Cool Creek Golf Club

First played here in 1959. Course still amazes me. It’s like playing two different courses: front and back. You don’t have to be extremely long, but best to be in the short grass. The greens run true, but not too fast, especially in the morning. This is a good test and fun. I’ve played better courses, but Cool Creek remains a challenge that is not insurmountable. (18hdc)
At a reasonable price it remains my favorite in Your county.

This course always gives me the feeling they think they are much nicer than they actually are. It is not a bad course, but you get the feeling they think they are on par with the local country clubs. They are very strict about coolers on the course. You are allowed to have coolers, but it must be one of theirs. The starter will make you go back to the shop to get one if you show up to the first tee with your own cooler. They are also somewhat strict on dress code, which I actually don’t mind. Don’t even show up to the first hole in a t-​shirt.
The course is usually pretty well maintained, although the conditions were very rough on 4÷3÷11. I was actually hitting good shots, but the course seemed to defy the laws of physics. I have never seen golf balls roll uphill with such ease. I will blame this on being very early in the season and will not hold it against them for now. Wait for the afternoon if you are looking for the best rates.

This review is not for the Cool Creek golf course, which is nothing special, but for its driving range.
When you don’t have the time (or cash) for a round of golf, what better alternative than whacking the hell out of a bucket of Top Flites? For an area as rich in golf courses as Pennsylvania’s York/​Lancaster corridor, only three driving ranges exist between those two cities. And the Cool Creek (CC) range is, without a doubt, the worst of that trio of practice facilities.
I suppose the best way to impress that point is to compare the CC range to its nearest neighbor, the Leisure Lanes (LL) Driving Range, five miles east in Mountville.
For $ 5 at the CC range, you get 33 faded balls that look like they’ve been used since the Reagan administration.
For $ 5 at the LL range, you get 75 sparkling white new Top Flites.
If it starts to rain at the LL range, you get a roof to keep out the precip.
If it starts to rain at the CC range, you get wet.
If you need a rubber tee at CC, good luck finding one.
At LL, there’s a couple of baskets filled with every size tee from 1 ¾″ to 3″.
Don’t get caught hitting from the lawn at CC. They don’t like it and they’ll let you know that they don’t.
LL offers acres of manicured grass, plus a large sand trap, to hit from.
Both facilities have a resident professional to help you with your game. At the Leisure Lanes range, the instructor is Lisa Ann Horst, who can be seen wearing nothing but a smile inside the September 1997 Playboy magazine.
At Cool Creek, the pro is some fat guy.
Yes, Cool Creek has the unmitigated gall to charge over twice as much as its competitor. And yet, Cool Creek has something that Leisure Lanes sorely lacks — a special challenge! At about 215 yards out from the Cool Creek range tees, there’s a 25-​foot fence. And about 245 yards out from the Cool Creek range tees is a cart path. The challenge — drive one of those yellow CC range rocks over the fence and thunk the top of a passing cart.
It’s almost worth the ridiculous price.

Short, narrow, tree lined, basically you’re typical public/​muni course. Driving range (mats only), gas carts, ok for those who have a pull cart, clubhouse and pro shop, snack bar (made to order breakfast and lunch offerings). Was there for a scramble, and this is the kind of course you want to bring your 3 scratch golfer friends to. There is defiantly an opportunity here to go real low. We finished –8 with out a single eagle and left at least 3 putts out there. Course was in a-​ok shape and the greens were fairly true to read (albeit slow). Generous red tees for those of us who wear skirts (or for those who are willing to wear a skirt), which makes it favorable in my book.