Played Rustic Canyon for the first time last week, and had a good experience. The staff were all friendly and the pace of play was good (played 18 holes in 4 hours 16 minutes). The tee boxes and fairways are in great shape, but the greens are not as great -- you can tell the course gets a lot of play because there all unrepaired ball marks everywhere. I loved the layout of the front nine, probably my favorite nine in the greater LA area. The back was fine, but not as memorable to me. I'd happily play it again and would recommend to all my golf friends. If the groundscrew (and people playing) can clean up some of the ball marks on the green to make them roll smooth, I'd definitely consider bumping this rating up to 5 stars. read more

I booked a tee time well in advance--as you pretty much have to here since it's so difficult to get a spot within a couple of weeks. Knowing that rain was in the forecast, I called multiple times ahead of my tee time to ask about their cancellation policy. Each time, I was told I would be fine as long as I canceled within 24 hours. As the date got closer and the forecast showed a near 100% chance of rain, I decided to cancel 48 hours in advance just to be safe. When I called, the staff member simply confirmed the cancellation without mentioning anything else. Later, I realized I had been charged an $80 fee tied to the advanced booking. I called back to resolve the issue, and while Chris at the front desk was helpful and understanding, he explained there was nothing he could do. He did mention that if I had waited and canceled the day of due to the rain, I would have received a full refund. That was extremely frustrating to hear, especially since I had gone out of my way to call ahead multiple times and follow the guidance I was given. This situation could have easily been avoided if the staff member who processed my cancellation had simply informed me to wait until the day of. Instead, I was left paying $80 unnecessarily. I really like this course, but this experience felt unfair and poorly handled. Clear and accurate communication from staff would have made all the difference. read more

Horrible experience today. There was light rain at tee off that started to get a lot heavier to the point where every green started having puddles form all over them. After putting through water for multiple holes, decided to head back to the club house after hole 5. When asked for a rain check, was told by the pro shop that it "wasn't their policy to issue rain checks after you tee off." Nowhere on their website is this made up policy stated. This was a completely reasonable request that any course would have said yes to. Not Rustic Canyon. They clearly don't care about their golfers or their experience. read more

The course was stunning and played in 4 hours (which is the best part)! I loved all the bunnies everywhere. I would play here again for sure. Flat course (good for walking). It does get hot pretty early in the summer months. I had a 7 AM tee time and finished around 11 AM! read more

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Not quite sure how there are any bad reviews.. Hands down one of the nicest public course I've played in SoCal (better than Torrey Pines and competes with Pelican Hill). Everything A-Z was a great experience. Great culture and environment. I will be a regular read more

Certainly the best muni golf in greater LA area. It's not really a competition if you appreciate links style golf.

I played on a Saturday afternoon, and it wasn't too crowded. The course is very nature-friendly with a fun layout and good greens. There were lots of birds and rabbits, which made it even more enjoyable. read more

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Fully enforcing no coolers. On a Wednesday day. No one selling beers at the course. Or no cart girl.

What a fantastic golf course! Very, very impressed. One of the two times I played was with a local who drove an hour in traffic just to play this course. That has to say a lot about the quality of golf. Both times I played were in the afternoon and when it starts to get dark and all the animals start coming out, this place is very special. Just be sure to get out of there before it gets really dark. One time I was out at that point and we heard about a dozen coyotes howling. Since I was walking, that was a little unnerving. The golf course sits in a valley and is relatively flat. You walk downhill on the front 9 and come back up toward the clubhouse. The back 9 goes up the hill and then comes back down to finish. The course is mostly open but has a couple of tricky tee shots. A lot of times the short cut adds a lot of danger, whether that be a small but deep bunker, short trees, or rocky terrain. The greens are really cool. Lots of undulation and a bigger fringe cut than you would see at any other golf course. Plus, the fringe is askew from the green. Very hard to explain but very cool to me. Gil Hanse and Geoff Shackelford were definitely on their game. The local told me that every green breaks a little more towards the gate you drive through. The grain of the grass points in that direction. That was very helpful. The driving range has a decent amount of space. The putting green is a part of 18 green which is cool, but a little unnerving when I bladed a ball through the green. I definitely apologized to the kid practicing back there. Can't wait to come back and play this course! read more

My favorite LA course. Links style, beautiful, challenging and a reasonable price. What more could you want! Playing again this wknd with 3 friends post thanksgiving. Can't wait. Also the 1 star reviews including someone complaining they didnt cancel outside of the 24 window and had to pay full price, have you not played golf? Hilarious read more

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Cart girl is beyond rude. I golf here 5-10x a year. No more. Lost my business for being extremely rude and unprofessional.

