Cooks Creek Golf Club

Course is in terrible shape still. Tee boxes are nothing but crab grass and dead spots, fairways are dead with patchy spots of grass. Good job of putting pins where you don’t have to putt through dead spots. Really a shame because it is a great layout and used to be one of the nicest, most manicured courses in central Ohio. Not anymore. . It is almost like they need to close course for year and start over. Hardly anything available in clubhouse. Not worth the $33 we paid. Unfortunately I can not recommend playing this course.

This used to be excellent and one of my favorites. Whether because of lack of interest, lack of revenue or a very bad superintendent, this place has really gone downhill. Interesting layout, but it's in terrible condition. Large areas of nothing but dirt in the middle of many fairways. Putting green closest to first tee does not have cups...it's nothing but a very small green. Many tee boxes are also in bad shape. Sad. But indoor staff is great.

I’d add an addendum to tmreeds post and say that I’ve never seen ANY course in this bad a condition, certainly not from tee to green. I played a couple courses in WV last year that were about half this bad (due to water restrictions) and they were back to 100% this year. Cooks Creek will be too. I wouldn’t recommend it this year though, at least not with anything other than a hot rate. If it’s down to Cooks or somewhere else....I’d say play the other course.

This is one of my favorite courses to play in the Columbus area. Not sure if they had water issues or to much water but I have never seen Cooks Creek in this bad condition. I wish I would have know ahead of time because there is no way anyone should be playing on the course till they get it back to it's normal condition.

Conditions were terrible. I had high expectations from things people had told me from years past. However, this had the most neglected fairways I have seen in years. Some were at least 75% dirt and mud. The layout was fun and the staff friendly. I am not sure what has happened to this course but it is very disappointing :(

Let me start by sharing I Love to play Cooks Creek and will again once it renews itself. It has experienced a very high water flooding, very high temperatures and watering systems woes which all add up to the perfect course trajedy... the front nine was unplayable. The back nine was almost the same. The fairway was BAKED as well as airaited. The tees were in horrible shape. I will say the greens were pretty good and fast. We played the back nine twice. Normally this is the premier public course in my opinion in Central Ohio. Not right now and I am confident it will come back, but not this year (2019), which is very disappointing for me. So sad for the folks running Cooks Creek and I hate to share this horrible news...A good lesson to call the course to see how things are going before you book online. If I had known what I ran into I would not have played here. Cart path and rough only...

We play Cooks Creek fairly often and have always had a great time. Course is usually in really good shape, but not so right now. We were limited to the Back 9 and had to keep carts on the pathways. Many of the holes have little to no grass in the fairways. Understandably, the course fights its location in a flood plain along with uncooperative weather this season which has all contributed to the poor conditions. Praying that CC can come back. We'll return when the course had had a chance to heal & grow back.

Disclaimer regarding "Would You Recommend Course to a Friend" I wouldn't currently recommend it, given its condition. Otherwise, I would recommend....we really like CC

It's not in their best conditions as the past has been. It just rained on the night before, it's so wet and muddy, not playable at all. Front 9 was closed to play. Fairways were aerated last week and reseeded the fairways recently. Prabaly be ready in a month or so.

I played this course a few years ago only to come back to read fairways. Evidently water had sat on a majority of the course and there was no grass anymore. We were literally hitting off dried mud. Then u heard they were still charging$50 at the clubhouse and online. That made me upset but for $30 it wasn't bad.

While I have played this course before, late in the season and the leaves were all down and the ponds were dry. This time, the trees were in full bloom, but due to the humid conditions lately, the ponds were dry and the fairways were dryer than a desert and lacked the grass to evwn have a good lye. While it can be a challenging course, it needs plenty of water, reseeding and plenty of care! If you like grass on your course when you play, don't go here........ Once the grass comes back, this is a good course to play.

I had booked a round not knowing the conditions of the course and the unfortunate events that the course experienced at the beginning of this season. With that being said, I was charged $15 to book a tee time and when cancelling the tee time I was told that the fee was nonrefundable. I understand the policy, but I don't think it is good business practice not to mention the condition of the course so prospective customers can make an informed decision. Needless to say, I will not be playing this course again.

No grass in fairways, thought I was in the desert! They should be giving tee times away for anyone who wanted to play fast, " ball rolling off the greens that you can't read" also minimal food Monday & Tuesday due to lack of play! Weather conditions have ruined many courses this year! Low to no maintenance, prob due to lack of play...if you're looking for a decent course to play, by pass this one!!

I used to love this course. The layout it a lot of fun. And it has some great holes. But today about 90% of the fairways were literally missing grass! It seemed as if they didn’t water them at all this summer. Greens were okay. After 9 holes of giving it a go, I came to the 10th hole to find a group on the box, two groups in the fairway and one leaving green. Today was pretty disappointing again because this course was wonderful to play. Why?

I've been playing Cooks for over a decade. The Raintree debacle nearly ruined the place, then the last few years have seen steady improvement back under Cook ownership. This year, it appears the weather took a toll. The fairways are completely lost! The gentleman in the clubhouse explained that they were underwater for 10 days earlier this season, and it effectively killed all of the poa that had taken over. What is left are the worst fairways I've ever seen. However, it could be a blessing in disguise. He explained the poa was not the original grass, so in a way the flooding did them a favor and wiped it all out. They plan to reseed this fall, so I'm hoping it bounces back stronger than even next year.

The layout remains one of the best in central Ohio. Let's hope the conditioning at some point will match it. Still had a nice round, all things considered. The greens were in pretty good shape.

I have played many golf courses in the past 20 years. This is by FAR the WORST shape I have every seen a golf course. Every inch of every fairway is dead and or dried up mud. I was told that the golf course is sold and will not be open next year so they are letting the course go. It’s sad that they are still charging people and acting as if there is nothing wrong with the course. I WOULD NOT PLAY IT AGAIN IF IT WAS FREE. The attached picture is one of the best fairways. We took it joking around that we finally found grass in afairway.

I can't believe they let it go... played it multiple times this year and was it an unbelievable condition but they've done a complete 180 and the course is unplayable burned-out Fairways with no grass in them whatsoever and mud pits all over what a shame... hearing different reports of new ownership or closing down.

I've heard rumors that they are closing the course...... sad State of Affairs for Ohio golf in general Cooks Creek was in tremendous condition this year and looked great heard that the cook's bought it back and we're putting money into it and it showed. The course was absolutely baked out with no grass and mud spots all over with the bunkers all unplayable.