I'll start off by saying I really like this course. The layout, condition of greens/fairways/tees are all great. But I went to play today and was the most disappointed ever. I would have given just a 2 star rating but have had some good experiences in the past that held me back. I called yesterday to see how tough it would be for 2 to get out in the afternoon. I was told they're doing a Skins Game tournament between 12 and 2 but if we got up before noon or after 2, we'd be fine. Now shame on me for not asking more questions but the guy on the phone made it sound like it was no big deal and it would be a normal Wednesday as usual. Once we started our round we found out that the Skins Game was twice the normal size. The course was SO PACKED, there were literally 3 groups on every hole. I couldn't help but feel like they were just trying to make a buck and get as many people possible on the course. 9 holes took 3 hours of waiting on every shot and we called it a day. I'm not saying I won't go back, but you can bet I'll ask A LOT more questions when I call next time. Felt slighted for sure. . Golfer beware...... read more

This is probably the best course in Los Angeles area. For a Friday twilight, we paid $40 to play a course that is probably X3 better than Wilson/Harding. I am going to start coming here more often. Really, this course is awesome for the price you pay. Greens are insane, Links Style course. Warning: Course plays long, over 15 handicappers beware. read more

Rustic canyon is a unique golf course. It is a links style layout with lots of wide open fairways and large greens. I played it in August so the course was nice and brown in lots of areas but some of it was very soft due to rain and drainage that holds the water and keeps it green. The course wasn't on my GPS so we pretty much had to go by the yardage given which was a problem on some holes as it was obviously way off. The other issue with it not being on the GPS I use was that unless you had played the course before you wouldn't know about fairways ending and waste areas coming into play. I don't remember if they had a yardage book or not but I would recommend it. The big issue that we dealt with was pace of play. This is not an exaggeration but our round took nearly six hours. We only saw the beverage cart twice and she didn't have any food so by the time we were done we were pretty hungry and tired. The lesson here and from other reviews I have read is that you can't play quickly no matter when you play. We played on a Tuesday and simply weren't planning on spending that much time out there. read more

Best in the area. Course is deceptive as it appears open but takes a decade to understand the greens and where to place the perfect second shot. Beautiful layout and good pro team. read more

Great course, challenging layout... Like all cali courses, affected by the drought. Different kind of challenge than other courses in the area, in my top five for public LA tracks. read more

This is Los Angeles's best public golf course IMHO. Designed by Gil Hanse, probably the best golf course designer in America right now. It can play differently every time you play it, it is affordable and usually in great shape. The greens are very undulated and fast providing anyone with a tough round. Such a beautiful layout and design, truly a gem. read more

One of my top 5 places to play in Los Angeles. Just a wonderful layout, challenging but it won't kill you. The link style gives you options on each hole. Is it dry? Sure, so is every other course in LA. With upcoming El Nino that could really change things. It's worth the ride out there. read more

Early mornings on this course usually involve some wildlife sightings, the road runners are my favorite and quite abundant at rustic canyon. This was the first "real golf course" I played when I learned how to play, it wasn't too busy and I never felt pushed or rushed even when the number of shots I took was borderline embarrassing. Other patrons behind us were very friendly as was the staff here. A great rookie friendly course, that seasoned golfers will also enjoy and appreciate. read more

Never played here, a buddy set us up a Wednesday afternoon tee time, called the day before asked how it looked, was told a skins game was going on from 12-2, but that it was open after 2, we had a 2:10, didn't tee off till 2:30 and every hole was jammed up and our front nine took 3 hours, we called it after that. Beautiful course, horrible management of people time and money, some honesty about how busy it was going to be would have been good and gone a long way. read more

Gave a great review last week, the web site says $40 for seniors, which is what we were charged last week. However this week we were told we would have to buy a senior discount card for a one time fee of $40, and if we did not want to purchase that, the green fee for seniors is $49. That's not what it says on the web site. Little bit of a rip off to me. But that's ok, we payed the $49, so we can play today, but this course won't be seeing us for a while. And I certainly will let everyone know why. read more

What a great and fun course. It meanders through the canyons and most of the course, especially the front 9, is quite flat with large wide fairways. This sounds boring but the placement of waste areas and bunkers in combination with wide fairways allow you to get creative with your shots. I can imagine playing some of these holes 5 times and being able to play it differently every time. This continues to the undulating greens with HUGE aprons that are mowed so tight it's hard to tell where the greens even begin. This allows for long putts, bump and runs, or flops depending on what you feel like. If the wind is calm the course isn't overly difficult, in fact on the front 9 there are many birdies to be had. Landing your approach in the correct tier is essential. Don't be surprised to see your perfect lob wedge from 90 yards land 4 ft from the pin and trickle down 30 ft from the hole. I'd be out here a few times a month if the prices were lower. $81 is a little steep. Tip: download a free golf app on your phone so you can see the hole layouts. There are no pictures on the scorecard. read more