12:30pm Tee time $89 per person (walked with push carts) Absolutely love this course! This was my boyfriends and I'd second time going and as usual, the course was in great condition. Flags were places strategically creating some easy holes and a few more complex ones. The pace was great too, I don't think we waited any longer than 2-3min per hole. read more

Golf course is nice but don't bother calling the people in the snack bar or grill area. The girls on the phone are rude, inconsiderate, and can't stay on the phone for more than 30 seconds. They will hang up when they are ready to or if they really want to get you off the line they will say they have another call coming in and have to go. Was simply asking about hours of operation and instead, was harshly greeted and barely even got an answer. Pretty sad really. read more

This will be my last time coming to this golf course. Booked in advance they charge me extra $20 dollars and dont care if im playing with senior they still charge me the same. $99 per person and they rushed you up every hole. I feel so ripped of, the staff from the front desk to marshall was horrible. The marshal keep following us and telling us we 5 min behind and we have to wait the group in front of us. I saw other yelper said greedy gold course i totally 100% agree. Becareful with their rule, this is not likely like regular other golf course. Totally ripped off. BEWARE!!! read more

Only had one round here but goddamn was it a great one. Absolutely a gem of a golf course here in LA. Very unique and vastly different than 90% of the course in the county and that's make it so fun and enjoyable. The links-style layout brings out a different challenge and makes you really think about every approach to the green. The greens themselves were insane, some of them atleast. Insane in a good way though, it definitely took me several reads from all angles and sides to get my break right and even then, I missed a couple of 5-6 footers with the right read. Great pace of play, had people in front of us and behind us. Not once were we waiting for the group in front of us, nor the group behind us were ever tailing too close. Beautiful views in the Moorpark area, very quiet and very clean golf course. Almost feels like a country club. For its price and quality, I'd definitely return. Great food btw from the halfway house! read more

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Played 6/25 2pm tee time $39 5 hr pace of play Course conditions were great. Haven't seen it this pure in a while. Greens were smooth and rolling prob around 10. Rough, bunkers, fairways, and tee boxes were all also in great condition. There was a junior tournament in the morning so maybe they tidied up for it. read more

Rustic Canyon Golf Course - Upper tee box on 16 is finally back open - Golf Near Me - Moorpark, California

First off, here's my history with Rustic Canyon. At 18 years old, I used to drive my truck off road in the Canyon that would later become the golf course. The day they graded the hill into what would become the 17th green, I sat on the tee box on the tailgate of my old F-150. I played a round on the opening weekend. At 20 years old, I hit my longest drive of my entire golf career on hole 13. From the black tees, I flew the pot bunker in the middle of the fairway. I haven't hit a drive longer since. At 33 years old, I played the last round of golf that I ever would with my grandpa before he passed. These are memories that no one can ever take from me. Today, at 43 years old, I tried to treat my own son, now 20 years old himself, and my daughters boyfriend to a round of golf at a place that has never been anything but magic for me. I read some of the previous reviews thinking that people just didn't understand, they must not golf much. How could they be so upset? But now I get it. This place has been ruined by either new ownership, or just bad management. I will never return. First, I booked a 5:15 PM tee time, with stated rate of $35. Seemed fair to me for 2025. Go to pay, that's $179 sir. Wait, how is 3x$35 plus $14 for a bucket $179? Oh, it's $20 per player to ride. It was never that way before I said. Dude says, yeah well things change. Strike one. Don't talk to me like that. Second, we were there an hour before to hit balls and have a light dinner. Can't get your cart until 30 mins before tee time. So we had to carry our bags around the facility the whole time. Then, when we had ten minutes before our tee time, I walk up to the cart barn with my receipt, expecting to get two cart keys, the kid says with disdain, oh I don't have the keys. Why would I have them? You have to go wait in line again at the pro shop for keys. Asinine policy, followed up with a rude response. Strike two. So we tee off, it's late July, dark comes around 8:20-8:30. Get to hole 12, definitely wasn't expecting to finish, but I'll be damned if I'm not playing until dark after getting hit with an extra $60 in unexpected cart fees after booking. Pro shop guy starts sending alarms to the carts at 7:45 to be in by 8. Every time the alarm goes off, we have to stop playing and walk to the cart to shut the noise off. Every 5 minutes, a new alarm. By now, I'm pretty pissed off. I'm already in a rush trying to squeeze in as much golf as I can, and you're slowing me down with alarms? Get out of here. Strike 3. It's gets even worse though. We pull into the cart barn at 8:17, and this older dude named Doug screams out, How many alarms do I have to send before you get the point to come in?" Mind you, we're on hole 14, the very back of the course, it's a 10 minute drive back to the club house. At this point, I'm like, timeout dude, what the actual F did you just say to me? In my 25 years of golfing, I've never been treated like this. I said to him that we're never coming back, and his response was, " I don't care, do you see how booked we are?". He then followed it up with that I was now banned from playing there again. Unbelievable. No one would know what a great course it is without us locals propping it up for the last 20+ years. But a great course it is no longer. There are too many other good tracks in the area to play that don't treat their customers like crap. All of this after spending at least $50k at the place over the years. After spending over $300 on this one super twilight round alone between green fees, food, and drink. I hope both Doug and the owners learn a hard lesson in humility, they can use it. Great place ruined by crap people. read more

