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Value
4.8
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7044 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.9

Course Details

Year Built 2001
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gil Hanse (2001) Geoff Shackelford (2001)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $20
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, Mastercard
Metal Spikes Allowed Soft spikes only
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required. Bermuda length shorts are OK. Collared shirts are required. No denim.

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Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.8
779 Reviews (779)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 9
Bunkers 7
Elevation Changes 7
This course/club is great for:
Walkers 10
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 10
Advanced Golfers 8
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 8
Worth the Drive 7

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Reviews 1
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Best Publicly Available Course In The Area

Have played here twice now and love this course. Wide open fairways but very challenging green layouts makes for a great experience. Highly recommend.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/15/2019

Hi u123909078. We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (805) 530-0221 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at Rustic Canyon Golf Course!

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Commented on 11/15/2019

Hi u123909078. We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (805) 530-0221 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at Rustic Canyon Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

New Favorite Course in LA!

Absolutely worth the drive. Completely transfers you to a different world full of beauty, serenity, and double bogies. Can’t wait to play it again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/15/2019

Hello, u314159635484. Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon at Rustic Canyon Golf Course!

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Commented on 11/15/2019

Hello, u314159635484. Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon at Rustic Canyon Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best value for the money

This is a challenging but fair course. You won’t find a better value for the money. Wide landing areas with challenging greens. Just a fun course. Come on out and play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/15/2019

Hi u303712984. We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (805) 530-0221 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at Rustic Canyon Golf Course!

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Commented on 11/15/2019

Hi u303712984. We would love to hear more about your positive experience at our course. Please contact us at (805) 530-0221 to share with us your favorite part of your experience with us. Thanks for golfing at Rustic Canyon Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Bring your A-game and some extra balls

Oh and a hat. There’s no shade out there so if it’s hot and dry like the day I was there you’ll just roast.

That also makes it hard to pick reference points when hitting and tracking shots.

Luckily I was paired with two guys who were regulars so they helped with local knowledge that the GPS on the cart and my iPhone app didn’t provide.

There’s lots of ball-hungry scrub areas that even good shots can kick off into. Just try to get lucky and find another poor schlubs lost ball and move on.

The greens were fast and surprisingly tricky.

I felt the course played shorter than the card and electronics say probably in part because of the dry conditions and wind.

It’s too nice a course for a mat driving range. It would be nice to be able to get a cold drink after 4pm but the grill was closed. Staff was very friendly though.

I’m definitely coming back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/21/2019

Thank you for taking the time to review us PCam. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Rustic Canyon Golf Course thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 77
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/21/2019

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us, julianahahn. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course

Fairways are well maintained, the layout is fun.

The staff is awesome and the range is good.

Excellent club if you are practicing your putting as well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/21/2019

Hi, Narii. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Rustic Canyon Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Favorite course in SF valley

I have been playing this course for about 7 years. I think it is the best value in the area, and I LOVE the layout. Great challenge, but very fair. Big undulating greens, greens are usually in good to great shape. It has a bit of a links feel to it with a lot of holes having a long tight fringe, when it’s firm you can play low running shots into the greens and put from well off the green. There’s also some penalizing fescue rough. Beautiful views, especially some of the elevated holes on the back nine. Can’t say enough good things about this course, I absolutely love it and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a place to play in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/01/2019

Hello, nickkwoods. Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon at Rustic Canyon Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Over rated

Rustic is a nice course but is definitely overrated. They want top dollar to play but the fairways are not in top dollar conditions. Bottom line there are better courses to play for half the price.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course!

Many bare spots in the fairways. Otherwise, great conditions, fast greens, nice people working at the course. Highly recommended!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/11/2019

Hi, warcry0216. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Rustic Canyon Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

My first time playing a links style course

Took a few holes to get used to. Tight couse at spots, greens hard to read made putting even more challenging. Overall we loved the course. Pace of play was good, never really had to wait more than a few minutes. Check in, grill, and cart service on point. Lots of roadrunners, ground squirrels, and bunnies who do not give a crap that you're there! Awesome value for the price, I think we will be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/11/2019

Hi, nancyp123. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Rustic Canyon Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

Quite challenging since I'm not very familiar to the links style course. Tight course, one errant drive and you're on another hole! Greens hard to read, putting was even more of a challenge. The boys loved it and I kind of got used to it by the third hole. Pro shop, grill,and cart service was on point. Pace of play was fine, never stuck on a tee box for more than a few minutes. Lots of roadrunners, ground squirrels, and bunnies. We will play again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/11/2019

Hello, nancyp123. Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon at Rustic Canyon Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best conditions

Course is in great condition, as usual, and greens rolled true and quick.; staff is excellent with customers

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/11/2019

Hi u000003291146. Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Rustic Canyon Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hit em straight

Excellent course condition, pace of play was fair with no long waits. Greens and fairways are in great condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/04/2019

Hi, u000005879545. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Rustic Canyon Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!

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Commented on 10/04/2019

Hi, u000005879545. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Rustic Canyon Golf Course. We look forward to seeing you at the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/04/2019

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, RICHARD6477064. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed from your round with us. Thanks for choosing us!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Way too long

Driving out to Moorpark from LA I expect to play in under 4.5 hours. I was wrong. The round took 5.5 hours on Saturday. There are no Marshalls there to tell people to play faster. Unacceptable for a course charging over $100. Also, the greens were in bad shape and really slow. Really dissatisfied.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/04/2019

Hi metropolitans1986. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Rustic Canyon Golf Course. We hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Terrible pace of play and poor greens

It took over 5 hours to play and the greens were in terrible condition. Cost for the round should've been $40.00.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 10/04/2019

Hello, metropolitans1986. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very serious at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing Rustic Canyon Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

2nd time playing here. This course is a great value for the money. Always in great shape. The greens are challenging but true. Absolutely love this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/04/2019

Hi u303712984. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Rustic Canyon Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good value for $35

flat. lots of driver and wood usage. huge greens but tough slopes. course is pretty forgiving despite its length. would play again for $35 but not for $50+.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 10/04/2019

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, AvatarofWoah. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed from your round with us. Thanks for choosing us!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Hot weather
Used cart

Greens were slow and bumpy compared to past rounds, but still a great course

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 09/06/2019

Hi, we appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Rustic Canyon Golf Course!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 09/06/2019

Thank you for visiting us at Rustic Canyon Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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