If you like super wide fairways and extremely fast greens...you're going to love this course. Played here four rounds within the past three Months and I have fell in live with this course. This is definitely one of my favorite courses to play... Live the challenging greens...super fast and hard read the breaks. This course voted #4 course in California recently and you will love the price! read more

Rate of play was ridiculous. Took 6 hours to play 18 and we never once saw a Marshall. Cart girl was around once and out of everything. I will not be back here anytime soon. The staff had a very lackluster attitude. Disappointed in the day for sure. read more

Wow, 6 and a half hours to play on a Saturday. Not a single Marshall to be found anywhere. If that wasn't bad enough the restaurant was already closed when we finished before 5:00. 12 hungry guys looking to play somewhere else next time. read more

Rustic Canyon used to be a fantastic course. We've made the long drive many times over the years. It's no longer "the best value" nor is it worth the drive. The greens fees, cart and a bucket of balls were $90. The round took 5 1/2 hours to play. The fairways were in rough shape and the greens were sketchy at best. The pro shop offered many excuses and an apology. He said he could tell it was very slow based on the cart GPS system. They do not use a Marshall. So they know it's slow and choose not to address the issue. The course manager / golf pro was not at the course. The pro shop also admitted the course was not in great shape. He also suggested that I should use the long round to enjoy the company of my friends. I'd much rather enjoy the round and my the friends over 4 hours. Then go to the restaurant for drinks and a sandwich. It's this total lack of regard for their patrons that is killing golf. The course desperately needs new leadership. read more

When I first played this course it was dry and pretty much runned down.But now the greens are the color they are supposed to be(green).The course is made for riding not walking.Maybe cause im lazy.Naw I would get a cart anyway because we ended up waiting on players on a couple of holes.Thats what they get for thinking they are pro-golfers. Other than that I love this course. Lets see the fairways are pretty wide.(sometimes that does not mean a thing)., the greens can be fast.,lastly buy some drinks before you head out cause the cart person seems to be a no-show every time we play. Relax, don't throw your clubs at the rabbits,hit em straight,and have a great round of golf. foooooore read more

Excellent golf course. Minimal-links style golf which reminds me of the courses back in Australia. Really well priced twilight rates and that is the main reason I keep doing the drive up from LA. The condition of the course is superb with nice lush fairways and slick greens. The course plays really tough when the wind is blowing and can be a push over if it's still (a rarity!). A lot of long irons are required to keep in play. Some extremely well designed short-holes like the 3rd and 12th. It's always nice to hit four-iron, wedge around a corner onto a green. Lovely course, hopefully I can get the ball in play more often next time to set up a good round. read more

Played here New Year's day. Greens were lightning fast and as hard as a rock. Never got a single ball to hold the green. Everyone would release and run off the back. Somewhere on the back 9, I began noticing that there were no ball marks on any green. Seems no one was making the slightest dent on these rock hard surfaces. Made for a very unpleasant experience. read more

This is a great golf course but suffers from snail's pace of play because of NO COURSE MARSHALL. I played behind a bunch of children today. These kids know nothing about pace of play and couldn't care less. We skipped 3 holes to get around the kids and played 4 holes before we ran into more players. Why the f' does it take everyone so f'n long to play a hole of golf? I used to play this course walking in about 3 hours. Now you can't get around it in 5 or 6 hours. Everyone keeps talking about slow play killing golf and places like this do nothing about it. I miss the 80s when course marshalls actually did their job and kept the golf course moving. If they didn't, they got fired. It was a paying job and an important one. Now if we have a marshall at all he's just driving around chatting with people or sleeping under a tree. Good job! If you want to grow the game pay attention to pace of play. How would you like it if the freeway was completely crowded with children learning to drive all going 20 mph while you're late for work? Why should you, an experienced driver have to wait for them? What the hell are they learning on the freeway for anyway! If a child can't play at a decent pace of play they shouldn't be allowed on the course. The way professionals play is not the way golfers play. We aren't playing for millions of dollars, it's just a number on a card. You don't need to read your putt from 10 different angles! Take a good guess and knock it close. That's what's going to happen anyway no matter how much time you take. Pace of play! Pace of play! These kids only know what they see on TV and think that's what they should do. Would they watch NASCAR and think they should drive 200 mph? No, of course not. So why do they think they should play the same way the pros do? Grrrr! I read about a golf course that's trying out a new system: PAY BY THE HOUR! I bet these kids would pick up pace when their round costs $70 rather than $25. We really need a passing lane on the golf course, or some way that experienced players can get past these people who are holding up everyone behind them. Lord knows they'll never let you play through ... At least on the freeway there are several lanes and you can go around people, but not on a golf course. Maybe every hole should have 2 greens ... Maybe I'll just start hitting over people's heads. If I can fly them with my tee shot I should be able to play through forcefully. One more thing, everyone in the group doesn't have to be present for every shot of every player! This isn't ESPN. Go to your ball, hit it and move on! read more

