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15100 Happy Camp Canyon Road • Moorpark, CA 93021 • (805) 530-0221
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Toprank - Ventura
Played Rustic today. Only the third time I've played it and it's definitely a course where local knowledge would be beneficial. A couple of times I was aiming not where I should've been. That being said I shot very well. The positive things about the course. Challenging design. 5 par 4's 430+ from the blues, some forced carries and lots of trouble areas. It's also very unique. I've never played another course like it. The one BIG negative is the greens are about the worst greens I've ever played. Bumpy and slow. Considering that lag putting is so important here with the big aprons green maintenance seeme like it should be a priority. I play some lower end courses and even courses like Mountain View in Santa Paula have nicer and smoother greens. One player in our group stated after the round that if the next time he played the course the greens were in that condition that he wouldn't come back.

Posted: Sunday, June 29, 2008
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jiovieno - N. Hollywood
For the most part a nice layout, but awkward routing at times. This course could be much better with some proper maintenance...the greens are average at best. Large surfaces with shaved fringe/fairway surrounding many greens. Makes the greens appear larger from the fairway...hit a "good" shot only to find yourself on a tight but bumpy lie.

Posted: Monday, June 16, 2008
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bfragan - Rancho Santa Fe
Great value, woth every penny! This is a course that everyone can play, it's flat and forgiving with laqrge fairways and plenty of rough for errant shots. The greens could be a little faster and the sand traps could be better kept. Worth a trip to try it out - play in the AM and avoid the afternoon winds....

Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2008
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taigawoods - torrance
Played here 6/14 and all i can say is that Rustic is a tough tough course...def. not for beginners. This course is in great condition from teebox to green. A very challenging links style course where you need to get creative with your short game or you will not be able to score.
the only bad thing about this place is that there's no marshal. there was a 4some of clowns in front of my group. These guys had no business on a golf course, let alone try to play from the blues. Had an excruciating 6 hour round because of them.

Posted: Sunday, June 15, 2008
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NICKESQUIRE1 - Westlake Village, CA
The fairways looked better than the last time I played here several weeks ago & are back to excellent. The greens were back to firm and reasonably fast, running smooth except if you hit ball marks or a patch of poa annua. The tees and aprons were back up to normal Rustic immaculate standards. Most of the bunkers close to greens have newer added sand and now play VERY different than the waste bunkers, which are usually hardpan. Gives you two very different bunker challanges, and if you get into one of the pot bunkers on 2/5, 7, 10, 13 or 18, you may be fortunate to get out in one shot, and it would be really rare if you could advance it toward your hole a significant distance. Chipping or blasting out backwards or sideways may be the only viable option @ times. The more I play here the more dangers I discover, small bunkers beside certain greens (7, 10 & 18 are examples) that you may play here a dozen times and not even notice........until a pin was cut close to that side. Definitely a thinking man's/shot makers course.

Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008
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longball23 - Thousand Oaks
Played twilight today Monday 6/9. Fairways thicker, greener and have improved since I played here last week and in great shape. Fairways on the back are perfect. Greens are in great shape and on the slow side for Rustic. Players need to start fixing more ballmarks, especially on the par 3 greens. Today there was no wind and it was humid, perfect scoring conditions. I had a great front nine of 35.

Staff is friendly and Rustic has a nice practice facility. Some traps had gravel and some hard sand in them while other bunkers had nice quality soft brownish sand. Played in 4 hr and 10 minutes walking the tips with letting 2 groups play through us. I recommend going out and playing Rustic..beautiful golf course.

Posted: Monday, June 9, 2008
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longball23 - Thousand Oaks
Really enjoyed playing with the man, myth, legend Johhny GK and Nickesquire this afternoon. Have not played here in over 2 months. They are losing some portions of some fairways on front 9. Overall though fairways, greens and tees were in good to great shape. Fairways on the back were in great shape. Greens rolling a little slower than normal and the rough in certain spots was up from what I remember. Traps in good shape as I was in them on #3 and #4. Wind was up some today. Course is just a really cool course. This course has several holes that you can score on and several holes that can eat your lunch...good and fair mixture of golf. We did not have to wait at all during the round. New addition waste bunker to #5 looks cool.

Posted: Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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jusdabest6 - Fullerton, CA
This place is sick. Granted I am too young/poor to have played very many nice courses in my day, but this was honestly a really fun round. By far, the most unique golf course i have ever played. The greens bordered on ridiculous on a few holes (and they definitely werent friendly with pin placements), and the "waste bunkers" are absolutely treacherous. On top of all that, u have to deal with the wind that whips thru that canyon... with all this difficulty aside, i had so much fun playing this course that i didnt even mind shooting such an awful score. i actually felt i was hitting the ball well, the course just beat me up pretty bad.

all in all, rustic might be my new favorite course in LA. cant wait to play it again, and at the price, i am positive u wont regret playing a round there.

Posted: Sunday, May 25, 2008
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NICKESQUIRE1 - Westlake Village, CA
Hole #5 has been renovated with the fairway tightened by 10 yards or so and both sides now ESA. ESA stakes much closer down the right side than they were 6 months ago. What used to be the gorge you went over for your 2nd shot is being transformed into a nice waste bunker that will no longer be red staked. It was raised and leveled out and will be a nice addition when it's ready. The greens are back to quick and firm. Tees are immaculate. The fairways are not as good as usual here, almost all have one or more areas that is severaly dried out and needs water badly. Played with Spaul100 early on Sat, thanks for coming up from the O.C.!

Posted: Saturday, May 17, 2008
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ohpoh - LOS ANGELES
CONDITIONS OF THE COURSE IS GOOD. ONLY PROBLEM, GREENS ROLLING REALLY SLOW. SLOWEST I'VE SEEN HERE.

Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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TinCupMunson - west hills, ca
This course is rated top 50 in country best deals for less than $50. I have played there numerous times and is one of my favorite courses to play at. When the wind is blowing it becomes 10 times harder. The greens for slower than usual. This course have about 6 or 7 holes that if you can not consistently hit your drives over 200 yards do not play the blue tees. Well worth the money a totally enjoyable round of golf.

Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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walt7873 - camarillo
4/22 I played 9 holes today and the course is in fine condition. The greens are a just a little on the slow side but not by much. Fairways are top notch, as always. Excellent service is the norm, worth every penny.

Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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geraldq18 - P'City
Always fun playing this course. Everything was in great condition. Greens have always been excellent here, but today, to me, they were just okay. Some challenging pinplacements. They did roll true though. Pace was good. Couple of blow up holes ruined my round, but I did enjoy the time with friends and the great weather.

Posted: Saturday, April 19, 2008
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bggpoppa - Northridge
Finished in under 4 1/2 hours, the greens have recovered nicely from the aeration. Some tough pin placements, but the ball was rolling nice.. Still one of my favorite places to play, thats why I try to come back every month!!

Posted: Saturday, April 19, 2008
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ranchogolfer - torrance
Played on 4/16/08, and other than the greens being on the slow side (still recovering from recent aeration), the course is in beautiful condition. The fairways and tee boxes are superb. The greenskeepers at this course are to be commended.

