Orange County National - Crooked Cat: #9
A view of the 9th green at Orange County National - Crooked Cat Course
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4.4
2351 Reviews (2351)
5 Stars
1467
4 Stars
653
3 Stars
141
2 Stars
48
1 Stars
42
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
90.6%
Recommend this course
2162 out of 2351 reviews
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4.4
74 Reviews (74)
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
89.2%
Recommend this course
66 out of 74 reviews
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4.4
93 Reviews (93)
5 Stars
58
4 Stars
26
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.3%
Recommend this course
84 out of 93 reviews
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Course Highlights
Crooked Cat's thoughtfully designed layout and plush, consistently well-maintained fairways make it a standout destination for repeat visitors. Friendly, accommodating staff and strong overall value complete a course experience that regularly exceeds expectations.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7493 yards
Slope 139
Rating 76.0

The Crooked Cat Course is one of two 18-hole regulation courses at the Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge. The facility is also home to a nine-hole executive course. The Crooked Cat Course is a challenge with dramatic elevation changes and rolling fairways that are framed with mounding. The golf course has a links-style design with large, contoured greens and wide landing areas. Water hazards and several bunkers come into play throughout. There are also trees and native heather present on the course for a naturally beautiful atmosphere. Orange County National's Crooked Cat Course is favored among low handicappers due to its length and difficulty.

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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champions Bermuda Ultra Dwarf Turf Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Locker Rooms

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Reviews

4.4
2351 Reviews (2351)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 84
Brunch 35
Watching the Game 33
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 115
Undulating Greens 87
Forced Carries 86
This course/club is great for:
Locals 105
Advanced Golfers 104
Playing Multiple Courses 97
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 120
Near Local Attractions 61
Convenient to the City 56

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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value with Hot Deal

Always love playing at OCN. I knew about the recent aerification but the greens were in good shape. Ranger helped to move along a group directly in front of us that was holding up play. Did not expect this but received a meal entree voucher with my tee time. Also, range balls are included with tee times before 4pm. Staff is very friendly Look forward to returning 😊⛳️

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Would recommend

We played at 10.30am and joined two other players. Carts with GPS screens and ice buckets which was nice due to hot conditions. Course presented well. The greens were a little slow and you could see they had been aerated fairly recently and would benefit from some growth. The course is fairly forgiving with not too much water. An enjoyable round. Good warm up/practice facilities and friendly helpful staff. We will return

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Lovely course

This course is so fantastic. For the value, it is nearly unbeatable. Orange County National has an incredible practice facility (especially the range) and the staff were some of the nicest I’ve dealt with in the area. Would love to come back and play Crooked Cat again, but also incredibly excited to try Panther Lake when it opens back up.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Crooked Cat

Staff was super friendly. I appreciated that free range balls were provided. Practice green was closed, but not a big issue. I think the rate was excellent considering that greens had been aerated a few weeks ago. Good value for the time of year.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great pace of play when I was there. Greens were freshly aerated but were otherwise in great shape. Practice facilities are nice. Staff was extremely friendly.

Definitely coming back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

Good layout, aerated greens and some areas of rough and fairways on Monday. Greens rolled a bit truer than some other aerated greens I've played, but still not great. Decently fair price for what you get.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

One of the best public courses in Orlando

Played here a couple times prior in Orlando. This time I played here three times. The panther course was under renovation so I played crooked cat. Greens were in great shape. Course was in great shape. Piece of plate was in great shape. You won’t be disappointed playing here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Crooked Cat has claws

Course layout is fair but challenging. The greens had been recently renovated so they were hard and fast. Played every approach for 5 yards on and still had a lot of run out. Only issue we had for an otherwise great experience was the on cart scoring system and yardage. Never could get the scoring system to work so we kept score on the back of the receipt. The yardage worked fine on the front but would never give us the front-flag -back yardage on the back nine.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice for the money

Hot deal for basically $70 and had a $10 monthly credit

$60 was fair

Greens in nice shape very firm but no burnt patches at all and no dirt

Several T boxes were very beat up

Fairways were probably an 8 out of 10

This places shinning moments were the greens and fringe…actual turf around the fringes unlike other courses I’ve played lately.

I will definitely play again for $50-$70 not worth more than $70 condition wise especially with no range balls included

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow Play and Course Conditions

Course had many patchy spots in fairways and rough making it impossible to play the ball down. Starter wasn’t very friendly. No ranger keeping play moving.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Orange County

Orange County National is an amazing facility. Courses are spectacular and challenging. Conditions are top knotch and worth the money. Great driving range and friendly staff. This is a must play course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

91$ for a tournament playing in front of you. 5+ hours round in the Florida sun. Horrible experience

Played the course many of times and the pace of play has always been slow but this last time was horrendous. So bad that our 4th quit on the 3rd hole even after paying 100$ and his quote " I'm going to die in this heat before we finish the 5th hole." Come to find out there was a tournament playing in front of all the groups. I understand tournament playing is a slower game but they shouldn't have normal golfers follow right behind them. Love watching on the tee box behind 3 others groups while 4 guys line up 4 inch putts. Average hole was nearly 20 minutes. Central Florida has so many courses better than this one and at the price point and level they keep themselves up to this just disappoints every time. It's sad course the course is fun and challenging. I wouldn't try this course in the summer die. You may not make it when it's 100+ degrees outside.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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