Played 1-6-26 early morning as a twosome walking, finishing in around 3 hours and 45 minutes. Tee boxes were in good shape. They were level with full coverage and mowed tight. Fairways were very lush ... Continue »

Played 1-6-26 early morning as a twosome walking, finishing in around 3 hours and 45 minutes. Tee boxes were in good shape. They were level with full coverage and mowed tight. Fairways were very lush with some minor small bare spots. They had minimal roll out with very nice lies and good padding. Rough was in good condition, 1-2 inches and lush. Was in one bunker that was a little firm from the rains but still had a decent amount of sand to hit from. Aprons around the greens were in good shape and playing soft with no release. Greens were in real good condition, rolling smooth at medium/fast pace and playing semi-soft. Probably the greenest I have ever seen the course. Not playing much like a links course with the soft ground right now, but still fun to play.

Played 12/10. Course is in great shape. Greens were fast, good coverage in the fairways and rough. Traps here tend to be pretty firm. Wind was really gusting in the afternoon but overall a great day. ... Continue »

Played 12/10. Course is in great shape. Greens were fast, good coverage in the fairways and rough. Traps here tend to be pretty firm. Wind was really gusting in the afternoon but overall a great day. New carts with GPS are very nice. Will be back soon.

Played Rustic for the first time on 10/21/25. I gotta say, I wasn't that impressed. This course is suggested to me a lot, and appeared in Golf.com's Top 100 best public courses, yet I found it ver... Continue »

Played Rustic for the first time on 10/21/25. I gotta say, I wasn't that impressed. This course is suggested to me a lot, and appeared in Golf.com's Top 100 best public courses, yet I found it very meh. For the price, its alright I suppose, better than any of the Long Beach or LA public courses (which I refuse to play now they've gotten so poor and expensive). But I do have some issues: (1) the layout is rather boring. Essentially its two holes, side by side, stretched out above and below the clubhouse. More than once I aimed my shot at the wrong green. (2) the fairways were alright, yet it was brown everywhere else, and mostly flat. (3) they've got some pretty aggressive set of "rules" as to how you should behave and such (see the website, lots of threats about being kicked off the course, or having to pay extra fess etc..) (4) the layout is boring. Parallel fairways, no real flow through the course, each tee box the question is "ok, which one's the green for this hole? I see 3". (4) they wouldn't let me play in my flip flops. I put on actual shoes and walked, which was fine, yet I thought we were past holding on to these old-school rules about attire. No one (Oak Quarry, Goose Creek, Pacific Palms) has ever cared about what I wore when I played. Honestly, I'm kinda irritated by the whole experience as I expected so much more. There's no way you can tell me this course is better than Soule Park in Ojai -- a course that gets compared to Rustic Canyon often, and frankly, shouldn't belong. Compare Rustic to one of those Oxnard or Ventura courses instead. And the Golf.com folks must've skipped playing Soule Park cause there's no way this place belongs on their top 100 list without SP being ranked higher. I wanted to find a comparable place to SP, and thought this was supposed to be it.

From 8/20 Rustic is looking good... Another fine and blessed afternoon at Rustic! Again, an excellent golf course! It always is... It was a sunny and nicely hot (94ish Fahrenheit) day with wind sp... Continue »

From 8/20 Rustic is looking good... Another fine and blessed afternoon at Rustic! Again, an excellent golf course! It always is... It was a sunny and nicely hot (94ish Fahrenheit) day with wind speeds around 8 - 14 mph. Pace of play was great around 4 hours. Heat must have scared off some golfers. I note the following conditions: Tee Boxes: Level most of the time and green, no significant damage. Condition good. Fairways: Green, lush, and defined from rough. Condition very nice. Greens: Green, medium in speed, with softness. Speed about a 10.5ish in speed with challenging pin placements. Condition very nice. Sand: well maintained, and firm. Condition good. Rough: well maintained and defined, about 3 – 5 inches. Condition very nice. Native Areas: Native areas were wild with no significant maintenance that offered little to no recovery potential. Condition good. Practice Areas: great range, chipping area, and putting green. Hitting off grass at the driving Range which was great! Putting green was excellent. Loved Rustic, again! Customer service received was also great at the pro shop and food was A+ at the restaurant, as we stayed for dinner, as we always do. As previously reported, this is an excellent course that excels in consistency. An excellent public course in Ventura County! Again looking forward to the next opportunity to play here!