They are doing some work on hole 5, and we had to play it as a Par 3. The changes on this hole appear to be smoothing out and clearing out the area around the dry creek where you'd be hitting your 2nd shot over - will make the hole much easier to play from a visual perspective. I guess it depends on your perspective if you think thats a good thing or bad.

This course has a lot of subtle challenges that many players don't recognize, and I think thats probably why a lot of people leave it feeling they should have scored better.

Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2008
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tael73 - West Hills, CA
Played on 4/16/08. This is not my first time playing this course and just like before, I enjoyed it a whole lot. It is a challenging course mainly because of the greens. Big and wavy. Lots of action on the greens. If you do not land the ball where you need to be, you should be more than happy with a 2 putt.
Par 3 holes (except for one) are pretty difficult.
Fairways are nice and wide for the most part.
All in all a very good course. Fun to play.

Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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rydog63 - Valencia, Ca
Played on Fri. (4/4), the course was busy for a Friday, however we were able to finish in 5 hours (tee'd off at noon). The golf course was in relatively good condition, greens were just a little bumpy and a tad slower than normal, but considering they punched small slits in them a few weeks prior, they rolled fairly true. Tee boxes and fairways were in good condition and once again I look forward to my next outing at Rustic.

Posted: Sunday, April 13, 2008
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NICKESQUIRE1 - Westlake Village, CA
Walked and played by myself in less than 4 hours on a sunny, windy afternoon. The greens were a bit bumpy and slower than usual after the aeration 2+ weeks ago. Not bad, just not normal Rustic standards, they were still better than most other local public courses. Fairways and tees boxes are always lush here. Brett in the Pro Shop was great as usual.

Posted: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
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birdies4me - Culver City
Played 4/6/08. Course is in good shape. Greens were a tad slow due to the aeration about 10 days ago. I really wish they would redo #7 green back the way it was before the "Great Flood". It is almost impossible to hold a shot on that green, and when you do the putt is like a miniature golf course. Other than that ,I really love this course.

Posted: Sunday, April 6, 2008
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kpossibly - Encino
Played 3/31 and started on back nine due to frost! Definitely a track where course knowledge is mandatory. Greens are tricky, but course in general was in excellent shape. Greens just a tad bumpy from micro-punching last week. Could use more restrooms (did not see any other than the club house). Great course for less than $50.

Posted: Monday, March 31, 2008
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geraldq18 - P'City
Played Saturday morning. Course is in great condition. Greens weren't that bad like others when going through maintenance. They still rolled pretty true. Pin placements were better than the last time I played. No wind which was great. Overall, it was another beautiful day at Rustic!

Posted: Monday, March 31, 2008
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bggpoppa - Northridge
Just a heads up they raised the green fees, it is now $60 to walk on the weekends. Yes the greens are being aerated, but as stated by GK they have the slits in them. As with most courses were they are completely punched and sandy Rustic is not like that. Rustic is one of my favorite courses to play, it is always well maintained and I have never experienced poor customer service. I guess it it bound to happened every once in awhile..

Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008
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pallmallow - oxnard,cal.
played for first time 3/14/08, greens very nice, true roll if you could see the line, though i did not understand the mottled coloration, this made it a little harder to see the line. i had a good time, and the layout of some of the backside holes was very nice. for the amount of money,($50.00 w/ cart) i thought there would have been better directions, overview, as to layout, and travelling to next tee, and the hole shape.

Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2008
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jimkracky - Ventura County
Called and made Ttimes and asked how much it will be. When we got there they charged us an additional $10 saying that good friday is a holiday, which it isnt, so they had to charge more. Even though they quoted a different price on the phone. Everybody still has to work and banks are open so how is it a holiday and why not say so on the phone. It put a sour taste in all our mouths then they pulled us off the course before it was even dark. Could have finished the last 2 holes. We'll never spend anymore money there. I'm not a drinker but fyi they dont sell mixed drinks. Beer is the only alchohol. And they watch everybody from the clubhouse with binoculars like we're criminals. Never going back. Its a shame too because it is a fun and challenging course which happens to be very beautiful right now in the spring. Lots o roll on fairways and greens.

Posted: Friday, March 21, 2008
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geraldq18 - P'City
Played Monday morning. Course is in great condition. Tee boxes were leveled. Fairways were alittle hard. Traps were not as fluffy. Greens rolled true. Some pin placements were tough. If you don't have the right speed and it will roll roll roll away. Winds picked up alittle in the back. Pace of play was okay, was behind a 4some that took their time. We had some pro's in back of us, but they weren't pressing us too much. Overall was a beautiful day in moorpark. Though my round was horrible, it was awesome to spend on Monday here.

Posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
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longball23 - thousand oaks
Played twi-light monday march 17th. Course is in great shape..fairways rock hard..lots of roll. Greens in perfect shape.fast and true.. Tee boxes level. staff friendly. Good and fair test of golf..wind was up on the front 9 and died some on the back 9....

little patience needs to be practiced for some golfers who are: A. Riding carts. B. Playing the white tees and C. should be looking ahead seeing that there are groups in front and nowhere to go.

Posted: Monday, March 17, 2008
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NICKESQUIRE1 - Westlake Village, CA
While the greens are excellent overall, the poa annual is beginning to make them bumpy later in the day. This can make putts an adventure as they start losing their speed around the hole. My advice would be to firm in the short putts to keep them online, otherwise a lot of short ones may be missed.

The fairways are almost always superb and the traps seem really improved over several months ago. Ongoing reconstruction of the main drainage area running the length of the course through the gorge seems like it is nearing completion.

The outer rough bordering the native areas is coming back to the way it was in the prefire days, meaning that stepping on your ball may be the best way of finding wayward shots that escape the fairway or main rough.

Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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knarfgnourt - Pasadena, CA
Played morning 3/3. Weather report said windy in the morning and dying off in the late afternoon the night before and boy it was WRONG. About six holes into the round, consistent 15 mile hour winds. At the turn, winds picked up to almost 30 mph with gusts above 40 mph. Truly a different experience to play in such windy conditions. Course conditions were great. Fairways were firm providing a lot of roll of drives. Greens firm and fast, which made it impossible to keep the ball on the green with approach shots or even some putts in such windy conditions. Missed five footers had the potential to be blown off the green by wind gusts. Love the course, hate the wind. Finished the round in under 4 hours. Definitely will be back when it is less windy.

Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2008
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bg - Westlake Village
If you haven't tried Rustic Canyon yet, do so. A very unique layout and an enjoyable day. But if it is windy, pick another day. The course is in exceptional condition right now.

Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2008
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longball23 - thousand oaks
Played twilight 2/25. Course was in GREAT condition. Greens in perfect shape, medium to fast speed, held shots well and were great to putt on. Tee boxes level, fairways great, speed of play awesome. Nice new driving range with a nice little new putting/chipping area. Staff friendly. The only real complaint is to possible place some new/real sand in areas left of #15, short and right of #17, left of #11 in waste bunker or you can continue to look at those places as a natural waste area and that you should not be in there in the first place...just my two cents.

