Old Corkscrew GC
View from a fairway at Old Corkscrew Golf Club.
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3.8
1931 Reviews (1931)
5 Stars
1196
4 Stars
432
3 Stars
171
2 Stars
78
1 Stars
54
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.4
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
63.5%
Recommend this course
1657 out of 1931 reviews
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4.4
54 Reviews (54)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
75.9%
Recommend this course
41 out of 54 reviews
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4.1
91 Reviews (91)
5 Stars
53
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
71.4%
Recommend this course
65 out of 91 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
1931 Reviews (1931)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 72
Patio Dining 49
Brunch 25
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 162
Water Hazards 158
Bunkers 154
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 160
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 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Played It Again!

Fantastic layout, greens are now amazing. What a great place to play for under $100! This is becoming my favorite course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 74
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Another great outing

As always corkscrew didn’t let us down, course was a little beat up but we still enjoyed it and it is still one of our favorite courses to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

You got corkscrewed

Must play! Highly recommend. Hardest course in the area. Maybe even borderline unfair. But extremely fun if u like a challenge. A lot of palmettos lining the fairways. Be sure to bring enough golf balls. Keep your ball below the pin out here. Play to the wide spots in the fairways. Strategy is key out here. Conditions were good despite airefication holes , made it even harder but didn’t affect putts much. Will be back. 👌🏻

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course but not when plugged

Nice course but not worth what they charged since plugged.should just charge the cart fee. So didn’t really play the course. Sure it’s a fun challenge when in good shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 92
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

cow pasture golf

On arrival no one told us that the first 7 holes were being aerated completely across the fairways. The holes were the size of Dallas with the added misery of 100s of biting flying flies hitting you nonstop. Not a pleasant day especially for what we paid.

Most ALL of the ladies tee makers were right along with the mens - whomever placed them needs to take a biology class - totally wrong. Woman usually have only one tee marker - the men need to step back .

This was not our first time to play there - what a difference as well as a disappointment.

Save your money and play anywhere but there.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wait a bit

Course is in terrible shape. Greens and fairways have just been punched. Bunkers need sand.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Take Advantage Now

Nice track in the outskirts of Estero. Course is very challenging but rewarding (if you score well). Get out during this off-season while the rates are low. You won’t find a better course at this price. Lots of nature and wildlife. A true Florida course. Golf it now to see if you want to become a member when it goes private!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

As an aspiring professional trying to get my card. I absolutely loved this track!!! I don't get where the bad reviews came from. The course was in superb condition! I loved the layout and how you walk from the green directly to next tee on 13 of the holes! So for walking it doesn't get better than this! I would pay to play here 7days a week over any other courses I've played in the state of Florida. I played three other courses last week alone on golf now and not 1 of them could hold a candlestick to this course & paid more at the others.. So for the jokers that said this place was bad, im sure it was really your game.... Also, 1 last thing to add, THIS IS A JACK NICKLAUS SIGNATURE DESIGN .. Really should I say more! The Golden Bear/ GOAT designed this course! I will be booking here as many times a week as I can!

Thanks as well to your amazing and courteous staff y'all have there at Old Corkscrew! I would truly consider going fully private and not even allow jokers of the game to see your magnificent masterpiece you have hidden out there! Thanks again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

Expensive, but worth the money if you get a good deal, only nature, no houses around

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A Must Play Course

We enjoyed this course a lot of hazards and definitely challenging. Course condition was very nice considering the current Florida draught. If you find yourself in the drink; heed to the wildlife alligators make it known they love it there. Overall fantastic time and we will return again!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great conditioned course

The only reason for not giving 5 stars was a few greens were impacted with a fungus that the course is working to rectify. WE were informed when we were teeing off about the issue and should have been informed at time of booking. The good news is we just moved the ball around impacted areas (only a couple) and the course otherwise is PERFECT!!! We teed off at 9 am and no one in front of us or behind on a beautiful day and round. will DEFINITELY BE BACK!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

best layout in southwest florida

We had a great day out at Corkscrew. The course is in much better shape now, and the layout is arguably one of the best in Southwest Florida. From the tips, it’s a tough but fair test of your game.

It’s always a treat to play a course in Florida without being surrounded by chimney pots, and Corkscrew absolutely delivers on that front. Each hole feels completely separate from the rest, offering a true sense of isolation and immersion—real “millionaire’s golf.”

We’ll definitely be back soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Old Corkscrew

When we visit the area golfing always play Old Corkscrew as it’s a fabulous layout and possibly one of the most difficult but enjoyable courses to play. Played off the blue tees which is around 6,400 yards and it was more than playable. Tees and fairways were in excellent condition. However, the greens unfortunately not to the standard you’d expect from Old Corkscrew or other similar nearby courses. The greens have been subjected to some type of disease which has caused many of them to be patched. Not all greens are affected but those are being protected so when the others have recovered they will be okay. Overall it didn’t affect our enjoyment but we know the greens will recover soon. When back we’ll play Old Corkscrew again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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