Walked the blues this morning with my buddy Pedro joining a 2 ball just before 11am. Pop was 4 hrs 30 minutes with some waiting on the front and smoother sailing on the back. Weather was low 80s and ... Continue »

Walked the blues this morning with my buddy Pedro joining a 2 ball just before 11am. Pop was 4 hrs 30 minutes with some waiting on the front and smoother sailing on the back. Weather was low 80s and pleasant. Conditions are pretty much identical to my review 2 weeks ago. Greens are in nice shape. Rolling medium speed on uphillers and sidehillers and quick on downhillers. The putting green seems to be a bit quicker than the regular greens so keep that in mind. Rated 8/10. Fairways are a nice mix of mostly semi lush green coverage with still some run out on well struck lower trajectory drives, Rated 7/10 Tees are mostly all level , lush and in good to great shape despite the usual divot damage on par 3s. Rated 8/10 Rough greenside thick, lush and spectacular 9/10, rough outside of fairways thinner, little more inconsistent 6/10. Was not in any bunkers. Love my home course. Highly recommended.

Walked the blues with my buddy Matt teeing off as a twosome this morning 11/15/2021 just before 11am on a perfect weather day in Moorpark. Pop playing through one group on hole 10 was 4 hrs 30 minut... Continue »

Walked the blues with my buddy Matt teeing off as a twosome this morning 11/15/2021 just before 11am on a perfect weather day in Moorpark. Pop playing through one group on hole 10 was 4 hrs 30 minutes.

Rustic is in great shape right now especially for mid November.

The greens are smooth, receptive and quick on sidehill and downhill putts. Very little ballmark damage. Rated 8/10.

Fairways semi lush mostly padded and green. Super should be commended for keeping the fairways this lush through the hotter months. Rated 7.5/10

Tees are level, lush..some divot damage on the par 3s to be expected. Rated 7/10

Greenside rough is thick! Probably thickest I have ever seen it. Great shape in the 9/10 category. Fairway rough is hodge podge whether you get a thin or wispy lie or lush lie.

Was in greenside bunkers on 4 and 13. Sand here has improved over the years. There is ample amount of sand and all bunkers had rakes and looked to be well maintained. Rated 7/10

Love the challenge, layout, conditions, staff and views here.
Highy recommended

Played as a twosome from the Whites on a 9:30 tee time. Pace of play was just shy of 4:30 mostly due to the other twosome who we were paired with who were a bit older and walked the course. If they ha... Continue »

Played as a twosome from the Whites on a 9:30 tee time. Pace of play was just shy of 4:30 mostly due to the other twosome who we were paired with who were a bit older and walked the course. If they had a cart it would have been closer to 4 hours but we weren't in a hurry.

Tee boxes were in good shape, fairways were well maintained but thin in some places (but mostly as to be expected here). The greens were a little slower than normal but still faster than any muni in L.A. or nearby. They were mostly in good shape with some areas under repair around the edges of the massive green platforms. The driving range was closed for "maintenance" but it didn't look like anything was going on at them so I don't know if it was just a staffing issue.

Only major complaints was the cafe/snackshop is woefully understaffed and understocked and the clubhouse bathrooms looked like a tornado hit them and hadn't been cleaned in weeks. The beverage cart also is just a woman driving around in a regular golf cart (not the fully stocked ones with built in chests and snack storage) with a few janky water coolers filled with drinks and limited snacks. For such a great course, their amenities could use some improvements that would really take them to the top tier.

Played 9-27-21 walking as a single for $44, teeing off about 6:40 and finishing in 2 hours and 40 minutes. Playing conditions are really good right now if you like a lush green course. Tees and fairwa... Continue »

Played 9-27-21 walking as a single for $44, teeing off about 6:40 and finishing in 2 hours and 40 minutes. Playing conditions are really good right now if you like a lush green course. Tees and fairways are lush and in great shape. Greens are holding shots like darts, rolling medium pace with an occasional bump. Aprons around the greens are still healing up from being punched, probably need another week or so. They must be watering a lot cause even some of the fairway rough is growing in. All staff very friendly from pro shop to maintenance guys on the course. Links course that is not playing like a links course right now bringing in a different way to play the course.