Posted: Tuesday, February 26, 2008
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NICKESQUIRE1 - Westlake Village, CA
Played twilight, 2/25. Considering the weekend rains, conditions were excellent. Walked from the tips in 4 1/2 hours. A few traps needed raking after being flooded, but the extensive reconstruction of the wash area appears to leave the course less vulnerable to heavy rains than before. Greens were medium fast, firm and consistent. Fairways and tees were excellent as usual. The Pro Shop is well stocked and manned by professional, attentive personnel who do a good job of getting people out and keeping the play moving.

Posted: Monday, February 25, 2008
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hotspur - Ventura County
I have posted my two worst scores in two years here...but I can't say I hate the course! It's in great condition not overly difficult, it's just that wind conditions and a case of the slices can shoot your score through the roof quick.

To quote MacArthur in words and sentiment: "I shall return!"

Posted: Monday, February 11, 2008
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NICKESQUIRE1 - Westlake Village, CA
Played twilight on 2/4/08. Super customer service as usual. A nice suprise was that the rough was mowed down on several holes where you could actually see you ball from 50+ yards away. The greens & tee boxes were immaculate as usual, a recent good addition has been new sand in the traps after the last batch of winter storms. There were many soggy areas from this weekends rain, the course played LONG in windy, cold, wet conditions.

Posted: Tuesday, February 5, 2008
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NICKESQUIRE1 - Westlake Village, CA
The tee boxes are lusher than many courses greens, as nice as you will see @ a public club. Many of the fairways look like Augusta National, pristine. The greens were just medium fast due to the recent rains, but still firm. And there is hardly a straight putt on the course from over 2-3 ft. away, many subtle breaks on the average 20-25 ft. putt that can make the greens an adventure on a poor putting day.

I read a recent post about poor customer service from Bret in the Pro Shop. Based on my experiences with Bret over the past 2-3 years, (probably 50+ interactions) I can say that he has always been excellent to deal with, is helpful and does a good job of getting people out in a timely manner....in other words, exactly what I'd want from a Staff Pro person.

Posted: Friday, February 1, 2008
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longball23 - thousand oaks
Played twilight in the light/moderate rain this afternoon(1/22). Course is in great shape. Greens true and medium speed. Fairways in great shape. People please repair your fairway divots and pitch marks on greens(lets keep this place a gem).

New additions...they had crews putting in "real" brownish colored sand in along ravine running close to #1 green and in the pot bunker behind #3 green. This is awesome that they are doing this as shots before from there were out of "stone ground" and tough to control(now they have real sand there). Not many people out on the course today and walked it from the tips in 4 hours.....

To reply from a previous post I have been playing this course since it opened and have known Brett(starter) since he has been working at Rustic Canyon..he is and has always been professional to our group.

Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2008
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geraldq18 - P'City
Played on Saturday, early and cold! Course is always in great condition. Tee boxes were great and leveled. Fairways were awesome, green and well maintained. Rough was okay, but there were some spots if you went in, forget about it. Sand wasn't great, hard not fluffy. Greens were very true and challenging. wrong speed and your ball is either coming back to you or rolling far far away from you. Wind came into affect mid round, which made the several holes on the back nine more challenging. Overall, great course layout, great weather, great group, great day.

Posted: Monday, January 21, 2008
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spaul100 - aliso viejo
Played also on 1/19, but went off around 1130. Poppa is 100% right about course conditions being near perfect. This course is in great shape and such an awesome, unique layout. However, pace of play for our round was 5 and 1/2 hours. Longest round I have ever had here. Waited on tee boxes with group in front of us on 4, 5, 6, and 7 for at least 15 minutes each. Pace was brutal this afternoon and I couldn't see any spots where a group had fallen behind the group in front of them. I think they are just trying to cram too many people onto this course. Or maybe people just play slow...who knows.

Either way, be aware that if you don't get off early in the morning here on the weekend, the round will likely take 5+ hours.

Posted: Saturday, January 19, 2008
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bggpoppa - Northridge
Played today 1/19/07.. and I love this course.. Great layout, links style course.. Tee boxes were in great shape, Greens fast, and rolling true.. For the area, Rustic Canyon probably has the best fairways during this time of year. Wind was BLOWING!! but really only comes into play for about 7 or 8 holes.. We were the 3rd group out, and it was a quick enjoyable round!!

Posted: Saturday, January 19, 2008
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nodoubles11 - Long Beach, CA
I went out to Rustic on Wednesday 1/17 for my 7:00 tee-time eager to show my dad the course. We drove 1.5 hours only to discover it was blowing around 30 mph with frequent gusts around 60 mph. The course looked great and we were still going to play. However, the guy in the shop practically begged us, and the other four guys who showed up, not to play. Those guys ignored him and went out while we ate in hopes of it calming down. When it didn't we decided not to waste the long drive and give it a go provided that we wouldn't have to walk (as we usually do) through the canyons in those conditions. When I asked about him comp'ing a cart the guy just laughed and later I heard him joking with a cart kid about my doing so while he was surfing the net in the office. I called back later and asked how many people went out that day... some other (very friendly) guy told me about 15. I guess they should have taken my $75. Anyways, a good track but avoid the the Wednesday morning shop guy, Bret, I think.

Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2008
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NICKESQUIRE1 - Westlake Village, CA
Played 1/7/08 in the afternoon. The course was in remarkable shape considering the heavy rains of the past few days. Both the fairways and tees were lush & green, greens firm and true, a little slower than normal. The staff had obviously been working hard as all the bunkers were freshly raked and were in the best shape I have ever seen them.

Posted: Tuesday, January 8, 2008
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longball23 - thousand oaks
Played twilight Mon 1/7. Course was in good shape...greens slow due to the rain but in great shape. Fairways and tees in great shape...more sand in the bunkers than I remember and they are also in great shape. Not much wind today and not that many people on the course due to the rain I am assuming days beforehand...another day in paradise at Rustic.

Posted: Monday, January 7, 2008
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hsons996 - Thousand Oaks
This is a links style course where once you get on the green your work begins. A fun course, well worth the fee.

Posted: Tuesday, January 1, 2008
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barkinesq - Woodland Hills
Played this course for the first time on 11/28/2007. the course was in great condition. A real test. However, it was so windy constant 40 mph I can't say that I enjoyed the round. Your ball did not stay on the tee, thewind blew balls off the green, a great drive into the wind went 120 yds at best, but 300 yds plus with the wind. I will return on a less windy day.

Posted: Thursday, December 27, 2007
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bernie14 - riverside
played here saturday 12/15 10:30 T off My 1st time here or playing any links style course,boy what a challenge !! T boxes in good condition,found the tight lies in fairways to be a welcome challenge. Rough was moderate but the environmental sensitive areas were numerous and well placed. Greens were like oceans with undulations everywhere.With the style of course and the fairways seemingly blending into the greens made for some difficult putting situations. Greens were moderately fast to add to the prospective occaisonal 3 putt green. Service and food just great. Pace of play was a bit long but that was on us not the group in front of us since none in my group had played the course before. Yardage book purchase was a wise investment on my part.(Too bad I had to share it with my guys) This is defintely one of those courses you want to replay.

Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2007
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spaul100 - ALISO VIEJO
Played on 12/8, course is in wonderful shape. Fairways were really nice, a little softer than usual due to the rain. Greens are still a little soft also. Overall, the course is in great shape. Can't wait to go back again. Best walk in Southern California!

Posted: Sunday, December 9, 2007
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TinCupMunson - west hills california
This is a wonderful test of your golf game. The speed of play is great and you have to be able to use every club in your bag. A links style golf course inland

Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
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DarkHorse - Encino, CA
Played early on Saturday 11/24. Played 10-18 first, then 1-9. I actually thought it might help my scoring playing the tougher side first, but it didn't help. Also because of the changing wind, it always seened like we were hitting into the wind on the par 5s.
Overall, the course was in great shape.

Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
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markd71 - Dallas, Tx
Great place to play golf. Wish I was a local. This was my second time to play here and it was even better the second time. Requires a lot of local knowledge. I hit my approach 2 feet from the pin on nine and it rolled 50 feet off the front.......I loved it strangely enough. A thinking man's course. Course was in great shape and the contrast between course and surroundings is awesome. Great place to walk. Some holes will beat you up, and others will let you get it back. Lots of fun. I played Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend and we walked in 4.5 hours with a 12:30 tee time. Tough to beat that. I've seen lots of complaints about pace of play and I have a different theory about it. I think it has more to do with the greens. No other course have I played where a routine two putt can easily turn into a 3 or 4 putt. So better players are going to study their putts longer, and average players are going to really struggle to get the ball in the hole. Those greens are just so tricky. Wish I could play there every week.

Posted: Monday, November 26, 2007
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jyamastoker - Chatsworth, CA
We played on Saturday, 11/24 with a 10:00 am tee time. It took us about 5 hours to play here. The fairways and greens are in great condition. Fairways were very lush and green. Although some areas around the fairways were a little soggy from overwatering. It was a little windy when we played today.

It has been over 1 1/2 years since we played here. We enjoy playing here. This course requires accuracy. If you go way right or left with your tee shot, you will not be able to recover your ball (as there are lots of areas marked as environmental sensitive area).

The bees around the 3rd or 4th hole can get a little distracting. Apparently, the other twosome in our party told us there is a bee hive up the hill to the left of the 4th hole. The bees sure like to gather around the golf ball.

Some of the pin placements on some of the greens can be hard to get in the hole. We had a few shots where if you didn't hit it hard enough, the ball will roll back to you. In addition, the greens were a little fast today.

The staff is very friendly here. I like the improvements management has made to the driving range. We will be back here to play when we have the chance.

Posted: Sunday, November 25, 2007
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NICKESQUIRE1 - Westlake Village, CA
Pro Shop staff was superb and got us out @ 1pm twilight. Both the fairways & tees were lush and well maintained. The greens were quicker than I've seen them in awhile and were a little scary on some slopes. The bunkers were very well maintained for a links style course. The rough is grown up to the point that it's a 1/2 shot penalty if your ball nestles down a bit. Most players would not be able to advance the ball close to the green from over 150 away in thicker, taller rough than usual.

Posted: Monday, November 19, 2007
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NICKESQUIRE1 - Westlake Village, CA
While the greens are still not 100% back to normal after being plugged last month, the course overall is as immaculate as ever. I played there on a Friday afternoon @ twilight for the 1st time recently, wow, like a night and day difference from my normal Monday afternoon outings.

First, green fees are increased almost 50% on Friday's as they split the difference in weekday and weekend rates. Second, most of their staff is part-time, and the normally excepcional Monday people were no where to be found. There were two different groups making the turn in the Pro Shop complaining about a group in front of them and the guys behind the counter seemed annoyed that they were being requested to say something to the offenders. They delivered excuse after excuse and were somewhat rude to the two people who came in. My initial thought was that if 2 different groups are complaining, then it must be a legitimate complaint.......

Second, and I have never encountered this on ANY golf course.....one of the above mentioned Pro Shop guys came around and announced to the last 4-5 foursomes on the course as it neared dusk...."Gentleman, the course is now closed, this is you last hole, walk or ride in after you finish this hole".

I can understand that they want their carts back in by a certain time, it's usually posted in the pro shop what time the carts are due by. So, restricting a cart rider to "X" time makes sense to me.

However, I was a walker on the 17th green with a good 15 minutes of daylight left........and I was prohibited from playing #18 because "the course is now closed"?

Imagine how you would feel when your sexual encounter was interrupted and prohibited right before you finished for a completely arbitrary reason, like CSI is about to start and the other party can't miss the opening credits.........give me a BREAK!!!

Posted: Monday, November 12, 2007
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spaul100 - aliso viejo
Played on 11/4. Course is in great shape. Tee boxes and fairways were perfect. Greens have healed from aeration. They are still a little bit soft, compared to normal.

Disregard person who posted just before me with respect to Rustic not being worth the greens fee. That is just wrong. Rustic is one of the best deals in Southern California.

Also, this is the most distinctive public course I have found from San Diego to Santa Barbara. I drive over 90 miles to play this course and it's worth it every time. One reviewer (from Scotland) pointed out, this is not a "true" links style course, and he is probably right. However, this is the only place that I know of in Southern California that even has that feel.

Rustic Canyon is awesome and everyone should try this course at least once!

Posted: Tuesday, November 6, 2007
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atlasdk - Alhambra, CA
Played Sat 11/03. First time playing this course. Initial thought was very wide fairways and greens and should be pretty easy to score a low score round. I was very wrong... :-( The whole layout was pretty deceiving. There were enough surprises once we get to our ball locations. Most difficult time we had was where we should be aiming our tee shots. Once you know the course layout, this course should not be very difficult course. Of course, you might have to fight the strong winds once a while. Fairways are very good. Greens are firm and very hard to fix your ball marks. Many undulating greens. Many environmental sensitive areas where you cannot retrive your balls even you can locate them. I think it was hole 16, Do NOT aim your tee shot to the left of the fairway. We thought that was the short cut to the green if we just hit over the left slope we see from the tee box. We were wrong once again, there was no fairway but environmental sensitive area ... you see so many balls that you think you are right next to a range area. I had 10 over my regular handi cap. Was I mad? No, I had good time. Knowing that next time when I play here I should have pretty decent score with little knowledge of the layout. Good course but I don't think it worth the green fee. I give GK rating 6.5 ~7.0.

Posted: Monday, November 5, 2007
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jklepp - yorba linda
this is great course and a lot of fun to play. there a lot of visually deceptive things on this course. it makes it a lot of fun. makes it hard to use your driver on some holes from the whites, try the blues creats a lot of forced carries.