From 7/28

Rustic is sweet!

An excellent golf course! It always is... Rustic was so much fun to play with a lot of unique holes and different challenges.


It was a sunny fun time with wind ... Continue »

From 7/28

Rustic is sweet!

An excellent golf course! It always is... Rustic was so much fun to play with a lot of unique holes and different challenges.


It was a sunny fun time with wind speeds around 5 - 10 mph. Pace of play was not great around 5 hours. I note the following conditions:


Tee Boxes: Level most of the time and green, no significant damage. Condition average.


Fairways: Green, lush, and defined from rough. Condition above average.


Greens: Green, medium in speed, with softness. Speed about a 10.5ish in speed but tricky with tough pin placements. Condition above average.


Sand: well maintained, and firm. Condition above average.


Rough: well maintained and defined, about 3 – 5 inches. Condition above average.


Native Areas: Native areas were wild with no significant maintenance that offered little to no recovery potential. Condition average.

Practice Areas: great range, chipping area, and putting green.


Loved Rustic, again! Customer service received was also great at the pro shop and food was A+ at the restaurant, as we stayed for dinner..

This is an excellent course that excels in consistency. An excellent public course in Ventura County! Looking forward to the next opportunity to play here!

First time back out at Rustic Canyon in almost five years so needless to say I was quite excited to get back out on this Gil Hanse gem. It was supposed to be a crazy hot Friday afternoon but it turned... Continue »

First time back out at Rustic Canyon in almost five years so needless to say I was quite excited to get back out on this Gil Hanse gem. It was supposed to be a crazy hot Friday afternoon but it turned out just perfect and not even too much wind careening down the canyon. Epic.

The prices at Rustic have definitely gone up since my last visit, but it was always likely underpriced if we're being honest, so I was okay with the new cost. You do get what you pay for and here it's nothing but golf goodness, especially when the conditions are so good.

Greens were just tremendous and it's always fun to navigate those massive complexes. Am I on the green or am I not? Can I chip from here? SHOULD I chip from here? It's wonderfully tense decision making at its finest but the payoffs are fabulous. Greens rolled really nice, not as super fast as expected, but still demanding of your full attention. Just wonderful.

Fairways were in very nice shape as well with superb coverage in just about every area. Sure, it's hot out there so a few hot spots are going to find your ball, but it's 100% the exception rather than the rule. The rough is only to be found in a few spots as you're either in the fairway or in a native area sprinkled with a playable (in many cases) fescue that draws in all errant shots. Tee boxes (played the blues) were flat and in very good shape, while the bunkers all had good sand in them but it's not of the super fluffy and light variety.

Course layout everyone knows but it's just so good and fun. Get your scoring in on the front nine as the back is going to give you a bit of a harder time, but they're both equally engaging and challenging routes. It was hot so we took a cart and they were nicely appointed but do have an annoying GPS trait where they show you a color-contoured green map on every approach and you can't simply turn that part off which is vexing. Seems an easy fix!

So yes, get out to Rustic as soon as you can and you won't be disappointed.

Palyed 3/21. Course is in very good shape right now. Greens are smooth and fairly fast. Fairways have good coverage and rough is better than it used to be. Sand traps were good but mostly compacted s... Continue »

Palyed 3/21. Course is in very good shape right now. Greens are smooth and fairly fast. Fairways have good coverage and rough is better than it used to be. Sand traps were good but mostly compacted sand. The price has been going up here, it is no longer a cheap option. Weekend round with cart and range balls will run you $120. They have upped their game though. The have some marshalls out there, cart girls was around a few times and they seem to working on bettering conditions.

Haven’t reviewed in a long time: I’ll keep this short, rustic is in great shape. The greens are immaculate, receptive yet very fast. Best I’ve seen in 10 years. Reminds me of earlier days at rustic. K... Continue »

Haven’t reviewed in a long time: I’ll keep this short, rustic is in great shape. The greens are immaculate, receptive yet very fast. Best I’ve seen in 10 years. Reminds me of earlier days at rustic. Kudos to the greens staff.

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 ... Continue »

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.