I played Rustic Canyon for the first time today. You really need every club in the bag for this course. I am not a good golfer by any means but I still had a great time. All my good shots were rewarded and my bad shots were badly, badly punished. Some bunkers are just brutal. The greens were very slow but they seemed to be recovering pretty well. Not too many bumps. The pro shop staff was very friendly and helpful, as were the other guys I played with. I had a great experience and will be back often. It is a rare course that can challenge a good player but give a not so good player (like myself) a good place to work on their game and have a lot of fun and not shred them to pieces.