SLOW SLOW SLOW no marshall, course would be very fun if it wasn't so SLOW! Took me and my brother 7 hours...yes 7 hours on a Thursday at 11:10 tee time, the twosome they paired us with left at the 9th (4 hours in) read more

Rustic Canyon Golf Course - Greens are in good shape - Golf Near Me - Moorpark, California

Worse day Golfing in quite some time! Over booked, 6 hour round, no grass in fairway and greens rock hard. Tried to get Marshall on course to help and to top that off the green fees were $87.00 STAY Away from this place plenty of places to play where grass is great in Ventura county. Years past this WAS a favorite somebody screwed this golf course up! read more

This place is in amazing condition at the moment ! Device and support staff are great too ! Food fantastic and the cart girl was a hoot !!!

The golf shop people were rude and not welcoming. You could tell that they were just there working a shift. The cart attendant never even looked up at me and greeted me with a 'hey man, I what's your tee time?' It's unfortunate because I like the course. Don't expect good service but a decent track read more

Rustic Canyon is not kid friendly? The Golf Academy of Ventura County is located there and it is run by a top 50 instructor for kids in the U.S. In the afternoons, many kids play the course (including my 6 year old son,) with absolutely no problem. The problem with the post made by Dennis, is that he brought his kids to play during a busy time, and he didn't adjust the tees for his kid's ability level. If your children can hit the ball only 150-180 yards, they should be playing from a modified tee box. For everyone's enjoyment, especially theirs, allow them to tee from a place that they could reach the green in regulation. The 5 1/2 round Dennis tried to defend is unacceptable at any golf course! I applaud the staff for asking him to move faster, because I was likely suffering behind him. Rustic Canyon is a great golf course with a friendly and attentive staff. I won't give a glowing review, because you can get that from Golfweek, Golf Digest, and other reputable magazines that actually know what they are talking about. read more

This is the best public-access course in Southern California. It may even be one of the best courses in Southern California. The course normally plays fast and firm. It features big greans with a lot of internal contouring, which means a par will not be guaranteed with a GIR. And to Dennis K below, I apologize for having people cuss you guys out in front of your kids. That is not cool. You might want to try sticking to executive/par 3 courses when playing with your younger kids, as it will provide them a better atmosphere to learn/enjoy golf without other people on the course making them feel unwelcome. At least until they can keep up the pace of play. Because I can definitely empathize with the people who complain about slow play, even though I don't feel it excuses their lack of tact. Too few golfers understand that little bits of wasted time on the tee adds up to a pretty significant amount when multiplied by 18 holes. Where I strongly disagree with you is your description of the course. You've actually demonstrated what I feel is my least favorite thing about yelpers, is that they let some slight problem dictate their whole review score when they clearly mention the food was fine, etc. So you had one problem with people on the course, which they ended up apologizing for. But that in no way should mean that the course deserves a 1 star ranking, nor does it mean the course is "boring" in any way. This course is hands down one of the best public courses in California. In fact, this is one of the best public municipal courses out there. The player who carefully thinks through each hole from tee to green will be rewarded. My favorite part about playing this course is aiming for a slope/contour of the green, executing the shot properly, and watching my ball kick/roll towards the hole. read more

I golf here 4 times a month and I love it. The greens are challenging and the architect Gil Hanse makes you think about your second shot. It's a thought provoking process. The course is well maintained. The pro shop staff are second to none and extremely helpful.the prices are awesome for the quality of golf. I always meet nice people who are polite and kind to pair up with. You will enjoy your time here. read more

