Walked the blues yesterday 4/2/24 joined by 3 nice singles. We had an interesting wind to say the least. Drive on 12 over the green and drive on 14 had 68 yds in taking a crazy line just right of the ... Continue »

Walked the blues yesterday 4/2/24 joined by 3 nice singles. We had an interesting wind to say the least. Drive on 12 over the green and drive on 14 had 68 yds in taking a crazy line just right of the green to give you a couple examples downwind. Drives into the wind on hole 11 and 13 maybe got 220 yds and went nowhere...lol. Total pop just over 4 hrs. We moved well towards the group ahead of us and never saw the group behind us. Beautiful but windy day for golf. Back nine start teeing off late morning. Interesting playing 14,16,18, 1,2,3 all downwind. I think it makes the back nine a touch more manageable. The conditions continue to excel at Rustic. Probably the nicest I have seen the tees[8.5/10], greenside rough[9/10]and fairways[8.5/10]. The greens[8.5/10] were in great shape,, super smooth around a 10.5 on the stimp with no ballmarks evident. Was in Fairway bunker on 10 that was hard packed and really nice to hit a wedge out of. Very friendly staff, still a great price especially walking during the week, great layout and superb conditions right now. I can't recommend this course more than now for conditions. Go play.

Walked the blues this afternoon 3/18/24 with my buddy Matt under mostly sunny skies for most of the day and a heavy downpour of rain for 10 to 15 minutes after we hit our tee shots on number 6. POP wa... Continue »

Walked the blues this afternoon 3/18/24 with my buddy Matt under mostly sunny skies for most of the day and a heavy downpour of rain for 10 to 15 minutes after we hit our tee shots on number 6. POP was around 4 hrs 20 minutes. Joined by a nice twosome who also walked. If you had a camera today would have been the day to use it. The sun piercing through the clouds with as lush as the course is was mesmerizing today. Greens were in great shape rolling around an 11 on the stimp and holding shots beautiful. Several birdie pins today and some other ones tucked like back right shelf on 18. Not many ball marks to fix and they were rolling pure. Rated 8/10 Fairways are lusher than I am used to on my home course. They are a pleasure to hit irons off of but contain little to no roll. Rated 8.5/10 Greenside rough is 8.5/10 beautiful lush and cut uniform. Fairway rough has improved over the last year and is thicker than in previous drought years. Was in one bunker left of 15 that was hardpacked but still easy to splash out of. Tees are in really nice shape, level, cut tight and lush. Rated 8/10. Nice to have number 16 and 17 back two tees back to normal as the last round I played here they were not allowing golfers to tee off from the normal teeing grounds. This is about the lushest I have seen Rustic since it opened which was over 20 years ago. Still some bump and run shots available but also some shots now you can take right at the pins. Highly recommended if you like green and lush.

Walked 9 holes late yesterday 2/24/24 at 3:20pm with my buddy Matt under perfect weather conditions finishing in 2 hours joining a nice couple.

My home course is wall to wall lush conditions right... Continue »

Walked 9 holes late yesterday 2/24/24 at 3:20pm with my buddy Matt under perfect weather conditions finishing in 2 hours joining a nice couple.

My home course is wall to wall lush conditions right now with very green fairways 8.5/10, healthy slower than normal greens rolling super pure 8/10, lush and level tee boxes 8/10 and very lush greenside beautiful rough 9/10. Was not in any bunkers but their greenside traps are always on the firmer side. Course is a great option after rains as it generally drains really well. We walked but I think pro shop stated CPO on number 2 and 3. Rustic is going to have another great year if the conditions are already this nice at the start of the golf season. Very deserved almost always rated in top 100 golf magazines for best courses.

Highly recommended if you can secure a tee time.

This is my friend group's all-time favorite course in the general LA area. So close, yet just far enough that you feel isolated. I just wish it was easier to book a tee time. 4 weeks in advance with a... Continue »

This is my friend group's all-time favorite course in the general LA area. So close, yet just far enough that you feel isolated. I just wish it was easier to book a tee time. 4 weeks in advance with an upcharge + mandatory payment ahead of time is tough. Wish it was easier to just call and book.

Aside from that though, I've never seen Rustic look this lush and beautiful. Consistent coverage across all fairways, fringes in immaculate shape, roughs could use a trim but still solid. The tee boxes on some of the par 3s are borderline awful, but i don't really mind it with the green you end up at. Overall, always a pleasure to play at this course. We teed off at 12:40 and managed to finish by 5:00, just as the sun was setting. No drink cart anywhere which was a bummer for a lovely Saturday, but that's to be expected these days.

Walked the blues this morning teeing off around 9am joined by my buddy Matt and a nice single from the Santa Clarita area. Pop was 4 hrs 40 minutes under perfect weather with it getting around 64 as a... Continue »

Walked the blues this morning teeing off around 9am joined by my buddy Matt and a nice single from the Santa Clarita area. Pop was 4 hrs 40 minutes under perfect weather with it getting around 64 as a high today and no wind. Course drained really well after the pouring rain yesterday with just a couple standing water spots in some of the bunkers and several of the fringes wetter than normal. Rough, tees and Fairways totally playable today.