Posted: Sunday, November 4, 2007
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jklepp - yorba linda
Great course, Nice links style layout with lots of hidden trouble. Greens are very nasty, huge breaks and huge in apperance. Nice and soft, you can really stop the ball. too bad it is so far away... Try this you will like it!!

Posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2007
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ardbroilach - Marina Del Rey
They may advertise this as being a Scottish type layout but during my 26 years living in Scotland I never saw anything like this. Very nice fairways and tees and greens not too bad either.

However, the course is severely lacking any features. Tee to green was, for the most part, just a wide expanse of flat grass. Just seemed to be a collection of very similar, long, straight holes. Also no definition between fairway and green. Had there not been a regular in our group we would have had severe trouble identifying which green we should be aiming at. No yardages on the tees, no diagrams of the hole to tell you which direction to aim (unless you pay $5 for the strokesaver in the pro shop). Seems to me like they made a good start on this course but the designers either gave up half way or ran out of money.

No marshalls spotted so, thanks to the usual inconsiderate, "its all about me" 4 ball in front, we didn't even get to finish the round. Course officials came out to collect the flags just after sundown, shepherding people off the course. Never seen anything like it before. And when we got back to the clubhouse and tried to return the rental set, the pro shop was locked up and the only guy who had the keys was out collecting the flags. He had also overcharged us for our green fees earlier and only grudgingly gave us the correct money back.

Cheap green fees do not make this place value for money.

Posted: Saturday, October 27, 2007
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biggsy1969 - rancho santa margarita
My buddies and I had two tee times today (10 and 10:08). This was my second time playing the course (but first time was four years ago so I felt like a newbie). Here are my thoughts:
pro shop/staff: fine
tee boxes: good
fairways: very nice
greens: they aerated almost two weeks ago so they were still pretty bumpy/sandy/firm. It was a big day for the bump and run. Still, the greens are the highlight of this course. Very contoured and challenging.
layout: a lot of room, tons of waste areas, toughest work is found around the greens. Buying the yardage book proved very helpful since none of us had much course knowledge.
amenities: pretty sparse...lacks a real clubhouse...practice range ok...cart girls came around 3-4 times (plenty for us).

We had a great day...weather was fantastic (78-80 degrees, no wind)...I'm a 17 index (shot an 87) and really found the course thought provoking at times. Found myself wishing I could do an immediate replay because there are certain holes I would have played differently.

Overall I recommend this course for its value (even though it is quite a drive.

Posted: Saturday, October 20, 2007
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SHAMPOO217 - WOODLAND HILLS
Great fun course. A good short game is needed to score well. Very wide fairways and short rough provide opportunity for good GIR. Getting close from 100 yds in requires lots of thought on most holes. Greens create problems for most new comers. Best value in Los Angeles (unless your friend pays your green fees)

Posted: Tuesday, October 9, 2007
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JohnnyGK - Westlake Village
Got out to play Rustic Canyon today before they punch the greens next week. I must say with all the play that track gets, the brutally dry year we have had, it’s looks and plays terrific. Interesting was how receptive the greens were. NOT used to that but it was a welcomed treat. The greens were not pool table smooth but rolled true as and at a perfect not-too-fast not-too-slow speed. I still had my share of 3 putts although – that's Rustic for you - if you can put well out there, you can putt well anywhere. Fairways were mostly lush but thin in spots. Rough was as good as I’ve seen it in a long time…nice job out there fixing the patchy spots. Bunkers/Waste Bunkers, well raked yet firm coarse sand (goes with the style of the course). Tee Boxes mostly in good shape. Overall, it almost goes without saying - lol, this is about the best golf you can find for the price anywhere in Southern California.

Posted: Thursday, October 4, 2007
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SDAnschultz - Santa Clarita
Great course. Tight fairways at time, especially with the designated natural areas. Great fairways and greens though. Tough course in true links format.

Posted: Monday, September 24, 2007
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sp2carbon - Encino
Played on a Thursday morning and it was packed. Greens were recently punched, but were true. Course is in excellent shape from the fairways to the tee boxes. If you've never played a links style course, you must check this one out.

Posted: Friday, September 14, 2007
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mdames - Northridge
Other than hole #7, I really enjoyed this course. It is fun, challenging, but mostly fair. The fairways are in excellent shape. The greens are fairly fast, but a little bumpy in spots. The bunkers are very rocky and the sand has a lot dirt and are hard.

Posted: Thursday, September 6, 2007
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NICKESQUIRE1 - Westlake Village, CA
Easily one of my favorite courses. Fairways are wide and lush. Greens are large and rarely flat. Several holes have quirky pot bunkers that must be avoided @ all costs, otherwise you may measure your ball advancement in feet, not yards. Huge aprons around the greens like a typical links layout make 100 ft. putts possible. The waste bunkers can be troublesome, especially if you catch a lie with grass or a bush challenging your next shot. Several holes have long carries if you play the Black or even the Blue tees, a completely different course for the middle to high handicapper playing from the white tees. The greens are typically firm and fast, but not up to the standards of the rest of the course. Several tees and fairways are in better shape that the greens on some courses. Longer than average distances between some holes make this a challenging course to walk, and it's frequently hot. The front nine is flat, the back nine has more hills and is the longer + tougher of the two nines.

Posted: Monday, September 3, 2007
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bry21 - Los Angeles
Loved the course. The pace of play was rather slow. Course Ambassadro. Marshall should regulate which tee boxes should play from from the 1st tee...not teh 16th as we found out.

But I am playing there this Friday (8/31/07) and hope to have a better time.

Posted: Monday, August 27, 2007
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1scgolfer - torrance
course is in great shape except for the greens.a little beat up, mostly ball marks that golfers didn't fix. other than that in great shape.

Posted: Sunday, August 26, 2007
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jgarretson76 - Simi Valley
What's wrong with people? It takes ten seconds to fix a ball mark yet the greens at Rustic are beat up because people are so lazy. The course is in great shape and then you get to the greens and there's marks everywhere!!!
The sand was not really sand but more gravel. It was hard and made getting out a challenge because you couldn't get under the ball.
That was my first round at Rustic in probably five years and I don't know why I waited so long to play there again. Great course, great conditions, wide open fairways but still made you think about your shots and the greens and surrounding collection areas are one heck of a challenge.

Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007
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birdies4me - Culver City
Played 8/18/ early am. Was pleased with course condition. The woman in the grill was as rude as I have ever seen.

Posted: Wednesday, August 22, 2007
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saga273 - Winnetka
Greens could use a little more attention but course is really great. Course is wide open but plenty of trouble all over the place.

Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2007
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uscdodger32 - Woodland Hills
Really a fun layout and enjoyable round. Entire staff, from starter to cart vendor, to cart girl are top notch. These guys really know how to run a great affordable golf course.

One downside...The greens are a little disapointing. They continue to be really brown and dry. I know its really hot, but it seems worse than just heat. Maybe fungus or some other problem. Who knows. They still arent horrible, but I would expect them to be in as good condition as the rest of the course.

I'll definately be back to rustic canyon.

