without their full group and others playing wrong or random holes.
Not sure what was going on there.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 181
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

POP was so bad we didn’t finish

2nd twilight time. Sure, it was a bit breezy at times. Sure, there were a few downed trees, one of them was for sure blocking the tee shot a bit, on the right side of 8.
But come on. Why is it so slow?
It was dark when we finished 16. Again. So sad. At that point it was already 4 hours and 15. Disgraceful and unconscionable. Couldn’t play 17 or 18.
So ridiculous why it takes so long here. So many people just don’t give a F, starting with the City management. They don’t know how to rein it in, control people’s behavior, including their own. But they’re happy to sell you alcohol, that’s for sure!
But I’m out there to play golf. It’s a golf course. So how about taking care of the golf first.

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 230
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 230
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Value

Had a great time. Course was in fair condition despite all the windstorms

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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