***THIS COURSE IS DEFINITELY NOT FAMILY FRIENDLY*** I've been playing golf on and off for over 40 years. Playing this course was absolutely the worst golf experience I have ever had in my life. The staff is friendly, but the course is overrun by locals that are absolutely fanatical about not wasting one minute of the time they have left on this planet. I played on a Friday with two 12 year-olds who hit their drives 150-220 yards and my 16 year-old who crushes the ball 270-300 yards. Note that I was the only player of driving age so we could have only one cart. The course was primarily being played by threesomes with two carts so, yes, being a foursome with two kids and only one cart we were unavoidably the slowest group on the course. Our pace, about 2.75 hrs, for the front 9, while not stellar, was what I would consider the best we could do considering our group's ages and cart limitations. About the third hole, a threesome caught up with us and politely asked to play through. That was fine and on the 4th hole, being a par 3, we waved the next group on to shoot while we waited on the green. After they shot, we putted out and proceeded to hole 5. On the way to the tee box I was accosted by an extremely abusive male in his fifties that dropped several f-bombs about having kids play and how they should be at a miniature golf course. His buddy piled on too and started ranting about etiquette, which I though was strange because I would think that proper language would be a key component. We just waited on the tee box and had them play through, and no surprise, they did not ask permission. Now maybe it's unfair to give the course a low rating due to a couple of jerks, but reading the reviews here and talking to one of the staff, I think that this horrid behavior is tolerated, maybe even encouraged. The staff member confided that they get a lot of complaints about the more obnoxious member of the crew that came after me. Now why does the staff let this kind of behavior continue? The strange thing was that after these guys played through they came by a hole later and apologized, nearly profusely. Maybe they were earnest, but I can't quite understand how someone can flip from swearing and irately dropping f-bombs and be all buddy-buddy the next minute. Maybe they have pulled this before, got into trouble with the staff and were concerned I'd report them. Well it's not much of a consideration anyway as I won't go back to Rustic Canyon, not even if you paid me. One last thing. The course is pretty boring. Maybe I was spoiled growing up back east and playing on courses with dog legs, water hazards and woods on either side of the fairway, but I just can't get too interested in playing flat, straight holes with a ditch or two in the middle of the fairway as an attempt to make it interesting. It's claimed to be a links style course, but I just can't see that. It's just a bunch of dried up straight fairways and greens with some dry gullies and scrub brush as hazards. I can think of a dozen public courses in the LA region that are much more interesting. read more

A very disappointing 6.5 hrs to play 18 holes of golf. The only thing nice about the course was the greens and how they rolled. Tricky, difficult greens. Fairways still sleeping this winter, so lies are tight or on dirt. It's been some time since I have played here and I will not be back anytime soon. Definitely in need of a marshall or two to push the flow on the back nine. Cart girl had a great personality, and a must with golfers waiting for an extra hour and a half to finish. read more

Great course; difficult greens. Pace of play horrible Saturday Feb 15 - 6 plus hours. Unacceptable for an otherwise nice facility.

Played here last Saturday and was treated with absolute disrespect by the Marshall. We had 2 groups of foursomes playing and we were playing in a timely manner, the Marshall came up to us multiple times to tell us to speed up, though we were right on top of the group in front of us. Last time he came over, and I quote, he said "alright guys, you need to hurry up, I've been nice to you so far, but this is it!" Obviously, I was blown away by this comment, since 8 of us had just paid $80+ for the round. On top of the ridiculously aggressive Marshall, they had no cart girl for the course on a Saturday, when I asked as to why(it was 68 degrees and beautiful out) they said they don't have one in winter. I used to love this course, but it's such a shame to see where the management has taken this course. My friends and I will make sure never to visit again. In this economy, and with an incredible course like MOORPARK Country Club 10 mins away, you'd think Rustic would be kinder to paying patrons. Cheers. read more

