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3.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.1
84.3%
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Course Highlights
Panthers Run features a highly rated layout with generous fairways, tree-lined holes, and true-rolling greens that reward a variety of playing styles. Friendly staff and strong value make this course a smart booking for golfers seeking an enjoyable round.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7089 yards
Slope 140
Rating 73.7

The 18-hole Panther's Run at Ocean Ridge Plantation in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina is a public golf course that opened in 1994. Designed by Tim Cate, Panther's Run at Ocean Ridge Plantation measures 7089 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 140 and a 73.7 USGA rating. The course features 4 sets of tees for different skill levels. The greens are bent and the fairways are bermuda.

Panther's Run was born to be a different kind of challenge than Lion's Paw. Golf course designer Tim Cate has unleashed this cat to prowl along the edge of a natural preserve and continually tests your ability to stay out of, or hit over, the surrounding marsh land. Wide fairways that twist and turn with a variety of elevations, plus scenic water features blend perfectly.

The front nine picks its way through hardwood forest while the back nine is more open. The course is laid out along the edge of a natural preserve and tests golfers' ability to negotiate the surrounding marsh land and water. The fairways twist and turn and show a variety of elevations, as much as 60 feet in fact.

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Course Details

Year Built 1994
Fairways Bermuda
Greens TifEagle
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tim Cate

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant
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5.0
First Time Playing

Great layout

Fun course and good shape for the time of year. Pace of play was good our group played 36. We were visiting the area and it was worth the stop. Food is also good they have breakfast sandwiches and a full lunch menu.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/12/2023

Thank you so much for the wonderful Five Star Review of Panther's Run. We truly appreciate it and we hope you will visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/20/2022

Thank you very much for the great Five Star review of Panther's Run. We really appreciate it and we look forward to seeing you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A Hidden Gem

This was my first time playing the course. Really liked the layout and the course was in very good condition. Will be playing this course again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 11/30/2022

Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Panther's Run. We truly appreciate your feedback. Be sure to visit the other three Big Cats courses as well! Thanks again.

Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Worst course ever!!

Course was closed August and September and should have stayed closed longer. Speed of play was great because there was no one there because of course conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Super friendly staff on and off the course. A beautiful setting amongst the gorgeous homes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Panther Run

Excellent course and wonderful layout. Staff was very friendly. Will come back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

If you like Big Cats...

This was my first foray into Big Cat territory.

The Panther left a great taste for more.

To say one particular thing stuck out on this course is impossible. As you complinent ine part, another out does it.

Tee boxes, pristine, driving landing areas adequate enough, layout spectacular, and the greens very true.

I Butchered the final 4 holes, but before my meltdown, it was a memorable tour.

Water finally got to me.

Great time, great course, GolfNow just put it in my reach.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Panther Run Conditions

Terrible. Enough said, but never enough…

Tee boxes were rough. Fairways showed much neglect. Bunkers did not show maintenance for several days. Several greens were in poor shape. At best this course rivals poorly maintained municipal courses. Very sad 😢

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun Day, But….

Fairways were fine with lots of good lies. Fought not too onerous. Bunkers could use more sand. Tried to blast out once and should have checked with my feet first. Almost sprained my wrist on the hard pack below a dusting of sand. Greens were super slow - I prefer faster - and were beginning to have poa annua issues. Staff was great. I would play it again, but with different expectations.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 78
Skill Beginner
Plays Once 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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout but not shapely

Like the course but it’s not in great shape like other reviews have said. Definitely could use some maintenance improvements. But not bad to play if the discount is high enough

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Stay away!

The course was smothered in crabgrass. We had to move balls on the green to avoid the 10 inch patches of crabgrass. The fairways were decent. None of the traps were playable. They looked like they hadn't been worked on in some time. It did rain the day before so we expected some water in the traps. There were large sections of cart paths that were missing or damaged. It looked like they were trying to remove grass, tree roots, dirt, etc. from sections of the cart paths so maybe they will be better in time. The locals went off in threesomes and were annoyed that there was a foursome on the course. Rude folks. The staff was great.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/16/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review your visit to Panther's Run. We apologize that you did not catch us at our best. We had over 2.5" of rain in the 24 hour period prior to your round and that left the bunkers and other areas of the course in less than ideal condition on that date. The cart path work you saw was in preparation for extensive cart path renovations to Lion's paw and Panther's Run, which are ongoing this week and should be completed by next week. We hope you will come visit us again and see our continued improvement.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/16/2022

Thank you for the nice Four Star review of Panther's Run. We are very excited about the direction we are moving and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course but poor condition

This is a nice course, that I have played many times and hardly anyone was there, so the pace of play was good but the course conditions were not. The grass on the tee boxes was either too long or nonexistent, the fairways were too long with a lot of weeds and the greens were too long with a lot of crab grass.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/16/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review your visit to Panther's Run. We apologize we were not able to meet your expectation on this visit, but we want you to know we are working hard daily to provide our guests with a fun and memorable golfing experience. We take all feedback very seriously and we will use it to help make our operation better in the future. We hope you will visit us again and see our continued progress.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun Course

Really enjoyed the course and the layout. Greens could have been better. Little bumpy but no bare spots. Ranger was great and got the group in front of us to speed up play. Would play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/02/2022

Thank you very much for the nice Four Star review of Panther's Run. We appreciate your patronage and your feedback. We are working hard daily on all four Big Cats courses and we hope you will visit us again soon and see our continued progress. Thanks again!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Play golf

Avid golfer here played over 30 different courses in Myrtle Beach area. Panthers Run is better than most of its recent reviews. If you want perfect summertime golf conditions and are expecting Masters conditions well go to the Masters, for the value this is a fine place to play, played 18 in just under 3 hours. First time on this course for me. Expect water in bunkers if there was a recent thunder storm, expect spots on a few and i mean just a few greens when its 90° plus daily. But for $37 golf now hot deal i will give this place my money every year. Greens rolled true. Very pleased with the value and the course. Layout nice houses on perimeter are not in play, plenty of room to hit driver most holes. Dont over think it just play golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/28/2022

Thank you very much for your feedback and we certainly appreciate the nice Four Star review of Panther's Run. We agree, it is a fun course and a good value for anyone wanting an enjoyable round of golf. We hope you will visit us again soon and be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Blend of Golf and Nature

The course winds through a spectacular view of preserved marshlands, yet presents a challenging round of golf!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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