Worst experience here had an early morning tee time and got rushed every hole cause the morning tee times had a time limit of 3 and half hours of which I've never heard of on any other golf course in the world and the staff was very set on letting us know we weren't welcome back any other time than twilight even though we paid a total of 120 per person .... Place is an absolute joke and a disgrace to the beauty of what golf represents I do not recommend coming here unless you wanna start a round with a bad attitude read more

Great public course, challenging with an awesome staff, really good food and they encourage pace of play

Unfortunately, the staff at this course come across as arrogant and dismissive. Many of the employees--particularly younger staff (Gen Z)--carry a "know-it-all" attitude that makes the experience unpleasant. It honestly reminded me of that Seinfeld episode: "The Jerk Store called, and they're running out of you!" Adding to the frustration, there's a baffling rule that restricts players from getting their golf cart more than 20 minutes before their tee time. I've played golf for over 30 years at hundreds of courses worldwide, and I've never encountered such a restrictive and unnecessary policy. If you're looking for a welcoming environment with professional service, I recommend finding another course. Your time and money are better spent elsewhere. read more

Beautiful course ascetically. Every single pin placement was in an illegal position. Made the course extremely less enjoyable. 2 paces off the fringe on every hole or on a giant slope. read more

Golf course is solid and in no way does this review reflect the quality of the course or the grounds crew's stellar work. 1 star to draw attention to the fact that this course will charge you the full price of a green fee if you do not cancel more than 24 hours prior. Even after asking for some leniency and an one time exception, I was told that they'd be charging me the full price $59 of the green fee for not cancelling in advance. Literally every other golf course that I've played in the area (River Ridge, Tierra Rejada, Moorpark CC, Los Robles, Olivas Links) has not given me any issue when cancelling at the last minute, so buyer beware that this place is different. Starting off my day with this experience put a bad taste in my mouth and I couldn't shake it all day, really put a damper on what otherwise should have been a great day on the golf course. I understand the need to make as much money as possible for the course, but this is such a short sighted approach as I have no interest in giving this place my money again in the future, and by the looks of other reviewers on yelp, it seems like plenty of others have similarly experienced the same and are likely to avoid this place in the future. read more

I arrived to the golf course with my brother and his wife , we were all excited to play and try a new track in our area. Upon arrival we were informed we would be joined by a single which was perfectly acceptable. I was then Informed I was forced to ride with him or would have to pay double my cart fee $40 opposed to $20 I agreed to pay the extra $20 and let the starter know I thought it was a bad policy. He looked at me and laughed and said " I think it's a good policy " . I then informed him I would not be returning due to the policy and his bad attitude, he replied " I hope you enjoy your last round here " once again with a condescending attitude. This place treats their paying customers like trash. I would like to warn everyone before they go spend a lot of money to play this mediocre golf course. read more

Great course and great service for my he pro shop. For the price this is one of the best courses in SoCal