Good evening fella golfers!! Yesterday, Monday Sept. 27th I had the opportunity to play Rustic Canyon Golf Course with my buddy Gary R and two other players. Our tee time was at 11:30am and thanks t... Continue »

Good evening fella golfers!! Yesterday, Monday Sept. 27th I had the opportunity to play Rustic Canyon Golf Course with my buddy Gary R and two other players. Our tee time was at 11:30am and thanks to Rustic awesome customer service we went a few minutes early. The golf course was pack and every green around us had players playing golf. Not sure if was because of the great Ryders cup.

The only thing that I can say that yesterday's weather was just perfect golf weather not hot and there was not win, it was just perfect. But let me tell you about Rustic, golf course. If you have not played there lately you have to come out and give a shot. I have not played rustic in a while and I was for a surprised, the golf course in my opinion is in great shape.

Starting from the fairways, very green and very clean. I was surprised to see that they had not to many debits and players are finally take care of the debits. The greens best shape that I have seen them, even though the ball was not rolling as it does on Rustic Canyon. I had one of my best rounds of golf there. Tees are very well taken care of and again not to many debits and every tee that I played (Players White) where in great shape and very level. I had a great time.

Over all I rate Rustic an 8. Very happy with the greens-keeper job!!!

Walked the blues with Pedro at 11:30am joining a nice 2 ball uncle/nephew tandem Larry and Dustin. Pop post Ryder cup was 5 hours. Weather was chamber of commerce hardly any wind, partly cloudy skies... Continue »

Walked the blues with Pedro at 11:30am joining a nice 2 ball uncle/nephew tandem Larry and Dustin. Pop post Ryder cup was 5 hours. Weather was chamber of commerce hardly any wind, partly cloudy skies with Temps in the mid to low 70s. I have been playing my home course since the first week it opened 20 years ago and I have never seen the tees, fairways and greensude rough this green and lush ever this late in the year. They are doing a great job maintenance wise. Its so lush right now it's gone from a links course to a lush bomb it and stop it close course. Greens were a tad quicker than my last round out here. The greens are holding like darts and are putting slow to medium pace for Rustics standards but overall are very healthy with a pure roll and in great shape. Rated 7/10 Fairways super lush. Great lies and the course is playing longer if you are a high ball carry player with your driver. I had a couple drives today that were crushed and got a yard or so of roll. I love hitting irons off these fairways. Rated 8/10 Tees mostly all level and lush and in beautiful shape. Rated 8/10 Greenside rough is in the 9.5/10 category. Fairway rough improving. Spots of lush grass, still some thin spots here and there. Rated 6.5/10. Was in greenside bunker left of 11 with a nice base of sand. Would highly recommend getting out here now for a round . Epic course.

Walked the whites today (9/22) at Rustic as a threesome, teeing off at 9:40am. We finished in exactly 4 hours, with little to no waiting on the group ahead. The pace of play was excellent. It was a wa... Continue »

Walked the whites today (9/22) at Rustic as a threesome, teeing off at 9:40am. We finished in exactly 4 hours, with little to no waiting on the group ahead. The pace of play was excellent. It was a warm day in the low 90's by afternoon. But there was often a nice breeze to keep things a little cooler. Overall, Rustic is in Very Good condition!

