Cooks Creek Golf Club
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About
Cooks Creek Golf Club (previously known as Raintree South Golf Club) is bordered by Little Walnut Creek on one side and the Scioto River on the other, providing a scenic setting that is ideal for a round of golf. The course is a certified Audubon Sanctuary and there is also a Blue Herron rookery on site. Opened in 1993, the golf course is relatively young but it has already established a reputation for being one of central Ohio's best public courses. Local architects Michael Hurzdan and Dana Fry designed the course with the assistance of John Cook. Cooks Creek has two completely unique nines that offer two different sets of challenges. The diverse layout requires careful strategy and it will also test your shot-making abilities. With two bodies of water serving as neighbors, water definitely plays a role on the golf course.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks/Black | 72 | 7071 yards | 73.7 | 131 |
| Back/Scarlet | 72 | 6648 yards | 71.3 | 128 |
| Middle/Gray | 72 | 6182 yards | 68.5 | 122 |
| Forward/Green | 72 | 5095 yards | 68.2 | 120 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooks M: 72.5/126 | 552 | 366 | 455 | 408 | 397 | 219 | 521 | 189 | 390 | 3497 | 533 | 311 | 461 | 123 | 394 | 223 | 621 | 420 | 488 | 3574 | 7071 |
| Scarlet M: 70.6/121 | 528 | 345 | 427 | 383 | 378 | 208 | 484 | 170 | 370 | 3293 | 512 | 294 | 435 | 113 | 380 | 183 | 563 | 401 | 474 | 3355 | 6648 |
| Gray M: 68.6/118 | 507 | 321 | 367 | 379 | 357 | 183 | 452 | 151 | 356 | 3073 | 495 | 289 | 415 | 106 | 351 | 162 | 481 | 405 | 444 | 3148 | 6221 |
| Senior M: 67.4/116 | 455 | 321 | 367 | 370 | 342 | 142 | 420 | 151 | 346 | 2914 | 442 | 274 | 399 | 106 | 351 | 162 | 481 | 381 | 444 | 3040 | 5954 |
| Green W: 68.0/116 | 440 | 256 | 296 | 245 | 320 | 84 | 388 | 133 | 252 | 2414 | 437 | 237 | 384 | 66 | 336 | 78 | 433 | 361 | 349 | 2681 | 5095 |
| Handicap | 5 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by Tribefan21 on 12/11/2020
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Photo submitted by Tribefan21 on 12/11/2020
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Photo submitted by Tribefan21 on 12/11/2020
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Photo submitted by Tribefan21 on 12/11/2020
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Photo submitted by Tribefan21 on 12/11/2020
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Love the Keebler hole Photo submitted by u6954911 on 10/06/2020
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Photo submitted by jarrodclay on 05/11/2020
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Photo submitted by jarrodclay on 05/11/2020
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Photo submitted by jarrodclay on 05/11/2020
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Photo submitted by jarrodclay on 05/11/2020
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Tee Boxes (This is one of the tee boxes with actual green on it, rather than just pure dirt) Photo submitted by ScEGDxKM8Z1A9tQ5q63k on 10/13/2019
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This was a fairway, patches of dirt like this were extremely common throughout. Photo submitted by ScEGDxKM8Z1A9tQ5q63k on 10/13/2019
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Photo submitted by tDdLN7nRzQ2U1egXBPBo on 10/06/2019
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Photo submitted by tDdLN7nRzQ2U1egXBPBo on 10/06/2019
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Photo submitted by Lee251 on 09/03/2019
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Photo submitted by Ozcat on 08/19/2019
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Photo submitted by Ozcat on 08/19/2019
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Photo submitted by Ozcat on 08/19/2019
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Photo submitted by Ozcat on 08/19/2019
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Photo submitted by PingMyDay on 04/10/2017
A nice course that's been neglected
I recall playing this course years ago and decided to play it again yesterday. I was surprised to arrive in mid morning and find mine was the first car in parking lot, clubhouse not yet opened and obvious signs by just looking around of the neglect this course has been dealing with. I would hope that the owners can get it turned around, as it is a very nice course...or was at least at one time.
