Rode the blues today 3/3/25 teeing off around 12:10pm getting around in about 3 hrs 25 minutes catching a couple groups on 17 and 18. 1-2 club colder wind for Ojai area which is unique up here as the mountains usually guard the wind. I had played here 3 times from Dec 2021 to Dec 2022. First round out here in a little over 2 years. Driving into the Inn there are parts where you don't even feel like your in California. Just a beautiful setting for golf. I snapped a bunch of pics on IG which shows how beautiful the golf course is. Met by very professional and friendly staff in the pro shop and cart staging area. Driving range on mats today with their pitching/putting green below. Carts had newer padded seats and great GPS system.

Layout on the front is substantially shorter, tighter and makes you work the ball a little more. Back nine is a bit more open in spots but requires a great long game with 3 longer tough par 3s. The layout has a great flow to it.

The greens were in great shape. Quick, firm rolling a true 11.5 on the stimp. Very little to no ballmarks present. I do see they are punching later this month. Rated 8.5/10

Fairways were lush for the most part with some areas a little thin and sandy under some shady spots. Rated 7.5/10.

I was in 3 greenside bunkers that contained thicker base layer with ample raked sand. Rated 8/10

Rough was in good shape around the greens and fairways. Not to penal and didn't see much kikuya grass. Rated 8/10.

Tee boxes were decent mostly level with a few being thin. No big deal. Rated 7/10.

I know conditions here will, only improve with upcoming March rains and upcoming maintenance. Would highly endorse and recommend OVI.

Rode the blues this morning 1/27/25 for the Golfmoose event with buddies John, Matt and joined by Bryan who was a pleasure to meet. I think our POP was around 5 hrs under cold damp 48 degree weather with at times maybe a one club wind. I enjoyed their grass driving range, seperate larger chipping and bunker area and massive putting green..should have spent more time there, lol!

First time here and really enjoyed the layout! For sure a second shot golf course where there is ample room to bomb drives but if your wedges or putting is off expect some challenges to some smaller raised green complexes. The course flowed extremely well with some doglegs, straight forward holes, some holes with force carries on the second shot but nothing tricked out or unfair about the layout. I loved hitting tee shots on this course! The beautiful homes lining the golf course really don't come into play. Jack designed some awesome strategically placed greenside and Fairway bunkers everywhere.

Greens were in good shape rolling medium to quick pace and holding irons very well. Boy did I have a hard time reading the undulations in the greens today. Many potato chip swales that made lag putting or just holing putts in general tough. Rated 8/10

Fairways were bright green and in good shape with a tighter firm base. Rated 8/10

Tees were mostly level with the usual divot damage on par 3s with the rest of the tees in good shape. Rated 7/10

The fairway rough was a dormant light brown color which visually contrasted beautifully with the emerald green Fairways. I felt the rough just outside the fairways to be easy to hit off but the greenside rough was very wet, muddy and very tough to chip off of. This is not the courses fault as it is winter and they did get some rain but would like to come back when there is grass in the grass bunkers and chipping areas and not muddy dirt. Rough rating 6/10

Was in 1 Fairway bunker and 1 greenside bunker that had the most beautiful white powder material and a pleasure to play out of. I wish all courses took a page out of Bear Creeks bunkers. Rated 8.5/10.

Highly recommend this course and would like to come back on a normal temperature day with the chipping areas in better shape.

Rode the blues this morning 1/13/25 as a part of the Golfmoose/GK event with buddies John, Ron and Mark under blustery conditions to say the least 25mph plus sustained with some gusts up to 40mph. Surprised the course let us out but we enjoyed the day! Pop was around 4 hrs 45 minutes. It was in the 60s and cold!

Friendly cartbarn staff. This would be a great club to join. 2 nice seperate putting greens, elevated big range with many targets and a seperate short game area with bunkers down the hill just right of 10 green.

Greens were in really great shape with a mixture of devilish downhill and side hill rolls on putts yet still holding irons and approach shots very nicely. Rated 8.5/10

Fairways were tighter padded semi lush grass in good shape rated 8/10. It was just a lighter color than the juicy green thick rough that can be a club grabber. Rough rating 8.5/10.

Was in one greenside bunker that had a great base of sand to blast out of. Always seems like the bunkers are in great shape here. Rated 8/10

Tees all level and in good shape. Rated 8/10.

The Saticoy Club is very much recommended! I love this golf course.

Rode the blues this morning 1/6/25 at 11:10am with buddies John, Ron and Mark for the Gk/Golfmoose event under beautiful golf weather with hardly any wind and temps around 70 degrees. Pop was around 4 hrs 40 minutes. Very friendly staff here and nice practice facilities with a large putting green that mirrored the speed of the greens on the course, large driving range on mats and a nice chipping/bunker short game area. Did not eat at their grill but we saw many players enjoying their grill.

My second time here. I enjoy the back nine much more than the front nine. In my opinion just better holes on the back nine even with the two funky par 5s #10 and #12. Las posas has two very challenging par 3s on the front #6 and #9 from the back tees that will challenge the best of players. From a layout perspective you get some tighter straight forward holes and then some dogleg holes on the back nine that I enjoy playing.

