Old Corkscrew Golf Club in Estero, Florida, USA | GolfPass
Old Corkscrew GC: #12
View of the 12th green at Old Corkscrew Golf Club.
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3.8
1827 Reviews 1827 Reviews
5 Stars
1142
4 Stars
419
3 Stars
158
2 Stars
62
1 Stars
46
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
66.8%
Recommend this course
1590 out of 1827 reviews
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2.9
132 Reviews 132 Reviews
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
31
2 Stars
28
1 Stars
27
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
35.6%
Recommend this course
47 out of 132 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.4
189 Reviews 189 Reviews
5 Stars
63
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
35
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
29
Conditions
2.9
Value
2.9
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
50.8%
Recommend this course
96 out of 189 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 7393 yards
Slope 153
Rating 77.6

Carved from forests of towering oaks and pines, Old Corkscrew Golf Club exhibits all of the superior characteristics that define Nicklaus Signature courses. The absence of houses around the golf course adds to the secluded and peaceful feel that is provided by the dense thickets of trees that surround it. Jack Nicklaus himself was a prominent presence throughout every phase of the course's construction, incorporating well balanced holes that vary in direction, look, and feel. Proper club selection will be greatly rewarded on this golf course. The fast-paced, undulating greens sit up to 20 feet above the lush, rolling fairways, which can create some tricky pin placements if you're not careful. Old Corkscrew Golf Club's fairways are rather generous, but they are framed by carefully sculpted bunkers. Several large ponds come into play on nearly every hole and there are also numerous sand traps strategically placed along the greensides.

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Course Details

Year Built 2007
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jack Nicklaus (2007)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MasterCard, American Express
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.8
1827 Reviews (1827)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 72
Patio Dining 49
Brunch 25
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 161
Water Hazards 157
Bunkers 153
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 159
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 121
A Bucket list/Top 100 Pick 81
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 144
Near the Airport 66
Convenient to the City 37

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Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Complete letdown

Stop charging premium rates it you can’t keep premium greens. That was atrocious. Should refund people for that joke of a condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Perfect weather

Greens are Awful

Headline says it all. Staff said at check-in that 4-5 holes had some dead patches but that they were rolling true. Nonsense. 5-6 greens were largely unplayable b/c of the large dead spots (in some places, covered by sand that one could not put through at all). 3-4 others had more than just occasional blotches. On the worst holes, the greenskeeper had to put pins within 4-5 feet of the edge of the green b/c of the damage. Great, very challenging course, but this is not a playable course at this price. Greens were worse than almost any muni out there. Staff should be honest about this as well. Course age, size of greens and significant crowning of the greens all over the course suggests that these greens are due for a total overhaul and that Old Corkscew should take a year off to do that correctly.

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Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terrible greens

Greens are in terrible shape. I'd recommend avoiding this place for at least a few months. Multiple large brown and dead patches. Nearly impossible to make anything outside of 5 feet. Remaining grass on the green is shaggy. Rest of course is in good condition.

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Old Corkscrew

The greens are burnt out when we showed up the assistant Pro said only six screens were burnt out and it was more like 12 or 13 not worth the money

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were worse than the staff told us about. The clubhouse was closed by 4:30 and the cart girl was only seen on the first couple holes of the day.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are troubled,

gonna need a year to fix. Fungus/rain, lotsa crappy bare areas

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The greens are terrible. The course is in steep decline. The course will be closed for renovation and then going private. This course should close now as it should be an embarrassment to the owners. I want my money back! This course sucks!!!!!! Was told by the desk jockey holes one and thirteen had a fungus problem, looks like it spread to 12 others holes while I was teeing off.

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Old Corkscrew

Great golf course with a fantastic layout. The course is in great shape from tee box to green, some of the green have a few spots from a fungus but they look like they are improving. Staff were very helpful and friendly.

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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It is a shame

I played this spectacular course several times. However, it is now virtually unplayable. Where before they maintained the greens outside of the horrible diseased areas, they have now let the greens completely go as I understand that in April they are removing them and the course is going private, as stated by the employees. For that reason, they are basically stealing money by charging even half of what they customarily charge to play there. But I certainly understand the market and they are taking advantage of it.

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Believe the poor reviews

Don't be fooled by:
1. Good reviews
2. The GN featured price
3. Staff underplaying the bad condition of greens

Believe only the bad reviews!!! Greens are unplayable ruining your golf experience. This is a beautiful and challenging golf course, but.....don't be lured in by the lowered price...wait it out 6 months or more until the greens are playable.

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course confitions

Greens are terrible and we were not advised of this prior to signing up for our tee time. Great layout and would be nice to play if the greens were puttable!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Old Corkscrew

Greens were terrible. I wasn’t told they were diseased when I made the tee time. 5 hour round. Waited on most tees. Check in person was pleasant bag drop staff not very.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Old Corkscrew Golf Course

The course was in terrible shape - not just the greens! Pace of play was horrible and staff did nothing to fix it

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout, nice staff…greens???

Nice course, great layout and staff, but condition of the greens was really bad…not advised if conditions in pros not upon checking in, nor was there an adjusted cost for the round…some greens were barely playable yet still charging full-pop??

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Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A GREAT TRACK

I love this golf course and will most definitely play it again. Really fun, some challenging holes, but no houses! The natural layout was spectacular.
The greens were really starting to shape up.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course is in Horrible Shape (Dead Greens)

The greens have dies on 6 to 8 holes, making putting impossible or even ridiculous. I told people I would play the course again if it were free and came with a $100 gift card for my favorite restaurant. I can say that I was warned about the conditions of the green, but I never thought it would be as bad as it was. I wish I could post pictures to show you what I mean.

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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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