Panther Lake at Orange County National
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ | 72 | 7350 yards | 76.0 | 139 |
| Orange | 72 | 6849 yards | 73.3 | 132 |
| Green | 72 | 6394 yards | 71.2 | 127 |
| White | 72 | 6011 yards | 69.2 | 120 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6011 yards | 74.9 | 129 |
| Tan (W) | 72 | 5319 yards | 70.8 | 123 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champ M: 75.2/141 | 457 | 510 | 487 | 196 | 399 | 181 | 548 | 454 | 427 | 3659 | 538 | 221 | 436 | 432 | 622 | 215 | 450 | 163 | 533 | 3610 | 7269 |
| Orange M: 73.1/137 | 431 | 493 | 432 | 176 | 371 | 170 | 535 | 418 | 413 | 3439 | 528 | 198 | 407 | 412 | 570 | 189 | 417 | 153 | 493 | 3367 | 6806 |
| Orange/Green M: 72.1/135 | 431 | 493 | 405 | 166 | 371 | 151 | 505 | 418 | 413 | 3353 | 498 | 180 | 407 | 412 | 546 | 171 | 417 | 153 | 461 | 3245 | 6598 |
| Green M: 71.2/132 | 409 | 493 | 405 | 166 | 360 | 151 | 505 | 396 | 360 | 3245 | 498 | 180 | 379 | 381 | 546 | 171 | 384 | 135 | 461 | 3135 | 6380 |
| Green/White M: 70.2/129 | 409 | 493 | 394 | 156 | 360 | 125 | 440 | 396 | 360 | 3133 | 455 | 173 | 379 | 381 | 537 | 157 | 384 | 135 | 450 | 3051 | 6184 |
| White M: 69.3/127 W: 75.2/136 | 368 | 465 | 394 | 156 | 350 | 125 | 440 | 345 | 332 | 2975 | 455 | 173 | 362 | 367 | 537 | 157 | 363 | 127 | 450 | 2991 | 5966 |
| Tan M: 66.9/123 W: 71.2/129 | 357 | 422 | 340 | 129 | 328 | 109 | 409 | 305 | 324 | 2723 | 428 | 145 | 310 | 333 | 475 | 140 | 321 | 112 | 434 | 2698 | 5421 |
| Handicap | 7 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 10 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2014 #13)
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by BStewart94 on 12/21/2025
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Photo submitted by BStewart94 on 12/21/2025
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Lunch at the grill for only $5. Photo submitted by CathyC on 05/09/2025
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Beware of Gators 🐊 Photo submitted by u000007176074 on 04/23/2025
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Photo submitted by TheOrlandoGolfer on 12/24/2023
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Photo submitted by u4119020 on 05/18/2023
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Photo submitted by ABrady10 on 04/17/2023
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More than 30 yards Lee Photo submitted by Palamountain on 03/13/2023
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Photo submitted by usernumber01 on 01/29/2023
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Sunrise @ Panther Lake 11/15 Photo submitted by jimlingle on 11/16/2022
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Photo submitted by u000007936520 on 08/03/2022
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Photo submitted by Ozzie9502015 on 05/14/2022
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Photo submitted by john0769 on 07/26/2021
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Baby gator. Photo submitted by u000002735683 on 06/04/2021
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Spanish moss Photo submitted by Tattride on 03/15/2021
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Excellent greens Photo submitted by Tattride on 03/15/2021
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The Winners Photo submitted by u000003509025 on 11/02/2020
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Photo submitted by BenDonora on 12/05/2019
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Photo submitted by danm76 on 07/18/2019
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Photo submitted by danm76 on 07/18/2019
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Beautiful course on a hot day! Photo submitted by SHASHI60 on 07/12/2018
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Photo submitted by JCharrette on 08/01/2016
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Photo submitted by JCharrette on 08/01/2016
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Almost an island green Photo submitted by Zeuswon on 08/26/2015
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Photo submitted by TerryTerryTerry on 02/20/2015
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2 Happily retired papermakers from Canada. Photo submitted by jimwalt on 02/19/2015
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Photo submitted by KatherineSokol on 12/24/2014
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.
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.
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.
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.
Beautiful course, Great value but we finished at 4:30 and the restaurant was closed
CONDITIONS
Last year the course was v. Good. So we came back this year!
Well the course was found in excellent 👌👍 condition!😎🌞.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Perks
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Food & Beverage Discount2 for 1 Drinks -
Merchandise Discount20% Off Soft Goods -
Free Range Balls2 for 1 Range Balls