Conditions were above average on all fronts.

Fairways were a tad wetter,/tighter especially in shady spots but almost always contained decent lies. Rated 7/10

Tees mostly level and in good shape with some of the 3 pars a little chewed up. Rated 7/10

Greens were very quick downhill and side hill wise and medium paced uphill. Not to many ballmarks with true rolls. Very receptive to well struck shots. Rated 8/10

Rough was pretty non-existent and cut low just off the fairways. Rated 6.5/10

Our group as a whole were in numerous bunkers. The two I was in contained what looked like a firmer base on top with a nice thicker base underneath the top level. All bunkers I encountered were raked nicely. There are many strategic greenside and fairway bunkers on this course.

I would recommend this course to anyone.

Walked the blues this morning 12/30/24 at 11:30am with my buddy Mark and a twosome of brothers under beautiful weather low 60s with no wind which I hear is rare up here. Our POP was 5 hrs behind a packed course of holiday golfers. Very friendly staff in the pro shop. No cart girl. They have a big driving range on mats, big putting green and we ate at the restaurant after the round which had great food.

My first time here. I really loved the layout which had some up and down tee shots, doglegs, straight forward holes and beautiful views of the surrounding desert mountains. Most holes had big mounding just off the fairways that could either hurt you or funnel balls back to the center of the fairways. Some nice elevation changes and the course flowed really nicely.

The greens were in very good shape rolling medium to quick speeds and holding shots very softly. Rating the greens an 8/10.

The fairways were on the thinner side and drives rolled forever. This helped me shoot a low score today as drives were rolling an extra 15 yds or so. They contained just enough grass to be considered playable without being considered hardpan. Rated 6.5/10

Wasn't much rough at all just off the fairways. Rated 6/10

Tees were level on the dry side with the par 3s being a little thinner and torn up but not to bad. Rated 6.5/10

Was not in any bunkers but playing partners described them as containing consistent sand with a good base to hit off of.

Recommended for layout and greens conditioning.

Walked the golds 12/19/24 with my buddy Mark and two of his work colleagues Mike and Kyle who were a pleasure to play with. Our POP was 4 hrs 45 minutes teeing off at 12 noon and finishing with about 15 minutes to spare watching the SB sunset at our backs as we walked back up to the clubhouse. We maybe had a club of wind midway through the front nine that was very mild all day. It was almost 70 degrees as a high just picture perfect SB/Goleta weather with sunny skies. Super friendly staff. We had a driver head fly off on 7 tee for one of our playing partners.

He was able to rent a driver at the turn. Cartgirl around several times, very friendly cartbarn staff. Top notch customer service here. They have a very sloped putting green and a grass range.

The conditions were very good for December golf. Fairways were really nice besides hole 8 that looked a little drier and thinner than the other 17 holes. All other holes were semi lush to lush with good lies. Rated 8/10


Tees were mostly level, very lush and very soft at times wet. Good shape! Rated 8/10.

Rough cut down very low left of 13, left of 14, right of 15,
left of 16 and right of 17. This dramatically improves pace and makes the course more manageable if you do happen to spray one which I did once going a little left on 13. The fairway rough just off the fairways inside the cart paths
was beautiful lush and around 3 inches thick. Rating that portion of the rough a solid 8.5/10.




Was not in any greenside or fairway bunkers but they looked decent maybe a bit thin at times

Saving the best for last the greens. They were a solid 12.5 on the stimp. Downhill 15 footers had to be treated as 2 to 3 foot putts to give you an idea. They were rolling very quick and true. One of the main reasons I come out to
Sandpiper is to putt these greens. If you can putt these here on a day like today you can putt anywhere. Rated 9.5/10

Highly endorse this track. It is one of Socal's gems.

Walked the Oranges today 12/9/2024 around 11am joined by my buddy Mark and a super nice single Mike from Northern California. We had perfect weather with no wind, sunny skies and temps in the mid 60s. Pop was around 4 hrs 30 minutes. Range on mats, putting green closed this morning. Seperate small bunker/chipping area open. Very friendly vibe and staff up here always. We had delicious burgers and beers post round at Zadies Restaurant watching the sunset. Very good food here.

Golf course is in good shape for winter golf.

The greens were rolling medium paced 10.5 on the stimp and holding irons nicely. Some of the greens if short sided on chipping could be devilish. Rated 8/10

Fairways were semi lush with most areas tightly padded with nice lies. Fairways turning ever so slightly to a yellowish hue. Rated 7.5/10

Was in greenside bunkers on 3 and 17 that had perfect semi deep beach sand. Bunkers here are almost always usually immaculate. Rated 8.5/10

Most tees were level and lush with just minor divot damage on the par 3s. Rated 8/10

Rough in decent shape, cut fairly low just off the fairways. Rated 7.5/10.

Soule Park is a Parkland layout that is treelined at times. Several nice long length par 4s and a couple challenging par 3s keep the best players on their toes. Also some score able par 5s out here to take advantage of.

One of the best values bang for your buck in socal.