Today I thought I had a tee time at 1:30 but when I got there, the pro shop said it was 11:30-my mistake. He looked at the schedule and said that he didn't have anything available. My wife and I drove away back to Camarillo. Fortunately we got a tee time at 3:20 at Sterling Hills. I got a message that I had a charge of $118 so I called the pro shop at Rustic Canyon and spoke to Chris. I asked him if I could carry this charge for another day. He said unfortunately he couldn't because they had already charged my credit card??? I have a business and I know u can reverse charges back to a credit card. So maybe that is not their policy but at least he could have said so instead of saying they can't because they already had charged my credit card. Just sounded like they don't work with the customer. Kinda of disappointed. RG read more

I agree with the other complaints, I got up at 4 AM to drive up from San Diego to play this golf course through the HELL that is Los Angeles traffic on the 405. My coworker was very sick and called me on the way to tell me he was unable to play. I immediately called the golf course change from a 3some to a 2some and was told it was too late to cancel and I would still be charged for 3. I said the guy woke up too sick to play and was told Tough Luck that is our policy. I could understand if I completely bailed, but I did not. This is so petty, short sided, and greedy from a golf course. I sent an email and crickets... I refuse to give my money to such an inflexible business and will NOT be playing this course ever again. Walter read more

Played yesterday 11/24/2025, pace of slow was awful. I was not able to finish my round. The grass is very inconsistent, their over-seeding job made fairways and greens play really inconsistent. The cart path is poorly marked and there's no ball cleaning stations along the course. There was no food and beverage cart. The reservation system only throws out the price for the round but not cart with no cart option. It really overpriced for what it is now. read more

Decent course but outrageous fees. Not worth the price in my opinion. Over $100 for a round plus you pay cart fees. Plus if you cancel in advance they charge you a fee. Decent course. I enjoy playing here. But not at their prices. read more

Easily the worst cart girl experience I've ever had on a course. She was rude, clearly annoyed every time we asked a question, and acted like we were inconveniencing her by simply ordering drinks. No smile, no "thanks," just attitude and eye-rolls. We came to relax and enjoy the round, not get treated like we're a burden for buying beers. Total buzzkill on what should've been a great day. Hope the course takes notice, because hospitality matters just as much as the fairways. read more

It's a shame, because once you're on the course it's beautiful. The staff are full of some of the rudest a**holes I've ever experienced in playing 5 years. We got threatened to get kicked off the course because they tried to separate our group of friends that had a tee time together. Absolutely never coming back here again. read more

Don't waste your time and money at this facility. The staff is arrogant, pompous, and inflexible to the customer...you! Your time is better spent at other courses in the area. read more

I'll start off by saying this course looks amazing and the staff is great. My review is more about young dumbasses who don't understand the game of golf. I travel a lot and usually have to walk on as a single. Today I joined three young men and after 36 years of playing golf today is the first time I walked off the course after two holes. People....ready golf is in the fairway not on the green!! Putt out after everyone is on the green not when your fourth is hitting a pitch shot to the green. Also, it's customary to introduce yourself on the first tee box. I walked off after two holes and went back to the pro shop. They were nice enough to give me a refund. I hope one of those three boneheads read this, I doubt they will. One more thing, you never know who you are playing with or if you may or may not run into that person again, keep that in mind. This is my only bad experience in golf, I'm definitely not a slow player. read more

Avoid!!!! I belong to Las Posas CC, where I play quite routinely. I was looking forward to playing a different course for a change. I have played Rustic in the past and always found it enjoyable. I played with 3 other buddies on a late Saturday afternoon. 120$ for green fees and a cart and we were told it was cart path only. It was a warm spring day and it had rained 3 days prior. There was no need for the cart path only rule to be applied, the course was completely dry. *note * The paragraph written above wouldn't have even caused me to write a review (as I don't believe I have ever provided a review for a golf course on Yelp until now) It was a warm Saturday afternoon. We saw the cart girl, who was EXTREMELY rude and unfriendly from the start, only 2 times in the 5+ hour round. Once on the front nine and once on the back. We were contacted by an employee two different times on the front 9 who told us we could not drink the outside beer that was brought in. The second time the employee threatened to remove us from the course. I thought they were going to demand to search our bags! I get rules are rules, but in the 35+ years I have been golfing, I have never been treated like this. It was a warm 80 degree day, we saw the unfriendly cart girl 2 times. What do you expect?! On top of that, the Marshall had the audacity to tell us to keep our pace up when the cart path only rule was enforced!! Never again. Save your money, go to Tierra or Robles. I will happily stay at my home course where the cart girls/marshals are friendly! read more

