Cooks Creek Golf Club
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 |
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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 |
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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
Course condition has really gone downhill
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.
A great track....just not this year.
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.
Hi Kevin, we appreciate your review and realize the course is not in its usual condition, but we are doing as much as we can to restore it. We appreciate your patience during this time and hope to see you in the near future.
Hello, Frankjcv. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future.
Course Conditions
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.
Hi, we had a lot of rain coupled with hot weather after which negatively impacted our course. We are working on restoring the course, and hope you will consider returning soon.
Cooks Creek is ill
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...
Hi Dan, we appreciate your feedback. We are working to restore the course, but it is taking some time. We hope to see you back once it heals.
Great layout but course is in really bad shape
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
Hi, dmiller217. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the current conditions. 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.
Course maintenance of fairways
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.
Hi, Lee251. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the current conditions and 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.
Bad fairways
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.
Hi! 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!
We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, Frankjcv. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed from your round with us. Thanks for choosing us!
Needs work!!!
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.
Hi, Clarence4Par. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the current conditions. 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.
False Advertising
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.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the current conditions. 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.
Horrible
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!!
Hello Luckydi. Thanks for the review. 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 serious at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Cooks Creek Golf Club.
Slippin’
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?
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the current conditions of the fairways. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements after taking a hard hit from rain early in the season. We hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for choosing Cooks Creek Golf Club.
Tough Summer
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.
Hi, Ozcat. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the current conditions of the fairways. 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.
WOW DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME LET ALONE MONEY.
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.
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.
It's Gone
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.
Avoid at all costs. Fairways are gone
What happened to Cooks? I was out here during Memorial tourney week and it was close to being back to the course back in the 2000s before it changed to Rain Tree South.
Fairways are gone, no grass, muddy. Probably the worst set of fairways I’ve played in years. Greens were in good shape, but holes in certain greens had those monster wasps on em. Did the Cooks family sell it again? Bunkers were non existent other than the one on 10 in the fairway.
So so disappointed. I’ve been coming here for years and not again this year. Worst conditioned GC in the greater Columbus area.
Course is in bad shape. They have lost the fairways due to flooding followed by heat. Plans to reseed in the fall. I would wait until next year or longer to play. Staff is nice. Course layout good. Played in the past and loved it. Just need time to redo the course and hopefully return it to what it used to be.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are glad to hear that you understand the situation regarding the condition of the course. We are working to improve it, but it will take some time. We hope that you will visit us again soon.
Hi, we are sorry that you had a poor experience with us the other day. We are working to get the course back to prime shape, but it is taking some time. We appreciate your patience. and hope that you will consider returning in the future.
I am a little sad.
This is one of my favorite central Ohio courses. It is a fun layout to play, there is lots of wildlife to see, multiple inter-
esting holes, and many par fours I do not use driver on. Unfortunately because of the weather the course has suffered. Many fairways have little green grass on them. In some areas you had to move the ball several feet to find some grass to play off of. However, even with the these conditions I would play there next week if the opportunity preseated. I am hoping that Cook's recovers quickly. I miss the Cook's from years past.
Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We are working to restore the course, but it has presented some challenges and delays. We hope to see you back here again soon.
Hi, we understand the course is not in its best shape right now, but we are working towards restoring it. We appreciate your patience during this time and hope you will consider coming back soon.