Old Corkscrew Golf Club - A New Florida Gem

A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design In Southwest Florida

By Brian Weis

There is nothing Old about the Old Cork Screw Golf Club. The Jack Nicklaus designed course was recently built (in 2007) and it is named after a nearby river.

This course is maturing into one of the best Southwestern Florida courses. The 18 hole course plays just under 7400 yards from the tips and 6617 and 6262 from the blues and whites respectively. Choose your teebox wisely as this is a "shot makers haven". You will need to manage the course or the course will manage to add a few double bogeys (or higher) to your scorecard.

There are numerous par fours that offer some tremendous risk versus reward situations. If you are hot off the tee you can nearly drive a few par fours and reach some of the par 5's in two. One will realize quickly the layups/setups are smarter plays to avoid a mixture of hazards from water protected greens to fairway lined sand bunkers.

What is truly unique about the property (in comparison to most Floridian courses) is that there are no homes visible from the course. Moreover you rarely can you see another hole from the one you are playing. While the layout is amazing what you will most remember is the natural setting of the course. Old Corkscrew is built to Audubon International standards and reflects its original natural setting of tall mature pines, wild terrain and numerous lakes.

In late 2010, ground will be breaking to build a few golf cottages on the property otherwise there are quite a few lodging options in nearby Estero and Fort Myers. The course is located just seven miles east of I-75 in Estero and minutes away from Southwest Florida International Airport.

More information can be found at www.oldcorkscrew.com.

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the Publisher of GolfTrips.com, a network of golf travel and directory sites including GolfWisconsin.com, GolfMichigan.com, ArizonaGolfer.com, GolfAlabama.com, etc. Professionally, Brian is a member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA) and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG). In 2016, Brian won The Shaheen Cup, an award given to a golf travel writer by his peers.

All of his life, Brian has been around the game of golf. As a youngster, Brian competed at all levels in junior and high school golf. Brian had a zero chance for a college golf scholarship, so he worked on the grounds crew at West Bend Country Club to pay for his University of Wisconsin education. In his adult years, his passion for the game collided with his entrepreneurial spirit and in 2004 launched GolfWisconsin.com. In 2007, the idea for a network of local golf directory sites formed and GolfTrips.com was born. Today, the network consists of a site in all 50 states supported by national sites like GolfTrips.com, GolfGuide.com and GolfPackages.com. It is an understatement to say, Brian is passionate about promoting golf and golf travel on a local, regional, national and international level.

On the golf course, Brian is known as a fierce weekend warrior that fluctuates between a 5-9 handicap. With a soft fade, known as "The Weis Slice", and booming 300+ drives, he can blast it out of bounds with the best of them.