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Lion's Paw at Ocean Ridge Plantation
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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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Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Lion’s Paw. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well. Thanks again!
Sunset
Pace of play needs to be monitored and improved. Staff is outstanding!
Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Lion’s Paw. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. I will pass this along to our golf staff and we will do everything in our power to make these improvements. Thanks again and be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well.
Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Lion's Paw. We really appreciate it. Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well.
Thank you for the wonderful Five Star review of Lion's Paw. We truly appreciate it. Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well!
Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Lion's Paw. 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 very nice Four Star review of Panther's Run! Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well.
Nice course with new greens
We played on a Friday afternoon with another couple and it felt like we were the only one on the course. Staff was friendly and helpful. The layout of the course is beautiful, with a mixture of playing along tree lines and wide open areas. It could be even more pretty if the greenkeepers would take more care round the greens. It seems like they didn't mow it for a couple of days. Tee boxes and fairways are in good shape. The greens were renewed in the fall, so there is not much grass, yet. The ball was still running well with a good speed. Every green has a big slope from one side to the other, so you never get an easy approach shot or put. Tough to play. Buttom line a nice course and definitely worth the money. But I would recommend to play Leopards Chase instead.
Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Panther's Run. We greatly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. I will pass this information along to our Director of Agronomy and our head greens superintendent and make sure they are aware of the issues you described. It is our goal to provide all of our guests with a fun and memorable golf experience and we will do everything in our power to make improvements wherever possible. Thanks again and we hope you will visit us again soon!
Thank you for the very nice four star review of Lion's Paw. We hope you will visit us again soon and see our continued progress as we are striving to earn Five Stars from our future guests! Let us know how we are doing! Thanks again.
Thank you for the very nice four star review of Lion's Paw. We hope you will visit us again soon!
Thank you for the very nice four star review of Lion's Paw. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well.
Thank you very much for the awesome Five Star review of Lion's Paw. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Thank you for the wonderful Five Star review of Lion's Paw! We hope you will visit us again soon and be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well.
Nice course but pace of play was terrible
Pace of play was terrible with no Marshall on the course. They had a tour bus full of golfers who had no problem stopping to take photographs when they should have been playing the game. The result was stacking everyone behind them.
Thank you for the very nice Four Star review of Lion's Paw. We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. I will pass this information along to our golf director and see what can be done to improve the situation. We typically have at least one ranger/marshal on each of the Big Cats courses every day, so this would have been a very unusual situation. We apologize for any inconvenience and we will take whatever steps necessary to address this issue and improve our operation. Thank you again and we hope you will visit us again soon and see our continued progress.
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Thank you for the awesome Five Star review of Lion's Paw! We truly appreciate your patronage and your feedback. Be sure to check out the other three Big Cats courses as well!