Well, my Dad and I wanted to play Rustic on Monday, but when we got out there it was blowing a huge black dirt cloud to the south, right across the golf course. As soon as I got out of the car my cont... Continue »

Well, my Dad and I wanted to play Rustic on Monday, but when we got out there it was blowing a huge black dirt cloud to the south, right across the golf course. As soon as I got out of the car my contacts were full of sand. So, we headed back down and played at Los Robles.

I hadn't played here in quite awhile, and after playing a lot at Rustic the last year, I was very underwhelmed. Bad greens... as in muddy almost. Softspikes left holes in the black mud. Didn't roll very true like I remembered. Bad fairways... beat up, brown (yeah, it is winter). Bad tees... sandy, chopped up, uneven, etc. What happened?

Oh well, we walked right on at 9:30 with no tee time (it was cold and windy though...) and we played with a nice Japanese couple that didn't speak much English besides "nice shot" and "good approach".

Going back to Rustic next week.

this used to be a good course. They kept the course up well for a while after the renovation, but this course has fallen apart. The tees boxes are covered in sand, you have to really search for a fl... Continue »

this used to be a good course. They kept the course up well for a while after the renovation, but this course has fallen apart. The tees boxes are covered in sand, you have to really search for a flat part. The fairway are thin and may are muddy. The greens were the worst I have ever seen them. The greens were speed was inconsistent, a few hole fast a few were slow. The greens were all torn up. Many ball marks, and hole all over the place. You really didn't have a put with a smooth line. The only good thing was the pace of play, played in under four hours, it could ahve even been quicker but we had a bunch of nuts on cell phones the whole time, please leave the cell phones at home. Overall, I was not happy with the course, it used to bea great course that was fun to play, the layout is still great but there is alot of work to be done. Sorry, for the harsh comments, but the course has fallen apart.

Greens had been aerated, but balls still rolled true.

Greens had been aerated, but balls still rolled true.

Early round, finished in 4 hours. Greens dried out a little do to high winds the last few days. Course is in good shape.

Early round, finished in 4 hours. Greens dried out a little do to high winds the last few days. Course is in good shape.

The tee's were shaved to dirt and just re--seeded, so we could not use them and the greens were punched 2 weeks ago and still a little spongy and uneven BUT this is one nice course. The fairways wer... Continue »

The tee's were shaved to dirt and just re--seeded, so we could not use them and the greens were punched 2 weeks ago and still a little spongy and uneven BUT this is one nice course. The fairways were in good shape and the two traps I hit were dry... Played in just over 4 hours and can't wait to go back in a couple of weeks to experience this place in it's usual xlnt condition.

Played today, Wenedsday, 10/8. Took 3 hours to play the front 9. There were four groups on the sixth tee when we got there. All but one of the players in those groups were 25-30 handicap (this was ver... Continue »

Played today, Wenedsday, 10/8. Took 3 hours to play the front 9. There were four groups on the sixth tee when we got there. All but one of the players in those groups were 25-30 handicap (this was very apparent) and ALL were playing the blue tees.
Couldn't tell you about the back nine since I walked off after 9. I KNEW I should have driven further north! Either that or stayed home and mowed the lawn. That would have been much more enjoyable.

What course were you playing don? Our group went off around 11:30 and we definitely noticed the holes on every green. I will say they are recovering rather nicely but to say they are not noticeable is... Continue »

What course were you playing don? Our group went off around 11:30 and we definitely noticed the holes on every green. I will say they are recovering rather nicely but to say they are not noticeable is not the case. I enjoy this course every time out and am excited about the new management. From the black tees the back nine is extremely challenging. Hole number 10 is PGA tour caliber. Definitely recommend playing here once the greens heal.

I played today (10/5) and the damage from the aeration was vitually nil. It was only visible at all on a few greens.

I played today (10/5) and the damage from the aeration was vitually nil. It was only visible at all on a few greens.

Fairways aerated 2 days ago so you may want to pass for a couple of weeks. Would have been nice to know that when the reservation was made.

Fairways aerated 2 days ago so you may want to pass for a couple of weeks. Would have been nice to know that when the reservation was made.