I played here today! Birthday round of $13!! :) Now I know what to expect at the British Open (The Open) ! lol Course is fairly easy, with exception to the greens (and around the greens). Alot of crazy slopes, mounds, and fall offs. I don't recommend this course to beginners, if the greens stay this way. (Super fast to add to list) I do have a complaint....Alot of the greens DID NOT conform with USGA rules: Rule 16 Requirements for Hole Location on the Putting Green Q. What are the requirements for establishing a hole location on the putting green? A. The USGA frequently receives requests for guidelines with respect to selection of hole locations on the putting greens, particularly during competitions. There are no rules regarding hole locations, so there is no such thing as an "illegal" hole location. The USGA believes that many factors affect selection of hole locations. The first and most important is good judgment in deciding what will give fair results. Do not be tricky in locating holes. Following are specific points: Study the design of the hole as the architect intended it to be played. Know the length of the shot to the green and how it may be affected by the probable conditions for the day - that is, wind and other weather elements, conditions of the turf from which the shot will be played, and holding quality of the green. There must be enough putting green surface between the hole and the front and the sides of the green to accommodate the required shot. For example, if the hole requires a long iron or wood shot to the green, the hole should be located deeper in the green and further from its sides than should be the case if the hole requires a short pitch shot. In any case, it is recommended that generally the hole be located at least four paces from any edge of the green. If a bunker is close to the edge, or if the ground slopes away from the edge, the distance should be greater, especially if the shot is more than a pitch. Consideration should be given to fair opportunity for recovery after a reasonably good shot that just misses the green. An area two to three feet in radius around the hole should be as nearly level as possible and of uniform grade. In no case should holes be located in tricky places, or on sharp slopes where a ball can gather speed. A player above the hole should be able to stop the ball at the hole. Consider the condition of nearby turf, especially taking care to avoid old hole plugs which have not completely healed. Holes should be cut as nearly on the vertical as possible, not plumb with the contour of the green. There should be a balanced selection of hole locations for the entire course with respect to left, right, central, front and back positions. For example, avoid too many left positions with resulting premium on drawn or hooked shots. For a competition played over several days, the course should be kept in balance daily as to degree of difficulty. In a stroke competition, the first hole of the first round is as important as the last hole of the last round, and so the course should not be set up appreciably more difficult for any round - balanced treatment is the aim. An old concept of making the course progressively harder round after round is fallacious. One form of balanced daily treatment is to select six quite difficult, six which are moderately difficult and six which are relatively easy. During practice days before a competition, locate holes in areas not to be used during the competition and which will not result in areas to be used being impaired by foot traffic. Anticipate the players' traffic patterns. Locate holes for early rounds so that good hole locations for later rounds will not be spoiled by players leaving the green. In match play, a hole location may, if necessary, be changed during a round provided the players in each match play with the hole in the same location. In stroke play, Rule 33-2b requires that all competitors in a single round play with each hole cut in the same position, but see Exception to that Rule. When 36 holes are played in one day, it is not customary for hole locations to be changed between rounds, but there is no Rule to prohibit changing them. If they are changed, all players should be informed. The greenkeeper who cuts the holes should make sure that the Rules of Golf are observed, especially I've played my share of competitive golf throughout the years; HS, College, City Tournaments, US Amateur / Mid / Publinks...etc. And I'm 100% sure some of the greens did not conform to USGA rules. I understand this wasn't a competition today, which only makes it worse, hurting those that don't know the rules of golf!! Making it more difficult for the avg golfer, who will prolly not go back, because of this! Luckily I only had to pay $13 for my bday special, otherwise I woulda made a complaint. CONFORM to USGA and I might come back! :) read more

Good course, but if you make a reservation be sure to check to see there isn't heavy wind in the forecast because they don't allow cancelations even when there are 55 mile hour winds that make it impossible to play.. Plus carts have no windshields. There were 6 people on the course the whole day. They decided it's better business to make $200 dollars than keep customers who would otherwise come back happy. Won't ever play there again. read more

This was my second time playing here. The general manager was an idiot to us. Course was in good shape but the greens were ridiculous. They had massive dropoffs with bunkers and tons of sprinkler heads in the middle of the green. The food was good but the menu was inaccurate. We started off with nobody behind us and a single in front of us, with a threesome in front of him. They didn't offer any of us to play through and they played very slow. On the 15th hole we were still waiting for them and had about 5 or 6 groups waiting behind us. We get to 18 and wait for them to finish putting out and walk off the green and once they left I hit my approach shot. They were on the cart path to the left of the green next to the cart barn and my shot was about 20-25 yards away from them. One of the guys in the group walks into the green, turns to us and shouts "Really you guys?! That's like the third time today what are you thinking?!?" It wasn't close enough to them to bother them or even enough to yell fore. We drive up to the green and I was gonna apologize anyway, but they walked to the parking lot and started messing around, and the guy that yelled at us starts vaping (which come on the guy is like 60, not a teenager). So we go into the pro shop to ask if they normally don't have a Marshall and the guy said they don't. We told him it took us 5 hours to play and the guys in front of us played way too slow and we're idiots to us. Then another guy working there turns around and says he was in the group in front of us. We talk about it and he was nice about everything and mentioned that the guy who yelled at us was the general manager of the place. Well he defiantly represented himself well. I won't be going back there read more