The tee boxes are lush. The fairways are lush, with only a spattering of thin or bare areas. I always had a great lie in the fairway - nice cushion under your ball. The fairways were a bit softer than is typical for Rustic. Consequently, there was less run out on the fairways than usual. The rough nearest the fairways is 1-3 inches in length and appropriately penal, not too bad. I was in one greenside bunker. It had plenty of firm sand, and was easy to hit from. The greens have still not fully recovered from being punched a few weeks ago. They were definitely slower than typical Rustic conditions. We all had numerous putts that were left short due to the slower green speeds. They were also just a little bumpy from time to time. But this was the exception. The primary challenge with the greens is getting used to the slowish speed. On the positive side, the greens were much more accepting of approach shots, enabling you to get closer to the hole, instead of these shots running well past the hole. That was a plus. I thoroughly enjoyed my round today. The course is in great shape and will only get better with each passing day.

Played 9-13-21 early morning as a single for $42 walking the course in about 3 hours. Tee boxes were mostly in good shape with a few having some minor bare spots. Fairways were very green and lush, wi... Continue »

Played 9-13-21 early morning as a single for $42 walking the course in about 3 hours. Tee boxes were mostly in good shape with a few having some minor bare spots. Fairways were very green and lush, with nice lies but a little long so not much roll out. Rough along fairways is pretty much non existent, however rough around the greens is in really good shape, about 2-3 inches and thick. Was in one greenside bunker that was in decent shape, but hadn't been groomed in awhile. Aprons around the greens have been punched recently, they are playing very soft and bumpy right now, but with a little more time to heal they should be in good shape. Greens have almost healed from being punched, they are soft and a little shaggy, so they a rolling pretty slow with some minor bumps.

Played here Sunday, 9/5 with a 2:10 tee time booked directly on their site. Saw it a few weeks ahead of time for only $36. Turned out to be too hot to walk, so I paid $25 more upon arrival for a nice ... Continue »

Played here Sunday, 9/5 with a 2:10 tee time booked directly on their site. Saw it a few weeks ahead of time for only $36. Turned out to be too hot to walk, so I paid $25 more upon arrival for a nice cart with GPS and cooler. Paired with a threesome of nice guys who also rode. (Pro shop guy said it would be less for a split cart, but my cart partner would have to be comfortable sharing the cart with a stranger. Didn’t want that conversation, so I just paid the single rider rate.) Started a few minutes early with a nice buffer from the group in front of us. We also seemed to have a nice gap behind us until around hole 15/16 when several groups behind were catching up. One guy in my group was extremely deliberate, reading every putt from both sides of the hole, standing over shots for a long time, etc. (Amusingly, after he’d read every putt for a couple minutes, he left about 90% of them well short of the hole, so it was all for naught anyway.) Total POP almost exactly 5 hours. The screen in the cart kept displaying a message saying all carts had to be in by 7:30 and that the course closed at that time. Gorgeous but hot day with a decent breeze on the front nine but virtually no wind later in the round.

Conditions are quite good! Greens are smooth, medium speed and pretty soft, accepting full shots well. Unfortunately the large aprons are also pretty soft, making it difficult to play low running chips like the design calls for (I’m looking at you, 12.) Fairways have good coverage and provided good lies. As usual here, fairway adjacent rough is almost non-existent and/or thin but up around the greens the rough is very lush and nice. Then there are some very deep areas you definitely want to avoid (short right of 15, for instance). We played the Hanse (combo) tees so we got a taste of blue, white and black. Most were good, while a couple seemed a bit lumpy. I was only in one bunker (left of the green at 11) and it was good, although there was a big rock in it near my ball I needed to move.

Driving out of the course at dusk, some sort of wild animal ran in front of my car and I really wish I’d gotten a better look at what it was. It was over near the 3rd green and then bolted across the road and up the hill. It was very low to the ground but decent size. Definitely not a coyote. Maybe a bobcat or a large skunk or something like that. It climbed the hill on the opposite side of the road in no time. Really bummed I couldn’t identify it. Cool nonetheless.

P.S. Good service alert: After hitting my driver on the par-4 3rd, I noticed the head was loose. Called the shop to see if they had a tool (couldn’t find mine) and not only did they have one they let me use, but the guy said they had several extra and told me I could keep it! Thank you!