Posted: Thursday, August 16, 2007
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markd71 - dallas, tx
Very relaxing and peaceful setting. Fun layout. Slow, but not because of walkers. Slow because of slow players. Golf was meant to be walked, especially on a course that pays tribute to links design.

Posted: Thursday, August 9, 2007
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chuckbutler - Simi Valley
Course is in great shape. Slow pace due to people walking the course.

Posted: Thursday, August 9, 2007
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CSpan - Pasadena
Played yesterday morning Jul 21. The course is going thru the overseeding process right now, so it's cart paths only. The course is in good overall condition, and the greens were in very good condition and rolling fast. They've cleared away some of the brush and have opened the course up a bit - visually, it's a little less intimidating than in the past. I really like this course, even though I have a tough time scoring well here. It's fun, is a good layout, and tests all of your shotmaking ability. Plus, it forces you to think about what you're doing. Yes, play is fairly slow, but it's always a fun course to play.

Posted: Sunday, July 22, 2007
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rknox24 - Simi Valley
Nice course but WAAAAYYYYYYYY TOOOO SSSSLLLLOOOOOWWWWW. Started at 3 and finished in the dark. We had a lot of people playing the wrong tees and waiting to hit up and not even being able to carry. Bad first impression.

Posted: Saturday, July 21, 2007
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bvfb62 - Granada Hills
The course was great, however it took forever to finish, some holes were backed up with 3 foursomes.

Posted: Saturday, July 21, 2007
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sdr656 - 1000 Oaks
July 16-20 the fairways are being punched. Carts are complimentry, but revolving holes are shut down for temporary work and watering.

Posted: Monday, July 16, 2007
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heisdaddy - Hermosa Beach, CA
Phenomenal course; well worth the long drive; great condition and good service at the course as well;

Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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noeldaof - Palmdale
A great track! Greens are still healing from aeration. This current rating may not do justice as to how good this course has been in the past,,, I'm sure it will come back. I like Rustic!

Posted: Monday, July 9, 2007
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trevortime - Venice
Played here for the 1st time after reading all the great reviews...would definitely go back. As someone who dislikes having to use carts, I really enjoyed the fact that this great layout was walkable. Only complaint was that the pin placements were a little ridiculous on a few holes. Generous fairways allow you to really go after it with the driver, bring your A game with the putter and you could score very well here.

Posted: Monday, July 9, 2007
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WILLHOOP - CORONA
I was told rustic was a great walking course, but this is only half true. the back 9 is a very hard walk fron from some greens to the next tee. Yes its mostly flat, but I would not advise walking. The course is a different experience. But I like other spots much better, especially for us hardcore walkers

Posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2007
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longball23 - thousand oaks
Played Rustic on Monday 6/25 in afternoon. Greens on front nine were great, back 9 greens had small punched holes on greens. Fairways continue to amaze me(they are in very good shape). I agree with an earlier post, Rustic does need to do some work on some areas just off of the fairway where there is literally dirt and very dry grass. Tee boxes are always level for the most part and are in good shape. Rough is up in some spots and Ok in others. Bunkers are very hard pan in most spots and waste bunkers are always firm. Typical Rustic day with some tough pin placements. Walked the course in 4 hours 10 minutes.

Posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
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uscdodger32 - Woodland Hills
Played Thursday 6/21 in the a.m.

Fun links style course. Very large greens that weren't very aesthetically pleasing, but all rolled true and fast. TOO MANY UNFIXED BALL MARKS. Unbelievable.

Fairways were very nice and well manicured. Rough was penalizing, and on a few holes made it very tough to find your ball. Not their fault, I should have kept it straighter!!

Bunkers were tough design wise. They were in very poor condition though.

Course has a lot of waste area and environmental safe zones. Keep it in the fairway.

Don't be tempted to play from the blues or blacks. While yardage may not seem like much from the whites or reds, many holes wll challenge you with fairway bunkers, deep rough, and waste and brush area.

GPS was helpful with the yardage. Very basic. If you've never played, buy a yardage book for $5. No course map on scorecard or GPS, and some holes were difficult to decide were to hit to leave a decent second shot.

Posted: Saturday, June 23, 2007
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rap2792 - Ventura
A shot makers delight is a great description for RC. The greens have been slowed down (purposefully?) over time so it's become a bit easier. On most holes, place the drive in the proper position and you have a better approach to the green. For example, the oft maligned #12 is a great example. It's a very short, slightly downhill hole, protected on the left by a series of waste bunkers. Many people try to blast a drive getting as close to the green, or even on the green in one (highly unlikely). More oft than not, you're left with an awkward chip, or "between club" pitch, to an extremely mounded green. Depending on the pin placement, you can be left with a couple of difficult putts.

I try focus in on the approach placing the drive in the correct position sending a full wedge into the correct part of the green with a bit of spin. When on the very difficult #11 fairway, take a peek at #12 pin placement to determine the best approach. On the #12 tee select a club (not necessarily a driver), which will leave a full wedge. More often than not, I direct the tee shot toward the subtle mound in the fairway leaving a full wedge. With a well placed shot I leave it on the correct level for a two putt par. Could it be that the course designers placed this unique mound in the fairway just for this purpose...

This is just one example of a special course that gives you lots of options once you learn its subtleties.

Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2007
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jackmack65 - Lake in the Hills, IL
Had to squeeze in an evening nine holes at my favorite of the area courses during my CA visit. I found Rustic to be every bit as enjoyable as ever. While I didn't see any evidence of a recent small-holes aeration of the greens, I did see some aprons that were recently aerated. Fairways are immaculate but not exactly what I would describe as "fast and hard." The rough is super-lush in some spots and patchy as ever in others. I love the bunkers at this course for precisely the reasons that others hate them - they are tough, with variable sand conditions. If you don't want to play from these hazards, steer your golf ball away from them.

The bad news is that it was quickly apparent to me that no one has repaired even a single ball mark on any of the front nine greens for months. It's a genuine shame to see these greens on the verge of total destruction from thoughtless players. Nevertheless, this course remains among my favorites thanks to its unending diversity of choices of lines and shot-types to play. In terms of pure shot values, it's my opinion that you just can't find a better round of golf out here.

Posted: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
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alczervik - LA
This is truly one of the great courses in So Cal, and I continue to be challenged every time I play Rustic. That being said, there are some issues that should be addressed:

1) Pin Placements- It is obvious that whoever sets the pins has never played the game; a back pin placement just means toward the back third of the green, not two paces from the fringe!! Some of the pins in the last month have bordered on ridiculous.

2) 7th Green- I know they rebuilt this green after the floods, but it really doesn't have three good areas for pins; I love a short par 4 risk/reward hole, but this green seems to be a little over the top.

3) Condition- The course is usually in very good condition (especially given the number of rounds played), but some attention (and $$) should be paid to the areas just off the fairway, many of which are bare of any grass or with a variety of gopher holes. I would much rather see money spent to improve these areas instead of redoing the range, which I thought was fine.

