Two Resort Private Championship Courses
The real beauty of a vacation at a resort with two stunning, resort-private golf courses with a combined 36 holes of championship golf is having the time, space, and privilege to relax and enjoy the game.
The Rookery at Marco: A naturally beautiful habitat for a challenging game designed by Peter Jacobsen and Jim Hardy of Jacobsen and Hardy Golf Course Design, is a haven for bald eagles, alligators, and blue herons. It offers 18 challenging holes with 7,100 yards of lush fairways and immaculate paspalum turfgrass, all nestled in shallow wetlands with receptive greens and unforgiving sand traps.
Hammock Bay Golf Club: Designed by Peter Jacobsen and Jim Hardy, is a par 72 Audubon gold-certified sanctuary championship golf course with 18 individual and distinct holes. The live oak tree lined fairways, rolling terrain, and Gulf of Mexico breezes all combine to make Hammock Bay a challenge that our repeat visitors enjoy. The contours, shape and orientation of the course greens were designed with the approach shot in mind. Hammock Bay is now open following the completion of a $4.8 million turfgrass replacement project. The redesigned course features PlatinumTE paspalum turfgrass, creating more vibrant playability and overall golf experience.
Tee Times
The Rookery at Marco Island and Hammock Bay now offers dynamic pricing. By definition, "dynamic" means "constant change," and we like to think of it as progress.
Tee times are based on dynamic pricing, which takes into account variables like the time of day and the weather. Based on demand, availability, and other shifting criteria, this process adjusts golf rates—both lower and higher—in real-time. While this method of charging may be new to the game of golf, it has long been a standard practice for hotels, airlines, and even your favorite sports teams. With rates changing daily, dynamic pricing allows you to choose the right rate for you at the right time on the right day.
Swingline Golf has been offering golfers specialized gear and instruction for over 30 years, and Callaway Golf has named them one of the Top 100 Club Fitters. Whether you want to evaluate your equipment or take a lesson with a PGA professional, allow Swingline Golf to improve your game. Located at The Rookery at Marco.
Shane Collison, Expert Club Repair & Fitter
A native of Springfield, Missouri, Shane began his golf career in the early 1990s in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, while working at a number of high-end private country clubs and custom golf club shops. Before founding Swingline Golf in Naples more than 25 years ago, Shane had experience working with some of the most well-known club fitters and builders in the country. Shane has been named one of America's Top 100 Club Fitters for ten consecutive years.
Peter O'Rourke, Expert Club Fitter
Peter has 30 years of experience in the golf industry. He worked as a general manager of Edwin Watts Golf for 18 years. Six times during that period, the shop earned Golf Digest's "Top 100 Golf Shops" award. For Ping, Mizuno, and TaylorMade Golf, Peter was awarded the honor of "Golf Club Fitter of the Year." Peter managed a TaylorMade Golf golf club fitting center and was a Master Club Fitter.
The Rookery Golf Academy
Meet our Golf Academy Instructors
The Rookery Golf Academy is located at the back of the Rookery Golf Club's driving range. It offers both private and small-group instruction tailored to accommodate all levels of players—beginners to advanced. Please call (239) 642-2790 or email the academy to talk with a member of our staff if you would like to schedule instruction or have any questions. We appreciate your interest in the Rookery Golf Academy and look forward to meeting you.
Craig Hicks
Craig is a CPGA Teaching Professional, originally from Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Since 2004, Craig has competed professionally against the best competition in the world. Craig's career is highlighted by nine professional victories, and he was named Great Lakes Tour Player of the Year.
Craig's approach to coaching is to help you better understand your golf swing and build a more reliable, consistent motion that will enable you to shoot lower scores and have more fun playing the game. Currently, Craig works with players just getting started in golf as well as active touring pros and collegiate and high school athletes.
Scott Holden
Scott is a Master PGA Teaching Professional, originally from Bradford, Pennsylvania. Since 1985, Scott has practiced his profession as a member of the PGA of America. Scott retired as a Master Certified Instructor in 2013 after a successful 20-year career with the Leadbetter Golf Academies. He currently teaches in the communities of Marco Island, Naples, and Fort Myers.
Scott has extensive and diverse experience in the development and management of golf academies, private instruction, golf school activities, and planning and running golf tournaments and clinics of all sizes.
Jim Sowerwine
Jim has worked as a teacher and coach for 30 years, spending 15 of those years at two nationally-ranked golf academies and schools. He was a Lead Instructor for the Nicklaus-Flick Golf Schools and was a Director of Instruction for the Rick Smith Golf Academy at Tiburon in Naples, Florida. Jim has been consistently ranked among the "Top Teachers in Florida" by Golf Digest Magazine.
Jim has coached players on the PGA, LPGA and Champions Tours, and still coaches many of the same clients he met 25 years ago when he moved to Southwest Florida. He enjoys helping players break 90 for the first time as much as he does when one breaks 70 for the first time.
Guests can play a friendly game together or sign up to take professional, instructor-led lessons.
Drill and play is the quickest way to improve your game through court time, clinics, and match play with USPTA Certified Tennis Professionals, designed to keep players at all levels active and competitive. Available seasonally, November–April.
Bring Your Swing
Indulge in the finest golf experience, featuring two prestigious golf courses in Paradise.