Rode the blues this morning as a part of the GK/Golfmoose event in group 1b joined by Marc and his brother Israel under beautiful weather around 70 degrees for a high and light wind speeds maxing out around 10mph.

One of my favorite courses in socal. Beautiful greens rolling around a 10.5 on the stimp, super pure with very little ball Mark damage and holding shots beautiful. Rated 8.5/10

Fairways mostly lush with great padding to compress irons. Rated 8.5/10

Tees perfect, level and lush. 9/10

Rough super lush, juicy and in great uniform shape. 9/10.

Was in one greenside bunker and one Fairway bunker that were raked and in great shape. Bunkers are usually lacking in socal but not these beauties. Rated 8.5/10.

Traditional semi-parkland style with lots of doglegs, some elevation changes, plenty of awesome strategic bunkering and I feel maybe the best back nine in the whole county.

Don't ever miss an opportunity to play the Coy.

Rode the blues this morning 4/8/24 at the GK/Golfmoose event with John, Mark and Marc. We really enjoyed our round lots of laughs and great shots. We had a consistent 15-18mph swirling wind which is common for afternoon golf in Simi Valley. Beautiful temps today in the mid 70s.

My 4th time here and conditions were very good with ample semi-lush fairways[8/10], nice level teeing grounds with only some divot damage on the par 3s[7.5/10], very thick and juicy lush rough[8.5/10], medium paced greens that were semi receptive and rolled slower than our group expected[7.5/10]. Was in 2 greenside bunkers and two Fairway bunkers that had ample grainy sand[7/10].

Fairly tough layout 135 slope with some narrow undulating greens, many red staked penalty areas and some afternoon wind to negotiate. To me I love the back nine here especially holes 10,11, 15,16 and 18.

Highly recommended!

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 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.

Rode the blues this morning 2/26/24 as part of the GK/Golfmoose joined by awesome guys Marc, Mark and Mark. First time in my golfing career I remembered all 3 names the whole day. Weather was ideal for golf the first 15 holes and then we had a very light rain on 16,17 and 18. Pop moved pretty good considering the shotgun over 100 player start.

I love the layout of the course with 2 long par 4s , 3 challenging par 3s and several shorter strategic par 4s that bend both ways. Most holes favor a slight fade off the tee. Very strategic architect here who places many fairway bunkers in the landing areas anywhere from 260 to 290ish off the tee. Course also has some very severe undulating greens that are a challenge.

Greens were the highlight of the course. Very smooth and quick putting wise. They held irons from the fairways very well but were firmer on chips around the green complexes. Rated solid 8.5/10

Fairways provided a firmer semi lush Bermuda base. Some areas of mud and trouble areas but would say 80% of the fairways were in good shape. Rated 7/10

Tees were level and very firm and in good shape. Rated 7.5/10

Was not in any bunkers but they looked well stocked with nice beach sand. Mark(Itslikeimsayin) showed us all his awesome bunker play today.

Rough was cut low in most spots just off the fairways but there were areas on the course where it looked lusher. Rated 7/10

What the course really needs to work on are the chipping areas in front of many greens which were muddy, thin and tight. Not up to standard for a private course but with all the rain we have been having I can see these areas on this course being really affected by water run off from the raised greens. If I lived in the Valencia area this would be the course I would join. Would never get tired playing this awesome layout.

Recommended.

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.

Rode the blacks this morning 2/19/24 teeing off just after 8am with my buddy RGM2525. We were joined by a nice couple from Minnesota. Perfect weather mid 60s warming up to 70 degrees with a slight breeze. Pop was 4 hrs 5 minutes. Had lunch at their grill and then did a replay on Santa Rosa again as San Gorgorgoni their adjacent course had a shotgun and full sheet of players in the afternoon. Friendly staff, good food and pretty much 9/10 conditions across the board. Couple notes if you purchase the underpar package I would book San Gorgoroni first and then replay Santa Rosa in the afternoon as they generally don't do replays in the afternoon at San Gorgoroni. Also of note they are doing major irrigation work on number 4 and 5 Fairways on Santa Rosa so they don't have the tee markers on the tee boxes or the pins set for that hole. We just bombed drives and played to the middle of the greens on those 2 holes which worked out well as the hole locations were in the middle of those green complexes. No mention from the starter or clubhouse if those holes were actually closed so we decided to play em anyway.

The rye greens were in perfect shape as far as pure rolls were concerned. They looked quicker than they putted. Beautiful shape. They were firm on chips but held approach shots very nicely. Rated 9/10

Fairways other than 4 and 5 were all 9/10 condition wise just wall to wall lush carpet. Maybe still a tad wetter than normal for the desert but still in great shape.

Tees perfect, level, lush 9.5/10

Rough beautiful, manageable maybe 2 inches thick. 9.5/10

Was in one greenside bunker and one Fairway bunker.
The greenside bunker I was in great shape. Some of the bunkers looked firmer than others. 8.5/10

This is the best deal in Palm Desert. You can split the underpar free replay deal and play both of the Mountain Vista courses for 80 bucks with a cart and range balls. Layout is fun. Right in front of you with no tricked up holes but contains some water hazards, some smaller and undulating green complexes and a couple strong par 4s and 3s from the black tees.

My 3rd time here and really enjoyed the day.

Highly recommended.

