Old Corkscrew GC
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3.6
1903 Reviews (1903)
5 Stars
1184
4 Stars
423
3 Stars
167
2 Stars
76
1 Stars
53
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.0
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
58.0%
Recommend this course
1637 out of 1903 reviews
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4.5
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
78.1%
Recommend this course
25 out of 32 reviews
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3.1
165 Reviews (165)
5 Stars
52
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
30
2 Stars
36
1 Stars
32
Conditions
2.6
Value
2.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
41.8%
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69 out of 165 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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3.6
1903 Reviews (1903)

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Toll (wenn man genau spielt oder genug Bälle dabei hat)

Wirklich einer der schönsten Plätze in der Umgebung, mitten in der Natur ohne angrenzende Bebauung. Für 100 $ mehr als fair, auch wenn einige Grüns under repair waren. Das Layout ist anspruchsvoll, selbst wenn man gerade spielt. Und verzieht man, ist der Ball meist im Wasser oder weg.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Old greens and screwed

You never told us the greens were still damaged from Hurricane Milton. Fairways wear not plush as a Jack Nicklaus course should be and the greens were the worst I’ve played on in Southwest Florida. Bare spots, no grass, and little “speed” bumps all over the greens. They are redoing everything next year, but in meantime you got us screwed on Old Corkscrew.

We called you after, you did nothing. It was a waste of time.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Greens

Greens were in horrible shape. To charge that kind of money for the condition they are in is nuts. I love the place fun. But you can’t charge that with these greens

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not the Same

Unfortunately, Old Cork Screw is not what I remember. I have not played it for 3 years. terrible condition through out. Looks like an over played Muni.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Terrible greens

I was shocked how bad the greens were, not worth the money they’re trying to charge. Local muni’s are in better shape. Diasporas I usually enjoy playing here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Old corkscrew

Unfortunately the course condition were very poor as they apparently had a fungus that attacked the greens and some of the tees. We were not aware of this issue before teeing off which I feel they should have told us.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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First Time Playing

Everything good except the greens

I would shut this course down and the greens completely re done. No where in their website does it say anything about not being able to put or record a handicap score.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

What a shame

I played Old Corkscrew and should have asked for a refund. While the layout, the staff, the pace of play were just fine, the greens were abysmal. 5 greens were totally unplayable. 4 greens were adequate (yet the pace of the greens was miserably slow) and 9 greens were almost acceptable for a muni course.

Before we began the starter stated that one or two greens were in tough shape but by the time we played our 4 hole, we found 4 greens in bad shape. Our entire group wondered how could a course this well maintained from tee to green be saddled with greens with large patches of sand, holes and replaced sod.

As per the advertising at the facility, the course is going to go"private" in 2026. I cannot think of one person I know would join a club with this type of greens.

What a shame.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 04/15/2025

Thank you for playing Old Corkscrew. We understand your frustration. Unfortunately we were hit by a fungus on some of our greens last year. Our grounds crew is hard at work to improve the greens. Old Corkscrew will close for a couple of months next year to renovate before going private. In the meantime the crew is hard at work daily to fix the greens. We thank you for your patience and hope to see you soon.

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
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Previously Played

I feel like I was scammed

What a great course. It’s a shame the staff can’t handle taking care of it. Pro guy said there are about five greens that weren’t up to their standards. We couldn’t even put accurately on them. About 6 of the holes we didn’t allow more than three puts. Looks like they had a fungus problem. I thought after he warned us he might give us some money off our round. No luck there. I should have asked for a refund after I saw the first green. $170 for this course in this condition is an absolute scam!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/07/2025

We thank you for playing Old Corkscrew, and totally understand your frustration. The grounds crew is working hard to fix the fungus issue on those greens. We have lowered our in season rates ($275 normally this time of year) to make it more fair. We understand your frustration and thank you for your patience. We hope to see you soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Greens were very bad shape

Seven greens were basically sand, poor conditions on greens due to I believe fungus.

We should have been informed of this.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/06/2025

Thank you for playing Old Corkscrew. We understand your disappointment. Our grounds crew and superintendent are hard at work daily to improve the greens. We have lowered our price (originally $275 this time of year) to make it more fair. We thank you for your patience and hope to see you soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Greens were not very good.

Greens looked like a mine field.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/06/2025

Thank you for playing Old Corkscrew. We understand your frustration. The grounds crew and superintendent are hard at work to improve the greens. We thank you for your patience and hope to see you soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Poor greens

The greens are in very poor condition, several greens had tons of sand on them. Making them almost input table. Very disappointing.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/02/2025

Thank you for playing Old Corkscrew. We understand your disappointment. Our grounds crew and superintendent are hard at work daily to improve the greens. Thank you for your patience and we hope to see you soon.

Played On
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
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Commented on 04/02/2025

Thank you for playing Old Corkscrew. We understand your frustration. We have lowered our rates (originally $275 in peak season) to make it fair. Our grounds grew is hard at work daily to improve the greens. Thank you for your patience and we hope to see you soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
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
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Commented on 04/02/2025

Thank you for playing our course. We understand your disappointment. Our grounds grew and superintendent are hard at work to improve the greens. Thank you for your patience, and we hope to see you soon.

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/02/2025

Thank you for playing Old Corkscrew. We understand your disappointment. Our grounds crew is working hard daily to improve the greens. We thank you for your patience and hope to see you soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
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.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/02/2025

Thank you for playing Old Corkscrew. We understand your frustration. Out ground crew and superintendent are hard at work daily to improve the greens. We have lowered our price ($275 originally this time of year) to make it more fair. We thank you for your patience and hope to see you soon.

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