played a glacially slow weekend round here. beautiful setting at the base of the foothills. the layout has four or five really good holes (especially the longer par 3s). it also has a few awful holes. the 9th hole is quizzical. the use of trees on this course is not very well thought out. the greens were moderate speed but a bit bumpy (typical muni greens). i couldn't tell the rough from the fairway, had a real dog-track feel. i felt like the course was 10 or 15 dollars overpriced at 52 bucks -- but then i play rustic mainly so i'm spoiled.

The course is in stellar shape. Love it like this. Maintained just as it should be. Hard, fast greens. When the wind blows, you have to make shots or else. Stay below the hole whenever possible. Think, think, think. Local knowledge invaluable.

great condition. playing as it should: hard, fast, and wind-blown. bring your texas wedge, knock-down shot, and bump-and-run game.

Good course. unusual landscape. fun to play.

played this course for the second time ever (both in the last week). while the playing surfaces are in good shape (admittedly, the greens were not as good this last time), the design of the course leaves me a bit cold. there are two holes that don't make any sense. Numbers 3 and 17 are just mistakes. a blind drive to a landing area so impossibly narrow that if you miss left you get a free drop? that's just goofy. and 17, well, the problems have been discussed here before. i've played great short downhill par threes. i've played number 7 at pebble. the 17 green here is a farse. it's clear that they have to keep it a little shaggy just to make it playable. and the mounding on the right side is so severe that a ball can be missed right and then kick left and off the green. i could go on, but if you've played here you know what i'm talking about. the biggest problem i have with tierra is the green sites. there are some false fronts and backs to greens that are comically sloped. and the mounding around the greens is often poorly thought out. in many places the only way to get the ball in the vicinity of the hole is to bump the ball into the up-slope and then hope that it trundles down the other side. i don't mind this shot in theory (i play it a rustic a lot). however, when the mound is clearly man-made and covered in rough and has sprinkle heads placed on the top of it, it lacks charm and playability.

i wish architects would let the land do the talking and not the bulldozer.

in terms of design, i rank the moorpark courses: rustic, sky at lost canyons, moorpark cc, shadow at lost canyons, and then tierra.

Another up-and-down canyon course -- a la Moorpark CC and Lost Canyons. Superb condition. Best greens in the area. Friendly staff.

greens are coming back beautifully. frankly, i am amazed. yeah, there are few crispy spots on the fairways and in the rough, but this course is never going to be perfectly manicured, nor should it be. it's not augusta. to me part of the charm is drawing a wildhair lie every now and then. it is called RUSTIC canyon afterall.

i don't know what the big deal is about this course. it was not in very good condition, and the design is only fair. it's not a bad course, but it's not all that either.

starting to get a little crispy out there. aeration coming next monday.

course playing great. greens rolling smooth (not too fast -- i was surprised).

hey how hot does it get out at rustic nowadays? i know greenskeeper has the little weather window, but it never seems right to me. not too mention right now, it says "pleasantly warm" 95 degrees. is it uncomfortably hot in the early afternoon? too hot to play? palm springish?

huh. that's the first time i've ever heard anyone say that feeling like they're at st. andrews sucks.