These comments aside, it remains my favorite layout

Posted: Sunday, June 17, 2007
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mmacready - Pasadena
I hate trees, and this course has few. Fairways are nice and big, and greens very challenging. This course plays long so bring those woods. Pleasent staff and nice club house make this a really nice course. I recommend anyone who like to let the drives really fly, to play here.

Posted: Sunday, June 10, 2007
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1RudeDog - Rancho Cucamonga,CA
What a great course! All the elements except water. Stayed away from the bunkers until the last hole and d.bogeyed. Quiet and a very good walk. Wonderful links golf at the end of the 118.
Shaved aprons are massive and deceiving at first. I think I can actually call it an experience playing this course. Loved it!

Posted: Friday, June 8, 2007
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longball23 - thousand oaks
Sorry Johnny and T,

but I have to stick up for my favorite course in Ventura County (Rustic Canyon).

First of all #1 is not a straight away par 5, at least not from the tees that I play. Yes the wind out there can be rough but I tell you one thing it will make you a better player and will teach you how to hit different shots. Plus the wind can be just as bad at Olivas, Camarillo, Los Robles, Simi Hills, etc.

And yes this is a links style course and playing the bump and run chip shot or low iron skipping in works well.

This by no means is a boring and straight course. I can count 5 dogleg holes on the back 9 (#10 at least 2nd shot, #11, #12, #14 and #18). Yes the back 9 is tough but I would not call it a torture chamber.

And no this course is not as tough as Lost Canyons when it is windy.

I am sorry I cannot vouch at all for Los Robles. Believe me I grew up on that course and it is my home course( I have probably played it more times than anybody on this site). I am glad you like it. But I cannot stick up and endorse management putting $5 million dollars into the club house, banquet facility, parking lot, new golf carts, etc and hardly any money into the golf course itself. Its a shame cause I actually would say that it is a nice challenging layout. But who wants to hit on unlevel tee boxes, dirt fairways and bumpy greens.

I will agree with you on some of your points, yes #12 is a messed up green but the more that I play I realize that some holes just are not birdie holes and on that hole if the pin is in the middle or back you just have to stay short and try to 2 putt for your par. #11 is tough especially with a back left pin but there are other holes to make up your strokes on.

Rustic is a course that you need to continue to play to enjoy. A lot of course knowledge and you need to bring your A+ putting game to score well.

Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2007
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joebush - Ventura
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.

Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2007
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t9245sw - Westlake Village
Sometimes it takes a great review here and there and a legend is born. Such is the case with Rustic Canyon, which seems to make a lot of "Best of" lists locally and nationally with one of the lowest green fee structures for a top flight course anywhere.
I have played here several times and come away wondering what all the hoopla is about. The course is raved about for its minimilist approach to the landscape - apparently a whole lot of earth wasn't moved to tailor the holes to the original shape of the land - but to me that spells boredom. Hole number one is a dead straight ahead par five with no trees and a few bunkers and ravines thrown in to challenge your shotmaking, but very little to please the eye. Hole number two is another long and dead straight par 4 with some bunkering and ravines thrown in to challenge your shotmaking. Starting to sound familiar?
Did I mention that the all too frequent winds that howl through the hillsides here can truly torture your soul during the round?
This is not an easy course by any means. I would even suggest that on a very windy day, it is even tougher than the much higher slope rated Lost Canyons courses. Just when you start feeling good about yourself after the front nine, you embark on the torture chamber that is the back nine. The par 4 11th hole is one of the toughest par 4s in Ventura County hands down, and if the wind is blowing you are looking at almost certain double bogey if the pin is tucked in the back left side. The entire left side of this hole is nothing but jail, and you must flirt with the left side because the green ends in a bottleneck that juts to the left. The short par 4 12th hole is the most ridiculous hole I have ever seen because of a severly mounded green - think Pinehurst but even more ridiculous - that belongs in a carnival funhouse. It is all too easy to be left with a 10-footer and have your ball roll completely off the green with a 50-footer coming back. I would suspect that a lot of good rounds have been ruined on this throw-away hole because of the green. Folks, they need to relocate this green and start over or re-route this entire hole. I should also mention the greenskeepers are in the habit of mowing down the approach areas to the greens to make the greens appear much bigger than they really are as you make your approach shots.
The backside continues on its grueling pace, making you sweat over many shots without the inspiration that comes on other tough courses you will play. If you are looking for trees - any trees - you won't find them in this windswept place. Rustic is a great value for a course that is generally kept in great condition, but I will only play it when there is a tournament going on at Los Robles, my home course in Thousand Oaks that is tons more fun and inspiring to play.

Posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
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longball23 - thousand oaks
Played this afternoon Monday 4/30. Fairways are beautiful but very thick giving less roll. Greens were in good shape and they are a little slower than normal. Some tee boxes on back nine had sand on them. Overall another day in paradise at Rustic.

Posted: Monday, April 30, 2007
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hectorlopez - Manhattan Beach, Ca
PLAY THIS TRACK!!! Played it on 4/29, and it was perfect!!! Definitely different than what I was used to. The staff was amazing as well!!!!

Posted: Sunday, April 29, 2007
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taigawoods - Torrance
played here 2x this month 4/14 and 4/28...the greens look great but they are SLOWWWWWWWWWWWWW...it was slower than a muni. Overall the course was in good shape, teeboxes were great as usual, fairway was in great condition given the amount of play this course gets...needs to improve on customer service if they want repeat business.

Posted: Sunday, April 29, 2007
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vdogg24 - Agoura Hills
Played on a Weds. Always beware the wind; sometimes constant and driving, other times swirling, but always interesting.
Only thing missing on this day was a marshall to keep the pace flowing.

Posted: Friday, April 27, 2007
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birdies4me - Culver City
Played on Sat. 4/21/07 and it was absolutely beautiful. The only thing I wish players and the golf course would do more of is fill in divots in the fairways and on the tees. We played early( 1st group) and all walked the course in 3:45. BV

Posted: Monday, April 23, 2007
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jiovieno - Orlando
Wide open golf course with ample driving room off the tee. Very large greens with minimal undulation. Good course conditions for the price. Greens were punched 3 weeks prior to my round and were somewhat bumpy. Pace of play was slow. Scenery is fair.

Posted: Monday, April 23, 2007
Member Since: April 23, 2007
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BrianH - Westlake
Played the course on April 7 with a 3:00 tee time. Ended up getting out about 10 mins. late, but as always with Rustic it was worth the wait. The greens were still recovering from being punched and as such were bumpy and slow, but were recovering nicely and should be in prestine shape in weeks. The fairways were in great shape and one of my friends said that he has never seen such great fairways. The only complaint from someone in the group was that he couldn't find a ball washer on one of the par 3's but if that is all you can complain about what a great day you've just had. I look forward to playing again in a couple of weeks when the greens are looking fantastic.

Posted: Monday, April 9, 2007
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yuppiegolfer - Moorpark
Played last week and as usual this track always provides a great day of golf. From tee to green the conditions are solid. What I was really happy to have noticed were certain areas of the rough that appear to have had newly installed sprinkler heads placed in them where previously there existed little grass. The rough areas had been one of the few areas that received criticism from previous posts but I would expect now that these comments will be a thing of the past. It certainly is nice to see a track that is trying to improve its conditions instead of maintaining the status quo.