My favorite golf course hands down! It is a quiet course, not like the other municipal courses near freeways and busy streets. The value for quality is amazing. $55 with a cart! Played today in 4 hours and 15 minutes. The course is maintained fairly well. The greens are tough and I especially like when they make the pin placements tough. The front resembles a links style course, but the back side is a little more narrow with a lot more trouble. It is a challenging track that I never get tired of playing. read more

I needed to get a Christmas gift last, last minute (story of my life). The Golf Shop was closing at 4pm on Christmas eve and the attendant stayed open until 4:30 to do my transaction! Thank you Donald for going the extra mile. read more

Firstly, this is a well designed course. However, this is not a very welcoming place. We were just harassed by the marshall on 4 different occassions, until I finally argued with his intensity for us to "keep up" after telling me that "they'd" kick us off the course. Note, we were a foursome of 8-16 handicappers and played at a 4.5 hr pace. My advice if you do go out there: -do heed the difficulty of the course. Unless you are a 8 or better, don't play from the blues. -use a cart. (this was really why we were indeed not catching the group in front of us). The course is flat enough to walk, but is not designed in a way that is accommodating to walkers and has a lot of distance between greens and tee boxes. -greens are hard in many ways. a lot of bounce and roll-out, so you can play there extended fringe area, usually trying to land the ball 10-20 yds short of the pin placement. take time to study, lots of subtle nuance in the breaks with the hills not affecting the greens in a similar fashion. (of course, don't take too long, or a cranky old fart will threaten removing you from the course). read more

I lived in Southern California for five years and played Rustic Canyon quite frequently. i think it is the best public golf course in all of LA and Ventura counties and for value received, among the tops in the country. The back nine is as good a nine holes as you'll find anywhere, public or private. You'll hit every club in the bag and moreover, you'll hit them in new and different ways. You'll find yourself putting from off the shaved down green side approaches with your hybrids and fairway woods and you'll hit more knock down irons in one round than you'll hit in an entire season elsewhere. If you're smart and crafty, you'll constantly orient yourself to the canyon so you can putt confidently that right to left putt that "reads" left to right. It makes you feel good about playing golf and I know if you could, you'd track down the architect and buy him a drink. read more

I played at Rustic Canyon today and was not overly impressed. I had read this was a top public course in California so I was prepared to pay $70 per person. The course itself has a great layout and is relatively well maintained although the greens had an excessive amount of ball marks and it was difficult to tell what was considered green vs fringe. The pace of play is definitely a problem; we constantly waited on tee boxes for groups ahead of us to move along. My father in law was visiting with his girlfriend and my wife and I decided to share our clubs with them. Halfway through the first hole one of the guys came over and told us we were not allowed to share clubs and that we had to rent two extra sets for $40 each, to avoid "pace of play" issues. We obliged and the guy brought the sets of clubs pretty quickly to the next tee. Come to think though, the real issue here is that there are no Marshals making sure people are playing ready golf. All in all, the course is not bad but for that price you can find a multitude of other public courses to play. read more

I've played Rustic since I was a kid. After returning from 10 years in the Bay Area, I was excited to play all the local public courses again - Tierra, Olivas, River Ridge, Rustic, Los Robles - Rustic stands out as the best experience. Every hole brings a unique risk/reward challenge, complete with nice aesthetic touches that are characteristic of this golf course. While the pace of play can be a problem, there are plenty of times to get on the course without a big wait. I've played four rounds there in the last month, ranging from 3.5 to 5 hours. Afternoons before twilight are generally reasonable. read more

Showed up today and checked in for my round. I was 10 min late and was promptly scolded by the kid behind the counter-I get it I am late! loaded my cart while my wife used the ladies room. We headed to the first tee behind the 2 sum that tee'd off on time. No worries we will join them once we catch up. My name was called out over the loud speaker as I approached the 1st tee. Long story short-because I was with my wife the manager came out to explain that it would cost me a full round fee, 60.00, for her to ride along-He also threw in an F bomb to explain what would happen if my fully alert former gymnast wife fell out of the cart. His explanation was that the course was private property, aren't they all, and so due to liability the ride along fee was the price of a golfer. While I haven't played RC in years and my wife has never seen it we turned around and did not play. Maybe I'm missing something but Ive played many other and far better courses that charge $25 or less for a ride along. Maybe I'm off here but $60 dollars for a ride along at Rustic Cnyn when golf courses are hurting for business seems less than customer friendly!!--too many golf course with much more friendly ride along policies so good luck to ya! read more