Let’s be real about your deal
My wife and I just came out here for the second time. This course has a great layout, and is working hard to get to it’s true potential. Golf is a transaction though, $30 for 3-4 hours of your time and when it comes to golf on a course where you can play 7000+ from the tips... who can complain about that? Yeah, the greens could be faster and they could be not trying to burn out all the poa, but it is what it is. This place is the best deal in the Columbus area. The owner is awesome too. Go eat some of her food after. You can’t help but smile after spending some time with her.
u000007342218, we want to hear more about your experience with us! Please call us at (740) 983-3636. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Awful conditions
Awful shape. Don’t play... dried up fairways and geeens, awful tee boxes, really was in disbelief... we didn’t even bother keeping score... the pictures must be 2 years old.
Hi, clune13! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
Should be an option to rate this less than 1 star
Not sure what happened to this place.... worst course I’ve played all summer... dried up / cracked greens, dead fairways, limited grass on tees... I’ll go find a driving range before driving down there again.
Hi, clune13! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
Conditions are bad
fairways, greens and bunkers are all in rough shape. It is super sad because I've seen this course in good condition and it is an elite course. But in the condition it is in most courses are a better option.
Hi, u664148425. Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We are constantly maintaining the course to improve the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Cooks Creek Golf Club. We hope to see you again soon.
Best layout in columbus
This is my one of favorite course in columbus oh. But I hope they’ll make a good condition the fair ground all the time.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Cooks Creek Golf Club!
Thank you for visiting us at Cooks Creek Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Potential to be something!
Cooks Creek has the layout and potential to be a great place to play. Unfortunately it would require all new bunkers, better landscaping crew and lots of money to turn this course around.
Hi, MikeyGolfAlot12. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the construction projects underway. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for choosing Cooks Creek Golf Club.
Love this course
Great course love the layout. Glad all 18 holes are back open.
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Cooks Creek Golf Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Cooks Creek Golf Club!
Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Cooks Creek Golf Club.
We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Cooks Creek Golf Club!
We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Cooks Creek Golf Club!
Thanks for leaving us a review! We're glad you enjoyed your time at Cooks Creek Golf Club and hope you'll come see us again soon.
Getting better
Was pleasantly surprised with the condition of the course after the rough summer they had. This has always been one of my favorite courses, so hopefully in 2020 they will have the course restored to its original beauty and thrive like I know they can.
Hi Zachary! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back!
Beautiful Course
Great to see Cooks Creek is back to normal fairways. One of my favorite courses in Columbus area. Thank you to all the people involved and all the hard work bringing the fairways back. Can't wait to play it again.
Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Cooks Creek Golf Club.
Awful
The course hasn’t been maintained! The tee boxes are dirt, huge areas of burnt out grass. I played the course earlier in the year and I was looking forward to playing it today. What a disappointment!
Waste of money
What terrible shape is course is in! They should not charge over $20 until it gets back in shape. The layout is awsome, but that's it. The tee boxes , fairways were in horrible shape, the greens were ok, could use some work, but ok. Cant blame it on the weather, although it has been a factor, but I played turnberry last week, it was in great shape.
I cannot recommend this course, sorry.
Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your review to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Cooks Creek Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.
Don’t play this course
The weather was beautiful and that was the only thing that was nice. Tee boxes should be re-named dirt boxes. (Picture below). The fairways were equally as bad, with patches of dirt spanning several hundred cubic feet at times. Greens were the same story, with huge patches of dirt and balls marks everywhere. There was no sand in the sand traps, just dirt and grass. With the last three weeks of absolutely perfect weather, i cannot believe that the course was in this horrible of condition. It’s a shame this course would even take people’s money, if they cannot get it in better condition, the course should shut down.
Hi, we appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your review to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Cooks Creek Golf Club. We hope to see you again in the future.
Best come back ever
This course suffered some challenging weather and lost their fairways. But the comeback has been remarkable! I enjoyed playing and could feel the life coming back to this course. Fun course and great rates.
We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Cooks Creek Golf Club!
Mother Nature’s Wrath
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.
Hi Adam, we appreciate your feedback. We are doing our best to fix the course. We are sorry that it's in this state, but we are working hard during this time. We hope you will consider returning soon.
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Hi, bmedesign. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Cooks Creek Golf Club.