Posted: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Member Since: February 20, 2007
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chuckbutler - Simi Valley
Course playing hard and fast. Hard to keep a ball on some greens.

Posted: Saturday, March 24, 2007
Member Since: March 5, 2003
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longball23 - thousand oaks
Course is in GREAT shape other than green on #8, lots of old divots.

Posted: Monday, March 12, 2007
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longball23 - thousand oaks
just played this afternoon 3/5. Fairways and tee boxes are green and in great shape. Rpugh is up in some spots on course. Greens were rock hard today and need some water on them. Greens were rolling true though so I cannot complain about them being rock hard. Still the best value around and a great and challenging course from the back tees.

Posted: Monday, March 5, 2007
Member Since: March 21, 2006
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terrykiel - Illinois
Brutally fast greens with false fronts, sides and backs. Pin positions seemed to be set for tournament play. Would/will play again, but hope pins are more fair.

Posted: Monday, March 5, 2007
Member Since: January 6, 2004
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kdcopperhead - valencia
Definitely on the top 10 worst courses I have ever played. There are multiple bunkers in the worst places just kind of a hacked out hole full of dirt. The greens and approach is all the same cut and full of poa. GPS only messes everything up because it has no photo and always tells you about your previous shot never the one you are on. If you are a hack and just like to play with the fellas tee it up but interested in hitting some good shots stay on the driving range.

Posted: Sunday, March 4, 2007
Member Since: October 8, 2005
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righttoleft - Cerritos
Played on 3/3 with ellcholo, two others and Santa Ana winds. Overall conditions were good. Lush fairways and tee boxes. However, the greens were very quick and slippery. Greens did not hold the ball at all. Couldn't concentrate on golf because my lips were too chapped from the 50 mph winds. Had a few 5 waggles on the greens between our foursome because of the tornado.

Usually a great course when weather conditions are good. Course was 7.8 out of ten. Weather was 1.1 out of 100.

Posted: Saturday, March 3, 2007
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flyngolf - West Chicago, IL
What a great course, well worth the green fee. The greens were lightning fast and smooth and held well. They putted consistantly, speed wise from green to green. As an out of state visitor, this will make my list of great courses to come back to.

Posted: Friday, March 2, 2007
Member Since: October 6, 2003
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kcwilson27 - moorpark, ca
I live in moorpark, but never get out to Rustic since my regular game is up north and it is do darn tough to get a tee time on the weekend there. But I played and it was in nice shape, the biggest concern is in the areas of rough, which there isn't much there, you just get some horrid lies because the patches of grass as so clumpy. However, the fairways are so wide, that it sn't that big of a deal as you shouldn't be there anyways. The greens and fringes were nice and firm, somewhat speedy, but a real test of the short game as always. Touch is a must.

Highly worth the green fee... I will say the fairways and tee bozes were especially lush, more than I remember... so many perfect lies in the fairway.

Posted: Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Member Since: April 25, 2005
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berryv1 - Arleta
This course is always a great place to play !

Posted: Sunday, February 18, 2007
Member Since: September 28, 2005
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chuckbutler - Simi Valley
Greens very firm. Hard to get a ball to stay on the green. Still the best value course in So Cal.

Posted: Friday, February 16, 2007
Member Since: March 5, 2003
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longball23 - thousand oaks
Greens rock hard and fast today(2/5), tough pin placements, staff needs to water fairways and greens as there was a big change even within the last two weeks. Lot of people on the course today.

Posted: Monday, February 5, 2007
Member Since: March 21, 2006
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chichi - Northridge, CA
RUSTIC CANYON - MOORPARK, CA
I WAS VERY PLEASED TO SEE AFTER THE LOCAL DEVESTATING FIRE IN NOVEMBER THAT SURROUNDED AND EVEN INVADED THE GOLF COURSE THAT IT WAS IN GREAT SHAPE AND IS STILL THE BEST COURSE REGARDLESS OF THE FEE IN THE L. A. VENTURA AREA. NOW IF THEY COULD ONLY GET REAL OUTHOUSES ON THE COURSE.

Posted: Thursday, February 1, 2007
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sportsdoc - Pasadena
Finally played this course. Mix feelings. For the price, this is a tremendous value. Greens good not great, challenging with the different tiers, fairways great, tee boxes good to very good. sand traps- packed and gravel. Layout is great for this course. The course is recovering from perimeter fire damage and lack of rain. This course could easily be a 8.25 rating. Just give it some more time. Looking foward in going back.

Posted: Thursday, January 25, 2007
Member Since: August 28, 2004
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longball23 - thousand oaks
Played on Monday 1/22. The more and more I play this course I realize how much better of a nine the back nine is. The front is probably an eaiser nine if you don't hook the ball OB on the first 3 holes but the back nine design is way better.

Anyway-course report was that some of the fairways are starting to look and feel a little bit thinner and dry compared to a couple weeks ago when the fairways were looking good. (Keep them watered and maintained please rustic staff) The greens on this course are great(few divots on 4.8,15 all par 3's) and it is what I really come here for. Boy they are tricky to putt and go up and down from(depending on where they put the pins) but they roll true and for the most part hold shots pretty well. The tee boxes are in good shape and the pace of play is pretty good during the week. Staff are great in the pro shop. This is a course if you walk you will get a workout.

Posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Member Since: March 21, 2006
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koufax - Moorpark
Got in another round a week after my last. Course conditions were relatively the same. It seems as if there is a good effort by some people to fix the ball marks of others on the greens, but the people who play here still need to get better. The fairways are really in great shape. The course was pretty dry because of the high winds the day before and thus it played pretty hard and fast. As I mentioned last week, the sand traps are pretty much a crapshot, but if I would just avoid them, I wouldn't need to worry about them. The course is in really nice shape right now and I recommend it as always.

Posted: Monday, January 8, 2007
Member Since: February 17, 2003
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1scgolfer - Torrance
course in pretty good condition. greens hard and fast, especially in the wind. had a great time but didn't score well.

Posted: Sunday, January 7, 2007
Member Since: December 5, 2002
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jackmack65 - Thousand Oaks
Played my "farewell to CA" round today at Rustic and thoroughly enjoyed it (and happened to play one of the better rounds of golf I've played in some time, which was a nice sendoff). It's a phenomenal golf course in excellent condition. The fairways are just top-notch right now. They might be as lush as you'll find anywhere in this part of So Cal. Greens are running nicely, though noticeably slower than they have been in the past, and there's a definite, and unfortunate, increase in unrepaired ball marks on many holes. The rough here is still patchy in places and offers many uneven, sometimes nearly impossible lies, so stay the heck out of it! It can be hard to remember that approach shots here are going to bounce and release more often than not... but there's a good chance you'll have more fun if you keep that in mind.

Enjoy Rustic. It's a true gem, and a course I will miss a lot.

Posted: Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Member Since: March 23, 2003