Encinitas Ranch is a waste of time, unless you want to play on a property that could have produced a Doak 9, but managed a 1.5! This shows why Bickler belongs with Fleming as the most incompetent course designers in the business! RB Inn found a way to play sopping wet in the driest months of the drought and they have taken watering to rice paddies extremes this summer. There are a couple good holes, but overall golf amongst homes, but a hotel that sets the standard for service. Carlton Oaks, after a few Korean owners trying to game the city for a condo development on the driving range, has a new Japanese owner who has brought the fairways up to the best condition in 10+ years. Bunkers are still a sand and clay adventure, but they are trying to improve conditions. Due to a lack of water, the greens are firm and roll out well. This course when playing firm is easily the most challenging in SD. Madras is not terrible, but way over priced. They survive because the owner is a Mexican billionaire in which the golf course neighborhood provides a perfect place for his estate to be secure without drawing interest.