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Panther's Run at Ocean Ridge Plantation
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7089 yards | 73.7 | 140 |
| Blue | 72 | 6706 yards | 71.2 | 131 |
| White | 72 | 6267 yards | 70.0 | 122 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5546 yards | 72.4 | 132 |
| Gold | 72 | 5546 yards | 67.7 | 112 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5023 yards | 69.8 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.2/144 | 399 | 167 | 413 | 422 | 511 | 202 | 389 | 378 | 563 | 3444 | 397 | 193 | 380 | 546 | 430 | 405 | 548 | 201 | 421 | 3521 | 6965 |
| Blue M: 71.5/134 | 377 | 154 | 400 | 387 | 490 | 187 | 383 | 368 | 541 | 3287 | 374 | 172 | 366 | 509 | 423 | 393 | 509 | 179 | 407 | 3332 | 6619 |
| White M: 69.8/126 W: 75.7/137 | 358 | 141 | 359 | 371 | 470 | 165 | 358 | 339 | 518 | 3079 | 358 | 151 | 337 | 490 | 396 | 351 | 489 | 161 | 382 | 3115 | 6194 |
| Gold M: 67.7/110 W: 72.1/130 | 336 | 119 | 312 | 346 | 444 | 134 | 334 | 303 | 461 | 2789 | 292 | 138 | 306 | 455 | 372 | 306 | 449 | 129 | 317 | 2764 | 5553 |
| Red M: 65.4/102 W: 70.1/115 | 245 | 95 | 299 | 319 | 424 | 93 | 306 | 270 | 435 | 2486 | 263 | 125 | 271 | 424 | 327 | 291 | 417 | 115 | 289 | 2522 | 5008 |
| Handicap | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 2 |
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One of the par fives on the front Photo submitted by Rthrower on 09/07/2020
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Nice course for a 90s player. Plenty of shade areas to get out of the sun. I would definitely play again! Golf Now is the way to book your courses.
The course
The course layout was interesting and challenging. Very nice BUT THE GREENS WERE TERRIBLE BUMPY AND VERY SLOW. We were not sure why so slow....hotvweather and not being able to Mow them properly. But greens definitely takes away from course quality.
Thank you for taking the time to review your visit to Panther's Run. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. We apologize you did not catch the greens at their best on the day you played. We have been performing some short term summer maintenance on them, to ensure they are in great shape so they can survive the cooler season ahead. They have improved rapidly in the last few weeks and should be in very good condition for the fall golf season and beyond. We hope you will visit us again and see our continued progress. Thanks again.
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Very disappointing
First, note that all staff--from bag drop attendants, starter, pro shop personnel--were very courteous and friendly. No complaints on that front. However, the course was in really bad shape. Tee boxes were hard. weed choked or bare (or a combination), and the fairways were heavily infested with crabgrass. Where the rough had been mowed, large clumps of dead mown grass were left laying around. What little sand was left in the bunkers was hard as a rock. The greens were so heavily sanded as to make putting an exercise in futility. I understand that TS Chantal had dumped rain here a few weeks ago, hindering some course maintenance but other courses we played on our trip were in much, much better condition. We had suggested the Ocean Ridge development "Big Cats" courses to our group based on a very nice experience playing Tiger's Eye several years back. But we definitely feel we let the group down with this recommendation. For $70, this was a very poor value and we will not be back.
Thank you for taking the time to review your visit to Panther's Run. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. We sincerely apologize we fell short of your expectations on this visit. The course did struggle during the late spring with some weather-related issue, but we have been working very hard to address those problems and the course is actually making a significant improvement in recent weeks. We fully expect Panther's Run to be in very good condition once again soon and for the remainder of 2025 and beyond. Hopefully you made your concerns known to our staff on duty on the day you played, as they are always instructed to work with any guests to ensure they are satisfied with their overall golf experience. If you did speak to someone and they did not offer you any options, I deeply apologize for that and would appreciate you reaching out to me directly at blong@oceanridge.com and I would be happy to assist you with this matter. We hope you will visit us again soon and see our continued progress. Thanks again and I hope to hear from you.
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Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Panther's Run. We really appreciate it. Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well. Thanks again!
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Fun course to play
Nice layout with some challenging holes. Staff was excellent. Highly recommended playing if you are in the area.
Thank you for the nice Four Star review of Panther's Run. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well. Thanks again.
Thank you for the awesome Five Star review of Panther's Run. We truly appreciate it. Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well. Thanks again.
Panthers run
Fairways were airated no on mentioned that or I would have gone elsewhere. Greed were very along and super slow !!
Thank you for taking the time to review your visit to Panther's Run. We apologize for the aerated fairway and tees you encountered. This necessary procedure helps the overall health of the grass considerably, so it must be done occasionally. Our staff has been instructed to tell each and every guest about any such procedures prior to playing, so we deeply apologize if that was not the case with your group. I will bring this matter to the attention of our golf director immediately and he can address it directly with his staff members. We apologize again and hope you will choose to visit us again in the future and see our continued progress. Thanks again!
Needs a little TLC
Greens were fuzzy, fairway and rough were not good on most holes. Tee boxes were not great. I think they keep the green a bit longer to protect from heat however tee boxes, rough, and fairways were bare and weed ridden.
Thank you for taking the time to review your visit to Panther's Run. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. We apologize you did not catch us at our best on this visit, as we had aerated the tee boxes and fairways recently and they take some time to heal after that procedure. Fortunately, conditions are improving rapidly, now that we have had some decent rainfall, and we expect the course to be in very good condition for the remainder of 2025 and beyond. We hope you will visit us again and see our continued progress. Thanks again!
Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Panther's Run! We really appreciate it. Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well. Thanks again!
First Impressions
Decent conditions considering it’s July. Fairways are hard and grass is going dormant with lots of sand to contend with. The layout is great and offers a challenge with several ways to compensate for bad hits. Staff is great. Will definitely come back when it’s cooler to compare conditions as no one can control the weather.
Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Panther's Run. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. We appreciate your understanding about the weather, as it is certainly a huge factor in what we do, but the courses are actually getting much better, now that we have had some decent rainfall, and we expect them to be in very good condition for the remainder of 2025 and beyond. We hope you will visit us again soon and see our continued progress. Thanks again!
Solid Course
Good course for those who prefer wider fairways off the tee. Still a challenge, but forgiving.
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