Staff is horrible, They are rude and its no way to start a round. There are too many local quality coarse around to deal with people that act like they are running a private PGA course. Go to Moorpark county club Tierra, Sol Park read more

My experience at Rustic Canyon Golf Course was deeply troubling on May 06, 2024 at 4:20 tee time, due to their disregard for disabled players. As an above-the-knee amputee, I requested a golf cart under an ADA waiver to avoid additional fees, but was informed by the staff after he asked the manager that no such accommodation policy exists. Many other golf courses have this waiver in effect. It's unbelievable they wouldn't accommodate. The situation got completely violating and out of hand on the 15th or 16th hole where a golfer playing golf with a group ahead of me, named Gage, initially refusing to identify himself, aggressively demanded I move my cart from a sandy area next to the tee box--a location essential for my access given my disability. Which was located slightly left of the cart path. He got aggressive and and demanded for me to move; I asked him who he is and he stated he was an EMPLOYEE of the course. Despite he was playing golf..also Despite my explanations, Gage dismissed my needs, stating, "I don't care," and insisted that "cartpath only" rules were in effect due to filming and he was given direct orders from the superintendent named Jeff that not even handicaps will be accommodated because of this filming session going on and that no one is allowed on the fairway, even for those with handicaps. He was extremely rude aggressive in behavior and slowed his golf pace of play so I wasn't able to finish 18 holes. He was then waiting at the cart barn and when I asked him his name he began to defend his viewpoint and discriminating perspective once again and make up excuses that he takes direct orders from the superintendent and the manager that were "when it's cart path only not even disabled people can do anything about the rules" He continues to raise his voice. I felt highly disrespected. An employee of a course should be trained not to behave in this manner and with constant disregard for disabled golfers. This encounter was not only a horrible experience and a direct violation of ADA guidelines but also a personal affront. Gage's complete disregard and refusal to accommodate or understand my situation underlines a serious need for staff training and policy revision at Rustic Canyon to prevent future discrimination. It's disheartening when a place of recreation becomes a source of stress and discrimination. I hope the management will address these issues, not just for my sake but for all patrons requiring similar accommodations. read more

Rustic Canyon Golf Course - Gage..pissed off golfer/employee who aggressively violated ADA rules and regulations - Golf Near Me - Moorpark, California

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Course was beautiful and challenging. I can't wait to come back! Try the breakfast burrito if you're in the mood, as a person born in SoCal, this burrito was top tier!! Can't wait to come back and break 100 again, or just for the burritos. read more

Very fun golf course. Excellent design, lots of shotmaking options on every hole. Greens look fairly flat but actually have a lot of movement to them. Ask regulars about "the gate" influence on the greens. Definitely a great course at a great price. read more

They have punted their tee time services to golf now. If you book make sure there is a low chance your gonna cancel because Golfnow will tack on a non refundable online "service" fee for their non-services if you cancel regardless of whether or not you cancel before 24 hours. I'm not sure but they will prob charge you the full amount if you miss your tee time and don't cancel. I don't know why this course would partner with one of the worst businesses in golf (aka golf now) read more

You just CANNOT find a better manicured course in So Cal. Consistent greens, aprons, approach areas, fairways and tee boxes. Every single staff I've come across has been super friendly and helpful, from pro shop, cart barn, to grounds crew. Cost of play matches the value you receive from the cost. GREAT senior card value. Hungry? Check out their grill. Staff are eager to help you out and the food is amazing. On this course, you'll need to contend with the wind (especially the back nine) AND just face the fact that you'll more then likely three putt. Lol. read more

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This course is so distinctive. It's not for "average" golfers. It's for golf lovers. You will constantly need to decide what approach you want to take to a shot. Because it is a cross between a typical course and a links layout it encourages creativity. Frankly, some of the greens can be torturous. But that's part of the charm. If you score well here you are really playing well. There is a lot of wildlife in view and the course is very well maintained. read more