Walked the Blacks this morning 3/15/2021 teeing off as a single in light sprinkles and colder weather around 8:40am. I caught a threesome on hole 10, really cool guys from Pasadena and we finished the... Continue »

Walked the Blacks this morning 3/15/2021 teeing off as a single in light sprinkles and colder weather around 8:40am. I caught a threesome on hole 10, really cool guys from Pasadena and we finished the round together. Weather was in the 50's with a 1-2 club breeze.

Man I love Rustic.

The greens were in great shape today. Mark's comment of firmer is spot on. I could putt these greens any day anytime. Very smooth roll. If I had to guess maybe a 11 on the stimp even with some overnight rain on them. Rated 8.5/10.

Tee boxes were very lush and level and in good shape. Rated 8/10

Fairways have a yellowish color and are in between thin and semi lush and provide a decent hitting surface at present time. Rated 6.5/10

Greenside rough is green, beautiful shape and lush. Rated 9/10.

Fairway rough is rough "around" the edges. Could be grass, could be hardpan, could be dirt. Probably the only part of the course that needs work. Rated 5/10

Was in greenside bunker left of 15 that had wetter compact sand that had enough sand to easily splash out of.


Highly recommend Rustic Canyon. In the coming months the fairways are only going to get lusher and if the greens and tees stay the same like they are today golfers are in for a treat this Spring and Summer

Played here today with a 1:30 tee time. $38 booked direct on their site about a week ago. Paid $8 more in the shop for a push cart. Paired with a riding twosome and another walking single. Started rig... Continue »

Played here today with a 1:30 tee time. $38 booked direct on their site about a week ago. Paid $8 more in the shop for a push cart. Paired with a riding twosome and another walking single. Started right on time and POP was not terrible but not good. Front-nine back-ups at 3rd tee & 6th tee, back nine back-ups on 10, 11, 15, 16 & 17. The riding twosome quit after 17, but the other guy and I played the 18th hole in near total darkness, finishing around 6:30. We had to be the last group to finish. Not exactly sure why things move so poorly out here… maybe the tough green complexes? Anyway, despite playing terribly most of the day, very happy I was able to finish after the 90+ minute drive to get there.

Conditions are pretty darn good. Greens are great, quite slick, very smooth and definitely more firm than soft. A few holes seemed really beat up on the collars, and I’m not sure why. Like right in front of the 15th green looked like somebody had a driving range session from there with tons of weird divots. Fairways might be the low point of conditions, but they’re not bad. They are a little clumpy, though, with a mix of grasses. Seems like a dormant bermuda base with some sort of green grass growing in little clumps. Rough is a mix of really lush rye in spots and dormant, thin bermuda in others. Blue tee boxes were mostly good. I was in one bunker and it was very well maintained and had good sand.

Always a treat to play here. Love the drive in and how you get a “preview” of what’s in store. Wish it was closer to home, easier to get a tee time, and had better weekend POP. Otherwise it’s just about perfect.

Played 3-2-21 afternoon walking as a foursome on a TeeOff deal for $13.50, and finishing in a little under 4 1/2 hours. Tee boxes were very green and lush, mostly level with minimal divot damage on pa... Continue »

Played 3-2-21 afternoon walking as a foursome on a TeeOff deal for $13.50, and finishing in a little under 4 1/2 hours. Tee boxes were very green and lush, mostly level with minimal divot damage on par threes. Fairways were yellow and firm with tight lies, just how they should be on a links course. Some of the fairways had some minor bare spots here and there but nothing major. Rough along fairways does no exist at Rustic, its either the same as the fairways or its dirt. Rough around the greens does exist, it's in really nice shape, green and lush about 2-3 inches. Was in one greenside bunker that had a decent amount of brown sand that was nice to hit from. Some of the aprons around the greens had been punched awhile ago and are almost healed up. There are some bad spots on the aprons, bare dirt that cannot be putted through but only a few spots that I saw. Greens were in really nice shape, rolling smooth and fast, and playing semi-firm. Personally I love the look and how the course plays right now, really gives you that true links feel.

I have played Rustic many times over the years and it is not in the best of shape right now. Fairways are thin with lots of clumpy grass and tight lies. Greens were in good shape and very fast today. ... Continue »

I have played Rustic many times over the years and it is not in the best of shape right now. Fairways are thin with lots of clumpy grass and tight lies. Greens were in good shape and very fast today. Sand traps were uneven, some good, a few wet. Tee boxes are pretty beat up. I know it's winter but they should do some maintenance on the course. My biggest issue is they charge $32 to ride as a single, even if you have no choice because nobody else wants to ride with you. That makes this is pretty pricey round for the conditions. Won't be back for a while.

Walked the Blues this morning 1/11/2021 teeing off around 8:05am joined by 2 nice singles Chris and Bob. Our POP was great around 4 hrs with just some minimal waiting on the last 3 holes. I wanted to ... Continue »

Walked the Blues this morning 1/11/2021 teeing off around 8:05am joined by 2 nice singles Chris and Bob. Our POP was great around 4 hrs with just some minimal waiting on the last 3 holes. I wanted to touch a little on the weather and in reference to Tim's review about 3 reviews down the line. We started the day with very light breeze that turned into a hurricane around hole 11. Talking 30-40mph wind with super blustery gusts. I consider myself not super long especially with each year. How bad was the wind at our backs on 16(466 yd par 4) from the blue stone I had 50 yds to the green and on number 18(437 yd par 4) I hit a power fade around the greenside bunkers and was on the fringe after my drive. Saw several 390 yd drives downwind in our group and #11 and #13 going into wind were brutal! Maybe 190-200 yd drives with the ball going backwards when it reached its apex..lol.

