Orange County National - Panther Lake: #17
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4.4
2487 Reviews (2487)
5 Stars
1595
4 Stars
657
3 Stars
143
2 Stars
52
1 Stars
40
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
91.2%
Recommend this course
2312 out of 2487 reviews
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4.3
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
83.0%
Recommend this course
44 out of 53 reviews
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4.3
192 Reviews (192)
5 Stars
109
4 Stars
51
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.5%
Recommend this course
170 out of 192 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout consistently earns top marks for being challenging yet fair, with well-maintained fairways and a massive practice facility. Warm, professional staff throughout the bag drop, pro shop, and starter area make every visit welcoming.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7350 yards
Slope 139
Rating 76.0

Two 18-hole courses rest on the 900-acre retreat that is all about golf -- not condos or summer homes. Panther Lakes is the flashier of the two designs at Orange County National, most say, because no two holes are the same. The playing surfaces are lush and the topography is so varied in some areas, some have a hard time believing they're in Florida. The architect made good use of the rolling meadows, grasslands, wetlands and lakes. Visually rich elements saturate the 7,295-yard design.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Ultra Dwarf Bermuda 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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Locker Rooms

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Reviews

4.4
2487 Reviews (2487)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 55
Brunch 26
Watching the Game 23
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 94
Water Hazards 90
Undulating Greens 81
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 88
Playing Multiple Courses 76
Locals 66
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 90
Near Local Attractions 40
Convenient to the City 36

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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Course layout was awesome

Cannot complain one of the best courses I’ve played in Orlando! Tight fairways but rough is not bad at all. Challenging but very getable course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 92
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Consistent!

This is one of the few courses in Orlando where you can almost guarantee the course conditions are going to be in great shape. I always enjoy playing here. The layout is great, and the environment is always enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Well worth a visit

Panther Lakes remains a strong favourite for us to play when we’re in Orlando The greens have always been in great condition and fast. The layout challenges all levels with the tee options.

The staff are some of the freindliest we have come across on all the courses we have played.

We had planned to only play it once but we may play it again before we head back to Scotland.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Enjoyed Panther Lake with a gorgeous layout and somewhat open fareways with great contours. Greens looked fantastic but were playing pretty slow, likely the high relative humidity. Overall highly recommend this track.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course, Great value but we finished at 4:30 and the restaurant was closed

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Pace of play was great and course was in good condition

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

CONDITIONS

Last year the course was v. Good. So we came back this year!

Well the course was found in excellent 👌👍 condition!😎🌞.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice course

Every thing at the course was well maintained. The staff that I dealt with were exceptional and very knowledgeable. My only issue was the course had some wet areas in the fairway but we it rained on and off through my round so I am not sure if those areas are always soggy or it was the day. Great Course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Awful

Left after 9, which took 3 hours. Complete lack of effort from staff, no rangers pushing play, absolute dogshjt experience.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
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 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sparse grass in fairways and slow play

Disappointed in this track. I think they over seeded to try to thicken the fairways, but hasn't worked so far. Cart path only makes for an extremely long round. Nice layout, but not worth the money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Cart Path Only

Had a good time a Panther Lake. Would be nice when looking for courses on Golf Now if it mentioned that the course will be cart path only. Looks like it was due to over seeding which was done a while ago, so it should have been information available well before the round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times 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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible experience overall

I was really excited to play the course and show it off to my friend that came to town to play a local course that is highly regarded.

Unfortunately the experience was very poor.

Here are 3 examples of this:

1. Course seeding & watering was being done so the play was Cart Path Only.

Walking was not what I signed up for to have to walk back to the cart multiple times for all 18 holes.

Unfortunately the booking site did not explain that, as it was buried in the fine print only after you have to click on a separate booking details link.

I would have rather known that clearly before booking, since I would hand paid more to play the other course to not have to walk.

2. Watering was being done immediately before our tee time.

Tee times should have been delayed to restrict play into the course had time to drain and dry.

Unfortunately that resulted in very wet play.

3. Cart range computers were way off.

Unfortunately on most holes the yardage on the cart computer was 20-60 yards different than the tee box markers.

It seems some operational practices need attention to be much more customer experience focused.

I played here 10 years ago, and it might be another 10 years before I play it again if nothing changes.

Ps.

Clubhouse staff, Cart attendants and Starter were great, so they should be commended for being very customer friendly and helpful.

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