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Lion's Paw at Ocean Ridge Plantation
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About
Lion's Paw Golf Links is an open, hilly course that treats the golfer to spectacular views of a beautiful creek valley and its adjoining wetlands. A wild and untamed layout, Lion's Paw features deep sugar white sand bunkers and MiniVerde greens.
A stunning 23,000 square foot clubhouse serves both Lion's Paw and Panther's Run golf courses and offers residents and visitors the perfect place to ready themselves for the upcoming challenge on the links. Designed with a safari theme, the clubhouse includes a full-service pro shop, a snack bar and Tamers Restaurant and Lounge, an elegant dining room serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Lion's Paw has been described as Willard Byrd's finest work. Part wild, part rustic and quiet, this magnificent course presents a lion's share of adventure and breathtaking scenery.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 7003 yards | 74.0 | 132 |
| White | 72 | 6457 yards | 71.3 | 128 |
| Gold | 72 | 5872 yards | 67.5 | 118 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5872 yards | 71.0 | 126 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5363 yards | 69.0 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 73.5/137 | 417 | 517 | 204 | 428 | 415 | 228 | 402 | 520 | 386 | 3517 | 400 | 202 | 383 | 527 | 418 | 445 | 384 | 185 | 542 | 3486 | 7003 |
| White M: 71.0/131 | 387 | 477 | 178 | 385 | 399 | 175 | 364 | 495 | 352 | 3212 | 375 | 188 | 372 | 493 | 396 | 408 | 353 | 154 | 506 | 3245 | 6457 |
| White/Gold M: 69.2/126 | 351 | 477 | 128 | 385 | 366 | 136 | 364 | 495 | 352 | 3054 | 375 | 172 | 322 | 493 | 393 | 382 | 353 | 131 | 506 | 3127 | 6181 |
| Gold M: 67.3/115 W: 72.7/133 | 351 | 433 | 128 | 361 | 366 | 136 | 332 | 478 | 336 | 2921 | 349 | 172 | 322 | 431 | 393 | 382 | 319 | 131 | 457 | 2956 | 5877 |
| Red M: 64.2/108 W: 68.8/124 | 335 | 416 | 108 | 326 | 353 | 125 | 303 | 455 | 305 | 2726 | 307 | 110 | 300 | 413 | 321 | 366 | 286 | 121 | 406 | 2630 | 5356 |
| Handicap | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 14 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2021 #16)
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Liion’ Paws
Great layout. Greens in good condition but a little slow. Tee boxes could use work. Staff and lunch was great.
Good value, Nice course, bad pace.
Course was in solid shape, although it’s a busy time of year the value is there but the pace was horrid. It seemed like they sent out a foursome on the back as we were making the turn and it backed up the entire course as the front 9 went by at a reasonable pace.
Greens and fairways are in good shape, most tee boxes are dirt but I’m sure they are working on it. Just hope the pace is better next time.
First Time - Will Be Back
Excellent course. From tee to green everything is in the best shape. We played the hybrid tee box arrangement which played to about 6,000 which was perfect for us. No problems with pace of play, we let two 2 somes play through. Never rushed or held up. I'm coming back to play this course again.
Thank you for the awesome Five Star review of Lion's Paw! We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your visit. We agree, Lion's Paw is definitely a fun course to play! Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well. Thanks again!
First time at Big Cats
Lion's paw is a nice layout. Some challenging holes. Condition good with exception of some tee boxes needing grass. I will likely try the other 3 courses.
Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Lion's Paw. We really appreciate it. I passed your feedback along to our Director of Agronomy as well. I know they are doing some restoration work on a few of the tee boxes, so I'm sure the issue you mentioned will be taken care of as well. Thank you again and we hope to see you back out chasing birdies with the Big Cats very soon!
Nice courae
The layout I'd great, but the course conditions were horrible!!! The greens needed to be cut, the fairways were tall, the tee boxes needed to be cut and the course needed some serous care in some areas.