Greens were top notch. Probably the smoothest and quickest I have seen them in some time. Had a eagle putt on hole 1 front green and I putted it off the green into the rough past a back pin. Green rating today was close to a 9/10. Greens Holding shots into the wind OK. If you were downwind or short sidesided today you were toast. Love putting these greens. To Tim's point any wind over 25mph plus out here there are many greens where the ball will not stop in its place to be putted.

Tees were freaking awesome. Level, lush and in great shape. Rated 8.5/10

Fairways had a ton of roll. I saw my playing partners drive on 14 roll like a 100yds. Fairways were more thin than lush but contained just enough padding. Rustic fairways are for sure links style at this time and the way the designer meant for them to be played. Rated 6.5/10

Rough was thin and wispy around the fairways and lush and green around the aprons and greens. Fairway rough rating 6/10. Greenside rough rating 8/10.

Was not in any bunkers so can't comment on those today.

Highly recommended. Love me some Rustic. Look at the forecast or call ahead to check on the wind.

I got out with another single yesterday, 1/5/21 with a 12:50 start. I'm going to do a complete cheat and refer you to GDR23's review since i found the conditions pretty much exactly the same, right do... Continue »

I got out with another single yesterday, 1/5/21 with a 12:50 start. I'm going to do a complete cheat and refer you to GDR23's review since i found the conditions pretty much exactly the same, right down to surprisingly mild day with minimal to no wind. Really very enjoyable conditions. Unfortunately, i also found the course pretty busy and slow. I've found good pace, despite the crowds, has been more the norm lately at other locations, so only finishing 15 holes with a 12:50 start was unexpected and disappointing.

Make sure you give yourself time to finish, but otherwise recommended.

Walked the blues this morning at 10am joined by Lee, Don and Gary. It was a pleasure watching Don at 86 years young hit some great shots. Inspiring. We had perfect weather conditions with no wind and ... Continue »

Walked the blues this morning at 10am joined by Lee, Don and Gary. It was a pleasure watching Don at 86 years young hit some great shots. Inspiring. We had perfect weather conditions with no wind and temps in the mid 70's. POP was 4 hrs 30 minutes with a pretty packed golf course today.

Covid19= no rakes, foam inserts in cups, driving range open on mats, putting green open with no flags. Cart service was around a bunch of times and grill open with ordering from outside for take out. Masks in pro shop.

Greens are freaking awesome right now. Quick and firm, holding irons nicely. You need to spin your chips here or they will release on you. Greenskeeper is doing a great job with the greens. Rated 8.5/10

Tees are awesome. Mostly all green and lush and mostly all level. Rated 8/10

Fairways would call them more thin than lush but still just enough padding. To be honest the fairways now are how this course should be played which is run out on drives, bump and run shots around the greens and overall a links feel. Historically the fairways start getting lush and green around April. Rated 6.5/10.

Bunkers was only in one greenside bunker on 13 that had nice beach like soft sand that was easy to splash out of. Over the years Rustic has done a great job in filling in most of the greenside bunkers with more sand. Rated 7/10.

Rough is dry, thinner and not an issue as far as a club grabber. You can get some poor thinner lies just off the fairways or if you run through a fairway like I did on my drive on number 5. Rated 6/10.

Highly recommend Rustic. Pick a non-windy day by looking at the forecast or calling the shop ahead of time. Great layout with some length to it, challenging greens and a blast to play

I’ve been playing Rustic a lot lately, and am even about to join their men’s club. I think the course is fun and interesting, and the condition of the greens is typically fantastic. The customer servi... Continue »

I’ve been playing Rustic a lot lately, and am even about to join their men’s club. I think the course is fun and interesting, and the condition of the greens is typically fantastic. The customer service is also top-notch.

That said, they have to start paying more attention to the wind advisories and placing pins in smarter spots and growing out the greens a little during the windiest part of the year (this time of year). I played today, and beginning on the 10th fairway, it was the strongest wind I’ve ever played in. Several shots were legitimately 4-club adjustments. On the par-5 13th, which I’ve reached in 2 with D-3w and D-4 iron in the past, I hit driver, 5iron, 2 iron, and was still 20 yards short. The thing is, the layout was still fun and playable in these conditions. There is a lot of room and fairways run and the greens are big, so you can play the ball near the ground and do okay. The greens, on the other hand, cannot handle this type of wind. They aren’t protected, they are cut too short, and they slope too severely. On holes 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, and 18, the pins were in places where the ball will simply not stop with wind that hard. Two 3 handicaps had routine 4 putts and as bad as a 7 putt on the back. Considering wind advisories have been forecasted for today and 3 of the next 4 days for at least a week, I’d have thought the pins would have been placed with this in mind, as every green has at least one spot where the ball will stop in strong wind in the prevailing direction. I was also surprised the greens were running quite quick. There’s a reason greens tend to be slower and flatter on Scottish links, and I hope the folks at RC start taking that example when the forecast calls for high winds.

I was able to get out to Rustic for an afternoon round. For some reason they were not running carts today so the entire course was walking. If you plan on playing anytime soon I would call to find out... Continue »

I was able to get out to Rustic for an afternoon round. For some reason they were not running carts today so the entire course was walking. If you plan on playing anytime soon I would call to find out what is going on with the carts. Rustic is not a course that is very hard to walk, but I know many people refuse to do so. I have to say the pace of play wasn't great but that is not the courses fault. Some people walk and play slower than others. Id say we waited on more than half our holes, especially down the back 9. We made it the 18th tee when it was pitch black. While that is frustrating, playing any amount of holes at Rustic is worth it in my opinion. The more I play this place, the more I appreciate the challenge. Today there was little wind, and that made scoring much easier. The greens were in very good shape, and the fairways were pretty much dried out but still good enough to play on. The tee boxes were in great shape.