Late review rode the blues on Monday 2/12/24 just after the 1st twilight group on a cooler beautiful day joined by 3 really fun playing partners from the Glendale area. Played Canyon Crest to Ridgeline. We set our own POP pace around 4 hrs. Had not played here in about a year. This course has drained fairly well considering last week's rains and how hilly this course is with many spots to catch water puddling.

They had a grass range to warm up on. It looked like a very busy morning as saw some Div 1 college bags scattered around the premises. Really friendly cart barn, pro shop and restaurant staff here. There putting green resembles the speed of the greens on the course and they have a seperate chipping green right next to the range and two seperate short game practice areas for members.

Boy these were some of the nicer and faster greens I have putted on in some time. Hit several putts that looked great just missed and took an extra 4 feet to stop. I just love the greens here and always seem to putt well here. If I had to guess on a stimp would say they were around a 11. They held irons coming in with spin. Rated 8.5/10...beauties

Fairways were in decent to good shape. Would not call them lush or thin. Somewhere in between. Never had a bad lie and I know when this rain passes they will only get better. Currently rated 7/10.

Tees were mostly all level. Par 3 tees had some divot damage but most divots were filled in. The carts do provide 2 sand bottles which is nice. Tee rating 7/10.

The rough was nice and lush and a challenge just off the fairways. The rough is much greener than the fairways at this time and provides a nice visual contrast. Rough rating 8/10.

Was in 2 greenside bunkers that were a little crusty on top but had just enough sand underneath. Rated 7/10

This is target golf in which you need to keep the ball in play off the tee so you can attack your irons onto bigger undulating greens. This golf course I feel is really both fun and challenging. They have 3 different 9 hole rotations here for 27 beautiful holes. Looking forward to a couple more rounds out here after the next ongoing rains pass us by.

Highly recommended.

Walked the Orange tees this morning 2/3/2024 going off around 25 minutes late around 11:35am with a packed golf course with a morning tournament this morning and many golfers trying to beat the rain which we accomplished today. Total pace of play was 5 hrs 20 minutes but our group didn't mind. Joined by my buddy Mack who rode and we joined a nice couple from Marina Del Rey under cloudy skies with temps in the low 50s and no wind.

Fairways were damp, wet and in good shape especially for winter and the amount of rain that Ojai received on Thursday. Little bit concerned with upcoming forecast up here as there supposed to get around 9 inches this week starting tonight. Fairways 17 and 18 for the first couple hundred yds
which is out of play are soaked. The rest of the Fairways lush and playable. Rated 7/10. Come spring/summer these are some of the best Fairways in the county.

Greens were rolling medium speed, holding shots very nicely. Soft surfaces. Lots of undulations on these complexes and you can have some pretty long laggers here. Rated 7/10

Tees were level, lush and in good shape. Golfers doing a great job of putting sand on all the par 3 box divots. Tee rating 7.5/10

Rough was lush just right off the fairways and around some of the green complexes. Rated 7/10

Not in any bunkers but buddy described them having an adequate amount of nice beach sand in them.

Would highly recommend this track but would give it some time to dry out from the forecasted rain this week.

Rode the blues today 1/29/24 with a great group of gkers Mark, Dave and David under perfect weather with temps in the low 70s and hardly any wind made for an excellent day on the links. Great service from the cart attendants and all staff members encountered.

One of my favorite courses in Southern California. The course was in good shape as usual with firm greens, lush tighter padded Fairways, beautiful lush teeing grounds and rough and many strategic Fairway and greenside bunkers.

Tees were in great shape very level , Green and lush. Even the par 3s were in great shape. Rated 8.5/10

Rough was bordering on the 9/10 range very lush, beautifully landscaped and defined from the Fairways.

Fairways were in good shape. Would call most Fairways semi lush to lush with some areas more tightly padded than normal. Rated 8/10

The greens were in good to great shape. I have seen them even faster than today. I could see the lines good today. They rolled pretty pure. Rated 8/10

Was able to avoid the many bunkers today but they looked to be all raked and in good shape.

Layout here is both strong and fun with some doglegs going both left and right, some beautiful par 3s and one of the best back nines in Ventura County.

If I lived in the even remote area and was looking to join a private club this would be it. Highly recommended.

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

Rode the golds this morning 1/8/24 teeing off at 11:10am group 1b of the GK/Golfmoose outing. Joined by John, Mark and Steve under sunny skies with cooler high 50s weather and about a club wind. We had a great time with a relaxed pace around 4 hrs 25 minutes. Very nice clubhouse staff, Marshall and cart gal.

Practice facilities included a nice big range on mats, nice size putting green. There was a chipping area and bunker just left of 8 green.

1st time playing this private. Common theme was houses left of the tee with ample room to work a left to right ball flight. There were some nice water features on the course with both par 3s on the front requiring a carry onto the greens. Most holes here are right in front of you with no blind shots or severe elevation changes. A very fun course to play with some green complexes that were small or narrow on approach. Really enjoyed the layout.

The greens looked super healthy and after talking with a member on the putting green he said you will see some wobbles out there. I thought the greens were slow and at times grainy and bumpy but were fair and like I stated in decent shape holding iron shots nicely. Rated 7/10

Fairways were in great shape mainly lush, full coverage and very pleasing to the eye. Rated 8.5/10

Rough was also nice and lush and not to grabby just off the fairways. Rated 8.5/10

Tees were very lush, level and in good to great shape. Rated 8.5/10

Was in one greenside bunker that contained nice sand easy to splash out of. Rated 7/10.

The course is in great shape for December. Recommended.