Thank you for taking the time to review your visit to Lion's Paw. We apologize for the conditions you described. That would be a very unusual circumstance, as you can see by the other very positive recent reviews for the course. I will check with our Director of Agronomy and see what might have happened that day and we will take whatever steps necessary to correct this issue. Again, we apologize and we hope you will give us another opportunity in the future to better meet your expectations. Thanks again.
Thank you for the very nice four star review of Lion's Paw! We truly appreciate it. Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well. Thanks again!
Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Lion's Paw. We truly appreciate it. Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well. Thanks again!
Consistent
Lions Paw is fantastic, right along with the rest of the Ocean Ridge courses. The staff here are always some of the nicest people. Love the challenge everytime I play any of the 4 courses here.
Not bad
Course conditions were pretty rough because it was really wet and the course doesn’t drain well. Would enjoy playing it when bunkers don’t have puddles and the greens much faster
Thank you for taking the time to review your visit to Lion's Paw. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. Yes, the now more than one foot of rain we have received over the past two weeks has really made maintenance difficult, but it looks like things are finally starting to dry out and we can get all the bunkers back up to par and catch up on the mowing as well. We expect the course to be in very good condition for the remainder of 2024 and beyond. We hope you will visit us again soon and see our continued progress.
Good course
The fairways were a little drowned; maybe rained a lot prior to our visit? So the grass was in rough shape in a few places. Greens and tee boxes in pretty good shape. 14th hole had a gator, osprey nest and a fox. Pretty challenging course. Enjoyed it!
Thank you for the very nice four star review of Lion's Paw. Yes, we had a huge downpour just prior to your day of play, so we apologize things were a little "wetter" than usual, but our area desperately needed the rain. Thanks again and be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well.
Thank you so much for the very nice Four Star review of Lion's Paw. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Great time
Course was fun to play and challenging at the same time. Will play again.
Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Lion's Paw. We are so happy you enjoyed your visit. Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well. Thanks again!
Badly Maintained
Greens were shaggy and slow with pock parks causing the putted ball to bounce. Fairways were fried. Several have pea gravel trench drains crossing them. Multiple tea boxes were sandy and lacking grass. Would not make the top twenty municipal courses if located in my home state.
Thank you for taking the time to review your visit to Lion's Paw. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. We apologize the course was not at its best during your visit. We have had only a trace amount of rainfall in the past 60 days, which has caused the grass to be off color and has hampered other maintenance practices. Fortunately we finally received some much needed rain today and it looks like more is in the forecast for the next few days, which will cause the grass to green back up very quickly and will help with the healing of the aerification holes on the greens. We apologize again for these temporary conditions and hope you will visit us again in the future to see our continued progress and improvement. Thanks again.
Appeared to have low rainfall
Challenging course with good assortment of bunkers and hazards. Bunkers needed racked, Most greens had some issues, Front desk seemed offended that I utilized the discounted GOLF NOW tee time vs calling in. Lots of poison oak and Ivey along the edges.
Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Lion's Paw. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. You are correct, we have had only a trace amount of rain over the past 60 days (Until Today, thank goodness!!) causing the course to be much drier and off-color than it typically would be at this time of year. The much needed rain today should greatly improve that situation. We hope you will visit us again and see our continued progress. Thanks again!
Great fun although…
My Dad and I had a great time at Lions Paw! Everyone is friendly and you can’t ask for a better golfing experience for the cost. Only thing I am ticked about is that there aren’t any 150 yard markers! They need to have some poles sticking out the ground for us players that might not have a great eye as others. Everything else though is top notch! I’ll be going again, you can bet on that! Dad and I both shot 90.
Dad: 48/42
Clay: 46/44
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Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Lion's Paw. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. The greens should be speeding up now that cooler weather is here and we are currently overseeding the tee boxes with their annual coat of rye, so they will be nice and lush again shortly. We are looking forward to the remainder of 2024 and beyond and we hope to see you again soon! Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well. Thanks again!