Rustic Ridge has been a Quad
City favorite since 1974.
Nine holes
Par 36
Statistics:
Red tees (preferred by ladies): 2795 yards.
Rating:35 Slope: 113
Yellow tees (preferred by senior men): 3020
yards. Rating: 33.6 Slope: 110
White tees (preferred by men): 3153 yards.
Rating: 34.3 Slope: 109
Blue tees (preferred by above average golfers):
3300 yards. Rating: 34.9
Slope: 115
It is not so important
how scenic the course is, although Rustic Ridge is nice to look at. It
is very important how the course plays.
Golf is a match between you
and the course.
You expect the course to
play fair. It should not frustrate you or tire you out. This is
why, year after year, golfers keep coming back to Rustic Ridge.
Rustic Ridge does not
swallow your ball in wild grass or wilderness. The roughs are mowed
short. There are plenty of mature trees, of course, but no woods.
It is truly a joy to stand at the tee and hammer a long drive without being
nervous about the rough.
And what about the greens?
A fair course does not make you guess at the location of the target.
All of our greens are visible from the fairways. You can determine
your distance and select the right club. Most are even visible from
the tee.
A green should be built from
high quality soil with the softness necessary to snag a spinning approach
shot. The fair green should not be perched up high on a mound.
If you have the skill to hit the green with a back spin, it should make a
ball mark and stay there. Rustic Ridge is well known for this quality.
A fair green is composed of
genuine premium Penncross bentgrass without weeds and it is mowed precisely
to produce a true roll. It should neither be too fast, nor too slow.
We focus most of our maintenance on the greens for a very good reason.
A fair course should not
tire you out with extreme hills and ravines. It should be walkable.
Rustic Ridge has the gently rolling terrain that keeps walkers moving at a
swift pace.
A fair course takes the sun
out of play. No holes at Rustic Ridge have you playing into the
rising sun. Only one hole faces west. Rustic is a joy to
play at the ends of the day.
A fair course has fair
hazards, but not to excess. Rustic Ridge has eight sand traps,
seven of them lurk near greens to provide some tension as you approach the
green. Two ponds flank the 7th green, and a creek crosses #2 and
#9. Holes 2,5 and 9 give advantage to the long hitter as a
good test of abilities should.
When you finish your first
nine holes at Rustic Ridge, you will want to play it again and again.
This is how the first golf courses were designed.
Finally, a fair golf course
is not going to charge you a big fee. Our standard fee is only
thirteen bucks for nine holes.
What are you waiting for?
Call now for a tee time.
Rustic Ridge
