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After laying off of golf for several years I am back at it again and went out to Olivas for my first rounds in at least 3 years. Played Sat (morn) and Sunday (afternoon). Overall the course is in good shape, but it is wet and damp from the recent rains. Fairways and greens were very soft so there is not much roll in the fairways and balls stick on the greens. Boxes are in good shape and are generally flat and not beat up, fairways cut short as well as the aprons around the greens. I like the short cut aprons that give you the option of pitching or running the ball up.

Greens are cut nice and short but they are a bit slow because of the dampness. Sand traps are very nice with quality sand and well groomed. One of the things I really liked about the greens is that they were undulated for a challenge but they had a subtle flatness to them where they had the pins. You had to read in the break to them but around the holes they tended to flatten out a bit so you had to be careful about over reading a put. I think sometimes courses think they have to get too tricky with the pin placement and make them miniature golf like but I really liked how these greens were set up. I used to play Rustic Canyon a lot and sometimes I thought they placed the pins on too much of a slope, but while the greens are interesting they make you true up a put.

I was one of the last groups on Sunday and I get irritated when others don't fix their ball marks, which there were some by the time I played,

Pace of play was excellent on Sat morning and I got done (walking) in 3:45. Sunday was a bit slower but pace was still acceptable until I ran into some kids at sundown on the last hole.

If you like a links style course I would highly recommend you come out and play Olivas. Very nice set up and challenging with the typical afternoon sea breeze. Very friendly staff. They have a range which they don't at Buenventura and the course is a bit longer and challenging than their sister course.

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Sorry Johnny I know I am not supposed to do this but had to comment on the t9245sw post above.

Hole number one slight dogleg right - risk/reward...don't know how many times I have sat in the fairway thinking about going for it or laying up. Early round hole, kind of stiff... do I or don't I...perfect.

Hole number two..OK kind of warmed up do I go down the left side with a better shot to the green and risk the OB or play it safe and accept a bogey....perfect.

Hole number three. Really warmed up now do I go for the green in one or lay up...uh...which side do I lay up on....perfect

This goes on hole after hole for the rest of the round (for the most part) Boring I don't think so. This is truely a thinking mans course, however it does take a few rounds to see the beauty of the design..... Oh yeah forgot to mention you better know the pin positions prior to blindly hitting into the greens..

Agree that Los Robles is a nice track (abet poor conditions and slow) but enjoyable. Not that I want more crowds here but you must bring your A game here AND plan your round to score well here.
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Played 1/25 and course is in great shape - particularly for winter. Greens fast and true, fairways great with the exception of a few wet spots, sand perfect, T-boxes OK - they are overseading and working on the ones that need some help. Recommend that you add it to your rotation particularly for this winter, since conditions at some of the other courses in the area are spotty.
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Played early morning back 9 on Jan 19th. Cold weather has caused Kakuya grass to go completly dormant and fairways are not overseaded..so course is brown and rough is limited in height...typical muni winter conditions. Traps are in good shape, T-boxes thin, but acceptable, fairways thin with some patches of dirt here and there. Greens somewhat bumpy, but not too bad. Limited rough allows for some links style play around the greens. Overall good experience. Was surprised they put me out as when I got out the grass was still frozen in areas.
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Played the Victoria Lakes 9 for the first time. Fairways are dormant and not overseaded, but still in good shape. Greens good shape as well as sand. Course sits down and is more protected from wind than the main course. When they get the other 9 opened it will make the two courses an interesting mix. Course has 4 sets of T's so it can be played with a wide range of handicaps. There is no range or practice green at the temporary club house. Even with the temporary set up RR continues to be one of the best run courses in the area. Their Junior program is unsurpassed.
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Played on Sat 16th in afternoon. Course is in OK shape, typical of Fall/Winter conditions, boxes OK, fairways uneven and a few bare spots, greens in good shape however, traps generally good shape. Beautiful setting and a challenging course from the tips with wind, but high handicappers can get around reasonably well except for a few carries over brush. Excellent value - nice re-do on the course like what they have done with greens and traps.
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Sunday afternoon twighlight round. 2-3 club wind makes upwind holes a challenge. Good place to practice your wind game as afternoons have a consistent 15 knot breeze. 3:50 off done at 7:40 - walking, no real hangups except on island hole waiting for iddiots hitting their "bag balls" in the lake, and finally figuring out they did not have the game to get there from 185 yards with a 3+ club wind.

Course is in good shape with few areas in fairways marked G.U.R. Boxes OK, few chewed up. Greens in great shape, fast on front side, little slower on back where protected from wind. Range is chewed up as usual, only real complaint about course is their attempt to allow golfers to hit off of grass that is not maintained very well.

Cowboys practice facility off of 9 looks like a city built up out of no where - tents, buses, television trucks...very surreal.
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Week-end round, 5 hrs. Course is in great shape except greens and fringes are being heavily watered to protect them from the heat and they are soft and slow right now....putts are true but slow. Fringes are particularly vulnerable to ball marks since very few people fix them. Fix three ball marks each time you walk on a green to help protect them......
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7/14 early round 3.5 hrs walking....walk to ball, hit it, walk to ball...etc. I just don't understand why it takes anyone to play a 5 hour round.

Greens healing up nicely very smooth and putt very true, little slower than normal but in 2 weeks they should be excellent. Couple of them have some rough areas.

For riders they are fertilizing the fairways so it is 90 degree front side and cart path only back. With the heat and cart rules I suspect afternoon rounds will be slow on the back side.
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Forgot to mention that they have marked the fairway sprinklers with distance to greens. They are excellent with center - front - back yardages, which are particularly important at Rustic...Walkers enjoy!
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Played morning of July 5. They were veri-cutting (small) and sanding the greens today. Ball rolls OK but they are very slow now and ball holds on approach shots. You will have to adjust play accordingly - you really have to hammer puts from the fringe areas - hard to do if you are used to normal Rustic greens and fringes.

There are some brown areas in some fairways due to summer heat but does not affect play. Other than that normal Rustic great course and value. ( I still wish they would get a Marshall or two just to keep the pace up )
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Played afternoon of July 2nd after the City tournament wrapped up. Only got in the front side but course is in decent shape, a few thin areas in the fairways, greens nice, more firm than usual - most likely for the tournament, so you need to leave 1/2 - full club short for ball release, particularly down wind. They have a great Jr program where a Jr and adult playing with Jr get a $6 each rate after twilight - great way to develop young golfers - too bad other courses don't offer a similar program. This course is one of the best run muni's around great value and good conditions and the course gets tough in the afternoon wind.
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