Greens were in very good shape. Rolling smooth and speeding up as the day went on. Holding shots very nicely and softly. Rated 8/10

Fairways in good shape albeit a little wetter than normal. Rated 7/10

Tees level and in great shape. Very lush. Rated 8/10

Greenside rough in beautiful shape very lush and pleasing to the eye. Rated 8.5/10

Fairway rough in decent shape 7/10.

Wasn't in any bunkers but my buddy was and they were really playing like firm waste bunkers.

Highly recommend Rustic if you can get a tee time

Course overall in good shape. Greens very good and fast. Fairways decent coverage for winter. Tee boxes were pretty chewed up. Has gotten pretty expensive now Fri-Sun.

Course overall in good shape. Greens very good and fast. Fairways decent coverage for winter. Tee boxes were pretty chewed up. Has gotten pretty expensive now Fri-Sun.

Walked the blues this afternoon at high noon joined by a nice single and a twosome from the Santa Monica area for a POP at 4 hrs 30 minutes with the temps around 60 degrees and little to no wind. Idea... Continue »

Walked the blues this afternoon at high noon joined by a nice single and a twosome from the Santa Monica area for a POP at 4 hrs 30 minutes with the temps around 60 degrees and little to no wind. Ideal conditions. Did not use the range but they had it on grass today. Rustic also has a nice chipping/bunker area, nice putting green and grill was opened today for food. Very nice proshop staff and cart girl making the rounds. Greens were in very good shape today. For Rustic's standards slower than usual but for most courses they would seem slick. Very little to no ballmarks and a couple devilish pin positions today but not to bad. Green speeds maybe a 10.5 on the stimp. Green rating 8/10 Fairways contained nice padding. Most spots had full coverage and just a few thinner lies here and there. Rated 7.5/10 Blue tees were all level, very lush and in good shape. Tee box on 2 is pushed to the left some as the rains the last couple weeks made the normal teeing grounds muddy. Rated 8/10. Was in one greenside bunker left of 15 that was firm but contained just enough sand. Rated 7/10 Greenside rough was fabulous as usual. Lush, thicker and in great shape Rated 8.5/10.The course has done a good job recently with the rough on most holes just off the fairways now in the 6.5/10 range. Most fringes currently are softer than when the course first opened so play your approach chips for bump and run shots with that in mind. Rustic was just gorgeous today on the back nine with the sun setting. Grounds crew to be highly praised for the shape they have it in this winter. Highly recommended.

Walked the blues today teeing off at 1150am with my buddy Matt joined by a nice couple that quit on 16. Our POP was 4 hrs 40 minutes under sunny skies and a swirling 20-25mph Santa Ana wind. Drives on... Continue »

Walked the blues today teeing off at 1150am with my buddy Matt joined by a nice couple that quit on 16. Our POP was 4 hrs 40 minutes under sunny skies and a swirling 20-25mph Santa Ana wind. Drives on 1,2,3,12,14,16,18 were fun to hit downwind where 5,9,10,11and 13 were straight in the teeth of the wind. Super friendly pro shop staff, nice grass range that we didn't have time to use today with a separate chipping area. Have not played here for a couple months and the course is still in great shape for early December/winter. Greens were super quick today with the wind rolling close to a 12 stimp on downhillers and sidehillers. The Marshall were telling each group that the pin placement on 1 and 8 were automatic 2 putts...I could see it on 8 where they had the pin but not on hole 1. Anyway the greens were holding shots, rolling pure with little to no ball Mark damage. Rating these beauties a 9/10. You could look silly putting today if you did not know the course and did not take into account the wind and slick surfaces. So impressed with the Fairways this late in the season. Mostly lush tight padded surfaces that contained some roll out and just a pleasure to hit irons off of. Rated 8/10 Tees all level and lush 8/10 Greenside rough beautiful 9/10, rough off the fairways rated 7/10. Not in any bunkers. Highly recommend this track

Walked the blues early afternoon today 10/2/23 with my buddy Matt joined by a nice twosome under temps in the low 70s with about a 10-15mph wind. Our POP was around 4 hrs 40 minutes. Lots of golfers ... Continue »

Walked the blues early afternoon today 10/2/23 with my buddy Matt joined by a nice twosome under temps in the low 70s with about a 10-15mph wind. Our POP was around 4 hrs 40 minutes. Lots of golfers out today, great to see this on my home course. After playing so many rounds here I can honestly say even though the bones are set up for a bump and run links course the beautiful lush conditions would say otherwise. This is the lushest I have ever seen the fairways and the sofest and slowest I have ever seen the greens and big aprons/fringes!. Just couldn't get ourselves as a group to hit putts and chips hard enough today. The fairways are also in lush beautiful shape but without roll the course is playing longer. Greens were soft and really holding shots nicely. They are medium to slow pace for Rustics standards and probably slower today as they were recently punched almost 4 weeks ago. No sign of any maintenance holes or issues so can probably take the yellow maintenance alert down. Rated 7/10 Fairways are an 8.5/10. Probably the nicest I have ever seen them. Super lush, hardly any roll and a pleasure to hit from. Tees were level and in good shape. Rated 7.5/10 Rough just off the greens in great shape 9/10. Rough just off the fairways good shape 8/10. Rough closer to the cartpaths get thinner and less consistent. Was in one bunker that was in decent shape. Staff super friendly. They just completed renovation on the range. Check the wind beforehand. Course is very lush and in good shape. Great layout. Highly recommended.