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Value
4.8
Layout
4.9
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
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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.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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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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Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Moorpark gem

This course is one of the best courses you can play in the LA area. Greens are big and fast. Fairways are generous but trouble awaits for missing one. Course is routed through the desert so lots of brush awaits badly missed shots and lost balls. Course was very busy and pace was a little slower than usual. Only real complaint was the poor condition of the bunkers. No maintenance had been done on them since the rains ended and they were rock hard and wet. Although there was little wind through most of the round, this course can get very windy so be prepared.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 04/15/2019

We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. It is great to see you had an enjoyable time on the course and we hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 77
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/01/2019

Hello Julian, Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Vacation golf

This golf course is awesome, tucked in a canyon setting with phenomenal views. Challenging at times when the wind hits but makes the course difficult to navigate through. Great condition and very risk/reward opportunities at every hole.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/01/2019

Hello, Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon.

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

Very playable

Iam a Golf pro,so when I do play I really want a course to be playable for the average Golfer,this course is long but wide, soI loved just ripping my driver all day and not worry about it, I hate courses that are strange and unique layouts,Rustic Canyon is more like links and I loved it,played just over 4 hours which is unheard of in so cal ! Great day !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/26/2019

Hello, Thank you for the fantastic 5-star review of our golf course. We appreciate you taking the time and hope you will let us know if you ever need anything while you are here. Come back and see us again very soon for more of the best golf in town

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great design, but...

I hadn't played Rustic in over a decade. The layout is unique and one of the best. The pace of play was excellent and the greens ran true. Local knowledge or playing several times will help with approach shots and reading breaks. The area around the greens are in great shape. I should also mention that the onboard GPS is the best I've seen... something you might expect at a high end resort. However, the fairways were spotty and hard pan at times. With the rainy season over, I'm not sure if they'll get better. The GOLFNOW got deal took some of the sting out of fairways. Overall, a great round and my friends and I will return despite the fairways issue.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/25/2019

Hello. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/22/2019

Hello, Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Very Superb Rustic Canyon Day

Traveling to LA to see my son and sneaking off to RC...perfect⛳️

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 03/25/2019

Hello, Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Once again the course was in great shape. Very friendly staff and a bargain in green fees.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/18/2019

Hello, We're glad you liked course layout and friendly staff. Book your next tee time with us soon.

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

Best course

I play here every week and this course is absolutely outstanding!! Fun and very challenging!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/12/2019

Hello, Thank you for continuing to come back. We're glad you had a great time and took on a challenge.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rustic Canyon

Rustic Canyon is my favorite public golf course in So Cal. The staff is terrific. I show up as a single

The folks I’m assigned to play with are always top notch. The course is challenging. Always a great day!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 03/01/2019

Hello, We're glad to be your favorite public golf course in Southern California. Thank you for leaving us a 4-star rating.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent course; staff friendly

Pace of play was perfedt. Tee off right on time and finished in slightly more than 4 hours. Love layout of course. Greens were nice and fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/26/2019

Hello, We're happy to have met your overall expectations with the pace of play and course layout. Please come back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cold and windy

Went off the back 1 hour delay but the course was great the greens were even better

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/19/2019

Hello, Thank you for leaving Rustic Canyon Golf Course an awesome 5-star rating. Come back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rhis is good for golf lover.. You can enjoy this one.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/13/2019

Hello, Thank you for leaving us a 4-star rating. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed our course. Please come back again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Day at Rustic

Had an enjoyable round today at Rustic Canyon. Great course, great layout and friendly staff. I would recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/04/2019

Hello, Thank you for leaving us an awesome 5-star rating. Thank you for recommending us to other golfers. Book your next tee time with us soon!

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome

The greens and 30-40 yards around the greens are amazing..... Great staff and the burgers were exceptional.... I usually do not play the same course twice when traveling but after the first day I had to come back...... Course makes you think and hit different shots, loved it......

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/24/2019

Hello, Thank you for leaving Rustic Canyon Golf Course a 5-star rating. We're glad you liked our burgers and friendly staff. We look forward to seeing you again!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

poor grass conditions

I went with a buddy today from the area. we were both shocked at the dreadful conditions of the course. when driving up to the main building all I saw was brown grass. the grass was the brownest and hardest on a fairway I have ever seen. I read reviews of how great the course was but this was unbelievable really. I don't think the grass has seen water for months.. it was depressing honestly. the greens were dry but ok and large.

I would never advise a friend to go here with the present conditions

I have golfed several muni courses in la county and grass conditions were not great but better than at rustic canyon. this tells you how bad it was there.

don't go here until conditions improve

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/18/2019

Hello, Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the course conditions.
We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. Please allow us to make it up to you in the near future.

Played On
Reviews 107
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Tennessee Advisor
Top 25 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A great value and Canyon is a great name for this layout.

What a find! What a great value!! I was visiting my daughter in Burbank and had some free time. I stumbled upon this course while visiting the Reagan Library. The course is a world-class design by Gil Hanse and a pleasure to play. The layout winds its way around a canyon valley and reminds me a bit of playing in Arizona (but without the severe heat...its Cali, you know) and some of the holes are target golf. All the holes are a challenge without being unfair. The greens are challenging too.

I'll say it again, a great value. Play it!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/04/2019

Thank you for the wonderful review! We're glad you found value in our golf course. We hope you'll choose Rustic Canyon again on your next visit!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Huge PGA Greens!

This was an amazing course. Great layout and great views. The greens were the biggest I’ve ever played and challenging. The tee boxes were in amazing condition too. I also liked the high tech GPS in the cart that was touch screen and super responsive. I’ll definitely be back. Only weird thing was Marshall telling us to speed up when the group behind us was one hole behind; we asked if we were holding anyone up, and no one was seen behind us and were told the front 9 was starting to back up. It was really bizarre. He was nice about it but it didn’t make any sense.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 12/26/2018

Thank you for the terrific review! We look forward to your next visit.

Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/19/2018

Thank you for your 5-star rating! Book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

One of the best public courses in Southern CA!

The course is amazing! Recommend checking wind reports before you book your tee-time, yet the course it designed really well for the wind. Great California links design.

Only complaint was the mats on the driving range. Typically, there's a grass driving range. Next time I will call the pro-shop to confirm I can warm up on grass vs mats. I find grass to be incredibly important because the course requires a variety of knockdown shots and flighted shots with spin. Very hard to dial those shots in while warming up on mats.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/18/2018

Thank you for the 5-star review! We're glad you had a terrific golfing experience with us. Be sure to book your holiday tee time soon!

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