Cooks Creek Golf Club

Used tee off to book and had a tee time with a cart. Get a text less than 24 hours before tee time telling us they are not offering carts to to COVID. Every other course is doing this and we paid for a cart. Asked if they would refund the car fee and they said they couldn't. Offered us a 6 pack of beer instead. I don't really drink when playing. They said fine we can cancel your tee time and issue refund. Made no sense that they could cancel but not refund the $8 difference each for a cart fee. We wanted to play so just accepted the 6 pack which is ridiculous!!

I arrived and the lady was NOT wearing a mask. They didn't have pencils and claimed it was due to COVID. So here we are no carts, no pencils, using covid as an excuse, but they don't wear masks???

The course? Absolutely joke! Played here years ago and course was immaculate and amazing. Half the greens were burnt out and they used sand to fix. Traps have no sand. Fairways are like cow pastures. NO tee boxes or markers for tee boxes, so just tee off where you think is right, and the tee boxes were worse than cow pastures, complete garbage.

This is an extremely hilly course, so no carts was a challenge. Them to have the course in compete crap shape, even worse. We were on of 10 people on the course, so not sure how carts was an issue whatsoever.

Our opinion, will NEVER play here again. Great layout and used to be amazing, but just complete junk now. Seems like they are trying to screw people by doing as little work on the course as possible while still charging based on what it used to be!

BTW, we get it is December, but just NO excuse for not at least having tee boxes!! They did have some arrows in paint, but at least 1/3rd of these were completely off what the scorecard had for distance.

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I really like playing this course as you have to use several clubs on your way. Th scenery is worth the trip. I like the challenge of each of the holes as there is the risk reward with each shot. The staff is outstanding as they do everything to make your fun.

The course was in horrible shape. Everything! I'm in the grass business, so I know what I'm talking about. What was once a very nice course is now only fit for goats or cattle ti graze. I'm sure they have to small a maintenance crew and don't apply the proper chemicals to keep it in good shape. I was very disappointed.

One of my central Ohio favorite courses. Because of weather conditions the past several years, it has experienced some challenges. Even though it is beat-up, I still enjoy playing it. Wonderful setting, lots of nature, many challenging holes, don't want to use driver on several of the par 4's.

Used to play every Monday with a foursome about 12 years ago. Used to be one of the best. Needs some serious love. I know the challenges of maintaining a course; worked on greens crew at both Medallion and OSU Scarlet and Gray. But greens were real bad. Still a challenging layout and beautiful track of land. The cost was a value, will play again there if nothing else for the course that I know it can be.

Loved and respected this course for many years but this time I need to good bye.
Need to work hard to regain and respect to rebirth
As prime golfer course.

The golf course has a great layout, each hole has its own personality. The pace of play was fantastic and the staff was great, helpful and efficient. I’m very sorry to say the the course condition was not good. The fairways were bare and weedy. The greens and bunkers were not in good condition. I hope that the course condition comes back because it’s one of my favorites, along with my golfing buddies.

This is the first time I have been back to Cooks creek in three years. WOW....the course is in terrible shape. The fairways are mostly mud/dirt. The greens are trashed as well. If I didn't get a HOT deal, I would had complained big time. I love the course design and the challenge but the course is really in bad shape. Also, litter everywhere and the cart paths are random (grass. path etc)

I'm so sad to see how bad this course has become :(
Even considering COVID cost issues for courses, this is even beyond imaginable. We played in the summer season the last 2 years and watched it getting progressively worse. But truly, this is not really a golf course anymore if it weren't for having the "cut out" of a course. Such a shame, because this is such an awesome layout and old, mature course that can be so fun to play when it's playable.
Currently almost all of the tee boxes are burned out...no grass. Along with large segments of most greens that are bare, brown, no grass.
We saw 2 high school teams/buses come to drop dozens of kids off to play around 4pm. So I presume most of the income is currently from lessons and these team payments?
Really wish this course could get bought out and refurbished back to what a phenomenal course it was years ago.....There is barely any value in playing this course, but my husband and I did still enjoy our round since there was nobody else in front or back of us for all 18 holes. And it was a beautiful fall day to enjoy outdoors together :)

Hadn't played Cooks Creek in 2 years. It was always one of my favorite courses in Ohio. I had heard they had lost the course last year but saw it for myself today. Complete and total neglect has ruined it (they don't even have pencils). The course is entirely crabgrass and dirt and the bunkers are gone. They did not mow the greens today. The staircases and railings leading to the tee boxes have collapsed, and the rest room looked like it hadn't been cleaned in weeks. It's too bad really but I can't imagine it will be a golf course in 2 years. It would take Millions of dollars to restore this once magnificent golf course starting with the removal of thousands of trees and acres of scrub brush, but I doubt they have a staff of more than 6 people.

We last played this Hurdzan-Frye design over 10 years ago and it was terrific. Yesterday almost a fourth of each green was barren, the tees were either barren or overgrown, and the bunkers and fairways lacked attention, It was disappointing.

Worst overall condition of any course I have played in 10 years. I will never go back

Youre getting 18 holes. Greens wont be good for a year most likely. Its whatever.

I have played this course many times but not for a few years. This course used to be so beautiful and was enjoyable to play. Yesterday was a mess, steps leading to tees are at your own risk. Greens-Fairways and Tees are nothing but crabgrass or mud and burnt out. The course can't breath because of all the overgrowth and brush this would take at least 2 years to clean up the brush and cut down trees to let it breath. I never wright reviews but felt I had to on this one. This course used to be my favorite not anymore. The groundskeeper needs fired and bring someone in who has a clue about golf course maintenance. I hope it can come back, I cant believe John has seen this course in a long time. This is very sad!!!