I played an SCGA Qualifier at Rustic last week and wanted to chime in here about the shape of the course, which is the best I've seen in years.
The greens were firm and moderately fast (10-11ish?), and the fairways were firm and fine. Not perfect, a bit spotty, but fine. The surrounds and the run-up areas were nearly immaculate on pretty much every hole. At Rustic, if the green surrounds are in good shape, then there are just so many options around the greens. Love it when it's like that.
Regarding the greens: If they are fast(ish), then the course plays fun. If they are running 8 or 9 (like they were last year for the qualifier I played), it's not fun because the green complexes have no teeth. Because the course can play so short for longer hitters, there needs to be a fear factor around the greens when pitching, chipping, and putting, and there definitely was that this year.