Walked the blues today 12/2/24 teeing off at 12:10pm finishing at 4:40pm with a POP of 4hrs 30 minutes under beautiful weather with 1 club of wind on the front and no wind on the back nine with temps in the low 70s. Joined by my buddy Matt and two nice singles Gary and Randy both locals.

Rustic is in beautiful shape for December with the fairways running a little firmer and tighter than previous months especially on the front nine but still in beautiful shape to compress irons. 8/10.

The tees were mostly all level, some divot damage on the par 3s but beautiful on the 4s and 5s. Rated 8/10

Oh the greens! Reminded me some of when this place first opened. Firm and fast and putting true! Close to a 12 on the stimp. Many 15 footers if not struck precisely can turn into 5/6 feet coming back. Just love the greens. They were still holding irons beautiful yet rolling devilish. Rated 9/10

Greenside rough beautiful, fairway rough in above average shape and the further you get from the fairways it turns tougher and firmer near the cartpaths. Rated overall 7.5/10

Not in any bunkers but they looked firmer and compact.

Looking forward to many rounds out here in the next several months. Highly recommended.

Out walking the blues with my buddy Steve 11/4/24 for his last round before he heads back to the Midwest. Some of the friendliest staff in socal at Olivas. We had windy conditions up to 2 clubs for most of the day which is almost the norm here in the afternoon. Our POP behind the senior men's club was around 4 hrs 20 minutes catching them on hole 6 and waiting on them most of the day. The course for the 1st week in November was in good shape with tighter padded lush fairways with more roll to them7.5/10, level and nicely lush tee boxes 7.5/10, mostly lush fairway rough 7.5/10 and greens about a month coming out of maintenance that rolled decent but we're not as smooth as they usually are rated 7/10. Was in 3 greenside bunkers that were in beautiful shape with nice beach sand. Rated 8/10.

Lakes still full of water, beautiful maintained course that is transitioning into winter golf. Fantastic layout. Huge undulating greens where pin placements can be brutal. Highly recommended!

Out this afternoon 10/28/24 walking the blues with my buddy Steve joined by a nice couple from New Hampshire. About 1.5 club wind today under 70 degree weather partly cloudy with a POP of 4 hrs 10 minutes finishing with about 10 minutes to spare before darkness.

Conditions continue to thrive at Rustic with very lush Fairways 8.5 /10, beautiful tees that have fully grown in and are level 8.5/10, medium paced rolling greens that were receptive 8.5/10 and greenside and Fairway rough that is lush and beautiful 9/10.

Was in greenside bunker left of 11 that was damp but nice sand underneath to splash out of.

Even with the recent rate increase still one of the better values around in socal for what you get. Highly recommended.

Walked the Oranges Monday afternoon 10/21/24 joined by my buddy Steve out from the Midwest at 140pm. Pop was 4 hrs 25 minutes. We were joined by a nice twosome under 83 degree weather with no wind. The sun setting on the back nine was for sure a camera day with how nice the conditions are now. I will echo Kevin's review below:

Greens were in great shape very soft and receptive and rolling at a medium pace maybe around a 10 on the stimp. Beautiful challenging/undulating greens here. Rated 8.5/10

Fairways were very nice for late October very lush, perfect lies. Pleasure to hit from. Rated 8.5/10

Tees very lush, mostly all level and in good shape. Rated 8/10

Fairway and greenside rough were in nice shape. Rated 8/10.

Was only in one bunker fairway bunker left on 17 that was in good shape. Rated 7.5/10

For the money this course is one of the best conditioned courses you can play in California. Add in great layout, friendly staff and usually great weather. Highly recommended and lots of cool eating options post round at either their restaurant or in downtown ojai.

Out for back to back rounds on my home course Monday afternoon 10/14 and this morning 10/15 with both POP rounds around 4 hrs 35 minutes under cooler foggy conditions this morning and beautiful sunny conditions yesterday afternoon with very little wind to speak of. Very friendly staff both days. I had not been out to Rustic for about 4 months. Back 9 start both days

The course is just thriving. Full tee sheets and very nice conditions for mid October!!

The fairways are in some of the best shape I have ever seen them. Almost to lush? Very little roll out with absolutely perfect lies. Just a pleasure to compress. Rated 9/10

The greenside rough is just so beautiful here. Cut to a thicker level, uniform and in pga tour shape. Rated 9.5/10.

Fairway rough is in decent to good shape. Rated 7.5/10

Greens are in great shape coming out of aerification around a month ago. Rolling pure and holding irons like darts. We felt the greens on the back were a little firmer than the front.

Can't rate the tees on the front nine as they are in full maintenance completely sanded. Some of the tees on the back have minor patches of sand and maintenance going on. When the sand settles in and they are watered they will be in great shape.

Was only in one bunker on hole 7 during my second round and it had a firm base but easy to splash out of.

Rustic is no longer a bump and run links course! It's very lush in the fairways and currently plays longer than the stated yardage . Its softer fringes must be negotiated with the proper touch around the greens. Just love the staff, layout, challenge, scenery and fun factor here. Looking forward to some upcoming rounds here. Recommended.